Thanks for the tip on the wing attach points. I found a few more issues with my Habu STS. With the 3S all the way forward the one strap would not secure the battery as HH had glued the straps in place preventing them from being pulled tight. I used velcro tape to help hold the battery in place. The included battery is labeled as a 4000 mAh 30C. When charged with a smart charger (with the current updates) it displays as 20C. If you only use the included charger you would never know this. I am waiting to hear back from HH customer support on this issue. After a few flights I noticed that the nose gear was loose. Upon further inspection I found that the frame securing the nose gear to the fuselage was glued in two small places and had come loose. I glued the frame securely with 5-minute epoxy. My flying field has a black asphalt runway and when using the Landing Assist Sensor (LAS) I have found that this causes the plane to balloon at the same time as I am flaring to land. HH states in their videos that the LAS works best on light colored surfaces or grass. They do not say anything about the performance on dark surfaces. Hope this helps new buyers. YMMV.
These are all good valid points with the RTF Habu. I have the PNP or the one where you supply the receiver. I also found the nose wheel to be a bit loose. I do not have the LAS but found DuBro low bounce wheels to be a great help. Thanks for sharing and i subded to you.
Hi, I have the Habu STS .. love it.. haven't flown much since 1989 . I have found the ground wire from the esc was not soldered right into the connector . luckily I noticed it before I flew. Also after my 10th flight I lost elevator control in Safe. Did a touch and go turned and before I could get a lot of alt I had no elevator at all . I cut throttle and hoped for the best . It is repaired now, I replaced the receiver, all the wiring and the elevator servo to be sure I got it .. as it all worked when I got to the plane after the crash, Also I had intermittent connection on the wing servo connector , I just replace every wire in the plane to be safe.
Its an awesome plane but flies wat easy to be a jet. If your wanting a second jet get the Arrows Marlin and get a good receiver for it. I suggest the Admiral stability plus: www.motionrc.com/collections/rc-aircraft-receivers/products/admiral-rx600sp-6-channel-dsmx-compatible-receiver-with-stability-plus-gyro-admr04
Just ordered the PNP version. I remembered this video and came back to watch it a second time. Thanks for all the helpful info. I’m planning on installing a AR636B receiver. I’ve pretty much mastered programming this receiver so it should work fine. Maybe I’ll post a video on setting it up for the Habu.
Thank you very much for this video, just took shipment on my Habu, even though I'm a very experienced pilot I have a tendency to overlook issues like this, not this time, got my gorilla glue ready.....
Awesome video I just put mine together. The screws are stripped a few great teacher you are full of knowledge and wisdom. I’ve done RC before but not a jet I’m having a problem with my front wheel turning but anyway I’m a chef out of South Florida gator hammock gator sauce check it out on UA-cam but like I said I will keep doing my homework maybe I’ll send you some sauce. My godfather kind of reminds me of you, he’s the one that taught me to be a chef his name is Buddy Taylor he’s in the hot sauce Hall of Fame and I love the name God bless you be safe out there
This is a very good trainer, I have 8 flights in and never flew an RC plane before. Old control line combat guy. I had similar issues with the wing mounting anchor points, used E6000 to glue them in. It goes fast on a 4s, fast enough to get out of your sight.
Yeah I love this edf. Very stable and just a blast. Not intimidating at all. I subded to your channel. Film some of your flights and upload them!! Oh and if you have not already please sub back to me. I try to upload at least one vid a week but typically more. Have a great T Day!!
@@FatGuyFliesRC Well my last flight got wind whipped on landing, kind of did a cartwheel, cracked the wing about halfway back on one side next to fuselage. Out comes E6000 and jury rigged something to hold it all in place till it set, then I used fiberglass drywall tape to reinforce the repair. (Photos) The tape is self adhesive, I squirted E 6000 on the tape and used a bondo spreader to just skim the tape. Don’t know if it helps but it cant hurt. Worried about weight and balance so I applied the mesh tape and E6000 to the other side of the wing that was not broken, maybe make it stronger. Anywho, I figured I would pass this along. The hash marks are for how many flights, the two dots are for C/G. Regards, John
Good points. I'll bet not too many think about sucking up grass on takeoff or landings. I learned to fly on a simulator, great learning tool. Thanks for the videos.
Funny! I never flew a plane in my life. So one day I went out and bough a Habu. Took it to the local model port. First flight, I broke the wheel off before ever taking off lol . 2nd attempt Perfect take off to a perfect landing. 5th visit to the model port. I am off safe . What an awesome plane
Good luck finding the stall point. I spent the weekend looking for them. The manual says that you need to be under 20% throttle to bring it down for landing in Beginner and Intermediate modes. It means it. If not, the telemetry controls will make it bounce up and prevent you from descending at that throttle level. Remember, it's also a trainer. So, it has comparable lift at low speeds to match. The LAS option to help newbies flare is great because you need to be nose up and the crazy lift makes it that much harder to achieve, especially if a Newbie. It might be easier, or less scary, for a Newbie to start with a slower high wing trainer and not progress to the Habu until they can fly the high wing on Experienced with 60 to 70% throttle to get used to the faster speeds and input responses. I had only been on my AeroScout and that's what my trainer suggested. He was absolutely right! That throttle matched the range where I found the 3S to have stable power and trim in Experienced using the Simulator. Less was required in 4S. In Beginner or Intermediate, it has lift for days like the other HH trainers. You can even deadstick land it no worries by easily keeping the nose up. Now I just need to test it at the field this weekend. If a newbie is going to start high wing, being able to land and flare the Trainer at touch and go speeds is also advisable before progression. But if you start with this plane using only the simulator and get used to always applying the higher throttle, then there’s less to relearn when transitioning to EDFs.
