Bought A Great Planes PT-40 MK II... - RC Groups
Summary
Here are some pics from the eBay listing and Ill post more when it arrives with an unboxing video... By the way, here is info from the Tower Hobbies website (which quotes an article out of the March, 1998 R/C Modeler Magazine) on the differences between the plane I bought (MK II) and the original... A Top Flite 10 x 6W prop resides on the crankshaft, dressed up with a Great Planes spinner.Guidance for our PT-40 was provided by a Hitec RCD Prism 7X computer radio system. Total weight was a bit over 5 pounds, ready to go.Flying:At the field, it took little time to get our Magnum engine running, and a quick taxi to the end of the strip had us lined up for launch. Only a tad of right rudder was required to maintain a straight line on take-off, and after about 75 feet, our PT-40 was airborne, no problem.As a trainer, there is no doubt that the PT-40 will do exactly what it was designed to do and that is teach pilots how to fly. Mated with the Magnum GPA .46A and a Hitec Prism 7X radio, this makes a trainer or sport system that will last many seasons for most pilots.March, 1998 R/C Modeler MagazineEditor: Dick Kidd"