I bought my 70mm Blue Angels Viper 2 years ago. They upgraded to the 80A esc, even tho it says 70A esc on the box, and pre-installed Flaps. Maidened it 7/27/2023. Perfect! Flew the Arrows Marlin for about 6 months and my 1.2m Eflite P-51 Blondie. Perfect aircraft to get me ready for the Viper. Also, bought the KMRC afterburner a month ago, so that was in it to. The Roaring top 6s 3700 70c was a perfect balance at 95mm😅
I dont think you can say enough good things about this plane. After 3 or 4 iterations between Eflite and FMS they really fixed all the problems and gave the buyer everything they asked for, and then it flies even better than the 90mm. its much more nimble in tight spaces. The grass ops capabilities with that gear are fantastic. The burner colors are really vibrant. Love the livery for the 15th anniversary too. FMS knows how to paint a sport plane. Nice flying
Well lucky me : I got a Chinese Model that slipped through quality control, front retract / steering assembly was a total sloppy mess. I totally missed it in build and set up. Tested it quickly on the road for tracking straight, Went to the field to maiden it. Damn bird was all over darting left and right like a kid on crack! I tried to punch it and clear the weeds and she cart wheeled . Repaired it and thought all was good , then the c clip popped and she darted right off the run way. I torn the entire assembly apart rebuilt it , she’s rock solid now and ready to Maiden now and it drives spot on now . Ready for a high speed lift off. Wish I caught the loose steering before I crashed it. Can’t wait to get it airborne and she if I can keep it flying without stalling it . Live and learn . Check steering before you attempt liftoff.
Hi Rich, been watching your video's and there great to watch and learn about R/C . I have the orange Viper 70mm with an NX8 and trying to install the KM programable universal afterburner i have safe and the thrust reverse and connected with a y cable on the throttle channel but it just runs the side leds and the three big leds on top don't work can you tell me how you set up the transmitter to control the after burner
Hi Rich! Super video as AL WAYS :) Some questions: 1 what did you mean with "stay away from the rudder to avoid stalling by uncoordinated stall" ? As I´m beginning to fly Edfs and had two stalls I was thinking to use the rudder or final turns too to avoid too much banking 2 whats that about of the nose falling on tide turns/steep angles? I don´t think I´ll be doing that but just to know... Great flights! I couldn´t resist watching it completely. Nothing against you, but I loved Gavs flying style! Very smooth :D
Thanks for the great reviews and how-to videos, Rich. Out of curiosity, if you had to pick one between this and the 70mm FMS Avanti, which would it be?
Hey fellas i have a NEWBIE question lol, im looking at getting this jet and I am curious can i just buy a Flysky 6channel transmitter with reciever & plug and play? Thank you so much if you get to this, looking at taking to the skies!!
@@arkansasrcnewbie It's ok to get it, but get a training plane to fly first. This plane is fairly high performance. This is the plane you want to fly after you have learned to fly well:)
Absolutely a awesome informer video. You 2 fly this bird really well. Great team. I’ll snag the link and check out the afterburner. Thank you for all the tips. Bib be sure to take your advice on control hole placement of servo rods. I too aren’t into a lot of expo. I’m old school from the late 70s . Early 80s when I started flying. No expo back in the day.
@Rich - If you had to pick 1 EDF Jet to fly for the next year - and you wanted your all-time favorite and best performer available on the market today - what EDF Jet would you buy? (Obviously, what you say will be my next purchase lol)
That would be nice, however, it would just raise production costs & make it more expensive to the customer. The Viper 90mm is the way to go if you want doors!
Lost the plane on its maiden. Unlike you , my aileron servo died mid-flight. Decided to junk it. It flew so well otherwise though. Will stay away from FMS for now.
I bought my 70mm Blue Angels Viper 2 years ago. They upgraded to the 80A esc, even tho it says 70A esc on the box, and pre-installed Flaps. Maidened it 7/27/2023. Perfect! Flew the Arrows Marlin for about 6 months and my 1.2m Eflite P-51 Blondie. Perfect aircraft to get me ready for the Viper. Also, bought the KMRC afterburner a month ago, so that was in it to. The Roaring top 6s 3700 70c was a perfect balance at 95mm😅
I'm glad you used the Roaring TOP 3700 70c, I have it with the "blue angel scheme" Viper. Good to know it can handle the extra weight.
Sweet. Great to see you and Gav back in action Rich. Well done on the flights. 👍👍👋😉
Gav is my wingman!
@@RCINFORMER 👍👍
Both of you show your skills and capabilities on flying really well. Pleasure to watch you both fly. Thank You for sharing this video.
