Eflite - Draco - 2.0m - Tail Dragger Repair C/O RTL Fasteners

[@offylibertylover4868]

Saw the fasteners, grabbed a bottle of Tequila and took a sip every time you said a variation of "hardware satchel" and boy did I have a good time! Thanks for the laughs. :)

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

LOL- Great idea!

[@e.ajones9486]

Thanks for being here. Can you state what final size screw and nut did you use for this repair?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I think it was the first size I grabbed...sorry E.A. M3 20?

[@e.ajones9486]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Thank you.

[@robertvanderweide7669]

I used RTL for all my repairs, Great people to work with 👍👍👍👍

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Right on - So far I'm very impressed!

[@bendrixbailey1430]

From other videos on KZbin, it appears that Draco’s tailwheel attachment is weak. I saw one where that piece cracked in half. Horizon should consider making an aluminum part to replace that plastic linkage. When my Draco arrives I’m going to fab one for myself to avoid the heart ache of watching it break. Thanks for the tip on the parts! I’ll use your coupon. OK, I just used the coupon and got a solid discount. That was a great explanation of the product and its a good value. That kit is the perfect addition to my hobby supplies.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks Bendrix! Glad you did, and totally agree about the tail dragger, Except if you saw in my maidens, I was REALLY pushing it (backward, uphill, in the dark - this one was MY fault - LOL). P.S. Horizon Hobby didn't even ask, they shipped the new part asap.

[@crutch958]

You guys are killin it. Great content you two are my favorite.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Jack-gy7cs]

Sweet simple straight forward repair. Having the proper tools and hardware is a big plus. I'm waiting for some company to send you a ball link plier so I don't have to watch you hopefully not break the link while installing or detaching. Then you can rave about it like you do your plane stand and driver set that (Tom?) sent to you. I did just order the two kits using your discount code. $42 discount, very nice.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

NICE!!!! Ball link pliers - Maybe I can get Horizon Hobby to send me some??? It would make many people's day - LOL!

[@timbacchus]

You finally took the Christmas tree down.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

LOL - Exactly!!!

[@jtepsr]

hi brian, i am having a lot of trouble with my front wheel on the draco. it is rubbing against the shock on takeoff and i cannot fly it. i tried replacing the axle and the fork. nothing is working. the wheel is actual toeing outward so when you try to taxi it spins to that one side and i stop it. nothing looks bent but something is definitely wrong with the left wheel. any advice?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

First off, sorry for my slow reply James! I tired about 4 days ago or so, but my web browser has a new bad habit of blocking my access to reply to a comment after it fails to ever publish one I just typed out (it shows a spinny-circle think, like it's loading my reply, but never does...). I suspect you have a broken Carbon Fiber landing gear thingy...sorry, I don't know what it's called ( bit.ly/3qdfkeA ), thus allowing this excessive TOE OUT. This will definitely flip you Draco every time you go to taxi. I'd hit up HH about this, and see if they'll help you out. I don't know the circumstances of your situation, but this is a premium plane, and I would expect premium quality.

[@angelreading5098]

Neat repair job and some useful tips too,you can never have enough spares especially hardware related,love the cute kitten and momma cat too.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks for watching! I agree! Spare hardware is spare for long around here - LOL ;)

[@paullarue4896]

How do you hook up the Light control board? I cannot find any wiring diagram anywhere. I Am Going crazy. Maybe do a quick show and tell video. My wiring was wired wrong from the manufacture and had overheating of the wires and wouldn't bind until I started pulling wire from the Lightboard,

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Paul, that's terrible! Can you call Horizon Hobby and have them walk you through it???

[@leroyb8276]

I broke my Draco as well. The stabilizer became disconnected from the aft fuselage. I heard a very distinct snap when I installed it so I know it was installed properly. During the last flight it flew well until I lost elevator control. I think it’s totaled.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I'd be calling up HH on this.

