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Hobby King Pitts Special Plug-n-Fly / 4 Aileron version (USA Warehouse)
The HobbyKing Brushless Pitts Special is as exciting to look at as it is to fly! Its scale details complete with wheel pants and Pitts livery make it a very attractive plane, however the excitement doesnt stop there! This little foamie is equipped with 4 ailerons to give spirited aerobatic performance and the included oversize outrunner and 10x4.7 prop gives more than enough power for all aerobatic flight, and when you feel the need to turn it up a notch just switch the 10x4.7 for a 11x4.7 propeller for hovering capability! All this and still this little foamie is very controllable at slow speeds. This plane loves a walking speed fly-by. A combination of scale looks, excellent flight characteristics and great power plant make this fomie a real winner. The Pitts comes 97% pre-built and will take you around 10 minutes to attach the main wing and include your own receiver.
Required. Your TX & RX 11.1V 3S 1300mah lipo battery
Update* Please do not confuse this plane with the lesser quality SKY-Cessna. The HK-Pitts is a far superior model with better flying characteristics and power/weight ratio.
What type of glue works on this plane? I recently bought a secone one of this plane becasue the first one got thrashed after losing signal with an original spektrum receiver, go figure. I tried putting the old one back together with foam tac glue and gorilla glue and it just ate away at the foam, does anyone know what glue this plane will accept. Is the foam EPO? I don't want to use the wrong glue on the second plane. Thanks.
I ordered one of these a while ago, and it has been "being packed in the warehouse" for 5 days now. I'm starting to think they don't actually have any in stock.
Seems to me that a truly aerobatic plane like this with 4 ailerons should have at least 2 servos. One for each pair of ailerons. Not excited about this setup.
Much easier to just use 4s batteries. With even 4s 1300mAh this plane will go straight up as far as you are able. Stock motor will have NO TROUBLE on 4s but ESC will need to be switched. You will not believe what a difference this simple change makes!
And it's not rated for 400 w. either, but handles that quite well. Mine has been flying on 4s 30c batteries for over 2 years, several times weekly without any troubles. ESC is a 40a HobbyWing. Most motors will handle overrating provided any big heat jump is accounted for - excellent cooling is a must.
A 40c 3s will give you the quicknes you want., an 11x7 prop will throw the sustained tourque needed., for most aerobatic ops with no additional heating or damage to your esc....feather in a little more up elevator in t/o and landing though to compensate for the larger prop circle....try it....youl like it...quicker, faster and better climb-outs and vetical rates of climb.
I fly my one with 4s too. on 3 s i think it isnt agile enough. on 4s you have a lot of more fun with fast rolls and loops in full throttle.i fly with 4s more than one year now.
Hmmm.... Switched to 4S25-5C Nano-Tech, HK30A esc and the motor is glowing hot. WTF? Esc isn't too bad, but the motor almost melted the cowl w/ a 10x8 prop.
If this thing had two batts it would fly like a rock! The flight time sure would NOT be 2X as long. It would be fighting the extra weight and would probably be LESS flight time.
is it possible to mix in flaperons to the lower ailerons whilst leaving the upper ailerons unaffected, for a flap like effect for landings and take off?
Say this plane will land so slow you can close your eyes. Actually you need a little power to keep the airspeed up on final. if you want to put flaps on this plane you you have to put a servo up in the top wing. I have this pitts and it flies great.
Does anyone know if the ESC is programmable? This my first plane from HK and I can't find any tech info the 2*10 ESC. Like LV cutoff, timing, etc. I would like to protect my LiPos.
I have discovered that the batterry goes into the forward hatch, after covering the motor mount screws with sealer, but what goes into the vented hatch behind the gear struts? weight & balance is a part of my issue and there dosent seem to be enough room in this box for ESC or Receiver. Help!
Getting back into flying after 20 years of raising kids. Could I start with this Pitts? Can I take off grass like on high school athletic fields? What size extra battery should I buy (if I do?)? What are its stall characteristics? I hear alot about some throttle on landings. Are the landings "hot"?
i used parkzone supercub landing gear on mine and it will handle shorter grass with ease. The landings are not bad. The plane slows down nicely and is very stable on landing. keep in mind that bigger batteries equal more weight and will increase the speed needed on landing. I use 3s 1300 mah batts and get close to 10 min flights with a parkzone 10x8 prop from the parkzone mustang. that prop is a direct fit and really makes the plane come to life!
As this is made of the more fragile EPP foam (compared to EPO)- any tips on strengthening this plane's airframe- carbon fiber strips or fiber glassing anyone?