You make the best and the most honest reviews on FMS models and I appreciate that always like you're honesty
I dont think you can say enough good things about this plane. After 3 or 4 iterations between Eflite and FMS they really fixed all the problems and gave the buyer everything they asked for, and then it flies even better than the 90mm. its much more nimble in tight spaces. The grass ops capabilities with that gear are fantastic. The burner colors are really vibrant. Love the livery for the 15th anniversary too. FMS knows how to paint a sport plane. Nice flying
The first version before all others was the Blue Angel version.... It still fly great!
Well lucky me : I got a Chinese Model that slipped through quality control, front retract / steering assembly was a total sloppy mess. I totally missed it in build and set up. Tested it quickly on the road for tracking straight, Went to the field to maiden it. Damn bird was all over darting left and right like a kid on crack! I tried to punch it and clear the weeds and she cart wheeled . Repaired it and thought all was good , then the c clip popped and she darted right off the run way. I torn the entire assembly apart rebuilt it , she’s rock solid now and ready to Maiden now and it drives spot on now . Ready for a high speed lift off. Wish I caught the loose steering before I crashed it. Can’t wait to get it airborne and she if I can keep it flying without stalling it . Live and learn . Check steering before you attempt liftoff.
Thanks for the concise and complete information on setup and more for this bird. Total Pro as always!
Thanks for the great comment!
Well done Team RCI. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Mike!
Always best reviews :-) . 6s 3300, 3 minutes flight time, 3700 close to 4 minutes, 4000.. 4 minutes. 5000... 5 minutes :-) nice :-)
Thanks for watching!
Good stuff Rich and Gavin.
I like this little viper.
AirHammer out!!
Hi Rich, been watching your video's and there great to watch and learn about R/C . I have the orange Viper 70mm with an NX8 and trying to install the KM programable universal afterburner i have safe and the thrust reverse and connected with a y cable on the throttle channel but it just runs the side leds and the three big leds on top don't work can you tell me how you set up the transmitter to control the after burner
Great stuff as always Rich!!!
Hi Rich! Super video as AL WAYS :) Some questions:
1 what did you mean with "stay away from the rudder to avoid stalling by uncoordinated stall" ? As I´m beginning to fly Edfs and had two stalls I was thinking to use the rudder or final turns too to avoid too much banking
2 whats that about of the nose falling on tide turns/steep angles? I don´t think I´ll be doing that but just to know...
Great flights! I couldn´t resist watching it completely. Nothing against you, but I loved Gavs flying style! Very smooth :D
Hmm i just got mine and I have thrust reverse on mine. Maybe a newer version? 😊 happily surprised 😮
Another great video and flying by Rich
Thanks for the great reviews and how-to videos, Rich.
Out of curiosity, if you had to pick one between this and the 70mm FMS Avanti, which would it be?
@@northernrcflyer you can't go wrong either way, but my preference is the Avanti!
@@RCINFORMER thanks, Rich. That’s the way I was leaning. Appreciate your thoughts as you have extensive experience with both.
Great flying guys....What receiver are you using?? thanks Rick
Rick, I'm just using a simple orange receiver from HK.
Hey fellas i have a NEWBIE question lol, im looking at getting this jet and I am curious can i just buy a Flysky 6channel transmitter with reciever & plug and play? Thank you so much if you get to this, looking at taking to the skies!!
Yes. However is this your first plane or first EDF jet)?
yes?? I kinda wanted to go all in...Im trying to research, never flown before:/@@RCINFORMER
@@arkansasrcnewbie It's ok to get it, but get a training plane to fly first. This plane is fairly high performance. This is the plane you want to fly after you have learned to fly well:)
Nice review Rich! Enjoyed the battery comparison. Spektrum 5000 i could see the difference in weight...
BD, its a bit heavy, but it still carries it way better than I thoutht it would:) 3200 to 4000 is probably best!
@@RCINFORMER agreed 3300-3600 is what i prefer too!
Absolutely a awesome informer video. You 2 fly this bird really well. Great team. I’ll snag the link and check out the afterburner. Thank you for all the tips. Bib be sure to take your advice on control hole placement of servo rods. I too aren’t into a lot of expo. I’m old school from the late 70s . Early 80s when I started flying. No expo back in the day.
Thanks for watching Bill!
How many minutes are you setting your timer at ?
No timer. I'm just using the force:)
@@RCINFORMER awesome
@Bill14886 It's good to develop a natural sense of time!
@Rich - If you had to pick 1 EDF Jet to fly for the next year - and you wanted your all-time favorite and best performer available on the market today - what EDF Jet would you buy? (Obviously, what you say will be my next purchase lol)
Sport jet or scale?
hope your all well sir looking good
An 80 or even better, a 90 mm size would be cool
FMS does make a 90mm Viper, same one they made for rebranded Eflite
All it needs is gear doors
That would be nice, however, it would just raise production costs & make it more expensive to the customer. The Viper 90mm is the way to go if you want doors!
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Lost the plane on its maiden. Unlike you , my aileron servo died mid-flight. Decided to junk it. It flew so well otherwise though. Will stay away from FMS for now.