Hogster Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 My boys bought me a Fairchild PT19 2 xmas`s ago and it finally flew today. I`ve added a bit more scale detail than the standard kit and was quite proud of how it looked. However, I only past my A 18 months ago and hadn`t flown anything remotely scale before so I was a bit cautios and took small steps to work my self up to it. Low wing trainer, citabria, an old battered Texan T6 ( so I wouldn`t be to upset if it broke) and then finally my new favourite plane the PT19 In the end it seemed quite easy to fly. I dont know whether that was because my cautios approach was paying off or that the plane is inherently easy to fly. Proabably a bit of both. It only a needed a little bit of left trim and both landings were greasers. All though taxying across the patch was difficult. It is prone to nosing over. I might put slightly bigger wheels on to help that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spice Cat Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Hogster, Any chance of some pictures. I am casting around for another bipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogster Posted May 19, 2012 Author Share Posted May 19, 2012 The PT19 is a monoplane. Are u thinking of the PT17? Someone did take some pics. I`m waiting for him to send them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbycat Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Well done on the maiden. Did 2 myself today Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spice Cat Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Posted by Hogster on 19/05/2012 22:20:31: The PT19 is a monoplane. Are u thinking of the PT17? Someone did take some pics. I`m waiting for him to send them. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh. Silly me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogster Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 I`ve made the same mistake myself SC. The PT17 is my favourite bipe. Hence my avatar. I shall be looking to get one in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old n' bold Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Is that a Seagull PT-19 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogster Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 It is indeed. And its still flying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old n' bold Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Glad to hear that ! Interesting that you say it's a bit prone to nosing over. I have flown my Seagull PT-19 three times from our smooth strip without that problem, but landing with about 60º flap I had a gentle porpoising in pitch which made me think my CG was a bit too far aft. Especially as it sagged into a lazy wing drop at a couple of feet , and crunched a wing tip. If your CG is a bit far forward, keep it there, and taxi slowly with the elevator full up ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogster Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 Ouch! I haven`t found the need for flaps. I do use full up elevator as you suggest but our grass strip is a bit lumpy so I raked the u/c a few degrees further forward and its helped with the nose over problem. I must say it flies very well. Its very stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old n' bold Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I see from your photos that we do not have the same PT-19. Mine is below, and is the Seagull i/c 80" ARTF. The ridiculous pilot figures supplied went straight in the bin, the u/c fairings are paper thin and need beefing up, as does the exhaust moulding. The cockpit instrument panel suppled would be more at home in Space Shuttle , but all things considered it is pretty good for an ARTF . So far I've looped it , and rolled it, not yet spun it , but will next time out. Deploying the flaps at height , and slowed down, gave a slight nose down trim change which on trimming for ' hands-off ' did make it more unstable for and aft. I should have landed it flapless and added more nose-weight for the next outing, which I think will cure the porpoising at low speed. Hind-sight ! Happy landings ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam bennett Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 WOw, that looks amazing! Am i right in saying that the pilot shouldbe in the back though? I may be wrong? Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I think you'll find that all pics of full-size single-crewed PT-19's show the pilot in the front seat, Liam. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radge Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Students first solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old n' bold Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Ref Liam's query regarding solo pilots in front or rear seat : Generally bi-planes are flown from the rear seat solo to get the CG in the right area. Monoplanes do not seem to be so critical : I have seen photos of Miles Magisters being flown solo from the front, and the back. I have only seen web-pics of PT-19s being flown solo from the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogster Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Posted by Old n' bold on 19/08/2012 13:40:16: I see from your photos that we do not have the same PT-19. Mine is below, and is the Seagull i/c 80" ARTF. The ridiculous pilot figures supplied went straight in the bin, the u/c fairings are paper thin and need beefing up, as does the exhaust moulding. The cockpit instrument panel suppled would be more at home in Space Shuttle , but all things considered it is pretty good for an ARTF . So far I've looped it , and rolled it, not yet spun it , but will next time out. Deploying the flaps at height , and slowed down, gave a slight nose down trim change which on trimming for ' hands-off ' did make it more unstable for and aft. I should have landed it flapless and added more nose-weight for the next outing, which I think will cure the porpoising at low speed. Hind-sight ! Happy landings ! Thats a nice looking model. Thats the bigger seagull version me thinks. This is mine. I created my own instrument panel. The pilots were twins so I got the paint brush out and made a few changes. You cant see in this picture but the guy in the back seat has a beard and moustache made from off cuts of velcro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old n' bold Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Excellent ! I like the Velcro moustache idea I flew my PT 19 today on its 4th , and most successful flight so far. The weight added to the nose made all the difference, and I was able to do loops, rolls, and spun it, with it behaving perfectly. A flaps down greaser was most satisfactory at the end. It needs just a couple of tweaks and then I will be completely happy with it. See below what I did for my instrument panel. I wanted a ' 1930s ' look , so I viewed photos of vintage aircraft instruments for sale on ebay. A lot of the photos are full-face, so I down loaded those that looked right, reduced them in size, and created as near an authentic panel as I could. See the result in the attached photo below. Looking forward to the next outing with my PT 19. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Per Herholdt Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Hi I'm thinking of buying a model just like that for my OS 56a 4stroke, that has been draging a Spacewalker ll and a Chipmunk round the last four seasons, and done a good job. (The Chippie a bit underpowered, but werry nice flying) Wich engine did you end up with in your plane? As I understand from an earlier thread, you considered a SC52 4stroke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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