Wattage have this new "scale" looking Cessna 182 400 EP ARF Park Scale Flyer they call it and it does looks good but I tried to e-mail Hobbypeople regarding the # of servo it needs for the ailerons and they claimed that it's only a throttle, rudder and elevator plane! I don't get it- in their ad, it says it is a full A/E/R/T plane, which one is it? I need to know because I still use only 3 channel radio and if the AILERONS ONLY NEEDS A SINGLE SERVO to operate, then I can just bypass the rudder. I appreciate anybody who can provide me with more accurate info. Thanks.

I think they have the 182 400 ARF confused with the 180 RTF cessna.
The 180 RTF is R/E/T. The 182 ARF is full house, It looks, from the pictures,
pretty cool.
RC

The 182 is full house. I have seen and touched the kit.

Robbie D.....

I'm thinking about buying this plane. From the website it looks really nice.
They're available in australia?? because I don't think they are out yet here in the U.S.
Is it a nice kit..pretty heavy or light??

Thank you...

Thanks for the reply Robbie, VR6. Robbie- Did you notice if the aileron uses only 1 servo? Also, are the fuselage and the wings made out of plastic of was it foam. Let me know because it's already available and Hobbypeople carries it in stock. Thanks much.

tnsfrk:

I just picked one today. The aileron use 1 servo, using belcrank setup for the control surface. The wing, vert stab & horizontal stab are made of balsa. I think only the fuse made of plastic...not foam.

Now gotta figure out how to mount the motor

That's perfect- I'll end up using my 400 cobalt motor on it until I can shell out some dough for lipo/brushless set-up. Good luck on the plane- I think it's gonna be awesome- looks great and detailed- post your first flight so we know what to expect- thanks buddy.

My LHS has them on order, I should have mine flying in about 10 days. Probably going with an external rotor brushless setup, and going to use my 3-cell Lipos I already have for other planes/helis.

There's a build thread on here, cant remember if it was foamies, or parkflyers, or electric plane talk... But there is a really good build thread.

-Rockerfly

Yup just found it, its in electric plane talk, look on the second page, about half way down and look for the key words "cessna 182" Its a really in depth build thread.

-Rockerfly

I think that build thread is for the Ultrafly 182, not the Hobby People 182.

oops sorry...overlooked that little detail...hehehe

-Rockerfly

Brad's Birds: What kind of brushless are you going to use. I'm thinking either the AXI 2212/26. Or for less money I'll go with Himaxx 2015-4100 but haven't figure out how to mount the gearbox. Can you please post your setup & maiden flight please...

tnsfrk: Yeah the plane should look good. It seems to be better build than my wattage cup 400 EP. And I hope it doesn't fly like the cub...(that cub 400 is for sure not for a beginner). It will be sometime untill I can start working on the cessna. I just finished my MM smoothe and I'm starting on my switchback. But I'll post here when I'm done.

See:

http://media.hobbypeople.net/manual/128393.pdf

Nice manual.

-- JDC

Any news on this plane, yet?