E-flite DRACO 2.0m Smart Assembly & Flight Review | The RC Geek 

Great video Chris I've actually watched all the history on Mike Patey's channel from frame cutting to crash he's an amazing person and Eflight did it right keeping Draco alive I'm watching his Scrappy build now 😉👍🛩

What an incredible model. Seeing how easily the wings go on and off, the awesome size isn't even a downside for transport. Amazing!

Congratulations on the first non commercial flight. Great build & review. Looking forward to mine here in Australia. Regards

Thanks Chris! Can’t wait for my Draco. One of the most unique releases in Decades😎

Fantastic! Cannot wait to get my hands on one of these when they are available. Well done!

I just saw one for the 1st time today when I went to purchase a couple servo extensions at my hobby shop. It is so beautiful.❤️❤️❤️. I very well may pull out some dough for one Draco.

I like the detail you go into on your new release videos. Very helpful.

Another excellent video - great piloting and photography. thanks for this!

Awesome plane. Both real and RC.

Great review as always Mr Geek 👍 Thanks for the tip on the wheels....just ordered a set .

Absolutely amazing model.....can't wait to get one. Great review Chris.

What a great toy. Patey motivates people.

Here we go 🥺🥰😘🤩, I’ve been waiting for this footage 💯👌🏽

Excellent walk through Chris and flights!

Ditto from OZ- There's a invasion of Draco clips out now and you have covered a few really good points on setup- it all helps us here in Australia as we learn and wait for our pre ordered shipments, hopefully next week.

Love the Drac.. who doesn't love the drac?.. I want one just because they're fun to look at.

Thanks for the great review. I really appreciate your expertise.

Hey Chris, great video. just preordered mine yesterday! 🍻

What a story...what a plane!

Good video man! I cannot wait for my to arrive 👊🏻💥👊🏻

Thanks Chris for the intro. I've only own one bush plane (Night Timber), thinking of getting this bad boy. I sure like how the wings can be easily taken apart for transport.

Looks really nice. However, a lot of people seem to forget that Mike Patey's work was based on what Gunnar, the previous owner from Iceland had already started: The red color and many modifications were already in place when Mike started the amazing Draco project...

*HAPPY MIKE...haha! And hopefully HAPPY CHRIS too :) Awesome work!!

Awesome man! Great video!

Love it great job

Yeah buddy... Me gotta get back to work, but not before doin a Happy Dance.. Great opening vid...

After seeing this I ordered one up! Great video!

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This will be one to keep for later. They’ll be worth a small fortune in a few years.. brand new

OMG DUDE, YOU KILLIN ME!!! LOL I Gotta Get me one of those AFTER I Move! Lol AWESOME VIDEO AS ALWAYS! :D

Awesome video! 4S flying was nice and seem to have efficient power too!

Great review!

Great review! I really like the details, but i guess its worth the price...IDK guess id have to see one . It does have a lot of unique design and gadgets.

Well I ordered mine a few weeks ago and was told it should be here in Australia by end of May so I should have it in June just can't wait for it

I like it!

I really hope that they ship mine soon... I ordered among the first batch and they won't ship it because "Priority Customers Come First" even though I ordered within the first couple hours of the release... I wonder if I'll still be excited to get it IF it ever shows up...

Nice! It looks more scale with the 4 cell.

Great job,

Nice review bud!

