Warren did a fantastic job on this build. His attention to detail really made someone new to a "multi-system" driven plane easy to set up. CG was tight at 160-165mm (the manual has a pic denoting 185mm and notes that say 160-165mm). Outstanding work all around. I'll try and slow those landings down in the future (deceptively fast) :) Keep this bird in the shade as much as possible. The coating and dark scheme do not like sun/heat at all. Otherwise, I am very pleased thus far. Clear skies and good landings! J.
Looks great. I have the same power system. I think you might be a bit nose heavy. Mine is set at 188mm back (total weight of 19.1 lbs) and comes in like butter, nice and slow with nose-up attitude. I've been flying mine about a year.
Not a bad idea as long as you are able to transport with the stabs installed to the field. The single clamping system holds up pretty well i think gluing the stabs permanently is overkill.
@@WarrenRC6373 I saw a video of the Viper here on UA-cam, during the flight the horizontal breaks in the air and the plane is destroyed, for this reason I'm considering gluing it!
Finally got mine today. Did I see that correctly in the manual that the vertical and two horizontal stabs are just held by one single screw each? No glue? PS: I wonder what Castle was thinking when they decided to make their ESC beep periodically to make it sound like it had no signal. I have a Castle ESC in a 3D plane that does exactly the same thing. I hate it.
Correct one screw to hold the stabs in place. Some of my older version composite turbine jets have one clamping system on each wing and on all the stabs. Positioned on the leading edge of the anti rotation pins. No issue with it but it does raise concerns. But now with newer version jets on the market I noticed two clamps for the wings on the leading edge and trailing anti rotation pins. But the stabs still has a single clamp. And it also depends on the manufacturer.
I got the JPhobby 120 from bananahobby. Every distributor I usually order jetfan from has been out of stock for months. After chatting with Matt from fanjetsusa he told me there’s a new owner of jetfan so product is a little slow. It’s been over two months now since I started the build and the jetfan120 was out of stock then. As mentioned on the description beware of ordering from hackermotor USA. After one month of waiting. 3 phone calls 5 emails never got my order for a jetfan120 with a hacker motor combo.
@@WarrenRC6373 thanks for the info.yeah I heard of a few people that ran into issues with hacker motor USA not getting their orders. Did you try Turbines RC in France.They normally have Jetfan 120s either in stock or on order. Yeah Tomas is the new owner of Ejets for the Jetfans. I've personally never ran a Jp fan but they do have about the nicest whistle sound. Looks like it was more than capable to the job on the maiden. Thanks again for the great build series that will help me big time when I get one in the future.Take Care Man And Happy Flying🤙
@@sendit_rc We had a used Jetfan120 with an H.E.T 800-68-685 motor but the first owner did a poor job with the installation of the mounting tabs. I’d have to cannibalize the fan then recreate the mounting tabs. So we decided to try out the JPhobby fan. I compared the two on the scale and these are the weight difference. Jetfan120 with H.E.T 800-68-685 motor: 1lb 11.7oz JPhobby120 with motor: 1lbs 9.8oz I have pictures on my phone to prove it that the myth about JPhobby fans are heavier is not true.
I'll give you some advice on that kit. The CG is way to far forward. It will fly and land very slow with it back. Pull the garbage covering off and redo it. Also replace the landing gear struts, they are crap as well. Also, not sure what fan your running, but it sounds like a screaming siren and your power just isn't there. I do love mine, but the love came after the mods.
Shotgun mic on the camera was on the wrong setting. I didn’t notice it until I was editing the video cause even my voice when I was talking sounded weird. The theme of my build and video is to show people exactly what they are getting. Doing a complete remodel on a brand new jet is not my thing. Manufactures typically will recommend a nose heavy CG. That’s so the consumers have a higher chance of a successful maiden. Nose heavy plane will fly again, tail heavy will fly once. Also CG varies from pilot to pilot depending on their flying style. The pilot and owner of this jet has never flown a high performance jet before this is his first. I can already see on his landing approach where we can help him fix his future landings.
That fan sound EXCELLENT!!!!
Warren did a fantastic job on this build. His attention to detail really made someone new to a "multi-system" driven plane easy to set up. CG was tight at 160-165mm (the manual has a pic denoting 185mm and notes that say 160-165mm). Outstanding work all around. I'll try and slow those landings down in the future (deceptively fast) :) Keep this bird in the shade as much as possible. The coating and dark scheme do not like sun/heat at all. Otherwise, I am very pleased thus far. Clear skies and good landings! J.
