I absolutely love the sound of EDF. Totally ear catching, and those passes are great to watch. My challenge is, I'm apparently a flight time snob. So I think I just need to get over that and just pin the throttle?
you know i'm very jealous of you having all this fun flying around with our weather we have no chance, but this look's very good the sound and prise tops, but getting into FPVs helicopters as i belong to a heli/club and plane's i don't know some have wing's but this is different great review as always Captain
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I saw an orb in the sky last march as I was walking home, it was going round in circles between 2 clouds, I would say it was about 6 000 feet up, I tried to capture it on my phone but it shot into the cloud, it went like the clappers, so keep your eyes open because you don't know what's going over, and one day you might get lucky.
Very cool plane. I'm a heli pilot and got the futura as my first plane. I flew it easy if your an experienced heli pilot and your use to multiple sticks and orientation it's easy.
Another great review Steve BTW congrats on the 300k Subs forgot to mention that in the last couple reviews! Stay warm up there I will send you some sunshine from Florida!
Good morning Steve, this EDF looks like a winner. I love the look the gear and the sounds. I am going to get a little more serious about flying g planes and would like your honest opinion on what would be the best radio for a beginner. I have flown and owned planes before but they were what you were describing. A beginner rtf that came with a radio. I'm looking for ease of use being a beginner but also most bang for buck etc. If you could please suggest a few options. Thanks.
Currently, as of today, best beginner kit is the $199 Ranger 850 I recently reviewed. If you want your own radio and live in North America, then get a Spektrum NX6 and buy planes by flight that are Bind and Fly (everything will work together)
Hey Captain Drone, a very great review and another great video from you, as always. This model is the one that I would love to buy, and I live in Ontario. Unfortunately, FMS US company does not ship this model to Canadian addresses because it says that “FMS EDF Jet 64mm Futura PNP is currently only available for purchase in the United States due to limited inventory.” I would be very happy if anyone could tell me how we can buy this model from Canada.
I live in Ontario as well. I talk to FMS often, and they have sent more planes to Canada which you should see at the end of next month. Do you check the Canadian website when you look for FMS planes? This is why FMS does not ship to Canada from their US and international store, because we have our own. Also, you can buy FMS products through GREAT HOBBIES in Canada. If you don’t see an FMS product you want on their website, just email them and they’ll order it for you from their distributor.
What's the weather like where you are at the moment, 2 weeks ago it was really cold here in the UK , but now it's really gone mild, never known it so warm for January it's uncanny , but still a bit cold at night , haven't updated my drone licence yet , ime waiting tell the spring .
Here the weather is: no sun, always cloudy, wind, plenty of snow. Temps are not super Arctic Cold, but still freezing (average daily temp is -10 Celsius)
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Your a bit closer to the artic circle than we are we forget the earths tilted on its axis, are you going to do anymore RC motorbikes .
About to pull the trigger on this one. Do you think if ESC is upgraded to 60A, it can handle 5S? I fly mostly scale (55% throttle) but like to do 1 or 2 passes at full throttle. Will 5S be a problem in those short passes?
With an upgraded ESC it would do 5s/6s, but honestly you don’t need it. Shortly after I made this video I removed the landing gear and hand launch it, and it goes like stink!
Honestly in much of the world a “Drone” is an RC plane and Helicopter, as well as what we once considered a drone. So, CAPTAIN DRONE remains applicable! I’m a genius! 😁
Hey, love your videos but have to disagree with your statement that flying an FPV drone helps with being able to fly an r/c plane. With an fpv your view is as if you are sitting in a real plane. Left is always left, up is up etc. With an r/c plane when it is coming towards you the aileron and rudder controls are reversed, when flying inverted so is the elevator. Try flying towards you inverted takes extra effort for obvious reasons...... My full size gliding instructor always said flying models is always harder for that reason and he couldn't manage it. Other than that keep up the good work. 👍
All I can say is that I am living proof. I did have to switch my brain around to not push the right joystick forward when flying forward. In the course of one year I have gone from never flying a plane to being able to fly anything. Not only that, since I use both joysticks, I’m the only pilot at my field (of super experienced pilots) that can fly a plane very near myself from any angle at speed. So many long in the tooth pilots at my field fly with the right joystick and unfortunately at high speeds, some lose control due to too much bank & yank without corresponding rudder. When my weather warms up I’ll make a video on how I move the joysticks in flight as it is very different then the typical RC plane pilot.
