They are stunning for sure. The most scale foam plane ever made probably, and the lights are freaking awesome! I agree on the lighter packs, I flew mine on 3700's. Nice flying!
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Adam!
@gmorphan
Жыл бұрын
I'm committed to the Draco...having bought way more of them than a sane person should.🙄 As for landing, Kavan air tires and most importantly...I replaced the spring in one shock on each side to a softer spring from Ace Hardware. This gives the gear more compliance and smooths out bouncing a lot. The tires actually help reduce "grab" on runway surfaces, thus reducing stress on the carbon fiber gear.
@RC-HouseHold6
Жыл бұрын
Best Draco video out right now! Thanks for pointing out all your reasoning for the score! Love the Brian Phillips pun! I remember watching his Draco video when it came out.
@BrianPhillipsRC
Жыл бұрын
@ 2:28 - my favorite clip ;) LOL LOL LOL ...but to be fair, we fly in a much tighter spot. Your taxiway (RC runway) must be 1500+ ft feet? Ours is only 275 feet, with a bit of a drop off, so more like 250 feet and our tree line is at either end VS your "alley of trees" along either side of the length of the clearing...which in and of itself presents some interesting challenges and advantages. Some time, when you're passing through Iowa, you need to come fly our strip and you'll see why I get so dang giddy about Thrust Reverse. It's realy a game changer for short runways!
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
Happy to see you didn't take it as a jab at ya. We think you're a good guy! Definitely interested in taking up your offer to fly at your place sometime. Reach out via our business inquiries if you ever want to stay in touch. With regard to the airport, we definitely have an advantage over where you're flying - except that our trees are significantly taller and much more numerous. You've got a tight space. Hoping to see you pave a runway in that big field behind your house. That should be a lot more enjoyable to fly from!
@AL-RCjunkie
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I don't really care what the Draco-haters say. It's on my Mt. Rushmore of planes to get some day. I've seen some pretty spectacular crashes of them. And they always seem to be right back in the air-no matter how much bad mouthing the pilot does during the process. Great video, Jon 👍 Thanks!
@27niner
Жыл бұрын
Jon, you are one of the few reviewers worth listening too. Great wrap and totally agree with your Draco commentary. Mine wheelers fine on short grass. I’ll get a clip to you.🙏👍
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see it!
@calircpilot4261
Жыл бұрын
I own one and loved it the minute the box arrived to my house. My two,humble cents are that HH should already have developed a true damping set of shocks (oil filled?) to,replace the spring loaded ones in the original model since these do a total disservice to this incredible design from Mike Patey and the astonishing work from The designers of this RC model. This plane deserves a suspension at same the level of everything in this awesome aircraft model.
@nirlachman007
Жыл бұрын
The Draco is fun and great as long as you know what to expect from it 🙌🏻
@baughboom
Жыл бұрын
How refreshing. I’m so tired of hearing from the Haters Club who seem compelled to speak out every time anyone says “Draco”. They’re so disappointed with it. Everyone at their club has sold theirs, heavy wing load, etc. I don’t care if someone doesn’t like the plane and chooses not to own one. But I’m weary from the complaints. Some guy’s days just don’t seem to be complete until they’ve trashed on the Draco a bit. So thanks for the video.
@brendanshroyer7696
Жыл бұрын
There's a guy at my club who has one, and it's just gorgeous.
@coryturner9140
7 ай бұрын
One of the best flying airplanes I’ve flown. It’s solid!
@paanglin
Жыл бұрын
Outstanding shipmate. Press on. USS Kitty Hawk CV-63. Jan 1980 to July 1983. RC`er for life. and maybe after I am dead too.
@Mikeylikesit1968
Жыл бұрын
When you said Brian Phillips, I started laughing 😅
@airhammer6203
Жыл бұрын
Way to show that this Dragon has some teeth. Now if someone could just get it to spit fire..... Great flying Jon. AirHammer out!!
@rafaeltorres2886
Жыл бұрын
I love your thoughtful insight on how to fly properly the Draco, I will follow your advice. Please review ARF balsa planes.
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
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@thereal-stl_slim
11 ай бұрын
I would like to collect all of Mike's planes scrappy looks fun
@mfh9780
Жыл бұрын
Morning! Nice video. Thanks for the review. Found my Draco flies better light with a 4000 6s battery.
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
Likewise, the 4000 class packs seem to perform best for us as well.