[@bearsyandwee]

As the tail wheel construction is plastic, would the m2 bolt fix be worth doing out of the box

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I would run her stock until she breaks...maybe yours will never break

[@rominmcgowan2093]

UMX GURU HOW COULD YOU Brian Phillips .............I gotta hit the like button and watch your maiden. Wanna say I watched some of it and you said you were NOT going to mess with the reversing of the engine.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

WHAT??!?!? No way...I totally did, even when I took her out to "taxi" test it in the unbox, build, radio setup...

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I must have miss spoke - sorry Romin!!!

[@RemedyTalon]

Ok, I been lurking long enough and your video convinced me to buy a T-28 1.1 so I guess I'll sub.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

LOL - Thanks! Welcome, and the T-28 1.1m bit.ly/3eOh9Lk is a GREAT choice!!!

[@captainmax573]

Hey brian my friend is getting the eflite corsair 1.2m or the p-47 1.2m which one should he get? The retractable landing gear on the Corsair look amazing though. But the P 47 has missiles and bombs he can’t decide. he’s getting it today sometime so respond quickly please!

[@jamesklimowicz7591]

Hey Brian had an issue with my Draco hit the motor reverse switch instead of the safe switch wanted to try safe on a landing.....Well you know what happened next she went into reverse and then straight down. I was prolly about 20 foot off the ground so no time to recover. What type of glue would you recommend using to repair some of the foam around the area where the wing spar slides through and the wing plug ins. Its not that bad the part of the fuse where the spar slides thro is a little messed up, broke the spar, prop, and prolly needs a new motor. Just looking for a strong bond in that area with those large wings. Thanks

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

China Glue... Kicker amzn.to/2CQf24D CA Med amzn.to/2D0x18i CA FS Med amzn.to/2E2l29z / Thin amzn.to/2COE6sw Mucilage bit.ly/3fdfzQp

[@jamesklimowicz7591]

Brian what are your thoughts using the Bob Smith Industries foam cure in the blue bottle? Its says flexible on the label and has me second guessing if that would even work well for this application?

[@fpvhead4312]

I really hope they do a umx version .

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Me too!

[@paulkrapp]

All of the red plastic control horns on my Draco came cracked right out of the box! I contacted Horizon and they sent a new tail wheel that I didn't ask for. I tried to explain to them that the plastic control horns and linkages are made of a very weak and brittle material not suited for airplanes. I've since replaced the controls with proven products. (Sullivan and Dubro) Also, the leading edge slats are designed wrong and mounted incorrectly. If you try a high alpha STOL landing the wing will tip stall!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Not sure why you're having so many issues. I didn't have any of these issues...BUT I did break my wheel off.

[@paulkrapp]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Sorry to say that things have gotten worse. While landing, the left flap servo malfunctioned and lifted up causing the plane to roll left. I was about 6 ft. off the ground. I had a GoPro Hero 7 mounted in the passenger seat area looking out the right window. The GoPro telemetry showed that I had a ground speed of 18-20 MPH. I was flying into a 5-10 MPH head wind. I applied full right aileron and increased throttle, but the wing tip stalled and the plane cart rolled into the ground. I've since seen other KZbin videos with flap servos twitching up and down.

[@captainmax573]

Hey brian my friend is getting the eflite corsair 1.2m or the p-47 1.2m which one should he get? The retractable landing gear on the Corsair look amazing though. But the P 47 has missiles and bombs he can’t decide. he’s getting it today sometime so respond quickly please!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I feel like this will be the third time I've replied... Both ;) F4U Corsair bit.ly/30TcMX3 P47 bit.ly/3rYD9Xi

[@captainmax573]

Sorry he got the p-47 razorback and he flew it and the trim was set wrong And full down elivator and it would still be nose up about 20 degrees and was almost tip stalling! Finally 😬 we safely landed in a rush

[@New2Kendo]

I am lucky, just down the road is a company called Tacoma Screw that has any and every screw, nut, bolt, washer, amd kits you could ever need

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

AWESOME!

[@T-Gill777]

I want to buy one but where is the link I never could find your links’s down below

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Just replied to another of your comments.