I agree completely, Thats why I say the Habu COULD be your first plane but truly I think It would a great first EDF but in the PNP version no special help. But as a far as EDFs go its very stable and hardy. FYI I subded in hopes you will post a vid of you flying your Aeroscout!
I also had a problem with my wing although it wasn’t major it was still a problem, basically one of the screw holes was off by a tiny bit making it a challenge to put the screw in right, we got it in but my main issue with the plane is whenever I bank to the right I have a 50% chance of just losing signal. Also thanks for letting me know about the grass going into the intake I never woulda considered that (also doesn’t help that I fly in a very dense field) nice video!
Yeah I am not a fan of the flight controller they are using. Same one was in the Carban Cun s2 and I yanked it out and put in an Admiral stability plus. Very happy now.
What's funny to me about this video is you didn't show any of the problems you encountered you just pointed out. The E-flight Habu STS is the best plane to start flying. with all of it's safety features It's almost impossible to crash, the key is in the beginning fly in the same direction or circle pattern, when possible use landing gear when possible, practice landings before the battery gets too low and take offs all you have to do is hit the throttle it will take off by itself once up back off the throttle and have fun and "remember" if you loose control hit the panic button it will level the plane off right away and save you from a crash.
Oh I agree its an awesome plane and very beginner friendly. What I was trying to show was that in my unit the hard points to the fuse wing connections are loose and I offered an easy fix. Also If you land in grass be careful not to let loose grass get into the air inlet like i did. I have multiple other videos on the Habu where i sing its praises! Also i subded to you.
Check the tail attach points while you are at it...mine were loose...tail popped off during takeoff! I have built dozens of Horizon Hobby planes for myself and others and have noticed an increase in quality issues in past couple of years!
Flight will be today 🌞 it was a bit cheap the landing weels and some other things, on the plane i hope it will survive a hard landing. But Its a beauty. 😀
Much better value is the Viper...cheaper with SAFE & includes retracts. Well explained my friend. Thank you for the video. I now have the Avanti V3, Viper, FMS Super Viper, A-10 & F-15 in the jets.
Question: could you learn how to fly with the Viper if you first practised a lot on the real flight simulator ? Have been doing rc cars many years but have zero experience with flying airplanes.
I just used a drill bit about the same size as the hole and drilled out the bit of plastic blocking the threads. I was irritating though till I figured it out
I have noticed the exact same problem with our grass field, I’ve gone to only hand launching and dead stick landings to minimize how much grass gets sucked into the fan.
same happened to my Eflight Trojan. wing came off mid flight. NO glue on mount points. and no help from Horrizon. Live and learn I guess it was built on a Monday!
So sorry that happened to you. That why is some of mu build videos you see me pull and shake the wing to see if there is any give to it after I install the wing.
Thank you so much for the tips. After watching all the videos you posted on Habu STS, I am sold and went ahead to order one. I do have questions about the CG and HRB batteries. Can you point where about the CG is and where about you position your 3S and 4S batteries please? Your video angle was a bit high that I couldn't see the position. Good luck and keep posting great video.
GREAT JOB ...!!!THAT'S THE KIND OF REVIEWS I LOVE..!!! ;-) I plan on getting one... Have a couple EDF's and love them just wanted this to play with ...God Bless STAY SAFE ... ;-)
I was itching to get in to RC Planes, back in 1989 I built a PT-40 was taught from a guy that had a hobby store in town. Schwabach Germany. Then I also flew some Foam planes for the Army that we would shoot down during live fire exercises, Throttle and Aileron is all they had. Came back, crashed my PT-40 and got rid of it. So 30 years later I was itching to get into flying and the F-15 and F-16 is what I really wanted. Then Horizon announced the Habu STS and I pre-ordered immediately. This plane is absolutely a Great first plane, That PT-40 is crap compared to this! I plan to post my videos, because the problem with every single review I've seen the pilot has experience Period. They don't remember what it's like to be a newbie because you have muscle memory no matter what. Well I don't, and what I decided to do after a 4 or 5 nights using the simulator was to SEND IT! I have horse pastures so I decided to take the landing gear off and hand launch. This plane is so easy to land, my neighbor kid that is 10 did it with only prior experience with a rc truck. This plane just floats down especially if you can land into the wind. I've got well over 20 flights in now and I fly in advanced mode about 50% of the time so I can do loops and rolls. Yeah, good luck finding the stall point.... I can get it to stall when going full throttle straight up and then kill the throttle, other than that it hasn't stalled on me unexpectedly. I now own the E-Flight F-15, man I love that plane! That's another easy fly, no landing gear just grab nose point up and full throttle and off she goes! I have 10 flights with that one now. I just ordered the Arrows Mig 29 to add to my collection. I'm hoping I can hand launch and belly land in the grass so I won't be using the retracts :( but that plane looks soo good! BTW the F-15 I fly with ordnance, and it doesn't feel nose heavy at all. Hot Glue is my Friend, Good video, Happy Flying, Peace.. Brian.
