From the Field -- E-Flite 850mm Pitts S-1S Flight Review (The RC Geek)
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- Опубліковано 2 гру 2019
- Here's my review on the E-flite 850mm Pitts S-1. This is a really fun little airplane that looks absolutely amazing. It is legitimately the smoothest foam airplane that I've come across to date, it's pretty incredible how smooth it is. My aerobatic game is pretty rusty...or maybe I should say non-existent, but it is fun to do some snap rolls and such and practice some maneuvers I don't get to do with the warbirds and jets. Oh, and this airplane will knife edge for days! Just like the UMX. :) My full article with CG, throws and Dx file at: thercgeek.com/EFPitts
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Mine was a blast on grass! I had expectations that it would flip over, but it was well behaved regardless. 4S 2200 SMC
Pitts S-1: A timeless classic!
Right?!
Hey Chris......nice flying and great review. Trust me.....you are way to humble on your abilities. Would love to be able to fly half as good as you do. Always fun to watch.
Thank you for your kind remarks!
As with each of your flight video’s, they are excellent. Thank you for the builds, set up & flying info.
I have located your field near Miramar & will be arriving from Australia on a cruise ship in April, pick up a car & drive to LA on I15 so will call by & have a look.
Regards & keep up the excellent work
Thanks! Field access is pretty restricted since its on the military base. Civilian access requires a military sponsor.
Ok, did not realise so will drive on thru to Lake Arrowhead where we are headed. I have subscribed so will continue to catch up on your great reviews.
@@Bellairvideo ahh well you can always floor it to Westport wa and try and fly thru just a few of these new stunts I’ve been working on ..Hurry!! Now and enjoy the West Coast nothing beats it.?
Gday, got one one the way, even more excited now. Postie seems to be getting nervous though, the first few times I greeted him at the mailbox he was very polite and talkative. Now a fortnight in he seems to go past pretty quick its odd 🤔
Such a beautiful-bi-plane .... !
Cheers
Lisbon - PORTUGAL
Such a awesome lil model! Great review geek. Ps...was that inverted p39 guy at the end? Lol
Haha, no that wasn’t him.
Ps IV had over 100 flights with the pitts. I will forever have one in my hanger.
Nice! It’s such a fun little model
Nice flying and great video. You got to try it on 4s fly’s good on 3s but fly’s great on 4. Happy flying
Thank you! I'll give 4s a shot. Seems like it would just be grossly overpowered, haha
Love it, got to get one.
IT's a fun one! :)
After the maiden, I was just about to add 30 gm of lead to the tail when I saw your advice to put battery on the floor. Better solution. Many thanks!
Thanks for watching! 😊
Bipes are normally tail heavy, not nose heavy. I have 3 different types and every one had issues with tail weight. My Waco by Dynam was a hog. I added a good amount of weight to its front cowl.
It really depends on the airplane and the manufacturer. Dynam typically states a too far aft cg based on my experience, so I’m not surprised by your experience there.
Need P 51 Mustang like this way!
There is another RC Geek in the UK. They do balsa planes not foam. Not that it matters. My wife ordered this plane from Amazon for me. I have the Larger Waco and the Hyperbipe from Hobby King. I restored that back from an atrocious paint job some dummy blasted it with. I hand cut all new decales for it, it came out well. Thanks for the tips. My biggest question is whether or not it's tail heavy like most biplanes. I need more 2200 batterys now. Three of my planes use that battery now.
I didn’t find it tail heavy at all and in fact had the battery fairly far back in the airplane even.
Hi I was just wondering if this has a stabilizing system so if you turn when you let go of the sticks will it come back to level on its own?
The model featured was the bind and fly version which includes a receiver that features SAFE which has auto-leveling.
How do you feel about this as a first bi-wing plane? I’ve been wanting to get one for a while but not sure which one to get. Thanks for another great video
Thanks! If you’re a proficient flyer, you should be fine with it. The hardest part of flying it is landing it. The key is to land it more like a jet and basically three point the touch down. If you try to land it like a traditional tail dragger, you’ll end up hot in the landing.
The UMX Pitts was my first biplane. Was tricky getting the landings good but I love the bird, really looking forward to getting the big boy to really have fun with.
What measurement are you using for the cg on this plane I've heard alot of conflicting information saying the recommended is not correct on the instructions. A proper measurement would really set me at ease before my maiden
86mm as measured from the wing top LE aft. I have it in the write up on my site: thercgeek.com/2019/12/e-flite-pitts-s-1s-850mm-assembly-flight-review/
A3SX is always enabled ? , the wheels sound better when they are greased and Dave browns are installed ,super soft
I believe that AS3X can be turned on and off if you set that up in the forward programming menu. Agreed on the wheels, they’re almost always too hard on these models.
Great flyer... wheelpants that hold axle end shaft is kinda weak and can let axle slip out and cock wheel sideways locking up wheel after hard landings... be a where if this!!!... but love this plane... bought back up after bad crash... my error...I like it so much... and so handsome in the sky... grey or blue sky!!!.... fixed up original and it flys super!!
i am going to order this in a week or two, what type of glue did you use in the build?
