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Yes, true. Probably didn't help that it was overcast and a bit dark. Next flight will be better. 🙂

Thanks Alan. Yeah, an engine sound would be good, but I'm not there yet. Maybe one day I'll take the plunge into IC RC, we'll see... 😎

Yes, it was. It flew fine as per the book.

@@aussiercairspace That's great. That certainly gives confidence on the maiden flight. 👍

Thank you. 😊

I'm using the SKYRC GNSS GPS Unit.

Thanks Andy. 😎

I think it was more of budget thing... But who knows. 🤷

Thank you. 😎 I run a throttle timer and any throttle input above 10% will start the timer. When I'm at idle, it pauses. I also run a second timer simultaneously, but it's a stopwatch and this one doesn't pause when I go to idle. This one is my total flight time. It's especially useful for some of my gliders or wings that can fly around without throttle for minutes at a time. So even though I have 4 or 5min set on my throttle, I can sometimes get double that or more in flight time. Hope that makes sense. 😊

I've been told they will be including servo horn covers in future shipments for belly landings due to this video, so don't be too sad, you're likely to get an updated version when they come back in stock. 😉

@@aussiercairspace Ah that's great news mate, I'm happier now 😁 Happy flying!

That's unfortunate. I can't say I've had any rough landings with mine, so I haven't really tested the durability of the landing gear. However, I have seen footage of others doing some pretty bad landings and on rough terrain with little to no damage, so I'm hoping yours was just a fluke. In any case, once you fly it without the gear, I doubt you'll ever put it back on. 😉

Thanks Allan. 😎

@BMSRC-im6qe it's a great jet. I feel it combines the characteristics of a viper with that of a warbird. Very relaxing to fly. Cheers Andy

Yes, correct. 👍

There's really no major issues with it at all. If it was glued together properly, this would never have happened, and the gear not dropping was only because grass had jammed it on take off, which is no fault of the plane. I really like this plane and aside from being an older model that isn't as easy to put together or as well thought out as the more modern FW models, there's nothing wrong with the F-86 Sabre.

@@aussiercairspace DO SOME RESEARCH YOU WILL UNDERSTAND

I don't need to do research, I owned the plane for a couple of years and put a heap of flights on it without issue. And even the guy I sold it to hasn't had any issues. If the plane was as bad as you're saying, I would've noticed and so would the new owner who I'm friends with. LoL. I'm not sure what research you're doing, but after owning one I can confirm that this plane is totally fine. In fact, I may get another later this year since they now have a better power system and are even faster and more efficient. 🙂

@@aussiercairspace I've been flying one of these Freewing F86s for at least three years now and have had no issues with it. It's an awesome jet, if anything did happen I'd buy another one in a heartbeat.

Thanks Mike. Yeah, I was super lucky for sure. 🙂

No, the increased power remains a mystery... But it's very interesting that you seem to have the same issue I had. There is one thing that shouldn't make any difference whatsoever but if you can be bothered, give it a try. Because I swapped ESCs and then plugged the original ESC back in, it's possible that I may have plugged the 3 wires from ESC into the EDF in a different sequence. If you're up for it, try swapping the wires around and run the test again. Make sure you calibrate the ESC again when you do this and see if the results change.

@@aussiercairspace Thanks for your reply. While checking it out yesterday, I figured it would recalibrate the ESC first before trying to unplug the motors wires as you suggested, then I realized it will not actually go into the calibration mode with the stick in the full up position. It will only give me the standard tones for arming, 6 beeps for the cell count the high low. I had other club members also take a look at it yesterday, and it was a no go, I will have to contact HK. However, it was recommended I try and go into the servo travel menu on the transmitter and increase the servo travel to 150% , and I did, and I got 2 more amps out of it to now 39amps.

I don't think I'm flying it wrong at all, and to say that is very narrow-minded. What you CAN say is that there are various ways to fly them depending on the conditions at hand, the capabilities of the glider and your flying style. This video demonstrates one of those ways. On this day, there was no wind, so even if I wanted to thermal this glider, it would be impossible due to its weight, my location and weather conditions. Yes, this is a large glider capable of flying for long periods without power, and I know this because I've done it. Flying it like I did in this video will offer about 7-8min of flight, but I've had one flight in the wind that lasted about 20min straight on a the same 2200mah 4S. I actually have another video of the Swift lined up for upload where I'm flying it in some pretty strong winds and you can easily see how flight times can go from 7-8min to 20min+. Now, I didn't fly it for that long in that video as it would've been a bit boring to see me hover the plane 2-300mm up for 20min, but the evidence is there to validate the possibility. 🙂

You're most welcome and glad it helped. 🙂🤙

Thank you. 🙂

Nah, haven't done RC Carnage in a few years now. Did have plans to start again, but the gang has moved on and they either don't have the cars to race or the time to race them. And we also don't have a place to race them, so it's unlikely it will ever return.

I haven't tried a HV pack in mine yet, but I'm waiting on a couple of other batteries I recently ordered and will see how they go. Not that I need more speed, but if it goes faster, I won't be complaining. 😁 Thanks for stopping by and the kind words.

Definitely! 😊

Very nice! Happy flying. 😎🤙

A friend of mine has the Marlin and it doesn't have servo horn covers... Maybe the covers have been added to the Marlin recently? In any case, I've already designed and printed covers for the Viper since I did this video, and I also made some grips for hand launching. 😁 I'm yet to install them on the plane, but I'll get it done in the next couple of days.