Isn't that amazing....the same this happened on my E-flite P-39 AeroCobra. Would not sign up & took some lining it, after 2 flights the wing is popping so I may have to glue it. Hoping all goes well for you now mate
Hi. Thanks for an informative video. Just got a Habu. I am trying to launch it by hand. Do you have any experience/thoughts about that? Thanks a lot. Roberto
Hi, I am thinking of getting a Habu PNP EFL01575 and wondering if I could transplant the receiver and the flight controller coming from a Carbon Cub S2, as I have two of them. Would that work and permit to have all 3 flight modes (Beginner, Intermediate and Expert) as available on the RTF version? Also, I have a spare AR637T which I could use. Would that be feasible using the Advance programming on an IX12? I really value your opinion and congratulate you for your great videos and incredible collection, Thanks a lot, Charles Vickers
Use the spare ar637t and download the HABU files from the HH site. Then use forward programing and your good to go. Using the receiver from the Carbon cub without reprograming it will be VERY problematic.
@@FatGuyFliesRC Thanks for being there and for your great contents. I will follow your advice ☺ Just wondering, among all those beautiful planes, do you have any favorites?
The wing joints would not line up & the connectors in the wing for the various servos needed to be pushed in from inside. The receiver would not stay bound (had to be bound each time you connected a battery) the local group replaced the receiver & I returned the original to the supplier.
Thanks for pointing out the possible problem with the hard points. I will be assembling my PNP version over the weekend and will certainly check the hard points before I install the wing. I will be using an Admiral Stability plus receiver also. Any suggestions for the amount of deflection for the control surfaces to start with when I set it up? I note that you planed to do a video on the receiver set up for this airplane but I could not find it on you channel. I am an intermediate level flyer that will be new to EDF. Any advice on set up would be appreciated as there is very little in the manual for use on the PNP version.
You picked an awesome beginner friendly EDF. This baby floats forever, but that is also a concern. Landing her is a challenge because she does not want to land. ...LOL. But to land get a nice long and level approach and come in as low as you feel comfortable and let her settle in with nice SLIGHT flare at touch down. Then as your rolling solid keep on the rudder. The gear are pretty tough but the wheels are hard. I suggest Dubros low bounce tires. Also 100% throws with 30%expo all controls , she is a sweetheart and is a dream to fly. Careful on grass landing to keep loose grass out of the air inlet. It will wrap around the ducted fan and you will think my motor is going bad and its just grass. Also i subded to you.
@@FatGuyFliesRC Thanks for the info. Are you still flying yours with the Admiral Stability plus? If so, approximately how much gain are you using for the gyros?
@@FatGuyFliesRC Thanks very much. Almost all done with the assembly & set up. Setting the gyro gains was the only step left to complete. Now only waiting on 3s battery to be delivered.
Looking for any feedback on the Habu STS landing gear. Our field grass is a bit rough and our runway is also a bit rough, narrow and short. As stated in this video, the jet runs a long way after landing so it's hard to keep it on the runway. By the fourth landing the front wheel strut snapped off and the wing struts are bent. Any comments on landing gear experience. The jet flies great but in my opinion the landing gear is )(&%&^$.
What the plane would really benefit from is flaps. That would give it shorter take offs and a shorter landing. That in turn would be less time on the gear. They brand this plane as being able to handle grass ops. No EDF should be in the grass if not for the grass intake into the air intake. No that's my rant and opinion. The Habu has very strong gear for runway abuse and ok gear for grass abuse. Unless your going to install flaps I suggest get rid of the gear and hand launch. As I said earlier be careful with grass in the air intake, it winds around the EDF motor where you cannot see it and then you thinking," This stupid model is losing power, Eflite products suck!" when grass is the culprit. Hope this kinda helps. I dont have quick and cheap fix for your problem I am afraid.
Fair point about the hard points not being glued in. But really, it sucks in grass. Of course it does all ducted fans do, it’s called FOD. That’s not really any news is it, you have made this video and while you may not have meant to you are inferring that the Habu has an issue that others do not. It’s a ducted fan. You have not mentioned that it has SAFE or the panic switch. Personally I agree with most of your rant about learning to fly. Just don’t agree with what you infer, and 5000mah batteries why bring that up, it’s not designed for it, you don’t like modifying the plane but you cut away a bit of the foam and install a bigger than recommended battery which will make it heavier. This is modifying and makes no sense.
Has anyone had an issue with the stabilizer? I thought the servo was stuck and it wasn’t I still purchased a new one and the exact same issue is occurring
Question I plugged in the PNP version with a ar6 receiver and the rudder the front wheel is going in different direction with a Y connector from rudder channel. Did this happened too you.
@Fat Guy Flies RC Yes it was very nice fly this plane. 😁 Can i ask you one question your Edf Jet the Habo do you have sound from the front weel the you pull rudder full right? Mine clicks like it Comes to long and its only at that full right side. Must take it apart was like this from the first assembly before flight.??? And its not the cabel how is styck checked that before the Maiden flight. You can hear this in my video.
