I cant recommend the Swappable series enough. Its amazing, to build something yourself, and then see it fly beautifully. My first plane was the FT Flyer, and its great! The swappables is great too if you are like me, and love building. So many wonderful airframes awailable, and you can fly them all with the same set of electronics. Cheap and Fun!
And for you guys at FliteTest, Thank you. You provided all the right steppingstones for me to get into this great hobby. Without you I would not be flying today. Thank you for what you do. I hope you see this!
Great advice! I started with the FT Flyer, too. Actually, two FT Flyers and a buddy, which I cannot recommend enough. It's been almost three years now, and I've never actually swapped a swappable. My power pods don't survive long enough, and I wind up gluing them in to get back in the air. By the time my next plane is ready to fly, the previous plane is so badly damaged that I discard the whole airframe and transplant the electronics.
I have been flying and teaching flying for over 30 years now and I completely agree about the Apprentice for a 4 axis airplane trainer for beginners. I have had kids as young as 6 years old fly and land this airplane the first time out! I have also taught people 80+ fly this airplane with the same success and the best thing is the smiles afterwords! I love teaching new people how to fly. I usually bring my Apprentice along with me when I fly, I normally fly my 106" Edge 540 and people are constantly coming over and asking if they can fly, I say no but you can fly this.... The Apprentice Well done guys!
Yep its a good plane as well although it does not have the three settings for novice, intermediate and advanced and it does not come with the transmitter or battery. The Apprentice comes with everything you need to get in the air, including the charger
hi I have a t-28 trogan crashed it 2 times but now i am confident to fly any plane. When i am nervous to fly a rc plane i usually crash but now i am confident and i fly on the he golf course! i am 11 and really enjoy flying rc planes and you guys inspire me. You are the reason i got into flying rc planes.
I learned on an original Champ, a Duet, and a micro Sport Cub S. The Champ no longer flies, but I still enjoy flying the Duet and Sport Cub, even though I've moved onto HH's micro warbirds. The Duet is great for the backyard and the Sport Cub is a joy to fly on a calm day.
Yeap! It was a Bixler 2, pusher glider type, that taught me how to fly. And crash. And fly, and and etc. No "SAFE" tech in it, just long grass to land in. Oh and a tree ... and some prickly gorse bushes. Owich!! :¬o So after around 2 years, old Bix was flying sort of sideways after one too many unexpected arrivals. So he's retired now and I'm into pod and boom gliders! :¬)
I ordered my Bixler on Xmas day of 2011. My first RC plane. Had lot of fun with it over a grass and over a snow. Lots of carbon tubes replaced. Lot of glue used :) Still sits on my shelf waiting to be fixed and flown again one day. The FT Flyer was the second. Great bird I've modified different ways.
The Pusher Configuration worked out best for me. Started with a Multiplex Easy Glider, and even with this you can get 30-40min flights on a good termal spot. Was very enjoyable!
I've built a number of your planes, most from speed build kits. I love the Storch - so excited to get nice coordinated turns the other day. The Bloody Baron was a blast (until it ended up in a thicket, but we got it back.) These planes are so easy to repair, too. The Bloody Baron lost about three inches off one wing tip, but I just traced out a new part from the tattered remains and glued it on. Anyhow, my point is that I plan to build another Tiny Trainer. I want to keep a plane in the car, ready to go, and I think that might be a good one. It was a smooth, nice flier on three channel. I never got to try the four channel wing with 3S, but now I have the batteries so I will certainly give it a go. Tiny Trainer gets my recommendation.
Great suggestions. I would add the FT Flyer as well. It's really easy to build and fly. The Tiny Trainer is a good plane as well. The really cool part if you build your first plane is when you destroy it you will know how to build another one. There's nothing worse than going out and paying 100 bucks for a plane only to destroy in a matter of seconds. My #1 plane I recommend however is the UMX Radian. It's also really easy to fly and gives you a lot of confidence. The only downside is it's BNF only. I also have a Dynam Hawksky which is an awesome pusher prop plane and it's really cheap. I have pretty much covered all of the beginner range planes I think - lol.
Josh, Although this plane is now out of production, many many of our club members have used this trainer to learn to fly/enjoy R/C. I'm talking about the FlyLite trainer. In fact, the plane is so well loved that people are buying the parts and assembling the plane that way. It is a calm weather/wind plane though because of its light construction. Perhaps they should put it into production again.
I've been loving the content recently, you guys are great! Keep it up! I've been watching almost every video for the past few years and looking at the comments three years later from the 2014 Lauren International acquirement update and seeing how the comments predicted the future of FliteTest back them. How wrong they are. FliteTest is doing really well and to be honest I haven't noticed a difference in content whatsoever, apart form the lack of sponsored reviews. You shouldn't thank US for watching we should thank YOU for the awesome content. Your videos have inspired me to get back into RC planes and I don't know what to get I decided to really get into the hobby about a year ago and I got a, DX6i and a Sport Cub S. It was a great plane, but I ended up crashing (completly over enthusiastic and I flew it in 10mph winds. A bad combination.) braking the wing. I got another wing but I ended up widening the servos backwards. Genius. I knew that they were reversed before flight so I reversed the channel on my radio, but it tried to mix in opposite rudder in beginner mode. As a result it crashed it and broke most of the fuselage and the motor and motor shaft. This left me with a wing (worth £20) , receiver (worth £50) and battery (worth £7). I really want to get back into RC planes (4ch and with safe to make learning 4ch easier) and I would also like to get into CP helis as FP helis are too similar to quads which I am familiar with (I have flown 4 quads over the period of 2 years, and I'm really into AP, I have a Phantom 3 Standard), so what should I do? 1. Buy a whole new Sport Cub S and have a spare wing for it (£80). 2. Buy a Champ S+ and ditch my spare Sport Cub S wings, for brushless and GPS functionality (£90). 3. Try to diy and get a new fuselage, tailset, landing gear, motor housing and motor for my Sport Cub. Not the best option at £67 cheapest! 4. Make a big investment and get both a new Sport Cub (with spare wings) and a Blade nano CPS. (£154). 5. Just get a Nano CPS (£74). 6. Possibly squeeze a Nano cps in with the Champ S+ (£165). 7. Possibly build one of your great kits (£?). There all B-N-F prices and I'll bind them with my DX6i. I don't have much money to spend. I've got plenty of space to fly. Thank in advance.