So sick. Ima need ine fo shooo

@thercgeek Hey Chris, got first flights in this morning with the Dubro tires. Dude...you are the man! Good call! Night and day difference! Looks like I know how to land a tail dragger again and landings are my jam...lol. Hey..did you put any air in yours? I got a bit in each wheel but it just killed the clearance. So, let out the air and really...doesn't seem to need any that I can tell. So pilots... if you wanna drastically improve (reduce) the bounce on landings...see the link below for the Dubro 5.5" tires. Makes a huge difference and honestly...I think they look soooooo much better. A serious bush plane like Draco should have some real rubber tires lol. Here's some hip tips... Like I mentioned above...clearance can be tight with air in the tires. Seem to work fine with being pumped up. You'll need to drill out the hub hole on the wheels. The shaft is like 18 mm but I think used a 21mm drill to give a little clearance. Check all the screws and nuts that hold the center hub of the wheel together. A bunch were pretty slack/loose. In tightened them but one still came out after a couple takeoffs. Maybe a little loctite or even a dab of hot glue I had to use more washers on the inside (closest to fuselage) part of wheel shaft when I was putting them on last night. Othrrwise..they were rubbing on the king shocks. The lock screws ain't always that locky...lol. really looked like I had enough of the screw sticking out for the plastic to lock it in but...nope! First take off and ended up doing a one main wheel landing. Did it in the dirt and of course, Draco handled it like a champ! Ended up losing the two inside washers too but..found the locking not and was that goes in just before it. Phew! So...another hip tip.... I ended up using a prop spacer/adapter that comes with knew props. Works beautifully! Just the right size to keep the tire from rubbing on the gear struts and shocks and you can still get the lock nut on. But...I didn't have loctite in my flight kit. So, I used my battery operated little glue gun. A little dab will do you in the end of the nut. Got me back in the air and landing on 3 wheel instead of just two lol. The tires are heavier for sure. Takeoff roll out is a little longer but....considering how ridiculous short it was before...its slightly less ridiculous now lol. Was taking off with half flaps before so now I go full. And...I kinda like it a little heavier now. With full flaps and a decent head wind...she just doesn't wanna come down. I actually had to reduce the full flap settings a bit. Now, I have them cranks down more and I like it. Seems easier to get the nose up to touch down on tail wheel. I did lose maybe 90 seconds of flight time with the more wait. Maybe. But, I was already getting as much as 14 mins on a 6s 6000mah which is just insane to me after flying EDF jets so much. The CG does seem to be a little more towards nose heavy but...really not even noticable in the air. Couple clicks of trim at half throttle. Totally worth it though with the Dubro tires. Reduces the bounce by maybe...60-70% I would guess. And..they look awesome! For newbies to the channel...when Chris (the Geek) gives advice or suggestions...listen and do it! He never steers us wrong! By far...he is the best of the youtube review channels. I hope to use his painting tips this summer (to hot to fly in Phoenix in summer lol). Gonna get missiles off the Eflite F18 blue angels fuselage...because the just repainted the Marines gray one with blue Angel's livery and the blue angles don't fly with missiles. Patch and repaint. I was going to paint the Tbirds F16 with weathering (Chris does a fantastic job with that) but...have my new Eflite 80mm F16 on order. Can't freaking wait for that bone girl! Was gonna wait until after the summer to get it but...saw Chris' review and...its all his fault lol. Scale gear...full flying stabs....oh yea! Seriously...Chris is the man! Set your planes up like he suggests and you'll love it!

Great video! A lot of great information. Where did you get the gauge to help set up the surfaces on your Draco?

Great Video and the tips were amazing, do you think it was quicker with the 2 blade prop?

I at first thought you were flying at the Palomar field, but there isn't houses that close by. So I'm now thinking somewhere in the Vista, San Marcos area.

Great review!! Mine comes tomorrow! :) Where did you get that little spinner wrench with the different nut sizes that you used for the wheels and tailwheel assembly? that looks handy!

Outstanding video as always. You really do the best reviews in the business. Those big tires look like a necessary upgrade. I didn't hear but are they are direct replacement for the stock wheels? Any modifications necessary?

Waiting impatiently for mine to arrive.

Nice plane. Can’t wait to maiden mine. Dumb dumb me accidentally ran it into my coffee table and broke my prop. And of course it the only thing on back order. Lol. Will be getting that prop on the mean time.