Its the end of the control servo are rubbing. I take it just like me you have had a less than spectacular landing??? lol. Just remove the wheel rudder assembly , clip a bit off the end on the control are and reasemble..problem solved. What happen was on that not so great landing it caused a very slight bend in the rudder shaft and now the rudder servo are rubs on the plastic housing and yes only with right rudder. Easy fix!
@@FatGuyFliesRC super i see but it was like that from scratch after the build. Will take it apart and fix it then. After 5 minutes of flight it was better. Thanxs so a easy fix then. 😀
I hate bothering you again but what were the low bounce tires that you got for the STS jet I didn't fly the jet real good but I'm using the tires they will work right on the T28 and they're bigger and it seems to be handling better whenever I land but I want to get those low bounce tires cuz it still does have a little bounce
Your a viewer and a subscriber, my channel is meant to help others so its NEVER a bother. My only regret is that sometimes I cant get an answer back out quick enough. here is a link to these wheels. front nose wheel =www.horizonhobby.com/search?q=DUB175T&search-button=&lang=default rear wheels = www.horizonhobby.com/search?q=DUB200T&search-button=&lang=default Just remove the wheel collars, slap these bad boys on , put your collars back on and your good to go!!
@@FatGuyFliesRC I also have a great tip for the T28 the wheels on mine started getting kind of wobbly so here's what I done the jet I don't like flying the Habu as much as I do the T28 so I took the wheels I took the physical wheels and the wheel I guess keepers you know the little silver things on the outside with the screw in them those fit very snug on the T28 but they roll so much better and the steering is tighter The landings are so much better and the takeoffs are indeed quicker I don't know who might need to read this but you can share it on your channel if you want to just you help me out so there you go I'm buying these wheels but not for the STS I'm buying them for the T28 and thank you so much I appreciate you have a blessed evening
Oh I do have a warning for the T28 the circlip Holding my motor shaft in against the back bearing,that came out or came off it was a loud screeching sound whenever I accelerated to gain altitude and whenthat came out or came off my motor bellhousing went forward because there was nothing holding it in it's place which cost me to hit a tree. I think horizon Hobby is going to fix it ,because Im thinking it had to be a defect. my cowl isnot scratched it's just when that bell housing came a loose from when that circlip popped off it chewed up a little spot on the inside and then of course whenever I went down into the tree there's all kinds of damage. has anyone reading this heard of this happening before I have several planes and drones and I have not had this happen to a brushless motor that I have owned before. So anyone reading this check your circlip on the back of your engine, make sure it is all the way in the groove if mine was like that it's a possibility there are others and by all means if you hear a loud screeching sound coming from your motor stop it and land immediately
@@FatGuyFliesRC I'm in SWFL and hope we cross paths sometime soon. I'm new to RC Aircraft and let myself get sucked into the Habu STS. The trainer at my new club has set me straight and he's training me on his trainer aircraft. I think it will now be sometime before I get my Habu into the air. Great videos and I'm looking for more on this aircraft. Thanks.
Thanks for the tip on the wing attach points. I found a few more issues with my Habu STS. With the 3S all the way forward the one strap would not secure the battery as HH had glued the straps in place preventing them from being pulled tight. I used velcro tape to help hold the battery in place. The included battery is labeled as a 4000 mAh 30C. When charged with a smart charger (with the current updates) it displays as 20C. If you only use the included charger you would never know this. I am waiting to hear back from HH customer support on this issue. After a few flights I noticed that the nose gear was loose. Upon further inspection I found that the frame securing the nose gear to the fuselage was glued in two small places and had come loose. I glued the frame securely with 5-minute epoxy. My flying field has a black asphalt runway and when using the Landing Assist Sensor (LAS) I have found that this causes the plane to balloon at the same time as I am flaring to land. HH states in their videos that the LAS works best on light colored surfaces or grass. They do not say anything about the performance on dark surfaces. Hope this helps new buyers. YMMV.
These are all good valid points with the RTF Habu. I have the PNP or the one where you supply the receiver. I also found the nose wheel to be a bit loose. I do not have the LAS but found DuBro low bounce wheels to be a great help. Thanks for sharing and i subded to you.
Hi, I have the Habu STS .. love it.. haven't flown much since 1989 . I have found the ground wire from the esc was not soldered right into the connector . luckily I noticed it before I flew. Also after my 10th flight I lost elevator control in Safe. Did a touch and go turned and before I could get a lot of alt I had no elevator at all . I cut throttle and hoped for the best . It is repaired now, I replaced the receiver, all the wiring and the elevator servo to be sure I got it ..
as it all worked when I got to the plane after the crash, Also I had intermittent connection on the wing servo connector , I just replace every wire in the plane to be safe.
Sounds like after all is said in done you spent as much on a new plane. Sorry for your issues. Good flyer despite it's issues.
You tell it like it’s , thank you for sharing this information.
You are so welcome
I know y6his is a old video , but thanks for the tip to check all planes for this issue, even e flite planes!
Thank you! yeah it is old but relevant.