First fixed-wing flight tonight with your Tiny Trainer! The thing just... floats. Such a gentle, pleasant experience. Until I crashed. First of many crashes ahead, though - I'm hooked :D
I recommend The Champ every time, its simple and super cheap and fun, its what i started on and gave me alot of confidence, dont waste your time with these beginner modes they are not even useful crutches as they prevent you fro learning to fly properly
You guys at "Flight Test" seem to refer to the apprentice 15e quite a bit. You do know that there is a Mini Apprentice that's 200$ RTF and still has all the safe features
i fly fpv raceing quads and i just got in to planes and my first plane is my scrach bulid of the ft mini mustang and it fly great so good job flight tes ,thanks
Do you have a list of tools you would recommend in order to start this hobby? I'm at a loss here. And thank you all at FT for making this hobby easy to get into!
Dear flute test I think that you should do some building basics and techniques for example, you could teach us things like how to build a nose or a wing this way, we could create new planes ourselves
You should check FT Swappable series build videos. FT guys did a great job teaching the basic techniques and there is plenty of design ideas to start with. Take a FT Flyer, build it, fly it, crash it. Then modify it and see how does it change performance. I have moded FT Flyer with ailerons, thick profile wing, high wingspan, etc. Great platform to start with.
Nerdnic is a great guy. He is always willing to share his plans and will respond to questions on the Flite test forum. I built a lot of planes for about a year but just got a bit burned out.
I have a diy versa wing and its hard to build because the video you build it in has different parts then the power packet you provide it to build it with so i have to improvise on some things , as in could you make a video of you guys building it again but only with the power pack you recommended and the plane kit?
Have you guys ever seen a crop duster type of low-wing with T-tail rudder/elevator plane like the Agri-Duck? If someone has the flight sim program ClearView, it has that model in it. Is there a way to build something like that out of foamboard?
Would you folks do a quick review of simulators both PC and pure Mac ones. Most simulators for Mac require the Mac to emulate a PC making them vulnerable to viruses,
Hey flite test I wanted to ask I have a drone and one day I was taking it out on a rainy day but it stopped raining and I landed it and at that point one of the moders stopped can you help me out or give me a suggestion
I had the worst experiences so far I did a 6ft gas build 2 stroke high wing. An old guy flew it for me and said it was a great first build. He gave some tips just to try to show me a patern run a and I nosed it in. And I am a real pilot. So not even close to the skills matching. 600$ gone. Next Helicopter, practiced up n down up n down in the garage for months, soon as i took it to the back yard I went above fence line and a gust got it.. never saw it again. 3rd flight foam glider 1mph wind, axis control auto return to flyer on. .. pusher Volance 600 got it airborn and it just would not react rudder elevator wind push it backawards out of the park lost radio contact after trying to return to take off mode. It turned with the breeze and never saw it again so Im a grand$1000 in and have yet to fly more than 30 seconds...any tips for ez beginner flyers?
Actually I am interested in making rc planes , but in our state there is no proper information about what for they built and how it is used . I have the ability to make rc planes but also I like to earn money from that , is that possible So can you clarify my dought
I bought the apprentice as my first plane over 3 years ago and i still sometimes use it. It can take a beating! I had the nose completely break off and just used hot glue and packing tape and it works perfectly fine now. Half of my elevator broke off mid flight and i was able to land it and use a piece of foambord to make it work like new again. I even added a bomb drop box to it as well. Overall, I would 100% recommend as first plane.
I think as a small high wing trainer, I choose the Sport Cub S; great plane, cheap, small, and easy to fly. Also, it was the plane that got me into the hobby. One year after I had it, I was flying carbon gliders and doing aerial photography (with gliders as well /).
Very good, but the best beginner plane ist your Nutball ! If you don't have any equipment you can buy everything for under 100€ no problem ! =D Super simple, 15min flighttime, uncrashable ;)
heey ! Nein, absolut nicht, sind hunderte ;) Schau mal auf facebook, da gibts ne super ft gemeinde ! Ich meist easycut, damit baue ich schon seit 5 jahren !
Best beginner plane I flew was your FT Storch! So forgiving, really stable, loads of room for mods and easy to repair. I started with just a standard 4 channel set up, crashed it hard, glued it back together, crashed some more, put flaps on, crashed some more. The thing lasted about a year, but after that year I was ready to fly and repair everything. I think the most important thing about a starter plane is not necessarily how it flies, but also how easy it is to repair and adapt. Because as we all know, flying RC planes is 50% flying, 50% repairing.
I built a Storch for the same reason, but the landing gear never lined up, so it crashed every time I flew it. Finally gave up and went with the Scout.
