Flightline P-38L Lightning 1600mm (63") Wingspan - PNP - Model AV8R Fun Flight
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- In Model AV8R Episode 21, we try something new - in flight footage from the cockpit of a P-38. Enjoy!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:23 Warbird Pilot Shout Out
02:06 About the Flight
05:43 Flight from the Cockpit of a P-38
#rc #warbird #fpv - Розваги
Wow, thank you very much for the shout-out Adam, that was very cool 😎.. much appreciated 👍
Glad to do it my friend! You have an awesome channel and we appreciate your kindness and support. I SO hope I pronounced your name correctly...I looked up how to but you never know...
@@ModelAV8RChannel hehe yeah it's a tough one, Howard in English is a direct transfer 😁😅 Thanks again buddy.
Well dang...and my brothers name is Howard! Now I know...Sorry buddy! I'm going to pin your comment so other Yanks will know!
AWESOME! ...as much as I love all the technical review in your videos, ...this was purely entertaining, and I loved it! The P-38 is a favorite, ...and your connection with the closed airport is a wonderful backstory. I have similar fond memories from the long-gone Gunn Airfield in Lithonia GA where I grew up. Took my first airplane ride there with my dad. And, Stone Mountain Airport, ...now closed following the '96 Olympics. I upgraded from the C-152 to the 172 at Stone Mountain and rented there often. Hate to see these quaint, small fields shut down. Absolutely loved this video, Adam! Thanks, my friend!
Hey Steve! Thanks for watching my friend...so glad you enjoyed it. Great story about the small airports in your life. I'm with you...hate to see them go...
Simply...LOVED IT!
Only thing I could think would be the sound of the P38 engines in the background taxing out and after landing...LOL
Thank you brother Carl! I thought about that...lol
Loved the vantage point of the camera. Made me feel like I was flying in the plane. Combination of wind and music was good. Keep up the good videos
Thanks very much! We wondered if we got that right...this was our first on board episode.
Super video Adam. Thanks for sharing that!! Absolutely love the way you can see those shiny spinners going around. And also how the dash becomes more visible when the plane is traveling away from the sun. The resolution and clarity are superb with that camera and not having plastic in the way to make it hazy was a great idea. The music fits the plane too. Thanks Again for posting this. Goes without saying that now I want a camera.. ;)
Awesome glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching! The Runcam 2 is a awesome little camera...1080p and its streamlined shape and light weight make it perfect for things like this.
DEFINITELY do more of this, "ModelAV8R Classics!" Great scale view indeed! Great flying and interesting to ride along and enjoy the scenery from the pilot's seat.
Thanks Mark! Glad you liked it! I figured an FPV guy would...lol
@@ModelAV8RChannel ANYBODY will enjoy that video, conveys the real feel and beauty and wonder of full scale flight, which is I suppose why we all love RC Airplane flying, because we'd all have full scale birds if we could, but the views we RC Pilots get from our Action Cameras or FPV Cams on our model aircraft, is the same as full scale (but lower)! 🛩️❤️😀
Thanks buddy! I agree...
One of the best videos ive seen its very realistic love the instrument panel A++++
Thanks!
There is so much good I can say about this video. I have the P-38 and have long since lost track of the number of flights I have on it. This was an excellent choice for what you did and how. The music was a nice layover and reminded me of a score from Two steps from hell which only does this type of music. Beautiful location and flying. Excellent Adam.
Have some great Two Steps Music that I've used on flight videos before the copyright wars.
Thanks so much David we really appreciate it man! I was really curious how it would be received. One of the bigger decisions was whether or not we could find a score within the stuff available for use. We were really excited to find this, but you still never know if people will like it. I miss that old airport...its all gone now. Warehouses now.
That was very nicely done. It would be nice to think an RC club could use that field as a base. A trick I was shown to reduce wind noise was put a band aid over the pin hole mike. Making sure the cloth bit is loosely over the hole. You have to trim them down. You may call them plasters. Works a treat on my motorcycles and RC planes in cutting out only wind noise. Keep up the good work. Cheers.
Thank you very much! And thanks for the band aid tip! I'll try that.
Great video Adam, a great view from the cockpit. Did like the music also, have a great week bud 👍🏻
Thanks Chris! You have a great week as well buddy.
4 sure more of this. I'm and FPV RC airplane enthusias and would love to see you revisit this p38 with full on digital FPV and a head tracker flying with your scale /smoooooth skill....TY for posting this..Lee
Thank you Lee! Unfortunately I don't own the P-38 anymore. We do have other planes...and access to other planes that could work for more of this though...
I completely agree with many of the comments thus far....DO MORE OF THIS!!! Seriously, great music choice, silky smooth on the sticks as usual, and great editing. I thought for second there you were going to gun-strafe that motorcycle! Haha! Anyhoo, great job brother, and YES WarbirdPiLOT, I am subbed to yet ANOTHER cool RC channel!