You can fly electric just stay away from the windows, particularly if you are not ripping some noisy quads. Gas motors are out. Obviously. And if after the classes are out for the day or weekends, what’s the big deal? Where I am the colder the better. If there is a ball field or sports field - the better. The idea is not to distract the students. He has a huge property there seems more than a school, football field. Some parks are very large, just stay away from others. The plane is has is relatively small. Some of the hobby gas ones are massive.
The goal in the RC hobby is to have fun and in my area of the world, people let the “grownups” have fun with RC hobby for the simple reason we don’t annoy anyone. If you can’t fly in your area it is probably because some idiot annoyed someone and a complaint was made.
I don't think all DJI drones are or should be called beginner or just for beginners. I know a few people that have flown for years and make good money off those beginner drones.
I think Steve is referring to how you don't have to be knee deep in the RC hobby and know about different radios, receivers, flight controllers, etc etc, to just go out and pick up a dji cinematic camera drone, and included will be everything you need to just go out and put it in the air... Not that dji doesn't make drones suitable for professional use, because everybody knows they do. But they're not complicated just to get flying, anybody can do that. At least consumer drones up to and including the Mavic 3 series. Now to get the most out of your drone, and make money with it, that's a skill set in and of itself of course.
DJI was the first successful company to offer drones ready to fly designed for beginners. Think of it this way… if you were a wedding photographer and had camera knowledge, you could by a MAVIC (any size) and be flying and filming the same day. Think of everyone who buys a DJI MAVIC drone… 80% are beginners to the drone hobby. The other 20% are repeat buyers. Most drone pilots own at least one DJI drone. As you know, the drone does all the flying for you. The only skill a pilot needs is to operate a camera while flying (that is the challenge that requires practice)… and the most difficult part is actually filming something pleasing in a fashion that is presentable for public viewing (that is where the pro pilots of DJI drones come in).
I absolutely love the sound of EDF. Totally ear catching, and those passes are great to watch. My challenge is, I'm apparently a flight time snob. So I think I just need to get over that and just pin the throttle?
Flying a jet requires focus and for people new to it, 5 mins could feel like 5 hours ( kinda like the first time humans have sex ) 😆
you know i'm very jealous of you having all this fun flying around with our weather we have no chance, but this look's very good the sound and prise tops, but getting into FPVs helicopters as i belong to a heli/club and plane's i don't know some have wing's but this is different great review as always Captain
Always enjoying your in-flight footage :-)
Many thanks!
Of course it has reverse thrust. Did you look the specs 🤣? Awesome flight. I love mine
I can't wait to get this edf
You have one thing I don't over in Canada, plenty of room for flying , and that park you fly at looks great .
In my area of Canada, our parks become less used during the cold winter months which means plenty of room to enjoy the RC hobby.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I saw an orb in the sky last march as I was walking home, it was going round in circles between 2 clouds, I would say it was about 6 000 feet up, I tried to capture it on my phone but it shot into the cloud, it went like the clappers, so keep your eyes open because you don't know what's going over, and one day you might get lucky.
Your videos are so refreshingly energetic and positive. Thanks for what you do!
Thank you
Very cool plane. I'm a heli pilot and got the futura as my first plane. I flew it easy if your an experienced heli pilot and your use to multiple sticks and orientation it's easy.
Well done Captain!, and many thanks for clarifying the Controller connectivity for this type of RC Plane ! (I was in the "dark" with this!!!)
U got a instructional and enjoyable 😉 channel so the cold 🥶 should not be a big sacrifice. Hahaha thank u.
Thanks for watching!
Is it cold??? LOL! Thanks for a great channel!
Thank you for checking it out
Good afternoon captain really cool plane nice review
Thank you
Steve, thanks for another stellar video 😎. Amazing EDF Jet. I'll put it on my list 😉
Thanks for checking it out!
