I hope it was a tear of joy. I loved sharing this experience with my Grandpa. We were lucky to share this hobby together. He's missed and loved. I'm glad you had good memories with your Grandpa, and thanks for the kind words!
Hey Brian, I’ve watched many of your videos and reviews. By far this one is the most inspirational to me. Having had a Grandpa who taught me skills, and was patient, I empathize with your loss. It is a sad fact that those who mean the most to us are irreplaceable. The development of RTF/BNF foam airplanes occurred long after I got into RC. Everything was sticks and paper, then sticks and film, and later some sheeting over foam with a coat of thin glass. I have to say that building those models was more fun than flying them. I never learned how to fly well cause I broke them so quickly. When RealFlight introduced the Sim, that was the turning point for me and its what I used to teach my sons. Without a Reset button, real life is harsh and final, but having that on the Sim makes learning more fun. My friend’s two boys are just getting into RC (OK, I kinda moved them that way). The age difference between us is Grandpa vintage and I hope they one day look back on that patient, fun old guy who taught them how to fly and build. Oh yes, build. I’ll have them proficient with foam airplane by summer’s end so when the cold winds blow here in the northeast it will be time for sticks and film. I can’t wait to see the first messed up, irregular builds! And I can’t wait to see the pride on their faces when they show off an airplane they built by hand. And I hope we get a couple of flyable models built and ready for next spring so they can learn the ecstasy of flying your own creation, and the heartbreak of watching it disintegrate. Perhaps they’ll learn the value of skill building and careful protection of valuable property. Anyway, this rambles and does not require a reply. I just wanted to reminisce with you on the love of Grandpas and the value of building an airplane from parts. Thanks
Agree totally! Stick building planes is a blast, and so is flying them after many months of hard work...in fact, it's also a blast when you crash them, but it's NOT a blast fixing them - LOL - I've done that too ;) I'm so fortunate that I got back into the hobby when I did, as my Grandpa passed away a few short years later, and if I would have waited to enjoy he hobby, we wouldn't have shared this with each other. We had a great time together, and he said on many occasions, that he built them for an excuse to hang out with me....I know this was at least 1/2 true because he did LOVE the art of building the planes, and spending time we me too. The feeling was mutual. No regrets on this part. It was a wonderful way to cap off a great, life long relationship with my loving Grandpa. He is missed, but we didn't miss out on anything!
Man, you really have to try and build one yourself before understanding how well this one really flew. I built mine and flew it twice but motor is mounted like a drone so it’s not strong and has broken both times on landing. Not rough landings at all just the nature of the mount so I’ll have to fix that. Your grandpa did an amazing job and don’t think it could’ve flown much better that this. Thanks for sharing, I’ve watched this video a dozen times probably
Thanks Leroy, and I agree, he did a great job. Glad you enjoyed this video, and he's since passed away, but cool to have this very enjoyable memory of my time with him!
Thanks for watching! He did a good job, but still has some fine tuning to do. He said it was a huge pain to build, and I believe him! The plane still had some roll tenancies, but pretty good for a scratch built plane.
My grandpa built this many, many years ago, so I don't know the specifics, but he generally used a basic MonoKote product like these... bprc.me/MonoKote
I wish I could say exactly, but I thought we used 5 grams in the wings, and 9 gram for the rudder and elevator...all Hobbyking.com I'm sorry, but we didn't write this stuff down. Actually, my Grandpa who built this plane, has since passed away. We worked on this plane together, and it was a blast to work on it with him. He's very missed! Thanks for watching, and sorry I can't answer for you....I usually know this type of thing, but not for some of the planes my Grandpa and I put together. This was filmed before I was really getting serious into my TH-cam channel, and I really wish I would have taken better notes, so I could answer your question...but still SO glad I got to spend this time with my Grandpa :)
Thanks! My late grandpa made this one, and it was a bit of a handful to fly, but so glad we got to enjoy this plane and others like it together before he passes away. Very good memories!
At 4:14: Operator -"I'm not an expert pilot by any stretch." (Executes a beautiful wing over.)Me -(Clapping and giggling like an idiot.) Way to go, Grandpa!
MattyP 1540 Thanks for watching and for commenting! My Grandpa didn't like this one for some weird reason. He had a real hard time fitting all the electronics inside the plane, so I think he was disappointed. I thought it flew pretty good with the lemon-RX 7ch with stabilization, but it's a handful, no-doubt!
Great question...but since this is my Grandpa's plane, and I don't have access, I can't remember what motor/esc, but we used two 5 gram hextronix servos for elevator and rudder and two 2.5 gram servos for ailerons, with a Lemon-RX 7 channel DSMX receiver with stabilization. But it's been a while, so not 100% sure I'm right. Sorry!