[@dronecatalyst]

Ok Brian, this time I looked through all of the links. Didn’t find the part numbers for both kits, so what are? Also do you know if they have e-clips?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Metric Kit - 743 Standard Kit - 9155

[@wrxs1781]

Good video, not sure about the reverse thrust option but the plane is on my want list, the fasteners are of interest but shipping anything to Canada is an expensive ordeal.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'm sorry shipping is bad!!! I hate when that happens... Thanks for being here with us WRXS ;)

[@donkissack7519]

I have noticed no one is commenting about the poor linkage inside rear fuse that is not asses able, it creates way to much play, rudder moves but tail wheel almost does not move.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I haven't noticed any issue. There are plenty of issues people have found about the Draco, but I love it. Amazing plane, and very nice. I wish they were all this nice, but it's also very expensive. I want a scale commercial airliner like this plane ;)

[@PhilBender612]

Nice repair Brian. Ya water does seem to help CA set but beware, it causes white residue to form instantly. Stick with kicker...

[@MikeSarni]

The foam safe CA and kicker that i use will turn white too! I hate it.....I use the purple and white bottle I forget who it's from maybe Great plains I'm not sure but a lot of the stuff I work on will have that white residue also when I use kicker ....you actually have to use kicker with this brand of ca for it to actually cure properly but yeah I hate the way that it dries up. For parts that no one's really going to see and where I need a lot of strength I will actually use gorilla glue super glue and baking soda I have not had one part break that I've done that too crazy awesome gets hard instantly

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks for the tip! And Agreed about the white residue.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Mike - It's called "BSI" or Bob Smith Industries ;)

[@crutch958]

Ask and ye shall receive wrenching!!!! Yesssss

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

We'll have more too ;)

[@timvanasen6711]

Cute kitty 🐱 nice repair & hardware kit, haha hardware stand in the kitchen and mama said a hard no you guy's are funny, perfect mid monday morning video for me I'm being lazy today maybe I'll go mow the feild lol 😉👍🛩🚜

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

They're in the drawer in the kitchen still - LOL!

[@droneschillan1738]

Hi Brian, that tail wheel is the "Achilles Heel" of the Draco rc plane. It has failed repeatedly. Horizon Hobby, please fix that problem.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'll take your word for it. If it's breaking a lot, I bet Horizon Hobby will be talking to me about it soon....

[@FromAboveAndBeyondChannel]

Cool good work. 👍

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thank you!

[@FromAboveAndBeyondChannel]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Welcome

[@kokman62]

Great to see you fixing your wheel, using small nuts & bolts, But you need to use smaller tools, not a big crescent HaHa love the vids Have you looked at the new ix20 trans love to see that a Cheers Robbie

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'd love an ix20, but not sure when that'll happen.

[@T-Gill777]

Still looking for the link and I type that number in Horizon website still don’t come up Can you put the link here so I can click on it “I want to get that kit”

[@RykerRC]

rtlfasteners dot com. Press search button and type the kit numbers brian showed. 9155 for standard (Fastener Kit #9155 With 2 Organizers + 100 Servo Screws) 743 for metric (Metric Hardware Kit #743 with 2 Organizers).

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Sorry for the confusion Gilbert! I know it's not quite as slick as the Horizon Hobby links - they're a WAY bigger and more refined company, than this smaller RTL Fasteners. First, click on this link here >>> www.rtlfasteners.com/

[@jcb6713]

CA being brittle; you might try Plastruct Plastic Weld 00002 for plastics. Good stuff ! just a thought.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Cool! Thanks JCB 67

[@MegaRickw]

love the repair video but just checked prices on those kits,NO WAY,they're the price of a plane

[@garage9283]

Yep overpriced crap

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Richard Webb - There's a TON of pieces in these two kits. Have you priced hardware lately for ANYTHING else....it's ALL crazy. Prices are ALL going through the roof.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Garage928 - Why do you say it's crap? I can see an opinion about being overpriced, but you say "crap" - why??? You ever buy a single bolt at Menards, or Home Depot, or Lowes??? It's like $2 for a bolt... If you buy a small 2 lbs box, it's like $10 nowadays. These bolts are not free, that's for sure, but you're acting like it's a ripoff...I totally disagree. Have you ever bought ONE bolt from the HOBBY SHOP?!?!? You need a second mortgage for that bolt!