Thanks for the video. Great fun. Would you choose this Draco or the eflite Carbon Z Cessna 150t. It seems the Cessna flies more smoothly.

thanks for the vid... I just set up the plane as per the book, is it normal for the rudder to move in sink when controlling the ailerons?

I got the Dubro tires....still waiting on model lol...Have you seen the Kavan lightweight balloon tires...They come in a 5"...2.6 oz each...ordered as well..

Have you thought of adding the Kavan tires they are nearly 1/4 the weight of the Dubros for the same type of tire?

I would hope that they would not only make a smaller RC model of this plane but also a 12" or smaller static model you could display in your room. It could all be done with the computer model of the real plane!

an other odd thing is the preset mixing in the receiver...should have prefered to make my own mixing, when you add power, elevator goes down as it should, but too much, and rudder goes left, quite strange, as prop is turning to the right! must enquire to cancel the preset mixing...

Mine shipped Wednesday EXCITED

Great Video , Wished you put in the link for the 2 blade 16X10 Propeller😎👍🎬✨✨✨✨

Not gonna lie, my sound was down first 5 seconds and I thought it was a clip of the full size Draco landing 👌 What a gorgeous model. I have a question...could I feasibly go up to this from a carbon cub s2?

Great review 👍🏽 does anyone know what kind of speed this bird gets to?

Question on the Dubro 5.5" tires. How many washers you using to hold them on? Just the small outside one? Mine were a tad wider than the axle so I sanded the inside of each wheel half a tad for a better fit. I drilled out the hole to 13/64". Mine don't seem to spin as freely as yours and the rub the gear leg just a tad. Maybe I'll try not tightening down the nut all the way. Thanks for the helpful videos.

that thing is so sweet

Excellent review as always! I'm picking mine up Friday morning from the LHS, pre-ordered. So regarding the wheels, I know PRBushWheels is still gone but have you considered ESPIRIT AirTop wheels? They have a 5.5 inch set- I believe a set is 280grams, and they're inflatable, but much lighter than the 600RV Dubro ones. Have you tried those yet? I might buy a pair.

Very nice, congratulations!!! Please how mah was The 4S batery?? Thanks!

The new DUBRO tires are a great addition. They looked like they went right on with no problems. Did you have to drill out the holes in the wheels or did they fit without modifications?

blinged out wilga

Hi thanks for great review. I just bought the Draco. I had big issues with the cg, Im running gens ace 6S 5000mah and when I fly it half throttle it really hangs in the nose. My idea was to get a slow flying airplane. I noticed that you fly it more or less on full throttle? It feels very unstable and unpolit. Coming in slow flying for landing makes it very difficult to fly.

I would really love to have one of these Draco kits, but sadly can't afford one :(

Dracul - blood is the life.

Good morning, Do you have the reference number of the rubber tires that you installed on the E-Flite DRACO 2M? Thanks in advance

Curious, what size Dubro inflatable tires did you swap out with? They looked good, Thanks

Another great video, Chris. Any chance you'll get get your radio setup file up on your webpage soon. I do love those! Also... when did you get your shipment from Horizon (suspect others asking in the thread lol). I heard they should be hitting Hobby Shops on the 23rd. I have my backorder order in but its killing me man! Gonna start getting too hot in the desert here and I need to get in as much monster truck flying in as possible...lol Btw... pretty humble showing the crash man. Happens to all of us! Just a drag when parts aren't even available yet! Fly, crash, repair and repeat! Thanks man!

LOOK AT THE LANDING GEAR ON THAT THING! IT'S A PAIR OF FLYING WHEELS!

Can you run this battery in the e-fly Draco 3200 50c 4s14.8v

What Dubro Tires? I used teh 6" and they rub on the inside of the landing gear like crazy.

Hi Chris What make are the throw gauges you used to set up the model?

Might I inquire as to where you got the control surface throw gauge?

How do you put air in the Dubro tires??

With so many lights, any plans for some video of it flying in darker conditions?

Chris; you may be my only source for sanity. Can you provide a proper wiring setup for the LED controller? Geek, please!

