Maiden Flight Adventure | E-flite Draco 2.0m Smart BNF RC Plane

This is my E-flite Draco Maiden Flight Adventure with Mike Patey's HUGE E-flite Draco 2.0m Smart BNF Basic RC Plane with AS3X and SAFE Select.

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E-flite Draco BNF Basic Review Notes:

Pros:
Working suspension in the front & back landing gear
4S-6S battery options
SAFE/AS3X Receiver with the BNF Basic version
Many different light combinations
Carbon fiber added all over for additional strength
Reasonably quick Foam RC Airplane build time
ESC works well with Spektrum Smart packs & lets you know if your flight packs are not charged enough to fly

Cons:
The tail section is sloppy for a plane of this caliber
Horizontal stabilizer could have used screws instead of just a click in setup to ensure strength

This is how Horizon Hobby describes the E-flite Draco 2M BNF Basic STOL RC Plane:

"The Extra Scale DRACO 2.0m is one of the most detailed and feature-rich E-flite aircraft to date, and the only officially-licensed model of Mike Patey’s ultimate bush plane. It excels at STOL and scale-like flying — and looks amazing while doing both!

Inspired by the incredible ingenuity and effort Mike Patey put into building the full-sized aircraft, E-flite® offers the only officially-licensed scale replica of the ultimate bush plane! The amazing DRACO 2.0m is one of the most highly-engineered, detailed and feature-rich RC models ever produced. Beyond its complex design and the accurate shape of its fully-molded, lightweight and durable EPO airframe with a factory-applied finish, it also features an abundance of Extra Scale details. The clear windshield and windows offer an excellent view of the detailed cockpit with pilot figure and backlit instrument panel. Functional Extra Scale features include licensed, scale-like KING shocks on the main gear and tail wheel, leading-edge slats, slotted flaps and more. There are also a total of 17 LEDs throughout the airframe — with a custom controller that allows you to select solid, strobing and other light combination options from your transmitter.

Factory-installed, metal-geared servos with ball-link equipped and internal linkages deliver crisp, precise control. The high-power brushless outrunner motor can drive the scale 4-blade propeller with a wide range of 4000–7000mAh batteries, from a 4S pack for slow and smooth scale flight to 6S power for better-than-scale vertical performance. It's also equipped with a 100-amp Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC, and the BNF® Basic version includes an AR637TA Smart receiver that delivers full-range telemetry including real-time battery voltage, current, motor RPM, ESC temperature, and more to compatible AirWare™ equipped transmitters. And even with its large-scale size and feature-packed design, the DRACO 2.0m can be flight-ready in less time than it takes to charge a battery! No tools are required for field assembly/disassembly because the two-piece wing is secured with quarter-turn thumbscrews. Best of all, if you've mastered flying at least one or two previous RC aircraft you can fly the DRACO 2.0m successfully, especially when taking advantage of the BNF® Basic version's exclusive AS3X® and optional-use SAFE® Select technologies. And it all adds up to offer an unmatched STOL (Short Take Off and Landing)!

Are you new to flying RC (Radio Controlled) aircraft? If you are, we recommend learning to fly with one of our purpose-built trainer aircraft such as the HobbyZone Carbon Cub S 2. Based on the Carbon Cub flown by Mike's wife, Chandra Patey, it's equipped with exclusive and innovative SAFE technology!"

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:08 - Flight Preview
00:23 - Plane In Car
00:58 - Pre-Flight
01:04 - Taxi Test
01:20 - Throttle Reverse Test
02:00 - Maiden Flight In SAFE By Accident
06:20 - Second Flight With No SAFE & Same Battery
10:57 - GB Running Like A Crazy Person
11:01 - Making Love To The Camera
11:20 - Draco Front Shot
11:23 - Battery Check
12:01 - Outro

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