I bought the Apprentice STS a couple of months ago...last week the entire horizontal Stabiliser delaminated and dived it into the ground. I've opened up a dispute/complaint dialogue with the manufacturer...hopefully i get fair treatment. In the mean time,if you have one i would suggest puting a piece of vinyl or tape along your leading edge. I had no signs of an issue before takeoff ...it was a sudden and catastrophic failure that has destroyed my plane.
I just started flying with my step dads rc plane the apprentice and im already starting acro mode after a couple days of flying and a i my first trick a loop!
I learned with the original yellow Champ with no assistance. Coming from helicopters and quads I actually found it a little too easy, but now my son flies it. It has had both wings ripped off in crashes and hot glued back on and still flies like a "Champ". I now fly FT Sparrow and Arrow and an AXN as well as quads still. My son who just turned 8 is flying a 250 quad with FPV goggles and loving it. Very small criticism, Josh S voice is louder than Josh B so I find myself turning the volume up and down so I don't disturb other people. I don't know if anything can be done about it and it's no big deal, just thought I would mention it.
I'm currently trying to get into the hobby of flying, my question is, should I start off with a cessna 182' 500. I've played loads of plane simulators and watched loads of RC plane training vidoes, what do you think?
All very good planes, even though I had a negative experience with my girlfriend's Champ yesterday. It looks like we had a GPS flyaway, as the aircraft decided to fly off at full throttle without any reaction to steering inputs. Sadly it ended up in a tall tree where it could not be recovered. Apart from that, it always flew lovely, even though I feel as if I've could have taught her to fly with a conventional plane in all the time we spent on setting up GPS and all. She was of course very disappointed in losing her first own plane. We're now building a Tiny Trainer as a replacement, so we get the fun of building it as well! Onwards and upwards :-) Many thanks for all your amazing content. You are a great source of inspiration and produce all around enjoyable content. I really hope that Flite Fest will make it to the European continent at some point! All the best and greetings from Switzerland!
Hmm, something else to add...I personally learned R/C on my own using a GWS Slow Stick. That was back in the days of NiCads and 72 mhz. Dealing with garbage esc's and receiver-bec incompatibilities was a pain in the neck, but it was a fantastic learning platform. I dorked that thing in more times than I can count, and it's still flying after almost 15 years of being pranged by various beginners.
I began with a Multiplex Easy Star and a Muliplex Easy Cub after that and after that i got into a glow high wing trainer(the Seagull Arizing star) (started with the easy star at an age of 8 now i am 19)
I have to second the advice to buy a Radian in either size. Very easy learning platform, and the spare parts availability is excellent.I do disagree about the space requirements of gliders, though. With practice, you can fly a lightly loaded glider in tighter spaces than you'd fly most other models.
Holy **** yes! I loved these videos way back 4 years ago. So awesome to see Josh and Josh back together doing a review. I really miss the good old plane reviews in chad's garage.
I keep buying swapables all bought in 2019: Simple Scout, Storch, Bushwacker, S.E.5, Pietenpol, Bloody Baron. The Master builds aren't swapable, but then they are special in every way.
Great job, I like using the Apprentice S, Transmitters\ Radios cause a lot of confusion for most of the New flyers I get to talk to, since New comers think a radio is a radio. Jeff....
4 years later, an excellent choice for a first plane offers a high wing airframe, 10mm brushed geared motor, pop-off prop hub and 3 flying modes including beginner and intermediate SAFE levels and a full manual mode. The 20" wingspan plane is made of EPP foam which is much more resilient and flexible versus standard "Styrofoam" EPO aircraft. Search TH-cam videos for the 4-channel "Volantex Sport Cub 500". Here's one example: th-cam.com/video/dIgJBBf132Q/w-d-xo.html A 3-channel version called "Super Cub 500" is also available. I recommend the 4-channel version.
You guys are essentially and legitimately my RC flight instructors. With over 12,000 real hours logged, you've taught me about everything I know about RC. That Apprentice was my first buy last summer with the DX6, and I cannot recommend a better way to learn on your own. Great job, guys! Love your work! Keep it up!
Thank you for the kind words Jason!! Gotta hand it to you and the rest of the community...we literally have the BEST community EVER! So, thank you for all you do to allow us to do what we do!! Blessings friend! S.O.
Bix3 is not so easy to set up for beginners. For getting the right cg you need to add some lead in the front... best pusher-beginner plane for me still is - and always will be - the Multiplex Easystar II with ailerons (all you need is included in the set, except two aileron-servos (9g))
Weird...I built the tiny trainer (complete) then the FT Flyer, then the Mini Arrow and just 10 minutes ago finished a Mini Scout...So basically I have 7 planes built and never touched the sticks yet...i hope I like flying otherwise I might go into business as a builder lol....now I'm dying still waiting for China to ship me my electronicals...UGH. ..I still have 3 foam boards, tape and glue though...maybe an explorer is next? ...i got all that built for under 6 sheets/$6!
A cheapo Airhogs plane was my first RC plane. All control was done with differential thrust, surprisingly maneuverable and lasted so much longer than anything else in that category. My first "real" RC plane was the original Flyzone Skyfly, lasted forever and flew great. Still have it lying around to upgrade with modern components some day. Currently flying the Flyzone Calypso and a 5" Alien frame. Two very different flying styles, but the Calypso is probably the most stable and easy to fly plane I've ever owned.
I started by putting a receiver, a battery and 2 servos (for rudder and elevator) on a free flight glider and hand-launched the thing off the top of a slope. The flights didn't last long since it had no motor to maintain altitude or climb, but that's how I got into RC-flying. Taught it to myself. Later I encountered an RC-flight simulator at my local electronics store and proceeded to choose a 4 channel plane and smash the living CRAP out of it the first few tries before I got the hang of it after 10 minutes. That's how I learned full 3-axis flying. Not much later I modified a 2-channel glider into a 4-channel 3-axis plane, tossed it up in the air and flew like I'd never been doing anything else.