If I remember correctly. Isn’t there a decent chance that the elevator control horn could be loose out of the box and it’s a critical note that pilots check it to see if it needs tightening. I know that pilots should do that in general with all models as a pre-flight check. But isn’t it extremely important that you do it on this plane?

Did you have the power wire in the way?

Are those Du-Bro tires 5" 1/2"?

out standing shipmate. Press on. USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Jan 1980 to July 1983.

How does it fly when safe is on?

Wow chris, I think that may have been the first time I see you crash a plane. Still only a broken prop. Great plane 👍🏻

4:2x How is this thing to adjust the rudder named?

Que tiempo de vuelo tiene con 6s y 5000ma

No chance you could put in a gas engine? For some way longer flight time???

Which dubro tires did you try?

I thumbed through did not see anyone ask. What size dubro tire you go with? Did you get the 6"? Also really bummed with Horizon on the Draco. I ordered 2 one for son and myself on 3/18 early. Somehow got bumped and not a word from Horizon on the 23rd with shipping. Finally got a person there and was told sorry you should have ordered on 3/18. I said I did. She says oh yes sorry you got 2 so you got bumped to June's shipment! Found out through inside source they shipped to selective people mainly RU-vid people and just kept bumping those that pre ordered. Really disappointing as I dropped 2k in a couple new NX transmitters and other goodies not including the $1300 in the 2 Dracos. Only to be told sorry you don't get any till June. And I only know that cause I called. Otherwise I still have no official notice from Horizon. Pretty sad my order status said "pre order" for about 2 weeks then suddenly changed on my account on there site to "backorder" that's when I knew I got bumped off this first shipment. Just really bad job by Horizon. I do like them have 60+ eflite planes all spektrum gear and radios but this has really put a bad vibe on the plane for me. Real shame as at this point not sure I will keep the order in. Sure would be nice if they sent out an email notification to let the fellas know that got bumped or missed the next date with apology for this one. I dont think they should have taken pre order people's planes to fill youtubers ahead. No need for 50 RU-vid promo videos when loyal customers bought right away. And no need to promo it with so many videos if there is no product to ship out. Now if the youtuber ordered like rest of us fine and got there's great. But that's not the case from inside source. And those people got there planes ahead of the 23rd to so they could post videos on the 23rd. That NOT what Horizon said in live chat or in videos. 23rd was Draco day and they where supposed to ship so everyone got there planes about same time. Not a select group got there's the week before. So that's my rant and it bothers me as I spent a good chunk of cash to get the Dracos and upgrade or gear to go with them. I don't consider that chump change and I feel like a pretty loyal customer only to be given some smart a$$ replies and or no answer at all from Horizon.

Next fabrication job put in an engine that will pull a helicopter climb! Lol

I have seen many reviews and flights of Draco. My only question is. Will it Harrier, with a nose high attitude for landing like the real one? I have not seen anyone try it. If it can't I hate to say that I would no longer be interested in it. Can someone answer this?

Outstanding foam model, nice details, but foam weels are not so realistic (but light) and replacement with Dubro weels makes the plane nose heavy with the 5000mA/h battery as aft as possible. Had some difficulties to insert 100g of lead in the tail...It flies, yes, but not as good as, say...a FuncubXL. The interest of this machine should be high AOA flight for short landing, but beware as it gets nose heavy and tends to stall despite the slats.

Would this make a good trainer?

I would name mine, Ivan. Ivan Draco, because if it flies, it flies. And on landings, I must brake you!

Pedalplane🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩 it is so cool

Do Scrappy too!

How did you crash what went wrong was it you or the plane

any comment on inverted flight ?

I think you may be the first pilot to require a spare prop with the E-Flite Draco!

Yall need to rake & scrape the field. I did many years in a row. That little burm is the scrapings. You hid the "mountain" thats a give away. You are @ Rogue Field. Ill keep the location a secret. 🇺🇲