Thanks brother John! I wondered if anyone would see the cycle! Ya never know how stuff like this will be received. Glad you liked it buddy. You will enjoy Warbird Pilot!
@@ModelAV8RChannel 😎👍
That old “Split Tailed Devil “ Pretty cool
Thanks very much!
Unreal, dashboard looks real, Ahahaha!
Beauty Mate, good camera work too.
Lol!! Thanks brother Jono!
Very cool! You gotta love this stuff- you get to fly a warbird for cheap, and with no danger!
Absolutely!
@@ModelAV8RChannel and have you done a head tracking setup yet? It fits easily into that P-38 cockpit, and works so well you can do dogfighting with it! SO cool!! One more thing- I bought 2 canopies for mine, and some sheets of clear flexible PET- cut out the canopies and sandwich the clear plastic panels between the two. (I'm using pieces of seltzer bottles for the top curves) - it works out very nicely! I should be loading a video of that soon-
I haven't but I've seen them...looks like a blast. I'll be looking for your video on it!
Great video, Adam, with a nice cockpit view!! I used to do a lot of onboard camera stuff but found that it didn't get watched a lot, Heidi did a great job of editing the music Into the video!! I've Subscribed to your friends channel as I do love to watch a good War Bird flying 😀👍
Thanks Ian! We'll see how it does view wise...not sure about the on board yet. Yeah buddy you will love his channel...some high level Warbirds there!
There is a full scale replica of a P38 at the March Airbase Museum in Riverside CA. It is awesome to look at. Adam, leaving the cockpit framework for the inflight view was a nice touch. Please do more when you can!
Thanks very much! I'd love to see one up close...I've seen a lot of warbirds but never a P-38...
@@ModelAV8RChannel Adam, if you google P38 National Association and Museum you will see where the replica I saw is housed. I did not realize it was a replica until I read their website today. I have seen it a few times in the last 15 or so years and didn't realize it. The P38 Museum is at, but not part of March Airbase Museum. They had an SR71 Blackbird inside but ropped off for a while at March... the nose and a wing tip hung out over the ropes and you could rub your hands on it and feel it as you walked by... it was so cool. I may need to drive over there soon and look around. When I do I will get plenty of pictures and send some to you if you have any interest
What an awesome experience. Yes please do send some pics! Thank you!
Adam, I fly FPV frequently and its a wonderful way to enjoy the hobby. That said, I enjoy watching you fly your planes LOS with your wife's expert videography better than the cockpit view. Maybe, combine a little of both in future Fun Flight videos. Really appreciate your videos.... Will
Will thank you very much man...we appreciate it! That has been a request from others as well...to combine the footage every now and then. Great idea and we will do that at some point in the future! Happy flying my friend!
Wow that was very nice guys, great editing I think the music fit the flight perfect. Really good how you did that. Looks like a cool small airport, I am sure its grown up since it was in use. that road looks very close to it. looks like it has a few homes close by also now. or whenever the video was shot. You have some great story's, I am behind on your videos just been so so busy.
Thanks Chris really appreciate it buddy. Yeah after seeing the on board footage we saw things you can't see LOS, so we stopped flying there. It is all warehouses now anyway...the airport is gone. Yeah man you've been busy getting hitched!
Great video Adam. Love to see the scale flying. I get compliments at my local field all the time about my scale take offs since I seem to be one of the few guys in our club that don't just "mash the gas" and go. Keep up the great work.
Thanks very much Joe. That is awesome...I love to see what you're doing Joe. For me one of the true marks of a great RC pilot is the capability to use the rudder and throttle to get a nice scale takeoff.
This video is very well done Adam. Enjoyed the whole video and hope you find the time to do more masterpiece videos like this.
Thank you man! We will do some more on board for sure!
P-38 is a very cool plane!! I'm hoping to get to your quality of video production on my new channel. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much for the kind words. Best of luck with your new channel!
Nice one Adam, looked like you all had a perfect day for flying. I don't understand why most of todays RC Jockeys put the throttle on a two-way switch. Fun times, Jeff in LA USA
Thank you Jeff! It was a fun day. Yeah throttle management is not something everybody uses. I like the smooth flying and longer flight times.
I enjoyed that Adam, with the prop arcs either side in the sun, very nice. Shame to see an airfield falling to bits, it must be a bit upsetting? I know what you mean about wind noise, here's an idea I've been meaning to try, taping over the mic to reduce wind noise but sound would still get through 👍
Hey Cliff thanks my friend! It is tough to see the old Skyport fade away for sure. Used to be such a cool little airport. That is a good idea...another chap suggested using the cloth part of a band aid to cover the mic...same result intended. I'm wondering if you wouldn't still have to dub in music...I don't know that the wind sound would be suppressed enough not to. Its easy to turn it down with editing. Like you I still plan to try it and see what we get!