Congratulations Jeremy !
Fantastic really makes me want to order one.
This video is legit. No frills. You can hear the work being put in in the back ground witch is more realistic than most.
Looks great. I have the same power system. I think you might be a bit nose heavy. Mine is set at 188mm back (total weight of 19.1 lbs) and comes in like butter, nice and slow with nose-up attitude. I've been flying mine about a year.
For the maiden we had it at 165mm I believe per manual. Definitely will move CG back more thanks for sharing.
Best cg 194mm
Beautiful, well done!
I'm thinking about gluing horizontal and vertical, what do you think?
Not a bad idea as long as you are able to transport with the stabs installed to the field. The single clamping system holds up pretty well i think gluing the stabs permanently is overkill.
@@WarrenRC6373 I saw a video of the Viper here on UA-cam, during the flight the horizontal breaks in the air and the plane is destroyed, for this reason I'm considering gluing it!
Finally got mine today. Did I see that correctly in the manual that the vertical and two horizontal stabs are just held by one single screw each? No glue?
PS: I wonder what Castle was thinking when they decided to make their ESC beep periodically to make it sound like it had no signal. I have a Castle ESC in a 3D plane that does exactly the same thing. I hate it.
Correct one screw to hold the stabs in place. Some of my older version composite turbine jets have one clamping system on each wing and on all the stabs. Positioned on the leading edge of the anti rotation pins. No issue with it but it does raise concerns. But now with newer version jets on the market I noticed two clamps for the wings on the leading edge and trailing anti rotation pins. But the stabs still has a single clamp. And it also depends on the manufacturer.
@@WarrenRC6373thank you very much, great info 👍🏻
This one is next on my list😎 Awesome Job Guys💪
Where did you end up getting your fan at?
I got the JPhobby 120 from bananahobby. Every distributor I usually order jetfan from has been out of stock for months. After chatting with Matt from fanjetsusa he told me there’s a new owner of jetfan so product is a little slow. It’s been over two months now since I started the build and the jetfan120 was out of stock then.
As mentioned on the description beware of ordering from hackermotor USA. After one month of waiting. 3 phone calls 5 emails never got my order for a jetfan120 with a hacker motor combo.
@@WarrenRC6373 thanks for the info.yeah I heard of a few people that ran into issues with hacker motor USA not getting their orders.
Did you try Turbines RC in France.They normally have Jetfan 120s either in stock or on order.
Yeah Tomas is the new owner of Ejets for the Jetfans.
I've personally never ran a Jp fan but they do have about the nicest whistle sound.
Looks like it was more than capable to the job on the maiden.
Thanks again for the great build series that will help me big time when I get one in the future.Take Care Man And Happy Flying🤙
@@sendit_rc We had a used Jetfan120 with an H.E.T 800-68-685 motor but the first owner did a poor job with the installation of the mounting tabs. I’d have to cannibalize the fan then recreate the mounting tabs. So we decided to try out the JPhobby fan. I compared the two on the scale and these are the weight difference.
Jetfan120 with H.E.T 800-68-685 motor: 1lb 11.7oz
JPhobby120 with motor: 1lbs 9.8oz
I have pictures on my phone to prove it that the myth about JPhobby fans are heavier is not true.
@@WarrenRC6373 nice!
Warren, how long did it take for Motion RC to replace the bad retract you had?
Not too long about a week and a half from claim to receiving the retracts back
@@WarrenRC6373 Thanks, did you have to send the bad ones back?
@@AphexTwinIIyes so they could warranty it and replace the trunion
I'll give you some advice on that kit. The CG is way to far forward. It will fly and land very slow with it back. Pull the garbage covering off and redo it. Also replace the landing gear struts, they are crap as well. Also, not sure what fan your running, but it sounds like a screaming siren and your power just isn't there. I do love mine, but the love came after the mods.
Shotgun mic on the camera was on the wrong setting. I didn’t notice it until I was editing the video cause even my voice when I was talking sounded weird. The theme of my build and video is to show people exactly what they are getting. Doing a complete remodel on a brand new jet is not my thing. Manufactures typically will recommend a nose heavy CG. That’s so the consumers have a higher chance of a successful maiden. Nose heavy plane will fly again, tail heavy will fly once. Also CG varies from pilot to pilot depending on their flying style. The pilot and owner of this jet has never flown a high performance jet before this is his first. I can already see on his landing approach where we can help him fix his future landings.
The JP Hobby fans always sound tinny unfortunately.