Cool! I just used medium ca. That’s all you need.
how can we lobby E Flite for softer tires? hard tires is also a trend with E-Flite albieght a less desireable one
Right? They all come with hard foam tires for whatever reason.
IV bought 2 of them. I love it. I fly it on 4s. I only fly fpv only seen it Los 2x.
I have yet to fly mine on 4s. I’ll have to give it a go. Performance is pretty nuts from what I understand.
@@Thercgeek it is crazy on 4s the roll rate could start a tornado. Lol have fun my friend.
Hi,would this plane be a good park flier? I have 3 soccer fields with a baseball field at each end. Can this one land on grass?
Oh for sure! It’ll do fine landing in grass. Expect it to flip over from time to time, but it’s no problem at all as the airplane is extremely light.
Could you ever maybe explain rates and expo and what they mean? A simple breakdown for the Uber beginner?
Aircraft have a rate command system. So, when you provide a control input, you are commanding a rate. For example, if you give a roll command, the speed of the roll is proportional to amount of stick input you provide. Small input = slow roll, large input = fast roll. Where the expo comes in is that it allows you to tune the rate response to your liking. By default, it’s a linear relationship but if you like the max deflection response but want a little more deadband around the small stick inputs, expo is used to tune that. The amount of Expo is a personal preference to get the desired feel from the control system you’re looking for.
Geek, I’m not a good pilot. Can’t do the knife edge or inverted stuff. If you can put a camera on sticks in corner if you can.👍🏻✌🏻🖖🏻
Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll have to see about adding that in to some of the vids.
Sounds like you could dig right in and immediately benefit from a rc flight simulator. I know I have put in many hours and have yet pulled off a successful flight. It seems my problem isn’t so much the handling of the bird but more so keeping control over the radio and receiver connection and finishing a flight before she’s to far gone.
Hi Chris, thank you for all of your reviews. This review is what convinced me I had to pick this baby up and so ready to do the maiden this weekend. I do have a question about the CG on this model. Were you able to get the CG based on the guides measurement of 86mm? I did notice that your batter is a bit off the tray on the back. The other issue I'm having is that i have like 3 3S 3000mah batts and want to use them on the plane. I looked at the optional parts section in the guide and they do recommend using my battery model with the plane. My only concern is I've seen others mention the CG is not correct at 86mm but somewhere closer to 70-73mm. I'm able to balance the plane at the 86mm per the guide but my battery is almost at the end of the tray to get it balanced? I may need to extend the tray so it has something to rest on and secure in place. Any suggestions?
If you lift up the airplane with your fingertips on the pins that the cotter pins go through on the upper wing, that’s a pretty good way to check the Cg. I found the cg in the manual felt good to me. On the battery, if the tray is t working, you can always ditch it and Velcro the battery to the floor of the fuselage.
@@Thercgeek Thanks Chris for the fast reply. I can't take the tray off because the BNF came with the rx glued to the floor. But what i can do is use something to extend the tray length back so i have a way to add a second strap to secure the battery. It's not too far back, it's about 1 inch forward of the servos. Once i figure out what I do I'll share the information with you so that in the future if anyone is using larger batteries they use the setup I come up with. I am very happy to know that that manual CG specs worked for you.
@@lifeinrc9051 Ah, that's right. I forgot about the Rx. You could always move it, but yeah those things are glued in like crazy, haha! Extending the tray sounds like a good idea. Could probably even just use some popsicle sticks or something like that. Wouldn't take much. I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
@@Thercgeek Yezzir!!! I'll definitely share what I come up with. I have a buddy that 3d prints stuff for our drones so I may have him do something for me. I'm postponing my maiden as this is critical for flight. I don't want to risk losing my baby LOL.
Which one would you buy,the umx or the 850mm Pitts?
While the UMX is pretty darn fun, the 850mm is going to be the better flyer. Bigger generally flies better and the UMX is very small.
fms 1400 pitts ;-)
I just ordered the 850 , I don`t have any room anymore :-)))))
What is a good (cheap) transmitter? I mean for this plane
Personally, I’m partial to the Spektrum line of equipment. There are less expensive options out there, but I can really only talk to what I have experience with. The nx series of radios are excellent. I’ve been extremely happy with my nx10.
@@Thercgeek thanks man
Hi, I wanted to add a comment because I have been dutifully waiting for this plane to be delivered for 8 MONTHS now. It was on backorder when I purchased it in Nov '22, then it changed to "discontinued" a few months ago. Horizon support assured me it is still available and will be delivered, yet since that time, they keep moving the delivery date back each month. They've definitely got my money...no Pitts here. Wondering if anyone else has had this experience?
Oh, interesting. If it’s been that long, you may want to consider looking at the big fms pitts. Sounds like this eflite may be getting phased out.
@Thercgeek I have definitely considered it! Horizon has now stated that they have the 850mm in house and are preparing to begin fulfilling backorders on July 3rd. Finger crossed!!!
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THIS ONE
For sure, it’s a good flying little bipe.
I fly it on 4s. It’s a rocket.
I bet!
Gta sa Stuntplane! :-{0
It's not foam..it's epo foam..lol!!
Ty4sharing Chris nice!