Tech Talk: E-flite Decathlon RJG 1.2m with RJ Gritter and David Payne
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“The son of a test pilot dad and a flight instructor mom, RJ has been in the cockpit his entire life. Growing up around the airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, he started flying before he was tall enough to see over the instrument panel! He soloed on his 16th birthday and got his private pilot license on his 17th.
RJ developed a passion for aerobatics through radio-control (RC) flying. He started competing in RC aerobatics at age 16 in national and international events, representing the US in indoor precision and freestyle aerobatic championships. RC flying gave him a strong background for "full-scale" aerobatic flying.
RJ earned his bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from North Carolina State University. After graduation, he moved to northern Virginia, just down the street from the Bealeton Flying Circus! He got his Decathlon at the end of 2015 and has since flown over 800 hours in the airplane, flying his first airshow in 2016. Since then, he's flown hundreds of performances and has loved every minute of it!”
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Please click "...more / Show more" for links and more information. Visit www.horizonhobby.com/search?q=EFL_RJG_Decathlon for more information on the Decathlon RJG 1.2m. And see more footage of the Decathlon RJG 1.2m in action in this video: th-cam.com/video/UesbmRauENU/w-d-xo.html
Check out the Tech Talk - and flight on - the all-new E-flite Decathlon RJG 1.2m with RJ Gritter!
More information about RJ Gritter (courtesy of www.rjgritter.com/about):
“The son of a test pilot dad and a flight instructor mom, RJ has been in the cockpit his entire life. Growing up around the airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, he started flying before he was tall enough to see over the instrument panel! He soloed on his 16th birthday and got his private pilot license on his 17th.
RJ developed a passion for aerobatics through radio-control (RC) flying. He started competing in RC aerobatics at age 16 in national and international events, representing the US in indoor precision and freestyle aerobatic championships. RC flying gave him a strong background for "full-scale" aerobatic flying.
RJ earned his bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from North Carolina State University. After graduation, he moved to northern Virginia, just down the street from the Bealeton Flying Circus! He got his Decathlon at the end of 2015 and has since flown over 800 hours in the airplane, flying his first airshow in 2016. Since then, he's flown hundreds of performances and has loved every minute of it!”
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I'm so glad HH did this! I've been watching RJ's airshow journey and I love his energy management skills. What he does with a Decathlon is amazing. His show resembles some of what you'd see on the 3D line at Joe Nall. BTW, I've seen RJ fly RC there years ago!
This is a really cool model and RJ seems like the real deal as a an RC Guy. Please be safe Sir!
Finally, A Citabria/Decathlon with a accurate nose/cowl profile and shape. This alone either makes or breaks the look of the aircraft. Thank you David/Horizon!! Wish it was balsa, but I'll take the foamy too!! The last accurate Decathlon on the market was the giant that Mike McConville designed for Horizon back several years ago. Great job guys!!
This is a spectacularly shot video. E-flite- wow!
Very nice Citabria model. Flat bottom wing is a citabria, a Decathalon has a semi-symmetrical wing. I understand the choice as the flatbottom will make the plane much more docile.
Naaaice! Please make a 150cc balsa/wood variant! Congrats RJ! Glad horizon is not forcing any FAA tracking bullshit electronics with their planes.
I saw RJ fly at EAA Oshkosh last summer - his performance was stunning! One of the best performers of the week in my opinion. Some of his full scale moves mirrored stuff that originated in the RC world. Go see him this summer if you can.
A 2.1m Carbon-Z version would be outstanding. Maybe in the future?
Yah that would be sweet
@horizon I would pre order!
Congrats to RJ. I like the stubby gear like the full scale thats normally missed.
Very well done story & demo. & Hi from The Flying Pilgrims RC Club - Michigan 🚂
Good stuff HH, I dig it!!
I congratulate you on this excellent concept aimed at reproducing iconic aircraft. I am a European customer and I am very attracted by this type of semi-model product which is similar to the model. I just bought the Mini Draco on pre-order, it is possible that I will also buy this one and I am sure I want to buy the Kit Fox from Trend Palmer, the Highlander from Steve Henry, the Aero Commander from Bob Hoover. .. if one day you produce them. That said, I look at the price too. There is a psychological price that I would not exceed for a foam plane, no matter how detailed it is.
Bring back the Great Planes 30cc Citabria!
Sweet man that is cool. I want one.
"Are you ready?" "No" lol
Draco got company ...great going Horizon ...
Now do a Dark Arrow ... PLEEEEEZ!
By the way ...just asking ...is that an Albatross Seaplane ...behind you guys 13:33
Yes it is! Hasn't flown in years from what we were told but it is still a beauty! ~HHCameraGuy
Good eye bro, I spotted the HU-16 Albatross almost immediately. Such a great aircraft.
Cool model!
It would be really cool to have a 2 meter ARF version of Hangar 9.
Keep it up people!
I wish Horizon would have a display and some kind of mini airshow at the Reno Air Races.
May get the AMA involved, too.
Looks like a winner!
Great looking Decathlon with a lot of great details, and lights. Was shocked by the price point. Have a great Decathlon already but just had to order. Jeff in LA USA
Jeff. I figured you couldn't resist this one.😉
@@payitfwdrcl6171 of course I'm a Decathlon sucker. 😏
@@JeffinLowerAlabama Mee too Jeff. Looks like I’ll be picking one up as well in the near future. lol.
Awesome!!
Cool but missing the opportunity to have clear windows was a bit of a fail. Would've elevated the realism that bit higher!
We agree, but in this case it would have added considerable weight, complexity, and cost resulting in a price over $300 and lower performance overall. These considerations are why some of our scale models don't have transparent windows (because many/most people prefer a lower price and better performance without them). That said, we do still plan to offer certain scale models with transparent windows in the future!
@HorizonHobbyProducts it's a rock and a hard place with these smaller planes! Appreciate branching out though, the variety is amazing, be interesting to see what pops up manufacturing wise in the future!
Ain’t nothing but cool
I like it!
Hey horizon! I have a great idea for a plane. Make a p-51 (doesn’t matter the scale) named “six shooter” the p-51 that is owned by chuck hall. We know his brother and I would love to see it. Thanks!
Very nice and very reasonably priced.
Just ordered one when do I get it??
They will start shipping from both of our warehouses in the US around 3/14/24 (and in the EU/UK in April!)
That guy is awesome 😎 flies the real deal and the model!! Doesn't get any cooler than that. Nice plane. I like the size of this plane. I prefer the larger planes because the umx planes aren't really great for the western Pennsylvania wind. Keep em coming Horizon 😊
How does this handle compared to the Valiant 1.3m?
Pure awesomeness! 👍🏽
Its looks like a good pane wich is detailed but doesn’t have a super hight wing cube loading weight
beautiful but why not scale windows?
Not worth it because adding this feature significantly weakens the airframe. Sure, it would look nice, but at the cost of lessened structural integrity. There wouldn't be enough foam material to properly hold the wing in place without it tearing the fuselage apart in high G acrobatics.
Porculus spot-on, and as we noted in response to another similar comment regarding clear/transparent windows:
We agree, but in this case it would have added considerable weight, complexity, and cost resulting in a price over $300 and lower performance overall. These considerations are why some of our scale models don't have transparent windows (because many/most people prefer a lower price and better performance without them). That said, we do still plan to offer certain scale models with transparent windows in the future!
Can you please make an 1500mm stol plane (super cub xcub or carbon cub)? I would ve happy for an answer and sure that everyone will like a 1500 mm cub from e flight
30cc 1/4 scale version and I’m in
I would like to see an 800mm aeroshell t-6.
Awesome!