[@MegaRickw]

@@BrianPhillipsRC it would be fine if building kits all the time,not good for foam market

[@grumpyjohntxredneckrc6346]

Ohhh Yesss, We Do Want To See All The Tight In Close Up Screwing Penatration Shoots, Once You Get Past Them Nut Sacks!!! 🤣 Thanks

[@zanelathrum]

Dang we should try the shameless kitten channel plug

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

LOL - It works every time it's tried!!!

[@stellarpod]

Perfect example of the usefulness of these fastener kits. I just placed another order with RTL using your discount code. As always, thanks much for sharing (and thanks for the 30% discount!) Steve

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Awesome, thank you stuff! They've saved my bacon 4 times already!!! I've fixed my F-16 3X and this Draco, thankfully only once! That's in a month ;) Great tool to have sitting there, since it doesn't take up hardly any space, but works well when you need it, and nicer than stock parts are always a plus! Thanks for using the coupon code, BTW. They can, and DO see that you're buying "from us" - we appreciate you doing this!

[@christianrindlisbacher7185]

My end game is owning a hobby shop

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Are you trying to make a living, or enjoy what you've worked for most of your life?

[@christianrindlisbacher7185]

@@BrianPhillipsRC enjoy what I worked for I’m 50 a guy needs a hobby also

[@BRIANFORWARD1]

Brian Your not the first the tail wheel bit of a weakness.. That plastic part your talking about has a habit of snapping and the linkages come loose... So let me get this right your kitty was getting beaten up... And you took care of it. Did it involve a 45 Smith n western....

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

LOL ...too expensive ;) ...smaller, and more frequent...

[@jpress69]

You should do some cat videos

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I agree!!! You read my mind Jay!

[@erikskanes5552]

CATS!!!! YEAH!!!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

They were outnumbering us, but we finally gave away a bunch this weekend...it was sad, but necessary. We're down to 6 cats ;(....

[@Mike-pb5bj]

two things I don't really like about this plane the draco ! the engine with the reverse and the tail wheel with the shock the spring and gadgets that serves no purpose , it's ok with the real one , but not in rc ! so that's my opinion ! to much is to much ! with out this gadgets it's a great plane ✈ ✈✈💙

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I LOVE the Draco ;) I agree the tail dragger could have been a bit more robust.

[@hanselr.phillipsjr.6912]

Hi Brian, Hunter (Wingman) ask me to ask you why didn't you use your back up lights when you were backing up the "Draco?" He told me "Daddy" that's what he's been calling me since he started talking when he was a baby because his real father not being around, Brian will have that fixed in no time. RICKEY PHILLIPS (BOMBER)

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'm sorry for the confusion. I thought it was a backup light, but it's actually just that the LIGHT control channel was tied to that particular switch. I later changed it to the knob on the top of my DX8...which gave me full control of the lights, independent of the thrust reversing ;)

[@АнатолийМульченко]

👍

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thank YOU!

[@crodriguez8228]

More than one way to kill a cat!! 😂

[@SingerUnkn0wn]

I like my draco but it is fragile and doesnt fly that great. The shocks are cheap junk. They could have done this better and should have made it bigger. just my opinion.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'm amazed to hear you say that, as I've seen arguably a lot of recent planes (hundreds), and I feel that the ONLY thing "wrong" with the Draco is that it's heavy....but I LOVE the way it flies, and LOVE the shocks. Sorry you feel this way. I think I need to Rx you more flying time with the Draco ;) LOL!!!

[@SingerUnkn0wn]

@@BrianPhillipsRC I know my way around suspension and the design is great, the actual quality of the shock is terribly cheap is what im saying. Maybe thats a better way to say it.

[@АнатолийМульченко]

Вас смотрят в России.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks and Welcome Mother Russia ;)