Thanks for the analysis! I live in hawaii, where it is often windy, 15-25 mph days are frequent. Which if these would you think holds up best in the wind? Thanks!
Flew nitro with my dad as a kid. My 1st rc to solo was the original Parkzone radian. Still have it. Still love it. From there I got a Parkzone Sport Cub . Flew it a few months and graduated to the plane that is now the FAVORITE plane in my hangar, the Eflite Carbon Z Cub. I almost never go to the field without it. I now fly my Sport Cub on floats & it's great. So as of today my hangar consists of my Radian, Sport Cub, CZ Cub, Rare Bear, Red Bull Edge 540, Red Bull Corsair, Parkzone Sukhoi (regular receiver), Freewing Rebel, Carbon Z Cessna 150.. Previous planes include a Carbon Z T28,(sold) Hobbyzone Corsair , (traded) and a HSD Viper 75 that never flew right so I junked it.
lol I got a story for u guys so I had my f27c Stryker it took me about a week or so to get a new body then to figure out how to put it together then spray paint it now I'm going out to fly it and then (here's the funny part) I go outside then (I love way way out) I front of my house and decide to fly it well my sisters friend came over that day he was a little drunk or so haha so I go fly it and he's watching me fly it and he tells me "hey let me try to fly it I can do it" he's never done it before so I explain too him how to do it and if he is going to crash it he would give me the controller so.. he takes it and hmm flys it for 3 seconds and then it nose dives and I see it comeing and I'm tellin him!! Yo gimme the controller I can get itt back up and he said no I got this... and then he crashed it haha got in his truck to go get it that day he learned that it is not so easy as you think!! 😭😭😭
What about nitro. I started out with a large 4 channel 46 nitro trainer and never looked back. All you need us a good instructor who can take over the plane when you make mistakes.
hi, which is better.. FMS CESSNA 182 TRAINER RC PLANE 1100MM RTF or APPRENTICE S 15e.. what is your recommend.. and why.. i buy 2 airplanes one week ago.. one corsair and one spitfire but to me are so difficult.. it is my first time.. thank you
I cant recommend the Swappable series enough. Its amazing, to build something yourself, and then see it fly beautifully. My first plane was the FT Flyer, and its great! The swappables is great too if you are like me, and love building. So many wonderful airframes awailable, and you can fly them all with the same set of electronics. Cheap and Fun!
And for you guys at FliteTest, Thank you. You provided all the right steppingstones for me to get into this great hobby. Without you I would not be flying today. Thank you for what you do. I hope you see this!
Moraren thank you for the kind words brother! We are so happy you're having success in the hobby! Happy flying and happy building. :-)
Josh Bixler and Moraren thanks you!
Moraren o
Great advice! I started with the FT Flyer, too. Actually, two FT Flyers and a buddy, which I cannot recommend enough. It's been almost three years now, and I've never actually swapped a swappable. My power pods don't survive long enough, and I wind up gluing them in to get back in the air. By the time my next plane is ready to fly, the previous plane is so badly damaged that I discard the whole airframe and transplant the electronics.
I have been flying and teaching flying for over 30 years now and I completely agree about the Apprentice for a 4 axis airplane trainer for beginners. I have had kids as young as 6 years old fly and land this airplane the first time out! I have also taught people 80+ fly this airplane with the same success and the best thing is the smiles afterwords! I love teaching new people how to fly. I usually bring my Apprentice along with me when I fly, I normally fly my 106" Edge 540 and people are constantly coming over and asking if they can fly, I say no but you can fly this.... The Apprentice Well done guys!
Dennis Schuchman
The Sport Cub S is a good choice as well.
Yep its a good plane as well although it does not have the three settings for novice, intermediate and advanced and it does not come with the transmitter or battery. The Apprentice comes with everything you need to get in the air, including the charger
Dennis Schuchman
The S model brings all of those features, the carbon Z ones don't.
I fact, I learned to fly with the S model.
Ok I stand corrected, I do remember seeing that... thanks!
Dennis Schuchman
No prob!
I started with a cheap, micro Cessna and then moved to a sky surfer.I recommend the FT 22 as a good diy plane, looks good, flies amazing.
The original Champ was a great trainer for me. This new one looks even better. Love you guys!
thatkidFPV same, I beat that plane to death but it was totally worth it seeing as where I am now!
hi I have a t-28 trogan crashed it 2 times but now i am confident to fly any plane. When i am nervous to fly a rc plane i usually crash but now i am confident and i fly on the he golf course! i am 11 and really enjoy flying rc planes and you guys inspire me. You are the reason i got into flying rc planes.
I learned on an original Champ, a Duet, and a micro Sport Cub S. The Champ no longer flies, but I still enjoy flying the Duet and Sport Cub, even though I've moved onto HH's micro warbirds. The Duet is great for the backyard and the Sport Cub is a joy to fly on a calm day.
I learned on the Explorer. I flew a couple other planes first but wasn't really successful until I decided to try the 3 channel pusher.
I bought an apprentice after watching the video you guys made. Still have it today! Fun plane, easy to fly.
