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@@Tchown22 I'm sorry but without seeing exactly what you've done it's hard for me or anyone else to recommend a fix. All I can say is if you disconnect the nose gear push rod and take the three screws out of the battery compartment you should be able to remove the whole mechanism. Watch the video again, removing the gear is pretty straight forward and simple to achieve.

@@Δυσνομία Thanks so much! It's as old as it is and it's going to stay looking that way forever.

Thanks that's a great compliment!

@@MrDougstud GOOD EVENING FROM GREECE. CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE VERY GOOD CONSTRUCTION AND FOR THE FLIGHTS. THIS FLAIR KIT IS THE BEST STEARMAN EVER MADE IN A MODEL. ALSO THE ENGINE YOU HAVE IS WITHIN THE 1/4 SCALE. I DON'T REMEMBER THEM NOW. IT DOES FINE. 70CC. UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T GET IT AND THE FLAIR CLOSED. I'M LOOKING TO FIND ITS DRAWINGS SO I CAN BUILD IT WITH THE SAME ENGINE. DO YOU HAVE THE DRAWINGS??? IF YES, YOU COULD IF YOU WANT TO SEND THEM TO ME AND I WILL PAY FOR THEM AS WELL AS THE TRANSPORTATION. OF COURSE IN PHOTOS. PLEASE

@@spiridontsaris44 I unfortunately am not the owner of this Stearman. I'm responsible for doing the flying and the editing of this video. I will pass your request on to the owner and it'll be up to him if he wishes to help.

Thanks so much for the compliment Badbob. I have to admit though that with just the skid on the tail of this Antic it kinda has a mind of its own when it's on the ground. Despite it kinda ruining its original design I'm seriously considering putting a tail wheel assembly on it so it'll steer on the runway in the wind. Thanks for watching!

@@MrDougstud Try putting some rubber on the skid to see if it helps grip at all

@@certy_huh Wow that's a great suggestion and a possible improvement I would have never thought of. I will consider that in the future if needed on another plane as for the Antic I have installed a tail wheel and I'm much happier now with it.

Thank you!

@@skipstalforce Yes it's a great facility. th-cam.com/video/eWaHGkILVWk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=0LrIV1mRxIQUxkk4

It had a Saito 80 in it for almost 40 years. Check out the other two Antic videos on my channel if you want the four stroke. Although I miss the beautiful four stroke sound I needed to give in to the cleanliness of electric. The glow fuel was taking its toll on my old fabric covering. I know the purists are dying over this change but it was the right move for me now.

This event was at On Top Of The World community in Ocala Florida.

Thank you! So glad you liked it.

@@badbob Thanks Badbob! Besides my flying and the great camera work I think it's my editing that makes it good.

@@Glenfilthie1 Thanks so much for watching! It's a special airplane, I love it too.

Like I said in the video. The mistake they made with the AeroScout is the relied on foam to support the workings of this poorly designed mechanism. When guys destroy the foam underside of the nose the gear does not work properly anymore. If you do this fix right you'll no longer need to keep repairing that area and your nose gear will work perfectly on its own. Good luck!

This Antic has a Saito 80. It's very over powered. I know it sounds great but it's very messy on the fabric covering. I'm considering converting it to electric. th-cam.com/video/aKMq38E4guU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=RTRIDCJDa1IacyoF

@@MrDougstud Thank you for the reply.....I'm just about to buy the mono version here in england... Beautiful looking plane and it has a laser 70fs. i might convert it to a petrol... I have. A have a saito fg11 petrol... Which will be a perfect...

@@iman80skid91 That's a beautiful airplane too! The 70fs is plenty of power. Do yourself a favor if you change it to gas, make sure it's not any heavier or you'll ruin the the beautiful flying characteristics. It's designed to go slow, the slower it goes the prettier it looks. Speed is the enemy of these Antics. Good luck and have fun!

@@MrDougstud Yes it takes away the scale affect if too fast... No the saito 11 gas is The same size as a sato 62...its tiny

Lol!!

It did! Lol!

Thank you! I hope you found the video helpful.

Thank you so much for the kind words. This plane holds a lot of sentimental value for me and I'm glad you enjoyed watching it.

I'm sorry I have no written instructions for what I explained in the video. Although if you take the battery hatch off and look at the tray you'll see the three screws that loosen the whole nose gear mechanism. Unfortunately unless the foam is destroyed on the underside where the gear exits the bottom you'll have to cut the foam to remove it. Good luck!

@@MrDougstud what is the best way to fix it after it becomes loose me and my cousin are willing to use metal, take it apart, but he has the plane and we just wanted some input

I'm sorry again but there are many things that can go wrong with the nose of this airplane and without inspecting it closely I'd be hard pressed to offer any constructive advise on fixing your AeroScout. My recommendation would be to find someone that knows the airplane well or if you belong to a club ask someone in the club. If you don't belong to a club it would be a good idea to join one, this is where you'll learn the most and get good help. Good luck!