I got this jet a week ago. Been up 3 times so far. This is my first plane or anything in the air. I'm very happy with it
Its an awesome plane but flies wat easy to be a jet. If your wanting a second jet get the Arrows Marlin and get a good receiver for it. I suggest the Admiral stability plus: www.motionrc.com/collections/rc-aircraft-receivers/products/admiral-rx600sp-6-channel-dsmx-compatible-receiver-with-stability-plus-gyro-admr04
Just ordered the PNP version. I remembered this video and came back to watch it a second time. Thanks for all the helpful info. I’m planning on installing a AR636B receiver. I’ve pretty much mastered programming this receiver so it should work fine. Maybe I’ll post a video on setting it up for the Habu.
I would enjoy that video!
Thank you very much for this video, just took shipment on my Habu, even though I'm a very experienced pilot I have a tendency to overlook issues like this, not this time, got my gorilla glue ready.....
Glad I could help!
Awesome video I just put mine together. The screws are stripped a few great teacher you are full of knowledge and wisdom. I’ve done RC before but not a jet I’m having a problem with my front wheel turning but anyway I’m a chef out of South Florida gator hammock gator sauce check it out on UA-cam but like I said I will keep doing my homework maybe I’ll send you some sauce. My godfather kind of reminds me of you, he’s the one that taught me to be a chef his name is Buddy Taylor he’s in the hot sauce Hall of Fame and I love the name God bless you be safe out there
Thanks for watching and keep swatting those giant bugs in gator hammock!! I will check out the sause and the channel!
This is a very good trainer, I have 8 flights in and never flew an RC plane before. Old control line combat guy.
I had similar issues with the wing mounting anchor points, used E6000 to glue them in. It goes fast on a 4s, fast enough to get out of your sight.
Yeah I love this edf. Very stable and just a blast. Not intimidating at all. I subded to your channel. Film some of your flights and upload them!! Oh and if you have not already please sub back to me. I try to upload at least one vid a week but typically more. Have a great T Day!!
@@FatGuyFliesRC
Well my last flight got wind whipped on landing, kind of did a cartwheel, cracked the wing about halfway back on one side next to fuselage.
Out comes E6000 and jury rigged something to hold it all in place till it set, then I used fiberglass drywall tape to reinforce the repair. (Photos)
The tape is self adhesive, I squirted E 6000 on the tape and used a bondo spreader to just skim the tape. Don’t know if it helps but it cant hurt.
Worried about weight and balance so I applied the mesh tape and E6000 to the other side of the wing that was not broken, maybe make it stronger.
Anywho, I figured I would pass this along.
The hash marks are for how many flights, the two dots are for C/G.
Regards,
John
Good points. I'll bet not too many think about sucking up grass on takeoff or landings. I learned to fly on a simulator, great learning tool. Thanks for the videos.
I just downloaded Real Flight Trainer edition and was flying my HABU on it. When the wearther is bad you can still keep your skills sharp.
Funny! I never flew a plane in my life. So one day I went out and bough a Habu. Took it to the local model port. First flight, I broke the wheel off before ever taking off lol . 2nd attempt Perfect take off to a perfect landing. 5th visit to the model port. I am off safe . What an awesome plane
Very cool! The HABU make a great starter plane even though it is a EDF.
Good luck finding the stall point. I spent the weekend looking for them. The manual says that you need to be under 20% throttle to bring it down for landing in Beginner and Intermediate modes. It means it. If not, the telemetry controls will make it bounce up and prevent you from descending at that throttle level. Remember, it's also a trainer. So, it has comparable lift at low speeds to match. The LAS option to help newbies flare is great because you need to be nose up and the crazy lift makes it that much harder to achieve, especially if a Newbie.
It might be easier, or less scary, for a Newbie to start with a slower high wing trainer and not progress to the Habu until they can fly the high wing on Experienced with 60 to 70% throttle to get used to the faster speeds and input responses. I had only been on my AeroScout and that's what my trainer suggested. He was absolutely right! That throttle matched the range where I found the 3S to have stable power and trim in Experienced using the Simulator. Less was required in 4S. In Beginner or Intermediate, it has lift for days like the other HH trainers. You can even deadstick land it no worries by easily keeping the nose up. Now I just need to test it at the field this weekend.
If a newbie is going to start high wing, being able to land and flare the Trainer at touch and go speeds is also advisable before progression. But if you start with this plane using only the simulator and get used to always applying the higher throttle, then there’s less to relearn when transitioning to EDFs.
I agree completely, Thats why I say the Habu COULD be your first plane but truly I think It would a great first EDF but in the PNP version no special help. But as a far as EDFs go its very stable and hardy. FYI I subded in hopes you will post a vid of you flying your Aeroscout!
@@FatGuyFliesRC I have the landing assist sensor installed and the plane basically lands itself and flares the plane right before touch down.
Thanks for the tips, I’m ordering one In the next few weeks, I’m definitely checking all those points.
Glad it was helpful!
I also had a problem with my wing although it wasn’t major it was still a problem, basically one of the screw holes was off by a tiny bit making it a challenge to put the screw in right, we got it in but my main issue with the plane is whenever I bank to the right I have a 50% chance of just losing signal. Also thanks for letting me know about the grass going into the intake I never woulda considered that (also doesn’t help that I fly in a very dense field) nice video!