Yeap! It was a Bixler 2, pusher glider type, that taught me how to fly. And crash. And fly, and and etc. No "SAFE" tech in it, just long grass to land in. Oh and a tree ... and some prickly gorse bushes. Owich!! :¬o
So after around 2 years, old Bix was flying sort of sideways after one too many unexpected arrivals. So he's retired now and I'm into pod and boom gliders! :¬)
I ordered my Bixler on Xmas day of 2011. My first RC plane.
Had lot of fun with it over a grass and over a snow. Lots of carbon tubes replaced. Lot of glue used :)
Still sits on my shelf waiting to be fixed and flown again one day.
The FT Flyer was the second. Great bird I've modified different ways.
The Pusher Configuration worked out best for me. Started with a Multiplex Easy Glider, and even with this you can get 30-40min flights on a good termal spot. Was very enjoyable!
I've built a number of your planes, most from speed build kits. I love the Storch - so excited to get nice coordinated turns the other day. The Bloody Baron was a blast (until it ended up in a thicket, but we got it back.) These planes are so easy to repair, too. The Bloody Baron lost about three inches off one wing tip, but I just traced out a new part from the tattered remains and glued it on.
Anyhow, my point is that I plan to build another Tiny Trainer. I want to keep a plane in the car, ready to go, and I think that might be a good one. It was a smooth, nice flier on three channel. I never got to try the four channel wing with 3S, but now I have the batteries so I will certainly give it a go. Tiny Trainer gets my recommendation.
Great suggestions. I would add the FT Flyer as well. It's really easy to build and fly. The Tiny Trainer is a good plane as well. The really cool part if you build your first plane is when you destroy it you will know how to build another one. There's nothing worse than going out and paying 100 bucks for a plane only to destroy in a matter of seconds. My #1 plane I recommend however is the UMX Radian. It's also really easy to fly and gives you a lot of confidence. The only downside is it's BNF only. I also have a Dynam Hawksky which is an awesome pusher prop plane and it's really cheap. I have pretty much covered all of the beginner range planes I think - lol.
My first 3 planes had SAFE or virtual instructor and it is a huge help! In my opinion, get the apprentice!
I started with the Bixler 2, great plane!
Josh,
Although this plane is now out of production, many many of our club members have used this trainer to learn to fly/enjoy R/C. I'm talking about the FlyLite trainer. In fact, the plane is so well loved that people are buying the parts and assembling the plane that way. It is a calm weather/wind plane though because of its light construction. Perhaps they should put it into production again.
Hi guys, very good video. Thank you for the comments and suggestions. I liked the views from above during the fly. Greetings
I've been loving the content recently, you guys are great! Keep it up! I've been watching almost every video for the past few years and looking at the comments three years later from the 2014 Lauren International acquirement update and seeing how the comments predicted the future of FliteTest back them. How wrong they are. FliteTest is doing really well and to be honest I haven't noticed a difference in content whatsoever, apart form the lack of sponsored reviews. You shouldn't thank US for watching we should thank YOU for the awesome content.
Your videos have inspired me to get back into RC planes and I don't know what to get
I decided to really get into the hobby about a year ago and I got a, DX6i and a Sport Cub S. It was a great plane, but I ended up crashing (completly over enthusiastic and I flew it in 10mph winds. A bad combination.) braking the wing. I got another wing but I ended up widening the servos backwards. Genius. I knew that they were reversed before flight so I reversed the channel on my radio, but it tried to mix in opposite rudder in beginner mode. As a result it crashed it and broke most of the fuselage and the motor and motor shaft. This left me with a wing (worth £20) , receiver (worth £50) and battery (worth £7). I really want to get back into RC planes (4ch and with safe to make learning 4ch easier) and I would also like to get into CP helis as FP helis are too similar to quads which I am familiar with (I have flown 4 quads over the period of 2 years, and I'm really into AP, I have a Phantom 3 Standard), so what should I do?
1. Buy a whole new Sport Cub S and have a spare wing for it (£80).
2. Buy a Champ S+ and ditch my spare Sport Cub S wings, for brushless and GPS functionality (£90).
3. Try to diy and get a new fuselage, tailset, landing gear, motor housing and motor for my Sport Cub. Not the best option at £67 cheapest!
4. Make a big investment and get both a new Sport Cub (with spare wings) and a Blade nano CPS. (£154).
5. Just get a Nano CPS (£74).
6. Possibly squeeze a Nano cps in with the Champ S+ (£165).
7. Possibly build one of your great kits (£?).
There all B-N-F prices and I'll bind them with my DX6i.
I don't have much money to spend.
I've got plenty of space to fly.
Thank in advance.
First fixed-wing flight tonight with your Tiny Trainer! The thing just... floats. Such a gentle, pleasant experience. Until I crashed. First of many crashes ahead, though - I'm hooked :D
I recommend The Champ every time, its simple and super cheap and fun, its what i started on and gave me alot of confidence, dont waste your time with these beginner modes they are not even useful crutches as they prevent you fro learning to fly properly
definitely Tiny Trainer! It's super awesome!
nice video guys!! i'am not into plane's but still
can't wait for those nice summer days!!!
My favorite beginner is the Radian. Like Josh says, you can relax while flying it and just have a good time without nerves getting cranked to eleven.
The plane that I learned to fly with was a scratch built 2/3 scale FT Flyer. Super cheap, super easy to build, super easy to fly.
You guys at "Flight Test" seem to refer to the apprentice 15e quite a bit. You do know that there is a Mini Apprentice that's 200$ RTF and still has all the safe features
bix3 worked a treat for me. 3 axis stability though for backup lol still love and fly it.
i fly fpv raceing quads and i just got in to planes and my first plane is my scrach bulid of the ft mini mustang and it fly great so good job flight tes ,thanks
Do you have a list of tools you would recommend in order to start this hobby? I'm at a loss here. And thank you all at FT for making this hobby easy to get into!