@@MrDougstudI think my cousin will put a plate of tiny metal to sandwich the wood so maybe it won’t move anymore. But is it necessary to have the washers because it’s not totally broken off I need a hobby group to join

Depending on the damage there are many possible fixes that could need to be done. My fix was to make the whole mechanism operate better without doing any reinforcement to the bottom of the plane. Like I said in the video the manufacturer of this plane used the underside of the fuselage to support this gear and when the foam gets damaged the gear doesn't work properly anymore. Now you can work to repair the underside or you can fix the mechanism. It's your choice, many guys support the gear by beefing up where the gear exits the bottom but I didn't do it that way and my gear is still working perfectly. My suggestion is to watch a bunch of videos on TH-cam and decide what fix best suits your need. Good luck!

Yes do this fix and don't waste your time reinforcing the underside of the fuselage. If you fix the mechanism and it's securely mounted to the underside of the servo tray you'll be just fine with the wire gear sticking out of the bottom of the fuse.

I'm sorry but I don't understand how you could say I did nothing to fix the issue? I eliminated the nose gear slop by fixing the mechanism not by reinforcing the bottom of the fuselage. This is exactly what's wrong with this design, they relied on the fuse to stabilize the gear and as soon as it gets weak everyone ends up with the same problem. I'm sorry but my fix solves that problem so even if you have an open hole on the bottom you still have a strong operational gear. My fixed gear is going strong and so are the others who have applied this fix. But hey different fixes for everyone is good.

That was my fix only I used plywood. The real answer, and I need this more than anyone, Is land correctly!

@@MrDougstud I don't understand how taking out the slop in the nose gear rod (that holds the nose wheel) makes the plane any more resistant to damage on a hard landing. The problem is that it's the servo tray that has to supports the nose gear and it it's to thin to resist much force. It's the area around the three screws holding the control arm for the nose gear that must be reinforced in order to withstand the torque the control arm will exert on the servo tray during a hard, nose down landing. You actually solved the problem nicely by applying reinforcement to the bottom of the fuse tray, which was made possible by the fuse being already damaged enough that you could remove the whole nose gear assembly, giving you accessing to both it and the bottom side of the servo tray. If one's fuse is still intact and you don't want to cut the fuse in order to remove the nose gear out then the reinforcements must be applied to the top of the servo tray. I still think adding some reinforcement between the bottom of the fuse and the back half of the nose gear is helpful because it will spread the force over a larger and stronger surface.

@poorgermanboy You are correct. My fixing the slop idea will do nothing to help the plane be more resilient against hard landings. The idea behind this was to make the plane track and steer better by fixing the problem where it is and that's right at the mechanism. To many guys are trying to fix this sloppy nose gear by constantly reinforcing the underside of the fuselage. This is a waste of time, it's only foam and unless you add lots of wood and glue it's never going to help even after a couple more rough landings. Beside like I said in the video by doing that it makes it impossible to service the gear if necessary without breaking the bottom out all over again, not to mention adding useless weight. My fix only makes the gear work better it doesn't make it any stronger. If you're just looking for a better working gear then my fix is a better idea than adding all kinds of stuff to the underside of the fuselage. Bottom line it's a crappy design and everyone I know that owns the AeroScout eventually has the same problem.

Thank you for the fix compliment. Nothing I'd rather do then furnish you with a template but unfortunately I don't have one.

Thank you. This is my brother's AeroScout and I did this fix over a year ago and he's had no problems with his nose gear since. Best part is no unsightly reinforcement on the underside and no additional weight. Thanks for watching.

Fortunately I wasn't the one who felt crummy after the crash. It's my brother's plane a he wrecked it. Of course he never felt that bad because he gave it to me to repair and being the good natured slob that I am I did it for him. Lucky for me he hasn't crashed it again since. Thanks for watching!

I love this airplane! Thanks so much for watching.

Boy oh boy we had some laughs that day having fun with that gator. Funny thing was we had two boats one red one blue. He could care less about the blue one but holy cow he loved the red one. Thanks for watching.

You could but since it's brand new I'm sure the foam fuselage has got the nose gear feeling kinda sturdy. Unfortunately right now in order to do my fix you may have to break the gear out of the bottom to get it out. If I were you I'd wait until you've had enough rough landings and you notice it getting pretty wobbly. Whatever you decide good luck and have fun, the AeroScout is an awesome little plane.

Wow thanks so much for the compliment! Like I always say to my rc buddies, planes fly the same at ten feet or at two hundred feet. As long as you're in control there's nothing to fear. Lol!

Yes

Hey that's funny! I agree a little out of proportion but needed to make this old heavy Lear fly well. Thanks for watching.

My wife and I and another couple were vacationing in Daytona and decided to stick it out thinking Ian was going to miss the area. What a mistake, we are lucky the resort we were in didn't topple into the ocean. What a horrible experience, what a shame the devastation done to the area. I will make a smarter decision next time if I'm ever in that situation again.

@@MrDougstud we were back there in July the wall should be finished by now and most of the rooms repaired !!the manager and maintenance guy ride it out she has been there for 25 years!!she said the water would come in suck the water out of the pools and then put it back in!! Finally they looked out and the north pool came out of the ground then it body slammed back down and was done!!it’s our favorite place to go look forward to getting back to normal

Thanks for the compliment on the video. Sorry you're not a fan of the music.