@mfh9780
Жыл бұрын
@@TwoBrosRC I could be wrong but I think the plane should be a tiny bit tail heavy. I did the “just plane crazy” gear mod to beef up the main gear. Battery had to be shifted all the way back and I added 1 1/2 oz of tail weight to the horizontal stabilizer. Also removed the 20 oz dubro wheels that I previously installed and use kavan balloon wheels that are similar in weight to the eflite tires, around 5 oz. Plane flies great now. Thanks again for the video.
@gmorphan
Жыл бұрын
@@mfh9780 I agree with the Kavan tire swap. Weight is Draco's achilles heel and should be avoided whenever possible.
@northernfpv9562
8 ай бұрын
I have one and have flown it a few times, but it's a hangar queen because it's too pretty to crash!
@TwoBrosRC
8 ай бұрын
Crash it once and then you'll just throw it around like we do. One year review coming up soon, with some bush flying mixed in!
@JC-td4gg
11 ай бұрын
I still wish Horizon would come out with a smaller version of this awesome plane as they do with other models.
@ILLSMOQ
Жыл бұрын
Another great Video! Thanks!
@Letsroll000
9 ай бұрын
I have never flown this plane and I'm new to the this world of RC airplanes. But I heard this plane likes to land with some throttle and is not the biggest glider, do you share the same thoughts?
@TwoBrosRC
9 ай бұрын
You can see it landing with minimal or no thrust several times here. It'll glide well if you're descending with it.
@adamcline8041
Жыл бұрын
hey Jon, kinda unrelated, but I'm curious, have you heard any story about the abandoned Ryan Navion I see in the background of your videos? I always hate to see cool vintage aircraft just sitting out in a field like that
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
It's owned by a guy at the airport everyone calls "Air Boss" who hoards stuff. It's been sitting out there for years now. It's in pretty poor shape.
@ror-ys3qp
Жыл бұрын
It will not survive hard landings on the landing gear. The carbon fiber landing gear is a false indication of strength because the carbon landing gear is mounted to 4 very thin plastic tubes in the fuselage.If you land it properly for a heavy plane you will be fine.
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
That should be the way you're landing to begin with. It's an aircraft, not a monster truck. 😅
@ror-ys3qp
Жыл бұрын
@TwoBrosRC true but everyone is not as skilled as you
@jeffoh5787
Жыл бұрын
Hi Jon! Which SMC battery would you recommend for this plane? I just picked up a brand new Draco from a guy for $350! I was looking at the SMC 6s 4400mah HV. Any issues running a HV pack on this plane?
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
The 4400 and 3600 are both solid choices!
@sirreginaldwilliams
Жыл бұрын
I prefer flying mine on a 3200
@wizardz7938
Жыл бұрын
Wrong Landing gear are a weak point. snapped mine in have landing a foot of the ground on and landed on one wheel.... after the upgrade kit was instaled ZERO mishaps.!!!!
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
They might be a weak point for you if you're slamming it into the ground - but be aware that it's an airplane, not a monster truck. It has to be flown to the ground, not dropped on it.
@RubyS.1
Жыл бұрын
No you
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
No U
@carbonEYE007
Жыл бұрын
I have ethical concerns with the name Draco As we now see that name means something worse than the devil itself, a legion of them.
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
Lol wut
@carbonEYE007
Жыл бұрын
Lol, perspective is needed: The Draconians. The originators of the word we heard on the news to describe vile acts towards mankind. think the deep state of the deep state. The ones behind the cloaks at the rituals at the bohemian grove . The child trafficking Reptiles It’s the only real thing keeping me from buying the plane., lol But what do I know, I bought edf as a first plane haha A fms 64mm f35v2 Upon wich the Esc fried on the first pack and it spiraled into the ground. I just had to go 4cell and the Esc did not like it
@old_coastie
Жыл бұрын
Finally a fair eval... old_coastie
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
We strive to be fair!
@johnthomas1348
11 ай бұрын
Nice review Jon. Your comments about landing on pavement reminded me of how my 84” EF turbo bushmaster did the same. Switching to 6” kavans helped but not consistent. I have found that landing with wing in crow configuration, the upward throw of both ailerons keep the wheels planted to runway.
@old-rcplane-phart
Жыл бұрын
Thrust reverse is more fun flying! Complete stop to reverse coming out of a hammer-head! No guts, no glory👍😁🤷♂️
@old-rcplane-phart
Жыл бұрын
Reflew my twin timber yesterday, with the dual 13x4 (apc) propeller swap. Got bored & did some thrust reversing. U can do some really extreme stuff with a twin motor in reverse!😁🤪
@rcLawnDartPilot
Жыл бұрын
Somebody that actually agrees with me that it's not flimsy. For tires I replaced the stock ones with DuBro 6 inch balloon tires and deflated them enough to create a flat spot while parked. This added a bit of weight and required me to go with no higher than 4000 mah Batts. Takes all of the bouncing out of my wheel landings.