Could you guys do a video about warbirds? Micro ones and regular sized ones please? I myself have the ultra micro p41-d mustang from parkzone.
finaly i want ed this for sooooooooo long
YEAH!! ;) Glad we could help!
Thanks for watching!
S.O.
You guys are awesome! Great info and I love your free plans! There all awesome planes! Thank you guys!
I this a re post of an old show? I stopped watching after awhile because side kick Jose left...I love this GUY!
Dear flute test I think that you should do some building basics and techniques for example, you could teach us things like how to build a nose or a wing this way, we could create new planes ourselves
*flite test
ethan thecraftwars All the build videos they have go pretty in depth over the techniques, just find a design similar and scale it down
You might want to check NerdNic's (Nic Lechner) channel. He is just doing a "How to Design Foam Airplanes" series.
You should check FT Swappable series build videos. FT guys did a great job teaching the basic techniques and there is plenty of design ideas to start with.
Take a FT Flyer, build it, fly it, crash it. Then modify it and see how does it change performance. I have moded FT Flyer with ailerons, thick profile wing, high wingspan, etc. Great platform to start with.
Nerdnic is a great guy. He is always willing to share his plans and will respond to questions on the Flite test forum. I built a lot of planes for about a year but just got a bit burned out.
Do a review on the mini apprentice
Learned on a FT sparrow with the A power pack..... still my favorite air frame...... but I have an emaxx 2205 on it now :D
I got the FT versa wing speed build for my first plane. Is that ok? A while back you guys said it was a pretty good trainer.
I found the Tiny Trainer to work well for teaching me how to fly. I learned without a simulator and didn't crash that much
Hey. I was wondering if you could do an fpv set up for a GoPro hero 5
I have a diy versa wing and its hard to build because the video you build it in has different parts then the power packet you provide it to build it with so i have to improvise on some things , as in could you make a video of you guys building it again but only with the power pack you recommended and the plane kit?
i love to fly rc planes but I am between a fms P-40 and a piper cub. what plane do you recommend?
I would like a pusher trainer that is not to expensive, what should I get?
Try the Duet. Cheap, nice, ready to fly, and $60
Very cool.
Is the Cub Sport S a good beginner plane? It is a bit cheaper than the Sensei and still has the SAFE stuff in it.
Where can I find the plans all I can find are the speed builds for the diy?
Have you guys ever seen a crop duster type of low-wing with T-tail rudder/elevator plane like the Agri-Duck? If someone has the flight sim program ClearView, it has that model in it.
Is there a way to build something like that out of foamboard?
I got the I got a motel playing and has a bad servo in the wing and 1328 and I wonder how you replace that servo
Excellent spectacular 😃👍👍💙
Would you folks do a quick review of simulators both PC and pure Mac ones. Most simulators for Mac require the Mac to emulate a PC making them vulnerable to viruses,
Do the kits come with motors too?
i also thought the pushers were the vest in the beginning
do you guys think, that if i can fly the easyglider Pro without Problems, the hottrigger is still to difficult as my second plane?
Hey flite test I wanted to ask I have a drone and one day I was taking it out on a rainy day but it stopped raining and I landed it and at that point one of the moders stopped can you help me out or give me a suggestion
How old would u have to be to drivE one of theses
I had the worst experiences so far I did a 6ft gas build 2 stroke high wing. An old guy flew it for me and said it was a great first build. He gave some tips just to try to show me a patern run a and I nosed it in. And I am a real pilot. So not even close to the skills matching. 600$ gone. Next Helicopter, practiced up n down up n down in the garage for months, soon as i took it to the back yard I went above fence line and a gust got it.. never saw it again. 3rd flight foam glider 1mph wind, axis control auto return to flyer on. .. pusher Volance 600 got it airborn and it just would not react rudder elevator wind push it backawards out of the park lost radio contact after trying to return to take off mode. It turned with the breeze and never saw it again so Im a grand$1000 in and have yet to fly more than 30 seconds...any tips for ez beginner flyers?
I'm going flying thanks dudeskis
Actually I am interested in making rc planes , but in our state there is no proper information about what for they built and how it is used .
I have the ability to make rc planes but also I like to earn money from that , is that possible
So can you clarify my dought
I have a apprentice but I would like something smaller so I can fly in a baseball field.????
I bought the apprentice as my first plane over 3 years ago and i still sometimes use it. It can take a beating! I had the nose completely break off and just used hot glue and packing tape and it works perfectly fine now. Half of my elevator broke off mid flight and i was able to land it and use a piece of foambord to make it work like new again. I even added a bomb drop box to it as well. Overall, I would 100% recommend as first plane.
if you guys are reading this, i love you guys
PlasticCupMTAD 56 we love you too!!!
Josh Bixler I GOT A REPLY! THAT LITTERALLY MADE MY DAY
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No homo
I love you too
I had an Apprentice go rouge on me and flew off, with total loss of transmitter control. And no, I was not a new pilot when this happened. Lol
I think as a small high wing trainer, I choose the Sport Cub S; great plane, cheap, small, and easy to fly.
Also, it was the plane that got me into the hobby. One year after I had it, I was flying carbon gliders and doing aerial photography (with gliders as well /).
Josh's sweatshirts strings... MY OCD IS OUT OF CONTROL
I just noticed, as I’m stating to breathe heavily and my hands are starting to sweat!
Do you will make a 2019 version ?
yes. Do they will make?