I don't have anything on RCGroups about this plane. This is a plane my Grandpa built, that I helped him with the electronics and to fly. We're running a Lemon-RX 7 channel DSM2/DSMX Receiver with Stabilization and Dual Diversity Antennas, like this... amzn.to/2GTlQze The is a bit of a handful, but it flew okay. My Grandpa was pretty good at building the balsa wood plane, but making the controls work, and electronics were a tough spot for him....which is why this plane left something to be desired in that area. Still a great memory with my Grandpa, as he passed away about a month ago.
Well, it looks pretty big until you're SQUEEZING the electronics into that dinky, fragile frame! My Grandpa builds them, and I help him to get all the electronics bought and installed, then I fly them. For me, it's great fun!
I am scared of balsa airplane. How resistant they are? I know they are more delicate the epo and much harder to fix them after a crash but are they tat terrible?
They are much easier to break, but they are generally lighter and more docile. You can run smaller motors since they're lighter (usually). You CAN fix them though.
This plane didn't have antiglare. It's a 361st FG P-51, with an olive drab camouflage top and yellow nose, but who cares about that, his grandad had fun building it and family had a thrill watching it looking superb in the air. Good fun, be proud of your grandad, congrats.
That's how to do these, with the small lipos. No need for those 800mAh and larger bricks people put in these, and this one's easy to balance to boot. Built one years ago with the 3s-480 TP, about the size of most 400mAh lipos. th-cam.com/video/JNzCNA4SPZ8/w-d-xo.html
Oh, great! I agree :) Thanks - He was all down on this plane for some reason. He didn't like how hard it was to build it so small, so when it flew well, we were both pleasantly surprised! My Grandpa passed away a little over a month ago, but we had some good times together, working on these planes. He'll be missed, but we were very lucky to have spent this time together.
Probably. This was a long time ago. I wish I would have been more capable while my Grandpa was still around. It was a hobby memory, no doubt, but kinda wish we would have gotten a few of his planes dialed in a bit better for his satisfaction.
I,ve no grandpa anymore but when I did he was like him. You brought a tear to my eye.
I hope it was a tear of joy. I loved sharing this experience with my Grandpa. We were lucky to share this hobby together. He's missed and loved.
I'm glad you had good memories with your Grandpa, and thanks for the kind words!
Hey Brian, I’ve watched many of your videos and reviews. By far this one is the most inspirational to me. Having had a Grandpa who taught me skills, and was patient, I empathize with your loss. It is a sad fact that those who mean the most to us are irreplaceable. The development of RTF/BNF foam airplanes occurred long after I got into RC. Everything was sticks and paper, then sticks and film, and later some sheeting over foam with a coat of thin glass. I have to say that building those models was more fun than flying them. I never learned how to fly well cause I broke them so quickly. When RealFlight introduced the Sim, that was the turning point for me and its what I used to teach my sons. Without a Reset button, real life is harsh and final, but having that on the Sim makes learning more fun.
My friend’s two boys are just getting into RC (OK, I kinda moved them that way). The age difference between us is Grandpa vintage and I hope they one day look back on that patient, fun old guy who taught them how to fly and build. Oh yes, build. I’ll have them proficient with foam airplane by summer’s end so when the cold winds blow here in the northeast it will be time for sticks and film. I can’t wait to see the first messed up, irregular builds! And I can’t wait to see the pride on their faces when they show off an airplane they built by hand. And I hope we get a couple of flyable models built and ready for next spring so they can learn the ecstasy of flying your own creation, and the heartbreak of watching it disintegrate. Perhaps they’ll learn the value of skill building and careful protection of valuable property. Anyway, this rambles and does not require a reply. I just wanted to reminisce with you on the love of Grandpas and the value of building an airplane from parts. Thanks
Agree totally! Stick building planes is a blast, and so is flying them after many months of hard work...in fact, it's also a blast when you crash them, but it's NOT a blast fixing them - LOL - I've done that too ;)
I'm so fortunate that I got back into the hobby when I did, as my Grandpa passed away a few short years later, and if I would have waited to enjoy he hobby, we wouldn't have shared this with each other. We had a great time together, and he said on many occasions, that he built them for an excuse to hang out with me....I know this was at least 1/2 true because he did LOVE the art of building the planes, and spending time we me too. The feeling was mutual.
No regrets on this part. It was a wonderful way to cap off a great, life long relationship with my loving Grandpa. He is missed, but we didn't miss out on anything!
Well done grandpa 😁💗
thank you - I'd pass along the comment, but he's since passed away
Man, you really have to try and build one yourself before understanding how well this one really flew. I built mine and flew it twice but motor is mounted like a drone so it’s not strong and has broken both times on landing. Not rough landings at all just the nature of the mount so I’ll have to fix that. Your grandpa did an amazing job and don’t think it could’ve flown much better that this. Thanks for sharing, I’ve watched this video a dozen times probably
Thanks Leroy, and I agree, he did a great job. Glad you enjoyed this video, and he's since passed away, but cool to have this very enjoyable memory of my time with him!