I received a Valiant last week that dropped throttle, but not controls, as you describe.. waited 1.5 hr on phone but they are sending new RX
Yeah I am not a fan of the flight controller they are using. Same one was in the Carban Cun s2 and I yanked it out and put in an Admiral stability plus. Very happy now.
Thanks for the heads up and for taking the time to make this video!
You bet! That my reason for having the channel. To help people with this great hobby.
What's funny to me about this video is you didn't show any of the problems you encountered you just pointed out. The E-flight Habu STS is the best plane to start flying. with all of it's safety features It's almost impossible to crash, the key is in the beginning fly in the same direction or circle pattern, when possible use landing gear when possible, practice landings before the battery gets too low and take offs all you have to do is hit the throttle it will take off by itself once up back off the throttle and have fun and "remember" if you loose control hit the panic button it will level the plane off right away and save you from a crash.
Oh I agree its an awesome plane and very beginner friendly. What I was trying to show was that in my unit the hard points to the fuse wing connections are loose and I offered an easy fix. Also If you land in grass be careful not to let loose grass get into the air inlet like i did. I have multiple other videos on the Habu where i sing its praises! Also i subded to you.
Check the tail attach points while you are at it...mine were loose...tail popped off during takeoff! I have built dozens of Horizon Hobby planes for myself and others and have noticed an increase in quality issues in past couple of years!
I think they are getting in to big a hurry to be number one in retail. Thanks for the tip, mine was tight. I subded to your channel.
Thanks I just ordered one good information again thanks
Glad I could help
@@FatGuyFliesRC I will be watching for more videos thank novices old fart
Just ordered one of these...Excellent heads up info!!!....Thanks
Glad I could help! Also I subded to you. Nice Apache vid
Thank you very much my friend, will build this tonight. 👌😀
Hopefully your hard points on the fuse are good and tight. Its a great plane , enjoy!
Flight will be today 🌞 it was a bit cheap the landing weels and some other things, on the plane i hope it will survive a hard landing.
But Its a beauty. 😀
@@FatGuyFliesRC yeee all Hard point was okey thanks for the tip 👍👌
Much better value is the Viper...cheaper with SAFE & includes retracts. Well explained my friend. Thank you for the video. I now have the Avanti V3, Viper, FMS Super Viper, A-10 & F-15 in the jets.
Thanks, Thats a great jet collection you have!
Question: could you learn how to fly with the Viper if you first practised a lot on the real flight simulator ? Have been doing rc cars many years but have zero experience with flying airplanes.
Patrick, greetings from New Zealand. If if has flaps then much easier to slow down on landing
I just used a drill bit about the same size as the hole and drilled out the bit of plastic blocking the threads. I was irritating though till I figured it out
Yeah not everybody is having this problem , but its a needed fix. I hope Eflite has addressed it.
I have noticed the exact same problem with our grass field, I’ve gone to only hand launching and dead stick landings to minimize how much grass gets sucked into the fan.
Yeah I had to completeley disasemble the plane and clean her out.
same happened to my Eflight Trojan. wing came off mid flight. NO glue on mount points. and no help from Horrizon. Live and learn I guess it was built on a Monday!
So sorry that happened to you. That why is some of mu build videos you see me pull and shake the wing to see if there is any give to it after I install the wing.
Thank you so much for the tips. After watching all the videos you posted on Habu STS, I am sold and went ahead to order one. I do have questions about the CG and HRB batteries. Can you point where about the CG is and where about you position your 3S and 4S batteries please? Your video angle was a bit high that I couldn't see the position. Good luck and keep posting great video.
Actually its easy, use both straps on a 4s battery and put the 3s as far forward as you can get it using 1 strap.
GREAT JOB ...!!!THAT'S THE KIND OF REVIEWS I LOVE..!!! ;-) I plan on getting one... Have a couple EDF's and love them just wanted this to play with ...God Bless STAY SAFE ... ;-)
Thanks for watching! Just give her a nice long runnway or a well maintained grass strip . Very hardy robust plane.
Thanks for showing the weak points.
You bet Its an easy fix to reinforce.
@@FatGuyFliesRC I checked mine and it is glued properly. Had a blast 💥 of maiden … see my channel
I was itching to get in to RC Planes, back in 1989 I built a PT-40 was taught from a guy that had a hobby store in town. Schwabach Germany. Then I also flew some Foam planes for the Army that we would shoot down during live fire exercises, Throttle and Aileron is all they had. Came back, crashed my PT-40 and got rid of it. So 30 years later I was itching to get into flying and the F-15 and F-16 is what I really wanted. Then Horizon announced the Habu STS and I pre-ordered immediately. This plane is absolutely a Great first plane, That PT-40 is crap compared to this!
I plan to post my videos, because the problem with every single review I've seen the pilot has experience Period. They don't remember what it's like to be a newbie because you have muscle memory no matter what. Well I don't, and what I decided to do after a 4 or 5 nights using the simulator was to SEND IT! I have horse pastures so I decided to take the landing gear off and hand launch. This plane is so easy to land, my neighbor kid that is 10 did it with only prior experience with a rc truck. This plane just floats down especially if you can land into the wind.
I've got well over 20 flights in now and I fly in advanced mode about 50% of the time so I can do loops and rolls.
Yeah, good luck finding the stall point.... I can get it to stall when going full throttle straight up and then kill the throttle, other than that it hasn't stalled on me unexpectedly.
