....great video and thanks for the tips....just finished assembling my Piaget....hopefully will do a maiden this week..... I noticed your 3 profile planes hanging in the video....curious how/what are they hanging from....thanks....
Hey Ken, Thanks for the comment. You will love the Piaget! I hang my planes from the prop… I use a thin strong string and a hanger… tie the ends of one string together, loop one end around one side of the prop then go around the hook part of the hanger then around the other end of the prop with both sides close to the motor… now you can hang the plane and prevent the foam from sagging. Also I use the hangers that have the clips on the ends so I can stay organized… you can use the clips to hang little zip lock bags with o-rings and any other small parts that go with that particular plane. Please Subscribe, Like and Ding the 🔔!
You're talking about "Wing fences." They popped right off of mine on takeoff, so I glued them in. It's faster and a bit harder to control without them.
I heard them called drag rudders as well… whatever the real name is I’m not sure but they do help with control of the plane… I have several others without the drag rudders and you can definitely feel the difference. Thanks for the comment and Happy flying!
I use welders foam safe glue or Beacon foam tac glue… Sometimes the instructions will suggest a thin or medium CA and an activator but I like the flexibility and versatility of an all foam safe glue like the ones I mentioned above. However you do have to wait for it to dry. Please Subscribe, Like and Ding the 🔔!!!
Thanks for the comment! Sometimes with cheaper models there is a bit of finagling as you see in my vid and your own experience… but this particular plane is so worth the bit of extra work. Have you got it in the air? How do you like it’s flight characteristics? Please Subscribe, Like and Ding the 🔔!
I had lots of trouble with a prop saver (2 rubber bands and it was still hardly able to stay in the air), so I hard mounted it. I love the plane, and flew it all summer on a 2S 800.@@DaddysRCAddiction
I have been gifted(!) a Skynetic Piaget II by a fellow club member. Unfortunately he wasn't sure of the c of g position! I wonder if you cn help/ Thx in advance.
NICE GIFT! Well if it is the same as mine it should have 2 slits on the lower fuselage in front of the wings for a velcro strap(to hold the battery)... just about center of the slits should be a good starting point to find your aircrafts CG... it's roughly 114mm back from the nose... all airplanes are slightly different so play with it a bit... This planes handles great, you will enjoy it!!!
2s 350-600 mah is recommended… obviously different batteries will require a slightly different location to get the correct CG… the esc on mine is rated for 2-3s… I think in the video I used a 3s 500mah. Have fun!
i’ve owned the piaget II for a year and it can run 3s i run mine at 600 and it changes the performance a lot compared to the 2s batts the esc can handle 3s
....great video and thanks for the tips....just finished assembling my Piaget....hopefully will do a maiden this week.....
I noticed your 3 profile planes hanging in the video....curious how/what are they hanging from....thanks....
Hey Ken, Thanks for the comment. You will love the Piaget!
I hang my planes from the prop… I use a thin strong string and a hanger… tie the ends of one string together, loop one end around one side of the prop then go around the hook part of the hanger then around the other end of the prop with both sides close to the motor… now you can hang the plane and prevent the foam from sagging.
Also I use the hangers that have the clips on the ends so I can stay organized… you can use the clips to hang little zip lock bags with o-rings and any other small parts that go with that particular plane.
Please Subscribe, Like and Ding the 🔔!
You're talking about "Wing fences." They popped right off of mine on takeoff, so I glued them in. It's faster and a bit harder to control without them.
I heard them called drag rudders as well… whatever the real name is I’m not sure but they do help with control of the plane… I have several others without the drag rudders and you can definitely feel the difference. Thanks for the comment and Happy flying!
What type of glue are you using?
I use welders foam safe glue or Beacon foam tac glue… Sometimes the instructions will suggest a thin or medium CA and an activator but I like the flexibility and versatility of an all foam safe glue like the ones I mentioned above. However you do have to wait for it to dry.
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I had to shave a wedge out of the rudder to get it to budge!
Thanks for the comment! Sometimes with cheaper models there is a bit of finagling as you see in my vid and your own experience… but this particular plane is so worth the bit of extra work.
Have you got it in the air? How do you like it’s flight characteristics?
Please Subscribe, Like and Ding the 🔔!
I had lots of trouble with a prop saver (2 rubber bands and it was still hardly able to stay in the air), so I hard mounted it. I love the plane, and flew it all summer on a 2S 800.@@DaddysRCAddiction
Yea, some times adjustments are necessary even in more expensive planes.
I have been gifted(!) a Skynetic Piaget II by a fellow club member. Unfortunately he wasn't sure of the c of g position! I wonder if you cn help/ Thx in advance.
NICE GIFT! Well if it is the same as mine it should have 2 slits on the lower fuselage in front of the wings for a velcro strap(to hold the battery)... just about center of the slits should be a good starting point to find your aircrafts CG... it's roughly 114mm back from the nose... all airplanes are slightly different so play with it a bit... This planes handles great, you will enjoy it!!!
ps the onboard battery is a 7.4v-2s-450mah
2s 350-600 mah is recommended… obviously different batteries will require a slightly different location to get the correct CG… the esc on mine is rated for 2-3s… I think in the video I used a 3s 500mah. Have fun!
i’ve owned the piaget II for a year and it can run 3s i run mine at 600 and it changes the performance a lot compared to the 2s batts the esc can handle 3s
@@leadlean yes, that’s why I just went straight to 3s for more power. Please Subscribe, Like and Ding the 🔔!