Thanks for the demo. Till now I have only seen footage of pros flying this one, it’s nice to have a review from a very good 3D pilot instead. Pros can make anything look good or easy, sunday pilots can make any plane look horrible. But with a good pilot we know what to expect. thks. :)
Curious, how does this Katana 52 plane compare to the Addiction V3? Is the Addition V3 more of a slow n low type plane? Addiciton V3 has bigger wings, so it may be more floaty?
Yep, now you know what I've been talking about. It's a different world with a purpose designed and built balsa 3D plane. No foamy can match them. Nice flying man, and welcome to the club! It was enjoyable watching you enjoy it! Curious what your gyro gains/priority is?
I just bought and maiden'ed that plane. It is challenging to do all the stunts the pros do. It does fly most excellent as do all of the PA aircraft. I would love to see a video done of the Addiction X and XL.... it would be most interesting to hear your thoughts!
Thanks for a really interesting video. I own the base model Extra 260 and find it is hard to fly in wind. I also need a flatter prop (slower) as it flies very fast and almost impossible to hover.
A lil more throttle management those waterfalls inverted and upright will get crisp and not so fast. The snaps will get better also. I would also use their servos and esc motor to max your experience .
I flew someone else's once and to me it felt like flying a more rigid version of a foam 3D plane since it is so light. I personally tend to like the slightly heavier 3D birds in this size but this is an excellent floaty type low and slow 3D plane that can also do some XA. For price, I can't quite agree the price is "great", seems be quite average as far as price is concerned for something this size that is a high quality built up type plane.
4:35 Sorry, I know this is a little off topic. But I've been trying to knife edge spin on RF Evo and I'm breaking the fin or stab on almost any model tried. Is this a problem with real models? I hesitate to try it with my new e-flite extra 300 for fear of damage.
Now that you’re very familiar with this model characteristics, it would be great to get the carbon vortex generators and sfg’s, then retest and compare harriers etc with and without.
@@TwoBrosRC He isn't that proficient on the sticks as you are he merely flies the basics , around, checks stalls ,slow flight and maybe a roll or loop , on special occasions knife edge that's about it, his thing is testing motors and radio set ups.
Jon, did you have to glue on or screw in screws for the horizontal/vertical stabilizers for the katana? I’m thinking about getting one of them for myself.
@@bodhescheerer1380 We'd seen Michael Wargo flying it and loved the way the airframe looked. It also helped that it was in-stock and was the correct size for the servos AGF sponsored us with.
Thanks for the demo. Till now I have only seen footage of pros flying this one, it’s nice to have a review from a very good 3D pilot instead.
Pros can make anything look good or easy, sunday pilots can make any plane look horrible. But with a good pilot we know what to expect. thks. :)
Can’t wait to see you with a addiction XL, this would probably be my next purchase
Good flights. I like how you're pushing your piloting further and further. As well as pushing the models to do all they can.
Awesome flight as beautiful as the plane itself keep up the awesome flying
10:05 I agree with you Jon 100%.
Fantastic job on the flight Jon👍👍😎😎
Awesome video review! We are happy to see that you are enjoying the Katana 52 its one of our favorite airplanes too :)
Thanks so much!
Curious, how does this Katana 52 plane compare to the Addiction V3? Is the Addition V3 more of a slow n low type plane? Addiciton V3 has bigger wings, so it may be more floaty?
@@tedjacobson7822 yes thats exactly correct! both are really fun! choose depending on the type of flying you want to do :)
Great video a full fuse foamy just can’t compare to these woody’s. They may be more expensive but the flight experience is totally worth it.
Woodies are tons of fun. We're living up to the promise we made and will be shooting a 3D tutorial today using the Katana.
Priced right and looks good what is more to ask…
Just got my first balsa (hanger 9 p51) after flying it just sounds good hard to go back
Yep, now you know what I've been talking about. It's a different world with a purpose designed and built balsa 3D plane. No foamy can match them. Nice flying man, and welcome to the club! It was enjoyable watching you enjoy it! Curious what your gyro gains/priority is?
Absolutely, it's phenomenal! It's using 2x gains with 10 roll, 22 pitch, and 5 yaw set to 195 priority.
I just bought and maiden'ed that plane. It is challenging to do all the stunts the pros do. It does fly most excellent as do all of the PA aircraft. I would love to see a video done of the Addiction X and XL.... it would be most interesting to hear your thoughts!