I now own the E-Flight F-15, man I love that plane! That's another easy fly, no landing gear just grab nose point up and full throttle and off she goes! I have 10 flights with that one now. I just ordered the Arrows Mig 29 to add to my collection. I'm hoping I can hand launch and belly land in the grass so I won't be using the retracts :( but that plane looks soo good! BTW the F-15 I fly with ordnance, and it doesn't feel nose heavy at all.
Hot Glue is my Friend,
Good video, Happy Flying, Peace..
Brian.
Carefull , sounds like somebody has a new addiction!!!!!! LOL!! Welcome back to the hobby! Your in great company!
Great info!
Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Also I subded. Is Snowflake a pacu?
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Giant gourami. About 24" long. That's a 6'x2'x2' 180gal tank.
@@dinh71 She must be very old!!
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Only about 7 years old
Thanks for the Tip
Any time
Isn't that amazing....the same this happened on my E-flite P-39 AeroCobra. Would not sign up & took some lining it, after 2 flights the wing is popping so I may have to glue it.
Hoping all goes well for you now mate
Honestley I would completeley disassemble the plane and reassemble. rearranging the bolts used and use foam tac or glue of choice on hard points.
Hi. Thanks for an informative video. Just got a Habu. I am trying to launch it by hand. Do you have any experience/thoughts about that? Thanks a lot. Roberto
I suggest underhanded at a 45% angle up with at least 3/4 throttle. Careful with grass in the inlet when you land!
Hi,
I am thinking of getting a Habu PNP EFL01575 and wondering if I could transplant the receiver and the flight controller coming from a Carbon Cub S2, as I have two of them.
Would that work and permit to have all 3 flight modes (Beginner, Intermediate and Expert) as available on the RTF version?
Also, I have a spare AR637T which I could use. Would that be feasible using the Advance programming on an IX12?
I really value your opinion and congratulate you for your great videos and incredible collection,
Thanks a lot,
Charles Vickers
Use the spare ar637t and download the HABU files from the HH site. Then use forward programing and your good to go. Using the receiver from the Carbon cub without reprograming it will be VERY problematic.
@@FatGuyFliesRC Thanks for being there and for your great contents. I will follow your advice ☺ Just wondering, among all those beautiful planes, do you have any favorites?
Hello. Thanks for the pro tips. Unfortunately, I also stripped 2 screws for the wing (2 side screws). How did you get the stripped screws out?
Use a back out drill bit from a hardware store. Be careful not to damage the holes. A new fuse is 38$ I believe.
Fat Guy Flies RC Yes it is. Thanks for the tip.
The wing joints would not line up & the connectors in the wing for the various servos needed to be pushed in from inside. The receiver would not stay bound (had to be bound each time you connected a battery) the local group replaced the receiver & I returned the original to the supplier.
Sounds like they took care of you.
Thanks for pointing out the possible problem with the hard points. I will be assembling my PNP version over the weekend and will certainly check the hard points before I install the wing. I will be using an Admiral Stability plus receiver also. Any suggestions for the amount of deflection for the control surfaces to start with when I set it up? I note that you planed to do a video on the receiver set up for this airplane but I could not find it on you channel. I am an intermediate level flyer that will be new to EDF. Any advice on set up would be appreciated as there is very little in the manual for use on the PNP version.
You picked an awesome beginner friendly EDF. This baby floats forever, but that is also a concern. Landing her is a challenge because she does not want to land. ...LOL. But to land get a nice long and level approach and come in as low as you feel comfortable and let her settle in with nice SLIGHT flare at touch down. Then as your rolling solid keep on the rudder. The gear are pretty tough but the wheels are hard. I suggest Dubros low bounce tires. Also 100% throws with 30%expo all controls , she is a sweetheart and is a dream to fly. Careful on grass landing to keep loose grass out of the air inlet. It will wrap around the ducted fan and you will think my motor is going bad and its just grass. Also i subded to you.
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Thanks for the info. Are you still flying yours with the Admiral Stability plus? If so, approximately how much gain are you using for the gyros?
@@robertbrent6937 I dialed it down to zero then just a 1/4 turn on all. Very little gain.
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Thanks very much. Almost all done with the assembly & set up. Setting the gyro gains was the only step left to complete. Now only waiting on 3s battery to be delivered.
Putting the 5000 battery in the Habu , do you notice a change in the feel and performance with the extra weight ?
Only slightly But with the extra flight time its worth it. I subded to you also..
@@FatGuyFliesRC Thanks for the fast come back great tip !
Looking for any feedback on the Habu STS landing gear. Our field grass is a bit rough and our runway is also a bit rough, narrow and short. As stated in this video, the jet runs a long way after landing so it's hard to keep it on the runway. By the fourth landing the front wheel strut snapped off and the wing struts are bent. Any comments on landing gear experience. The jet flies great but in my opinion the landing gear is )(&%&^$.
