E-Flite Brave Night Flyer 1.2M BNF Basic RC Plane - First Night Flight

This was my first Night Flight with the E-Flite Brave Night Flyer 1.2M BNF Basic RC Plane With AS3X Technology. In this video I fly the plane at night doing some low passes, aileron rolls, and even do a loop. I also did a near full throttle pass ripping across the sky near the minute mark of the video showing that it is not only elegant, it is not slow.

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This plane is based on the Piper PA-25 Pawnee. The difference in this Piper Pawnee has internal lights, is RC, and does not have the wing struts the scale plane does.

I want to give my buddy John of JohnVHRC a big shout of for helping make this video as cool as it could be and for taking the picture used as the screencap! Here is a link to his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/JohnVH541

Here are my review notes for this Crop Duster RC Plane:

Pros:
- The lights are amazing on this E-flite Pawnee Brave Night Flyer
- It takes a 3S 2200 lipo
- It fits in my car, but just barely with the seats down
- It has a unique look in the air that captures your attention
- The plane flies really well once it is dialed in properly after the mods I mention in the cons section
- It is fairly easy to fly at night in pitch black

Cons:
- Even at the specified CG point and control surface recommendations, it did not fly level and smooth until I added bigger heavier wheels and pointed the elevator downward lower than recommended setting.
- There were numerous defects out of the box including a bad battery bay cover, a pilot that wasn't glued in properly, and an uneven horizontal stabilizer.
- The hardware that comes with this kit is extremely poor and should not be included in a kit at this price point. Much better screws should come with this kit.
- The poorly designed tailwheel makes ground handling a challenge that gets even worse over time

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Here is how Horizon Hobby describes this plane:

Overview
The E-flite® Pawnee Brave Night Flyer is a scale park flyer for the intermediate pilot who wants a nimble airplane that can be flown practically any time of day. Like a respectable crop duster should, this scale-inspired design packs plenty of power under the hood. Besides four-channel control and a steerable tail wheel, working NAV lights add a touch of realism that make getting up early for flights at dawn more than tempting. Even more vibrant is the hollow-core structure that’s been filled with a pushbutton controlled, LED lighting system so that it’s practically impossible to lose this model in the dark. In addition, finely-tuned AS3X® technology adds the kind of stability that makes dusting the ground low-and-slow pure joy.

The Scale Delight You Can Fly at Night
The agriculture business attracts a wide range of pilots all wanting to make screaming down on the deck and between power lines a seasonal job. Dedicated crop duster designs truly put the needs of the pilot in the forefront with features like protective cockpits and gobs of power to make tight turns safe. Happening upon a crop duster in action over a lush field of grain is equivalent to an impromptu air show complete with low passes and graceful arcing turns. The E-flite Brave Night Flyer model allows RC pilots to dart across the field just like the real thing, day or night.

Like a respectable crop duster should, this scale-inspired design packs plenty of power under the hood. Besides four-channel control and a steerable tail wheel, working NAV lights add a touch of realism that make getting up early for flights at dawn more than tempting. Even more vibrant is the hollow-core structure that’s been filled with an LED lighting system so that it’s practically impossible to lose this model in the dark. In addition, finely-tuned AS3X® technology adds the kind of stability that makes dusting the ground low-and-slow pure joy.

Technology that makes flying more satisfying
The advanced AS3X® (Artificial Stabilization – 3-aXis) system built into the Spektrum™ 6-channel AR636A receiver is what helps give the E-flite® Pawnee Brave Night Flyer an incredibly solid look and feel in the air. As a result, a nimble crop-duster like the Pawnee Brave is made even better.

Internal LEDs
The hollow-core structure of the Z-Foam material has been filled with white LED lights. Just press the button inside the battery compartment and the entire airframe will brilliantly glow in the dark.

External NAV Lighting
Inspired by the full-scale, external navigation lights on the wing tips, plus the landing light recessed into the wing lead edge offer an addition sense of flight orientation with this parkflyer.