My Yellow Futura 64mm arrived last week 🤩 Just waiting for the wind to calm down ...
One can tell that you really enjoy the RC hobby and love what you do (even in this temperature)
greetings from the tropical Philippines❤
Thank you very much!
Sweet
Another great review Steve BTW congrats on the 300k Subs forgot to mention that in the last couple reviews! Stay warm up there I will send you some sunshine from Florida!
Thanks! Will do!
Congrats on the 300k subs mate!
Thank you!
Excellent tutorial review video. Beautiful RC Jet Plane. Thank you Captain Steve.
Thanks for watching!
Good morning Steve, this EDF looks like a winner. I love the look the gear and the sounds. I am going to get a little more serious about flying g planes and would like your honest opinion on what would be the best radio for a beginner. I have flown and owned planes before but they were what you were describing. A beginner rtf that came with a radio. I'm looking for ease of use being a beginner but also most bang for buck etc. If you could please suggest a few options. Thanks.
Currently, as of today, best beginner kit is the $199 Ranger 850 I recently reviewed. If you want your own radio and live in North America, then get a Spektrum NX6 and buy planes by flight that are Bind and Fly (everything will work together)
Hey Steve, how about showing how to install the receiver on one of these PNP? Seeing the full process the way you would do it, would be great.
Maybe in a future video
I don't fly in Texas when it's under 50° F. I just wait for the next day.
Great review
Thanks!
Really nice set up
Fun video ! 😃
You made that jet look good !
😎
Thanks 👍
Winter time.. at least no tractor man😊..
Ah. Tractor man, I remember him well
I’d wary that your camera doesn’t fall off as you would never find it in the snow. The landing gear is very good. Great one Steve 👍✈️
Very true! If that white camera came off, it would be lost.
Yet another nice RC Plane and review Steve.
Thank you
Great review and beautiful plane. 👍👍😊
Thank you
Morning
I like the details looks fun
wow it must be cold in Canada, you have frozen ice, in england we just have ice 🤔❤😁
We used to have Frozen water but then the marketing department got onboard and now we have Frozen Ice in several flavors
@@CAPTAINDRONE798In Holland we have a lot of liquid ice!
Awesome review Steve. Think that would be a good first EDF?
Excellent first EDF. Easy to fly and land.
awsome video Captain.
かっこいい😎
Thanks for the review, how's the ramnater love that truck.
The Raminator is cozy warm in my garage
Nice explanation as usual sir!!
Thank you
Reverse thrust should be standard on all rc planes! #stayepic ❤❤❤
Can't wait for next video
Hey Captain Drone, a very great review and another great video from you, as always. This model is the one that I would love to buy, and I live in Ontario. Unfortunately, FMS US company does not ship this model to Canadian addresses because it says that “FMS EDF Jet 64mm Futura PNP is currently only available for purchase in the United States due to limited inventory.” I would be very happy if anyone could tell me how we can buy this model from Canada.
I live in Ontario as well. I talk to FMS often, and they have sent more planes to Canada which you should see at the end of next month. Do you check the Canadian website when you look for FMS planes? This is why FMS does not ship to Canada from their US and international store, because we have our own. Also, you can buy FMS products through GREAT HOBBIES in Canada. If you don’t see an FMS product you want on their website, just email them and they’ll order it for you from their distributor.
Thank you, I will try your recommendations.
Very cool, have this a gyro?
Have not save select, or asx3?
As noted in the video, there is no receiver in the plane, it is up to you to add your own receiver or receiver/gyro.
It does have reverse
What's the weather like where you are at the moment, 2 weeks ago it was really cold here in the UK , but now it's really gone mild, never known it so warm for January it's uncanny , but still a bit cold at night , haven't updated my drone licence yet , ime waiting tell the spring .
Here the weather is: no sun, always cloudy, wind, plenty of snow. Temps are not super Arctic Cold, but still freezing (average daily temp is -10 Celsius)
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Your a bit closer to the artic circle than we are we forget the earths tilted on its axis, are you going to do anymore RC motorbikes .
Think of it. Somewhere in the galaxy CAPTAIN SPACESHIP is flying a RC flying saucer.