Savage. Lmao
wilem do me yes please do did does maked will make 2019?
do me did meaned 2020
Do you will learn English
Very good, but the best beginner plane ist your Nutball !
If you don't have any equipment you can buy everything for under 100€ no problem ! =D Super simple, 15min flighttime, uncrashable ;)
Kaum zu glauben das Deutsche auch Flugzeuge von Flite Test bauen
Dachte eigentlich ich wäre einer der einzigen, die FT Flugzeuge von ,,scratch" bauen
Welches Material benutzt du?
heey !
Nein, absolut nicht, sind hunderte ;)
Schau mal auf facebook, da gibts ne super ft gemeinde !
Ich meist easycut, damit baue ich schon seit 5 jahren !
Easycut? Das ist Foamboard? Ich habe nie wirklich vernünftiges Foamboard in DE gefunden. Das meiste ist viel zu schwer.
Best beginner plane I flew was your FT Storch! So forgiving, really stable, loads of room for mods and easy to repair. I started with just a standard 4 channel set up, crashed it hard, glued it back together, crashed some more, put flaps on, crashed some more. The thing lasted about a year, but after that year I was ready to fly and repair everything.
I think the most important thing about a starter plane is not necessarily how it flies, but also how easy it is to repair and adapt. Because as we all know, flying RC planes is 50% flying, 50% repairing.
I built a Storch for the same reason, but the landing gear never lined up, so it crashed every time I flew it. Finally gave up and went with the Scout.
I bought the Apprentice STS a couple of months ago...last week the entire horizontal Stabiliser delaminated and dived it into the ground. I've opened up a dispute/complaint dialogue with the manufacturer...hopefully i get fair treatment. In the mean time,if you have one
i would suggest puting a piece of vinyl or tape along your leading edge. I had no signs of an issue before takeoff ...it was a sudden and catastrophic failure that has destroyed my plane.
I was literally about to comment yesterday on FTs newest video asking if they are going to make an updated video on planes for beginners!
Haha! Well, there ya go! Great minds think a like EH?!
S.O.
I just started flying with my step dads rc plane the apprentice and im already starting acro mode after a couple days of flying and a i my first trick a loop!
I bought the Apprentice for my kids after watching your 1st review and its still our go to favourite plane.
I learned with the original yellow Champ with no assistance. Coming from helicopters and quads I actually found it a little too easy, but now my son flies it.
It has had both wings ripped off in crashes and hot glued back on and still flies like a "Champ".
I now fly FT Sparrow and Arrow and an AXN as well as quads still.
My son who just turned 8 is flying a 250 quad with FPV goggles and loving it.
Very small criticism, Josh S voice is louder than Josh B so I find myself turning the volume up and down so I don't disturb other people. I don't know if anything can be done about it and it's no big deal, just thought I would mention it.
I'm currently trying to get into the hobby of flying, my question is, should I start off with a cessna 182' 500. I've played loads of plane simulators and watched loads of RC plane training vidoes, what do you think?
I'm interested to get into the flying hobby too. I'm looking at getting wltoys f949 for my first beginner plane rc.
@@munkskyline17 Seems like a very nice RCP, I see we have similar plane ideas👍🏻
The best first plane is always a simulator. But after a sim, my favorite would be the champ
All very good planes, even though I had a negative experience with my girlfriend's Champ yesterday. It looks like we had a GPS flyaway, as the aircraft decided to fly off at full throttle without any reaction to steering inputs. Sadly it ended up in a tall tree where it could not be recovered. Apart from that, it always flew lovely, even though I feel as if I've could have taught her to fly with a conventional plane in all the time we spent on setting up GPS and all. She was of course very disappointed in losing her first own plane. We're now building a Tiny Trainer as a replacement, so we get the fun of building it as well!
Onwards and upwards :-)
Many thanks for all your amazing content. You are a great source of inspiration and produce all around enjoyable content. I really hope that Flite Fest will make it to the European continent at some point!
All the best and greetings from Switzerland!
What happened to this style of videos? This was Flitetest at its peek in my opinion.
Hmm, something else to add...I personally learned R/C on my own using a GWS Slow Stick. That was back in the days of NiCads and 72 mhz. Dealing with garbage esc's and receiver-bec incompatibilities was a pain in the neck, but it was a fantastic learning platform. I dorked that thing in more times than I can count, and it's still flying after almost 15 years of being pranged by various beginners.
I began with a Multiplex Easy Star and a Muliplex Easy Cub after that and after that i got into a glow high wing trainer(the Seagull Arizing star) (started with the easy star at an age of 8 now i am 19)
I have to second the advice to buy a Radian in either size. Very easy learning platform, and the spare parts availability is excellent.I do disagree about the space requirements of gliders, though. With practice, you can fly a lightly loaded glider in tighter spaces than you'd fly most other models.
My first rc plane was a top race 4 channel P51 D Mustang
great video!! huge fan!!!! notification squad!!👋👋👋
Holy **** yes! I loved these videos way back 4 years ago. So awesome to see Josh and Josh back together doing a review. I really miss the good old plane reviews in chad's garage.
And flight test got me in the hobby of flying rc planes
Hey guys have you discontinued your swappable series? Because i dont see any recent scratch built
I keep buying swapables all bought in 2019: Simple Scout, Storch, Bushwacker, S.E.5, Pietenpol, Bloody Baron. The Master builds aren't swapable, but then they are special in every way.
Your videos are great, thank you. How would you rate the Hobbyzone Carbon Cub S+ rather than the E-flite Apprentice for a beginner? Thanks
i am 11 and I love you guys. You have inspired me so much
Thanks for the kind words Frank! Happy flying friend!
