Frequestly Asked Questions:
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Q: What are your planes made of?
Q: Are all the materials aircraft quality?
Q: What type of brakes do you use?
Q: Where is the battery located?
Q: Which seat do you typically solo the STOL King?
Q: Can Ultra Pup be soloed from the front seat?
Q: Can I purchase this in sub kits?
Q: Can I purchase everything from Preceptor?
Q: How many aircraft do you have flying out there?
Q: What are the fuel tanks made of?
Q: Flying Ultra Pup from the rear seat, does it give you tunnel vision?
Q: Do you do financing?
Q: What scale are the pups?
Q: What scale is the STOL King?
Q: The engine turns backwards on the Pups. What is that about?
Q: I made a perfect landing and bent my landing gear. Do you make a stronger landing gear?
Q: I have never flown a tail dragger.
Q: Do I need a carb heat system?
Q: Who do you buy your props from?
Q: How much room is in the N-3?
Q: Who do you buy your engines from?
Q: How do your aircraft handle?
Q: How roomy is the STOL King?
Q: Have you had any in fight structural failures?
Q: Does STOL King actually fly that slow?
Q: Are your 2 place models full dual control?
Q: Can you put floats on your planes?
Q: Where do you put a ballistic parachute?
Q: Do your planes have folding wings?
Q: Can you trailer the airplane with the wings folded? Do you need to disconnect the lift struts?
Q: Can brakes be put on the N-3 Pup?
Q: What instrumentation do you typically install?
Q: Are you on the list of approved kits with FAA's 51% rule?
Q: What are your planes made of? > TOP <
A: 4130 Chromalloy tubing for the fuselage with fabric covering. The wings utilize stamped and formed Aluminum Ribs, Extruded Aluminum "I" Beam Spars, aluminum leading and trailing edge and fabric covering.
Although there is an option for a wood spar in the N-3 pup, only the seat bottoms, seat backs and floorboards are wood, with the exception of the STOL King which only has wood for the floorboards.
Q: Is all the materials aircraft quality? > TOP <
A: All materials and hardware are aircraft grade.
Q: What type of brakes do you use? > TOP <
A: We use Matco and Hegar wheels and brakes.
Q: Where is the battery located? > TOP <
A: Behind the rear seat or seat (single place) all models
Q: Which seat do you typically solo the STOL King? > TOP <
A: Either front or rear.
Q: Can Ultra Pup be soloed from the front seat? > TOP <
A: Although designed to be soloed from the rear we did solo our demonstrator from the front and found it to be heavy on the stick. An adequate trim system or ballast in the tail solves that.
Q: Can I purchase this in sub kits? > TOP <
A: Yes.
Q: Can I purchase everything from Preceptor? > TOP <
A: Yes.
Q: How many aircraft do you have flying out there? > TOP <
A: We have sold about 2500 kits and around 5000 sets of plans but do not know how many from plans are flying.
Q: What are the fuel tanks made of? > TOP <
A: Ultra pup, Super pup and STOL King-Aluminum, N-3 pup - fiber glass.
Q: Flying Ultra pup from the rear seat, does it give you tunnel vision? > TOP <
A: Not me. Never heard of anyone else getting it either.
Q: Do you do financing? > TOP <
A: No. There are some good Aircraft finance companies available.
Q: What scale are the pups? > TOP <
A: 3/4 scale to the J-3 cub, but with roomier cabins.
Q: What scale is the STOL King? > TOP <
A: Same size as J-3 but extremely large cabin made for the big guys.
Q: The engine turns backwards on the Pups. Why? > TOP <
A: The engine is not really turning backwards; it is the proper direction for a VW based engine. A Continental or Lycoming turns the other way
Q: I made a perfect landing and bent my landing gear. Do you make a stronger landing gear? > TOP <
A: We make the landing gear to fail before the fuselage fails. The gear is strong enough. Your landing was not perfect.Please visit our parts section and purchase another landing gear.
Q: I have never flown a tail dragger. > TOP <
A: We recommend that you train in a Champ or Cub to transition into one of your aircraft.
Q: Do I need a carb heat system? > TOP <
A: Yes, except for the early global and Mosler 2 cycle engines where the carbs are bolted to the bottom of the engine case and the intake manifold runs thru the oil sump; other then that, the answer is yes.
Q: Who do you buy your props from? > TOP <
A: Tennessee Propellers. We have a special program that they run for us. Buy your props from us at the same price to ensure optimum climb and cruise.
Q: How much room is in the N-3? > TOP <
A: Will accommodate a 250# 6' 6" pilot
Q: Who do you buy your engines from? > TOP <
A: Great Plains Aircraft Services and Hummel Engines.
Q: How do your aircraft handle? > TOP <
A: Very docile, easy to handle, no surprises.
Q: How roomy is the STOL King? > TOP <
A: Lots of room; lots of leg room and headroom.
Q: Have you had any in fight structural failures? > TOP <
A: No, not in the 25 years we have been building them.
Q: Does STOL King actually fly that slow? > TOP <
A: Absolutely
Q: Are your 2 place models full dual control? > TOP <
A: Yes.
Q: Can you put floats on your planes? > TOP <
A: Yes.
Q: Where do you put a ballistic parachute? > TOP <
A: Behind the seat.
Q: Do your planes have folding wings? > TOP <
A: Yes, although it is an option on the N-3 Pup.
Q: Can you trailer the airplane with the wings folded? Do you need to disconnect the lift struts? > TOP <
A: Yes. And, no you do not disconnect the wing struts. They support the wings at all times.
Q: Can brakes be put on the N-3 Pup? > TOP <
A: Yes. The lightweight (1.5 lb) mechanical brakes can be installed. If you are not concerned with Far 103 then you can install the Hydraulic Disc Brakes.
Q: What instrumentation do you typically install? > TOP <
A: Airspeed Indicator, Tachometer, Altimeter oil pressure, oil temp, compass (option for N-3)
Q: Are you on the list of approved kits with FAA's 51% rule? > TOP <
A: Yes.