What the plane would really benefit from is flaps. That would give it shorter take offs and a shorter landing. That in turn would be less time on the gear. They brand this plane as being able to handle grass ops. No EDF should be in the grass if not for the grass intake into the air intake. No that's my rant and opinion. The Habu has very strong gear for runway abuse and ok gear for grass abuse. Unless your going to install flaps I suggest get rid of the gear and hand launch. As I said earlier be careful with grass in the air intake, it winds around the EDF motor where you cannot see it and then you thinking," This stupid model is losing power, Eflite products suck!" when grass is the culprit. Hope this kinda helps. I dont have quick and cheap fix for your problem I am afraid.
@@FatGuyFliesRC Thank you. Do you think flaps can be installed? How would one go about doing that???
Fair point about the hard points not being glued in. But really, it sucks in grass. Of course it does all ducted fans do, it’s called FOD. That’s not really any news is it, you have made this video and while you may not have meant to you are inferring that the Habu has an issue that others do not. It’s a ducted fan. You have not mentioned that it has SAFE or the panic switch. Personally I agree with most of your rant about learning to fly. Just don’t agree with what you infer, and 5000mah batteries why bring that up, it’s not designed for it, you don’t like modifying the plane but you cut away a bit of the foam and install a bigger than recommended battery which will make it heavier. This is modifying and makes no sense.
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Has anyone had an issue with the stabilizer? I thought the servo was stuck and it wasn’t I still purchased a new one and the exact same issue is occurring
The elevator does not move that much by default.
Question I plugged in the PNP version with a ar6 receiver and the rudder the front wheel is going in different direction with a Y connector from rudder channel. Did this happened too you.
yes its a reversed servo inthe nose gear. you want them to go opisite other wise you wont turn.
@Fat Guy Flies RC Yes it was very nice fly this plane. 😁
Can i ask you one question your Edf Jet the Habo do you have sound from the front weel the you pull rudder full right? Mine clicks like it Comes to long and its only at that full right side.
Must take it apart was like this from the first assembly before flight.???
And its not the cabel how is styck checked that before the Maiden flight.
You can hear this in my video.
Its the end of the control servo are rubbing. I take it just like me you have had a less than spectacular landing??? lol. Just remove the wheel rudder assembly , clip a bit off the end on the control are and reasemble..problem solved. What happen was on that not so great landing it caused a very slight bend in the rudder shaft and now the rudder servo are rubs on the plastic housing and yes only with right rudder. Easy fix!
@@FatGuyFliesRC super i see but it was like that from scratch after the build.
Will take it apart and fix it then.
After 5 minutes of flight it was better.
Thanxs so a easy fix then. 😀
I hate bothering you again but what were the low bounce tires that you got for the STS jet I didn't fly the jet real good but I'm using the tires they will work right on the T28 and they're bigger and it seems to be handling better whenever I land but I want to get those low bounce tires cuz it still does have a little bounce
Your a viewer and a subscriber, my channel is meant to help others so its NEVER a bother. My only regret is that sometimes I cant get an answer back out quick enough. here is a link to these wheels. front nose wheel =www.horizonhobby.com/search?q=DUB175T&search-button=&lang=default
rear wheels = www.horizonhobby.com/search?q=DUB200T&search-button=&lang=default
Just remove the wheel collars, slap these bad boys on , put your collars back on and your good to go!!
@@FatGuyFliesRC I also have a great tip for the T28 the wheels on mine started getting kind of wobbly so here's what I done the jet I don't like flying the Habu as much as I do the T28 so I took the wheels I took the physical wheels and the wheel I guess keepers you know the little silver things on the outside with the screw in them those fit very snug on the T28 but they roll so much better and the steering is tighter The landings are so much better and the takeoffs are indeed quicker I don't know who might need to read this but you can share it on your channel if you want to just you help me out so there you go I'm buying these wheels but not for the STS I'm buying them for the T28 and thank you so much I appreciate you have a blessed evening
Oh I do have a warning for the T28 the circlip Holding my motor shaft in against the back bearing,that came out or came off it was a loud screeching sound whenever I accelerated to gain altitude and whenthat came out or came off my motor bellhousing went forward because there was nothing holding it in it's place which cost me to hit a tree. I think horizon Hobby is going to fix it ,because Im thinking it had to be a defect. my cowl isnot scratched it's just when that bell housing came a loose from when that circlip popped off it chewed up a little spot on the inside and then of course whenever I went down into the tree there's all kinds of damage. has anyone reading this heard of this happening before I have several planes and drones and I have not had this happen to a brushless motor that I have owned before. So anyone reading this check your circlip on the back of your engine, make sure it is all the way in the groove if mine was like that it's a possibility there are others and by all means if you hear a loud screeching sound coming from your motor stop it and land immediately
you dont have to use the foam safe glue on epo foam
I know its just what I have on hand alot.
Where do you live ? I would love to come learn from you lol
In the land of Hurricaines ...lol ..Florida. Thats why most of my vids now are in the morning. It rains almost every afternoon.
Fat Guy Flies RC stay safe down there.
@@FatGuyFliesRC Smack dab in the middle of the state 😊
@@K9TPT Thanks so much, you also
@@FatGuyFliesRC I'm in SWFL and hope we cross paths sometime soon. I'm new to RC Aircraft and let myself get sucked into the Habu STS. The trainer at my new club has set me straight and he's training me on his trainer aircraft. I think it will now be sometime before I get my Habu into the air. Great videos and I'm looking for more on this aircraft. Thanks.
Great advice thanks
Glad it was helpful!