We're definitely looking into the Addiction next month.
This is wonderful.
Bronze window tint looks cool!
Thanks for a really interesting video. I own the base model Extra 260 and find it is hard to fly in wind. I also need a flatter prop (slower) as it flies very fast and almost impossible to hover.
It looks great and crazy! Jon what happened to the SMC batteries? 😊
They don't play well with the Quantum ESC. It thinks they're 5s packs and cuts off throttle at 15.8v.
@@TwoBrosRC 🙏🏻🫡
A lil more throttle management those waterfalls inverted and upright will get crisp and not so fast. The snaps will get better also. I would also use their servos and esc motor to max your experience .
We're using their ESC and motor, but the servos from AGF are best-in-class so we're using those instead.
I have the yellow and blue Katana . I did the same thing as you did . I cut the servo hole in the covering for the elevator in the wrong place .
Tis unfortunate but easy to fix with some replacement covering.
Very nice😁😁👍👍.. always😉... Do you know if is much different to fly compare to the older PA Katana MX 57"?
No idea, we've never flown it yet!
I flew someone else's once and to me it felt like flying a more rigid version of a foam 3D plane since it is so light. I personally tend to like the slightly heavier 3D birds in this size but this is an excellent floaty type low and slow 3D plane that can also do some XA. For price, I can't quite agree the price is "great", seems be quite average as far as price is concerned for something this size that is a high quality built up type plane.
Seems like a great price to us considering everything we got in the package when we had servos already. Thanks for your thoughts!
4:35 Sorry, I know this is a little off topic. But I've been trying to knife edge spin on RF Evo and I'm breaking the fin or stab on almost any model tried.
Is this a problem with real models? I hesitate to try it with my new e-flite extra 300 for fear of damage.
It's not a problem at all - that's just how RF simulates damage. No foam BnF model is going to come apart from doing a KE spin.
You can use the KEtana electric in RF Evo, it doesnt break
Now that you’re very familiar with this model characteristics, it would be great to get the carbon vortex generators and sfg’s, then retest and compare harriers etc with and without.
At some point perhaps!
You did a much better job of showing off the Katana's abilities better than John from RC Reviews.
Hey, thanks! Curious as to what makes you say that.
@@TwoBrosRC
He isn't that proficient on the sticks as you are he merely flies the basics , around, checks stalls ,slow flight and maybe a roll or loop , on special occasions knife edge that's about it, his thing is testing motors and radio set ups.
Oh, yeah. That isn't much of a review then is it?
Jon, did you have to glue on or screw in screws for the horizontal/vertical stabilizers for the katana? I’m thinking about getting one of them for myself.
The horizontal stabilizers need to be glued into the fuselage. The elevator and rudder need to be CA hinged into the fuselage.
Try Skywing, EF or 3DHS next
If our buddy Ciaran agrees, we'll do a review with his ExtremeFlight 48".
What is your favorite 3d airplane Jon?
This one, so far.
What was your thought process/decision matrix that lead you to the Katana? I’ve been debating between the Katana, Addiction/addiction X, and XR 52.
PA is local so we wanted to support a local business - and we've heard nothing but great things about how their models fly.
@@TwoBrosRC got it. But given all of the options that PA offers, what led you to pick the Katana over their other models?
@@bodhescheerer1380 We'd seen Michael Wargo flying it and loved the way the airframe looked. It also helped that it was in-stock and was the correct size for the servos AGF sponsored us with.
Wargo makes them all look good! Good luck with it, hoping to see more PA in your lineup (and mine) in the future.
Does your brother ever fly or strictly camera man? Do you ever fly at local clubs ?
Tony flies occasionally but quite rarely since he's been busy with life and work.
what gyro do you use?
AS3X as part of our AR637T.
@@TwoBrosRC Thanks! Love your videos!!
Sweet plane
Made out of wood?
That's generally what balsa means, yeah. ;)
@@TwoBrosRC ahhh i didn’t know that😂 i fly rc helicopter more than plane
Great plane....but u have to fly the new katana 60 from pa
We'd have to have the budget for it first.
FULL TREATMENT
Woouuu😮❤
"If you do it right, it does it right."
Amazing insight.
I predict more PA planes in your future
I will take one
Place an order! Link is in the description.
Sorry Jon, still doesnt count unless you grow your own balsa trees from cuttings and take your own horse to the glue factory
Damn.