@erikshute7153
Жыл бұрын
Best Draco flying on you tube right here! Nice work Jon!
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks!
@Joe_Zajac
Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@adamrodgers2377
Жыл бұрын
Its a Badass Scale Model, we love ours also! 🤙🏼
@jimmyhaley727
Жыл бұрын
the elevator control horn broke on mine and suffered some crash damage, been at RC since I left the USN back in 1965, not a nob RCer, asked for some replacement parts and got NO answer or parts, glued it back and still flying it ( replaced all horns with REAL aluminum ones-no problems)
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
That's odd. HH isn't known for denying warranty service.
@rafaeltorres2886
Жыл бұрын
I bought one from the first batch and mine is still in the box ,I just have too many planes , no were to store them but I will eventually fly it.
@billbollinger7305
Жыл бұрын
😂 and I thought I had way to many! Lol got 9 hanging and 8 more in box's plus spare room full. Lol got 42
@Joe_Zajac
Жыл бұрын
Massive ironing boards for wings! Great line!
@BullFrog96
Жыл бұрын
Shots fired hard in this episode
@HAWAII-uh7sc
7 ай бұрын
Aloha love to watch you fly. You are sure talented. Also, wouldn't mind hearing more on unlocking Your receivers
@TwoBrosRC
7 ай бұрын
Join us on Discord via bit.ly/TBRCDiscord and we'll happily help out.
@spacecadet1249
7 ай бұрын
I've had one of these for two years and the Tail-wheel has been a nightmare! You simply cannot steer it while on the ground! The linkage between the Rudder and Tail-wheel has always slipped and will not tighten properly. And while E-Flight and Horizon Hobby have top-notch customer service, they haven't a clue how to fix this issue. Other than that, this plane is a dream to fly.
@TwoBrosRC
7 ай бұрын
We never ran into that issue once. Sorry to hear you had a rough go of it!
@SakkusMind
Жыл бұрын
The Draco is just a beauty! How do you usally transport those big planes? Also how do you unlock the receiver?
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/p2mf2ZasaodpmII We just remove the wings and put it together at the field.
@revsonsrc9573
Жыл бұрын
It’s such a gorgeous bird. It’s definitely not the list lol
@ficosk8
Жыл бұрын
Nice, again :D I was also thinking about to increase exponential on my elevator. Yesterday night I finished repairing and reinforcing my carbon landing gear with epoxy and glass fibers. I did a hard bump and it twisted and cracked. I haven't too much flights, but have done them on 6000, 5200 and 3300. The last one probably saved my plane from crashing while recovering her over a forest after accidentally activating reverse thrust :S Best regards from south Germany/Bavaria
@djinn201
Жыл бұрын
Wind loading square rooting dog poop while what🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣
@jaybui7506
3 ай бұрын
Can I use this airplane as a trainer?
@TwoBrosRC
3 ай бұрын
Wouldn't recommend it.
@Joe_Zajac
Жыл бұрын
I installed heavy pneumatic tires on mine. Now it only bounces once! LOL
@waynemiller6070
Жыл бұрын
That flat spin at 3:17 was awesome.
@Lopez_rc
Жыл бұрын
I have an eflite carbon-Z Yak54, it easily flies on 7000mah lipos
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
Guarantee it would fly significantly better on a 4,000 pack. :)
@terrordactyl4425
Жыл бұрын
Hi Dee Ho
@DanielLy1200
10 ай бұрын
Can you show how to hook up the LEDs into the light module? Mine got unplugged and I can't find a schematic anywhere
@TwoBrosRC
10 ай бұрын
Our advice would be to plug them in one at a time until they work how you think they should.
@itzjoeylo4501
Жыл бұрын
I just ordered five different colors of 1 1/2” width electrical tape lol
@TwoBrosRC
Жыл бұрын
It's so useful for so many things.
@itzjoeylo4501
Жыл бұрын
@@TwoBrosRC I was using colored packing tape for years, now because of you. I’m in with Electrical Tape lol
@habiks
Жыл бұрын
Get kavan inflatable tires (pretty much same weight as original hard foam) for smoother landings.
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