Anytime I see "Futura" I can't help but to think of my old Aprilia Futuras. 😢
About to pull the trigger on this one. Do you think if ESC is upgraded to 60A, it can handle 5S? I fly mostly scale (55% throttle) but like to do 1 or 2 passes at full throttle. Will 5S be a problem in those short passes?
With an upgraded ESC it would do 5s/6s, but honestly you don’t need it. Shortly after I made this video I removed the landing gear and hand launch it, and it goes like stink!
Gonna have to change your channel name to caption plane, lol.
Honestly in much of the world a “Drone” is an RC plane and Helicopter, as well as what we once considered a drone. So, CAPTAIN DRONE remains applicable! I’m a genius! 😁
Hey, love your videos but have to disagree with your statement that flying an FPV drone helps with being able to fly an r/c plane. With an fpv your view is as if you are sitting in a real plane. Left is always left, up is up etc. With an r/c plane when it is coming towards you the aileron and rudder controls are reversed, when flying inverted so is the elevator. Try flying towards you inverted takes extra effort for obvious reasons...... My full size gliding instructor always said flying models is always harder for that reason and he couldn't manage it. Other than that keep up the good work. 👍
All I can say is that I am living proof. I did have to switch my brain around to not push the right joystick forward when flying forward. In the course of one year I have gone from never flying a plane to being able to fly anything. Not only that, since I use both joysticks, I’m the only pilot at my field (of super experienced pilots) that can fly a plane very near myself from any angle at speed. So many long in the tooth pilots at my field fly with the right joystick and unfortunately at high speeds, some lose control due to too much bank & yank without corresponding rudder. When my weather warms up I’ll make a video on how I move the joysticks in flight as it is very different then the typical RC plane pilot.
What were your rates and expo for this jet
I always fly in full rates with an expo of 30%
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 is that ok for new pilot I'm green
If you use stability (a Gyro), then use HIGH RATES. If you use no Gyro, then use Low Rates. My Low Rates are usually 70% vice 100% with 15% expo.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thank you
😁👌
Still can’t believe you can fly in that area of the school. In U.S. unless you have private land you need to fly at a designated club field.
You can fly electric just stay away from the windows, particularly if you are not ripping some noisy quads. Gas motors are out. Obviously. And if after the classes are out for the day or weekends, what’s the big deal? Where I am the colder the better. If there is a ball field or sports field - the better. The idea is not to distract the students. He has a huge property there seems more than a school, football field. Some parks are very large, just stay away from others. The plane is has is relatively small. Some of the hobby gas ones are massive.
The goal in the RC hobby is to have fun and in my area of the world, people let the “grownups” have fun with RC hobby for the simple reason we don’t annoy anyone. If you can’t fly in your area it is probably because some idiot annoyed someone and a complaint was made.
I don't think all DJI drones are or should be called beginner or just for beginners. I know a few people that have flown for years and make good money off those beginner drones.
I think Steve is referring to how you don't have to be knee deep in the RC hobby and know about different radios, receivers, flight controllers, etc etc, to just go out and pick up a dji cinematic camera drone, and included will be everything you need to just go out and put it in the air...
Not that dji doesn't make drones suitable for professional use, because everybody knows they do. But they're not complicated just to get flying, anybody can do that. At least consumer drones up to and including the Mavic 3 series.
Now to get the most out of your drone, and make money with it, that's a skill set in and of itself of course.
He meant the controls not the drone itself..
DJI was the first successful company to offer drones ready to fly designed for beginners. Think of it this way… if you were a wedding photographer and had camera knowledge, you could by a MAVIC (any size) and be flying and filming the same day. Think of everyone who buys a DJI MAVIC drone… 80% are beginners to the drone hobby. The other 20% are repeat buyers. Most drone pilots own at least one DJI drone. As you know, the drone does all the flying for you. The only skill a pilot needs is to operate a camera while flying (that is the challenge that requires practice)… and the most difficult part is actually filming something pleasing in a fashion that is presentable for public viewing (that is where the pro pilots of DJI drones come in).
You are correct. You require zero skills or RC Hobby knowledge to operate a DJI Drone.
Makes sense that way.