​@@aussiercairspace maybe so. I bought a few from local hobby shop.part number ARRAH112. Only £3.50 a pair. Come in clear. I'm waiting for good weather here for my Viper maiden. Cheers 🍻

I haven't flown a Timber Evo, but I do have a Timber X, which is nuts for aerobic maneuvers. As for the Tundra, I've put maybe 50+ flights through it on 4S so far and not a single problem to report. I think the power system and prop combo they've chosen for this plane is spot on. I have a friend who has a Tundra V2 and he's installed the same prop on his to run it on 4S and he's also not had any issues. The ESC will be fine, I see no reason to upgrade at this stage. Thanks heaps for stopping by and nice to see you're into planes also. 😎🤙

@@aussiercairspace Thanks mate, they've just dropped price of classic by £50 so I might pick that colour up even though I'd prefer the red inspire, do you think it'd be fine to run on 3S too on say a 12x6'ish prop? I have loads of 3S that'd fit but no real 4s small enough yet

Yeah, should be no problem running it on 3S with a 12x6. I think that's what the V2's run stock.

Not a bad idea. Thanks s for the tip. 🤜🤛

Yep, great choice. 😎👍

Yes, this will suit a beginner for sure. Of course, I would still recommend some stick time on a simulator prior to flying the Swift or help from an instructor if this is your first plane, but you can definitely use this plane as a training platform.

Yes, exactly. It's the type of glider that will reward you with a relaxing flight while also being borderline sporty when you want it to, especially for it's size.

@@aussiercairspace 😎

There was a bigger version of this? 😳 That's awesome! 😎

@@aussiercairspace I think it was the original & the UMX came afterwards

@@aussiercairspace ua-cam.com/video/AdO4b6kwlrw/v-deo.html

The GoPro and distance from camera can skew the prospective of speed in these videos. I've done many more passes since this video and although I haven't beaten 319kph yet, I've made several passes at over 300kph and I can tell you, the plane is definitely going that fast. 😊

@@aussiercairspace Here is a much bigger model(more than twice the span) flying further way from the camera which is a similar if not wider field of view. Both those aspects will make it's speed "appear" slower. Yet you can clearly see on the passes at 200mph(325kph) how very much quicker it is. You're flying with a GPS unit known for inaccuracy and believing it without backing it up any other way. What are you flying on? Are you using the stock prop? Are you using a 4S or 6S pack? If you're using a 6S pack how are you magically producing a massive 40% gain over any other V1200 out there? ua-cam.com/video/cd-N99WizVE/v-deo.html

Physics, I guess. Using less power means less thrust and less lift. The "air brakes" I think were installed for indoor flying and their purpose is to create drag while you maintain lift, thus slowing the plane down. I think removing them will result in a faster flight and slowing down will only be possible once in a high alpha. Maybe... That's my theory, anyway. I could be totally wrong. LoL.

As always, thanks for watching, Alan. 😊🤜🤛

Agreed. The more I fly these little planes, the more I like them. 🙂

Oh man, that sucks. Sold or crashed?

​@@aussiercairspace Actually man, divorce.. I was supposed to get all of my RC models as part of the settlement, but the woman didn't hold up her end, and I had to restart my RC all over again. Unfortunately, they no longer made these, when I was able to start back up(had to rebuild from scratch everything, again, she didn't hold up her end, and I just called it a wash, add it was better just to not have her in my life anymore)..

Watching your video, I'm going to set if I can find one on eBay! And all of the indoor foams back then were even much slower than that one.. And more precise. That was one of e flites first small foam planes. It would be an amazing place with today's electronics!

Oh man, that's really sad to hear. Sorry you had to deal with that... Hopefully you have a nicer collection now and still enjoying the hobby. Good luck finding some of these older models out there and hopefully you find some good ones. 😊 Happy flying. 😎🤙

It's actually written in the manual that Flashing Light means Lock Mode and solid red is Stability Mode. I show this in the video, how did I get it wrong? Unless they changed their programming, I did not get that wrong. Yeah, you can fly it on 3S, but you'd need a bigger battery or add a heap more nose weight. I didn't mention this as it's not what the vast majority of people will do with this wing, but if it works for you, then that's great. Maybe I'll do a follow up in the future and I might even try to fly it on 3S to show the difference. 😎🤙

There's probably 20 other wings on the market suitable for FPV, I don't see why anyone would try to FPV this wing. I, myself, have flown a few wings and planes in FPV, but you gotta pick you battles to suit your flying style. This wing's style and power system is meant for LOS flying and although you could probably hack up the canopy and whatever other foam you need to fit all your gear, there are heaps of the other options out there better suited to accommodate that style of flying. And they would be far more efficient, I'm sure. 🙂

I know there are better purpose-built wings out there I was more refereeing to the fact that this wing is quite fast and really silent in flight compared to the prop ones just a shame about the power draw.

I have setup 2 of these wings without any issues at all using the stock gyro, so I don't know why you would only have 1mm of movement on your elevons, that's really weird. Is it the same issue with the gyro off? Have you checked your travel/end points, are they maxed out? I would've recommend using a different gyro for this wing as it is quite unique and it would either require a lot of tuning to get right or it simply just not work. It's up to you. Good luck and thanks for stopping by. 🙂

@@aussiercairspace with the gyro off the movement is 20 mm exatly as i expected. i dont understand why it start the calibration ok ,but after in each direction up,down,right,left ,does'nt move as normal gyro. how many millimeter your wing moves with gyro on? on my there is no difference between red light fix or red light flashing. i presume my gyro is not function ....

Thanks. 🙂 Good luck with the maiden.