Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter EPO Trainer 1700mm (PNF)

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Awesome

Apr 22, 2017

Great value and good quality model. A bit underpowered with the stock setup. Plastic landing struts should not be screwed in at wheels or you will definitely break them. Recommended CG is perfect with a 3000mAH 4s. You should not need any ballast. The little foam piece everyone wonders about is meant to hold the battery in place as you slide it into the fuse. The manual is pretty clear about this. Fantastic flyer and looks very scale. Will do the slow dives at altitude like the full-scale aircraft with full flaps deployed.

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Very happy with plane and Hobby King so far.

Mar 19, 2017

Ordered this plane on a Friday night and had it in my hands the following Friday....can't beat that for fast delivery. Had a problem with the ESC which HobbyKing rectified without any problems. Easy to put together, this is my first RC plane and I did not have any problems assembling this model. Had its maiden flight today by a mate of mine with 30+ yrs of experience who did the trimming and when he handed the controls to me it flew perfectly. Very pleased with this purchase, thanks HobbyKing.

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Great plane

Jan 02, 2017

Great plane glad to have it in my hanger from New Zealand.

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Mar 24, 2016

Always loved the PC 6 from my time in the Army. Mine arrived yesterday, unboxed and fully assembled that night and ready for its maiden flight today. A word on the unboxing and assembly. Not all the screws as detailed in the instructions were there. Not a big deal if you have screws from previous planes on hand. The rest of the assembly was very straight forward. I set everything as per the instructions including the CG. I used a 3300 4s Dualsky battery and had to add 2 ounces to the tail to balance the plane. Maiden including an additional 3 flights all went very well. Take offs and Landings were no problems at all on our grass strip. No hidden vices here. This ones a keeper for sure.

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Dec 15, 2015

admittedly i got the plane on the black friday deal for 118 shipped which was a great value on this plane. this was my first art tech plane and it came packaged nicely. fit and finish was spot on, it went together easily in about an hour. had the maiden today and it flies perfectly, drop the flaps full down and it slows to a crawl. I took it up about 200 feet, cut power and put on full flaps, full elevator, and it glided nicely all the way down. no tip stall. it felt a little underpowered so i'm not sure about the towing option but it had enough to fly around very nice and scale. the only thing i plan on changing are the main wheels which are ok but i think a little bigger air filled tires will soak up landing bumps better and give a little more clearance for grass runways.

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Nov 21, 2015

This is great model. It is one of the best i have purchased, great packaging, fly great and lots of fun things, dropping candy to towing a glider. It is very stable and easy to put together. With the Black Friday sale it is a steal, don't miss this one. As you can tell I love the plane

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Aug 29, 2015

First to write a review on the Pilatus Porter.....LOL
I am extremely happy with the plane and give it 5 stars , Everything was well packed and assembly / setup was a breeze . I am adding slightly larger Dubro wheels and have upgraded the motor to the NTM 42-30 750kv motor . If you are a Pilatus fan this plane is a must .

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May 08, 2015

Took advantage of $20 off plus the ANZAC day free shipping. Arrived in 4 days. Well packed. The instructions are just a few pictures. The plane goes together fine, but found the plastic supports for the undercarriage too short by about 4mm. I felt if I forced them into the wheel hubs so the screws lined up, there would be too much stress on the mountings. Wing struts fit fine with clips on the wing mounts. Unfortunately this means the struts are left sticking off the fuse. Would have preferred if the strut mounts in the wings hinged so they could line against the wing when stored.
Only other niggles;
I found that to fit my 4S 3300mA packs, I had to do quite a bit of cutting in the nose. At the recommended cg, I had to push the battery back under the wing otherwise it felt too nose heavy.
Tires are very hard. I would recommend fitting softer ones.

Flying wise. The plane flies well and has no vices. With about 20 degrees of flap it gets airborne in 3-4 meters. Full flap landings are great. The model slows down quickly and needs to be flown in.
I would have rated it higher if not for the issues mentioned.

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Apr 10, 2015

Worst packaging for a plane that I've ever seen from HobbyKing. Usually they do much better. This was honestly pretty bad and I'm surprised it didn't get damaged in transit. All they did was wrap it with brown wrapping tape and a little bit of paper.

Also the elevator servo was DOA, so right off the bat I'm going to have to replace it before I can fly it.

But the quality of the model is pretty good, the foam detailing is fairly crisp and clean. The elevator and rudder surfaces are a bit stiff, but the ailerons and flaps move very cleanly and crisply. Nice mounting for the landing gear. No instructions on how to mount the radio or all the hatches on the plane, but it wasn't too hard to figure out.

Hopefully it will fly as good as it looks.