I am running the stock motor (dat700), with a 10x8 prop. and 3 cell 1300mah turnigy nano tech batteries,the love the plane it will do anything you ask of it with that set up. 3/4 throttle will keep it at hover and full throttle you can climb to the stars!
I have the same question regarding 3d-if it can hover at 3/4 throttle- why can't it do 3D- what do you mean and/or what classifies 'proper' 3D? Would any further mods help it to be more capable of 3D? I want to practice 'harriers' and 'hovering' and enter 3d flying as an interediate pilot..- thanks in adavance
Your ailerons need to be extended close to the fuselage and you need to widen them. I just used thin light stiff foam about 1/4" deep and a 1/16th to 1/8th inch thick and glued to the trailing edge. 3D's great.
Regards,
I have flown mine in up to 10 mph winds but anything over about 5 mph gets very interesting. The plane is very light so it can get bounced around in the wind. The stock set up has the power to handle atleast a 10 mph wind.
This would also depend on the quality of the air, I fly my glider at the beach in nearly 30mph winds where the air is good and clean coming off the ocean, inland where there is more turbulence can get pretty scary with half the wind! you can always nose it down into the wind, if its clean air....
I want use my Turnigy 9x reciver in this plane but it only works 6v maximum. As you know this plane using 3s batterys. i don't want fry my reciver and servos. Is there any way to use turnigy reciver in this plane?
Yes, plug your battery into a esc/speed controller then the esc plugs into your receiver and will power your servos. This is the plug and fly model of the pitts so the esc has a bec which will regulate the voltage from your battery and make it usable by your receiver. So you don't have to worry about frying your receiver.
Have you found the C.G.yet? It will change too and
the added weight will be a factor to consider so it will fly right!It seems no one will address this and
when this is found , Then will some one tell us both?
CRASH DADDY
The CG for first flights is: on the rear wing mounting bolt of the TOP wing. This equates to about the 50 point of the TOP wing at the tips. Just put your finger under the rear bolt of the top wing bolt with the battery installed and the airplane should be level Move the CG rearward carefully!! This is one sweet airplane! The actual time to have it ready for flight was 11 min. Yes !! that is right 11 min ready to fly! the balance with a Zippy 1300 is just slightly nose heavy which is great fo
I used a 1300 also and from the rear bolt it seemed to be balanced on my finger, but that is a lot of contact with the plane for balancing for me to really be sure. Maiden flight it seemed to be a bit tail heavy. Inverted with just a touch of elevator to keep the nose level all it wanted to do is climb. Even after releasing the elevator it continued to climb and pull around to being almost right side up. Normal flight there was a slight tendency to drop the tail a little bit. I haven't dont any major mods to the plane. If you have any suggestions i'd be glad to hear them
I have not seen any parts available. Look around on some of the forums and you will find that a lot of people have this airplane and many have documented all of thier upgrades and mods. All that i have done to mine is to use clear packing tape on the inside of the plastic nose cowling to hopefully prevent it from shattering in case of impact. also i used some tape on the bottoms of the lower wing tips to protect the tips from any ground s****es. A plane at this price can almost just be replace
I bought this plane last summer and after adding a little weight to the nose quickly became my most flown plane...talk about fun and easy to fly and land. I give this 5 stars (more if they had them
). Once it was in the air everyone would have a positive comment about it. I have had more pilots ask if they could fly it more than any other plane I would fly..GET IT, YOU WILL LOVE IT.
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pikestaff
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This is a fine flyer and perfect for low-time pilots like me. VERY easy assembly. Excellent flying characteristics.
Overall quality is mediocre decals poor and fall off immediately.
Parts seem to be non-existant. HobbyKing would do ALL of us a real service to make parts available.
4 stars only because of parts non-available.
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Hrubster
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Got mine last year and love it. Got rid of the 10X4.7 prop and used a 10 X 7 prop from HBZ Super Cub. Makes it fly faster. It will float slowly at 1/3 power and lands easily. Rolls, snap rolls and loops are effortless at any speed. I also got rid of the wheel pants and replaced the wheels with 2.5 inch Dubro wheels. Very very good plane with lots of potential.
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pikestaff
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Just purchased the plane....now, where are the spare parts? Not looking forward to a hangar sled due to no parts.
How about it, Hobby King? Can we get some spare parts available? Please?
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the kingg
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i orderd this 3/28 tracking says it will be here on 4/6 so much for 5 to 6 day shipping my last order more than two weeks to get here
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I recvd. my Pitts in good shape. The packaging was very good. The only thing missing was the instruction manual. I have 2 small screws with black plastic knobs on them, 23 mm total length, and no clue as to where they are supposed to go. There must be a place for them or they wouldn't be there. No help from the pictures.
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