S.O.
Frank High Yeah me to :v
Same
Great job, I like using the Apprentice S, Transmitters\ Radios cause a lot of confusion for most of the New flyers I get to talk to, since New comers think a radio is a radio. Jeff....
4 years later, an excellent choice for a first plane offers a high wing airframe, 10mm brushed geared motor, pop-off prop hub and 3 flying modes including beginner and intermediate SAFE levels and a full manual mode. The 20" wingspan plane is made of EPP foam which is much more resilient and flexible versus standard "Styrofoam" EPO aircraft. Search TH-cam videos for the 4-channel "Volantex Sport Cub 500".
Here's one example: th-cam.com/video/dIgJBBf132Q/w-d-xo.html
A 3-channel version called "Super Cub 500" is also available. I recommend the 4-channel version.
The josh on the right is the guy from memoirs of ww2
You guys are essentially and legitimately my RC flight instructors. With over 12,000 real hours logged, you've taught me about everything I know about RC. That Apprentice was my first buy last summer with the DX6, and I cannot recommend a better way to learn on your own. Great job, guys! Love your work! Keep it up!
Thank you for the kind words Jason!! Gotta hand it to you and the rest of the community...we literally have the BEST community EVER! So, thank you for all you do to allow us to do what we do!!
Blessings friend!
S.O.
Bix3 is not so easy to set up for beginners. For getting the right cg you need to add some lead in the front... best pusher-beginner plane for me still is - and always will be - the Multiplex Easystar II with ailerons (all you need is included in the set, except two aileron-servos (9g))
Weird...I built the tiny trainer (complete) then the FT Flyer, then the Mini Arrow and just 10 minutes ago finished a Mini Scout...So basically I have 7 planes built and never touched the sticks yet...i hope I like flying otherwise I might go into business as a builder lol....now I'm dying still waiting for China to ship me my electronicals...UGH. ..I still have 3 foam boards, tape and glue though...maybe an explorer is next? ...i got all that built for under 6 sheets/$6!
A cheapo Airhogs plane was my first RC plane. All control was done with differential thrust, surprisingly maneuverable and lasted so much longer than anything else in that category. My first "real" RC plane was the original Flyzone Skyfly, lasted forever and flew great. Still have it lying around to upgrade with modern components some day. Currently flying the Flyzone Calypso and a 5" Alien frame. Two very different flying styles, but the Calypso is probably the most stable and easy to fly plane I've ever owned.
"The nice thing about gliders is... they glide." Lmao 8:16
I started by putting a receiver, a battery and 2 servos (for rudder and elevator) on a free flight glider and hand-launched the thing off the top of a slope. The flights didn't last long since it had no motor to maintain altitude or climb, but that's how I got into RC-flying. Taught it to myself. Later I encountered an RC-flight simulator at my local electronics store and proceeded to choose a 4 channel plane and smash the living CRAP out of it the first few tries before I got the hang of it after 10 minutes. That's how I learned full 3-axis flying. Not much later I modified a 2-channel glider into a 4-channel 3-axis plane, tossed it up in the air and flew like I'd never been doing anything else.
Thanks for the analysis! I live in hawaii, where it is often windy, 15-25 mph days are frequent. Which if these would you think holds up best in the wind?
Thanks!
Simple Scout can handle it, my taped up Duster loves it!
I have B787, that can go around 78 knots
Flew nitro with my dad as a kid. My 1st rc to solo was the original Parkzone radian. Still have it. Still love it. From there I got a Parkzone Sport Cub . Flew it a few months and graduated to the plane that is now the FAVORITE plane in my hangar, the Eflite Carbon Z Cub. I almost never go to the field without it. I now fly my Sport Cub on floats & it's great. So as of today my hangar consists of my Radian, Sport Cub, CZ Cub, Rare Bear, Red Bull Edge 540, Red Bull Corsair, Parkzone Sukhoi (regular receiver), Freewing Rebel, Carbon Z Cessna 150.. Previous planes include a Carbon Z T28,(sold) Hobbyzone Corsair , (traded) and a HSD Viper 75 that never flew right so I junked it.
lol I got a story for u guys so I had my f27c Stryker it took me about a week or so to get a new body then to figure out how to put it together then spray paint it now I'm going out to fly it and then (here's the funny part) I go outside then (I love way way out) I front of my house and decide to fly it well my sisters friend came over that day he was a little drunk or so haha so I go fly it and he's watching me fly it and he tells me "hey let me try to fly it I can do it" he's never done it before so I explain too him how to do it and if he is going to crash it he would give me the controller so.. he takes it and hmm flys it for 3 seconds and then it nose dives and I see it comeing and I'm tellin him!! Yo gimme the controller I can get itt back up and he said no I got this... and then he crashed it haha got in his truck to go get it that day he learned that it is not so easy as you think!! 😭😭😭
What about nitro. I started out with a large 4 channel 46 nitro trainer and never looked back. All you need us a good instructor who can take over the plane when you make mistakes.
Ben Horesh that's another great way to learn! Super fun and less stressful with an instructor!
Emmet Wright You also learn a lot more skills when having one.
hi, which is better.. FMS CESSNA 182 TRAINER RC PLANE 1100MM RTF or APPRENTICE S 15e.. what is your recommend.. and why..
i buy 2 airplanes one week ago.. one corsair and one spitfire but to me are so difficult.. it is my first time.. thank you
Pre-liked the video
also, just bought my first plane a month ago, rip
AWESOME! Thanks for being part of it all with us! Happy flying friend!
S.O.