Hi Adam. I want to give you a complement on the quality of your at the table segments. Your lighting is very good. Your audio has a bit of an echo. It sounds like possible wall bounce. Also your UA-cam recommendations are very good as well. I am now a big fan.
Thanks Lionel! We appreciate the kind words. When we bought light boxes that really upped the game for us. Our lighting is far better now than when we started. We thought about a lapel mic, but are currently using a directional mic. We follow a lot of nice, passionate modelers and we want to share that with everyone! There are a lot of channels that see this as a competition, and they'll never promote or participate in another channel. We see it as a family...and we promote other channels that see it that way too. Thanks again for watching and the support of our channel!
I love the FlightLine P-38, it's one of my favorite planes! Very cool flight footage. It makes me want to mount the a DJI FPV Air Unit in mine, and try some FPV flying.
Thank you Doug! Great Idea...it would be a perfect platform for it.
AWESOME, Adam! I *love* it! Scale flying is what I aspire to 😎
Thank you Gina! You fly very scale when you want to miss Gina...love your low n slow style!
Wow, great footage.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was awesome.
Thank you Anthony! We thought it was cool!
Pretty cool!!
I thought Kermit weeks was flying it the work on the cockpit was cool and made the video stand out
Thanks very much Leigh! I have watched Kermit for years...what a collection he has.
Nice clear view through the cockpit - do you do it the same way as I do - I purchase a spare cockpit and cut out the plastic between the moulded frame , mess about it the internals so that I can fit my runcam in, also lower the volume of the wind, etc... down during editing... nice aircraft, loved it all , thanks Martyn
Thank you so much Martyn! Now I have to go back and look at some of your older videos...I haven't seen an on board yet! It was an interesting edit to get together...never done it before, but it sounds like we will again!
Hi Adam,
First off, congrats on the UA-cam channel! I've been watching since the first one and I am loving the in-depth reviews, how-to's, and storytelling. Awesome work! And your review on the Arrows Husky got me off the fence and I am eagerly awaiting delivery of the Ultimate version. 😎
As for the FPV flight of the P-38, I loved it! These types of flights can be boring, but this was excellent! Great editing and crystal clear footage. The best of all worlds video would be a mix of this with some on-ground footage, but I know this would be a lot more editing. But keep these coming. Great job!
I hope to own a P-38 sometime soon. It is one of my all-time favorite warbirds! Nothing else looks like it.
What are your pros and cons on this Flightline model?
Thanks and Regards,
Matt
Hello Matt...thanks so much for your support of the channel! We really appreciate it! Glad you like it and i think you will LOVE your Husky!
I actually flew the P-38 line of sight and just recorded with the Runcam 2. We plan to use it more at some point, and a mixture of both is a great idea.
The Flightline P-38 is a really good plane...not for a novice, but a very good flying Warbird. A bit of patience is required for assembly...lot of wiring. It does require a mixture of power and elevator during the flare to land well...not a power off lander although that could technically be done...it would require a steep decent angle. Making sure the ESC's are calibrated together so the motors run in sync is a must. I would say anyone with some full featured Warbird experience (the added weight of flaps, retracts, etc) can fly it just fine. It is much easier to take off and land than any taildragger with the tricycle gear and counter rotating props to nullify torque. If you are a P-38 fan this is the foam one to have. Hope this helps Matt! If you have any more questions let me know. Happy flying, and again...thanks so much for your support of our channel!
@@ModelAV8RChannel Thanks a lot for the input on the P-38. Much appreciated! And much continued success with your channel! 😎👍
what do I think your sitting on content like this and you tease us with once in a while one day a week is not enuff ✌
Lol! Thanks buddy! Man with our schedule and the wx this winter we're doing good to do one a week!
@@ModelAV8RChannel very appreciative for the content you do put out just so much crap on here when you find an honest channel you tune in✌
Thank you man! Nice knowing you want more content...that makes us feel awesome! We are still learning and perfecting how we do things...we do hope to be able to add a surprise extra episode in a week sporadically every now and then at some point.
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Thanks man!
Hi Adam how did you take pilot out pitts did take canopy off with craft knife?
Hey Lee. I actually cut it out from the bottom of the hatch.
Adam my Mrs told me go full out with detail with pitts. Crome paint, dummy engine heads in holes, crome rivets, crome exhaust, crome stars on top red wings, dummy aerial. Even getting graphics done in USA for USA flag blowing in wind on cowling and old type signs. Put on push rods metal and painted red , pilot helmet crome, pledge to make it shine and canapyy too a lot work but it be so nice once it done
Forgot to say your prop you got on and got same thats having crome line and at tips and cone croamed
That will be awesome Lee! Wow you're really going all out! Send us some pics at the channel e mail when you get it done...we'd love to see it!