Nice flying man! I think we all have our childhood fav GA planes. For me it is the Cub. The 182's are great though. I flew several Cessna's when I was training full scale with my brother...152, 172, and even a 177 Cardinal, but never a 182. From what I hear it is basically what a 172 should be. 😄 That FMS is a nice example of a 182.
Did you swap out the stock ESC in order to use the 4s battery? I tried a 4S in my SkyTrainer and the ESC cut power after about 15 seconds at full throttle. Regarding the tires, I swapped the stock wheels out for DU-BRO low bounce 2.0in (main gear) and 1.75in (nose gear) and am very happy with the results. Taxiing and landing is much nicer on hard surfaces. There is a bit of a weight penalty, though. Wish I could fly it as well as you do, though! Something to aspire to...
@@rgsvidz Yes I put an avian ESC inside as I do on most of my planes. Dubro wheels are really nice but as you said also heavy unless you go for the light weight ones.
@@SunriseRCAviator I did the Avian ESC upgrade and wholeheartedly agree with you about how this plane flys on a 4S pack (2200mAh) - it is really sweet! In my humble opinion, anyone who owns this plane should upgrade it with an Avian ESC, a metal-geared rudder/nosegear servo, and the Du-Bro tires. I feel those mods turn it from a good plane to a great scale flyer - it sure looks nice in the air! Unfortunately, this airframe does have a bad design flaw... the wing spar is very short, and pilots should avoid doing any moderate-to-high-G maneuvers with it. While pulling out of a moderate speed (1/2 throttle) gentle loop on my plane, the left wingtip just snapped off resulting in a catastrophic crash. 😔 I guess maybe it's time to look into the new FMS 1.5M Cessna 182, which seems to address most of the issues I had with this plane (with the exception of the crappy wheels and plastic-geared servos). P.S. I also have an Arrows Bigfoot, and I concur with you that it's a great no-drama bush plane! I just upgraded that to an Avian ESC as well, so I guess I'll try that 4S pack in that too.
@@rgsvidz The short wing spare is an issue and that's why I put in one addition longer spare on mine. I also have my eyes on the new larger Cessna but I'd rather have a 1.3 lighter one and honestly I do enjoy the "150" Bigfoot more and that is a fantastic plane!
Dang.. That 4S makes that 182 a zippy flyer.. Very nice flying.. as always....
Thanks man. It becomes a rocket! Not scale but hey it's fun!
Very cool! Love your videos!
Thanks man!
Nice. Seemed to handle the grass well considering the smallish looking wheels.
Yes it works fine!
Nice flying man! I think we all have our childhood fav GA planes. For me it is the Cub. The 182's are great though. I flew several Cessna's when I was training full scale with my brother...152, 172, and even a 177 Cardinal, but never a 182. From what I hear it is basically what a 172 should be. 😄 That FMS is a nice example of a 182.
Thanks man. I also love Cub planes but I discovered these much later. I wish E-Flite would make a 1.2m Cessna and I bet it would be sweet.
New to your channel and I also like the 182 as the best civilian RC model.
It is such a classic and so beautiful in the air.
Just picked one up RTF new in the box for 100 bucks.
Did you swap out the stock ESC in order to use the 4s battery? I tried a 4S in my SkyTrainer and the ESC cut power after about 15 seconds at full throttle. Regarding the tires, I swapped the stock wheels out for DU-BRO low bounce 2.0in (main gear) and 1.75in (nose gear) and am very happy with the results. Taxiing and landing is much nicer on hard surfaces. There is a bit of a weight penalty, though. Wish I could fly it as well as you do, though! Something to aspire to...
@@rgsvidz Yes I put an avian ESC inside as I do on most of my planes. Dubro wheels are really nice but as you said also heavy unless you go for the light weight ones.
@@SunriseRCAviator I did the Avian ESC upgrade and wholeheartedly agree with you about how this plane flys on a 4S pack (2200mAh) - it is really sweet! In my humble opinion, anyone who owns this plane should upgrade it with an Avian ESC, a metal-geared rudder/nosegear servo, and the Du-Bro tires. I feel those mods turn it from a good plane to a great scale flyer - it sure looks nice in the air!
Unfortunately, this airframe does have a bad design flaw... the wing spar is very short, and pilots should avoid doing any moderate-to-high-G maneuvers with it. While pulling out of a moderate speed (1/2 throttle) gentle loop on my plane, the left wingtip just snapped off resulting in a catastrophic crash. 😔 I guess maybe it's time to look into the new FMS 1.5M Cessna 182, which seems to address most of the issues I had with this plane (with the exception of the crappy wheels and plastic-geared servos).
P.S. I also have an Arrows Bigfoot, and I concur with you that it's a great no-drama bush plane! I just upgraded that to an Avian ESC as well, so I guess I'll try that 4S pack in that too.
@@rgsvidz The short wing spare is an issue and that's why I put in one addition longer spare on mine. I also have my eyes on the new larger Cessna but I'd rather have a 1.3 lighter one and honestly I do enjoy the "150" Bigfoot more and that is a fantastic plane!
Are u using gyro?
Yes I have a gyro receiver in mine.