@@BrianPhillipsRC I’m sorry for your loss
I'm starting mine now
Well done on a successful maiden, Nice job Grandpa.
Thanks for watching! He did a good job, but still has some fine tuning to do. He said it was a huge pain to build, and I believe him! The plane still had some roll tenancies, but pretty good for a scratch built plane.
What did u cover the wings with?
My grandpa built this many, many years ago, so I don't know the specifics, but he generally used a basic MonoKote product like these...
bprc.me/MonoKote
Gonna start mine soon what servos u use? did u make pockets in wings or run wire?
I wish I could say exactly, but I thought we used 5 grams in the wings, and 9 gram for the rudder and elevator...all Hobbyking.com
I'm sorry, but we didn't write this stuff down. Actually, my Grandpa who built this plane, has since passed away. We worked on this plane together, and it was a blast to work on it with him. He's very missed!
Thanks for watching, and sorry I can't answer for you....I usually know this type of thing, but not for some of the planes my Grandpa and I put together. This was filmed before I was really getting serious into my TH-cam channel, and I really wish I would have taken better notes, so I could answer your question...but still SO glad I got to spend this time with my Grandpa :)
Awesome video😀
Thanks! My late grandpa made this one, and it was a bit of a handful to fly, but so glad we got to enjoy this plane and others like it together before he passes away. Very good memories!
At 4:14: Operator -"I'm not an expert pilot by any stretch." (Executes a beautiful wing over.)Me -(Clapping and giggling like an idiot.)
Way to go, Grandpa!
MattyP 1540 Thanks for watching and for commenting! My Grandpa didn't like this one for some weird reason. He had a real hard time fitting all the electronics inside the plane, so I think he was disappointed. I thought it flew pretty good with the lemon-RX 7ch with stabilization, but it's a handful, no-doubt!
Brian Phillips It sure appeared to fly like a champ, and looked like a blast!
If you keep her moving, she flies great!
Thanks for watching!
Brilliant aircraft/build/flight - would love to know what the 'gubbins' are inside! Den, Wales
Great question...but since this is my Grandpa's plane, and I don't have access, I can't remember what motor/esc, but we used two 5 gram hextronix servos for elevator and rudder and two 2.5 gram servos for ailerons, with a Lemon-RX 7 channel DSMX receiver with stabilization.
But it's been a while, so not 100% sure I'm right. Sorry!
My Grandpa is back in town from a recent trip, so I can check with him in the near future. Thanks for the question
any chance u know what motor and sec was used now?👍
What kind of controller setup ? Or I mean do u have a rcg account or site can read about it. ?
I don't have anything on RCGroups about this plane. This is a plane my Grandpa built, that I helped him with the electronics and to fly. We're running a Lemon-RX 7 channel DSM2/DSMX Receiver with Stabilization and Dual Diversity Antennas, like this... amzn.to/2GTlQze
The is a bit of a handful, but it flew okay. My Grandpa was pretty good at building the balsa wood plane, but making the controls work, and electronics were a tough spot for him....which is why this plane left something to be desired in that area. Still a great memory with my Grandpa, as he passed away about a month ago.
Nice!
Thank you!
Awesome. In your video it looks quite bigger.
Well, it looks pretty big until you're SQUEEZING the electronics into that dinky, fragile frame!
My Grandpa builds them, and I help him to get all the electronics bought and installed, then I fly them.
For me, it's great fun!
I am scared of balsa airplane. How resistant they are? I know they are more delicate the epo and much harder to fix them after a crash but are they tat terrible?
They are much easier to break, but they are generally lighter and more docile. You can run smaller motors since they're lighter (usually). You CAN fix them though.
I may try one after y receive, build and fly the micro tiger moth and the XK A600.
where is the antiglare panel and spinner?
This was built by my Grandpa, so I didn't really have any say. I just fly them for him.
Thanks for the question though!
This plane didn't have antiglare. It's a 361st FG P-51, with an olive drab camouflage top and yellow nose, but who cares about that, his grandad had fun building it and family had a thrill watching it looking superb in the air. Good fun, be proud of your grandad, congrats.
That's how to do these, with the small lipos. No need for those 800mAh and larger bricks people put in these, and this one's easy to balance to boot. Built one years ago with the 3s-480 TP, about the size of most 400mAh lipos. th-cam.com/video/JNzCNA4SPZ8/w-d-xo.html
For sure!
The moment you said grandpa built it I knew if anything went wrong it would all be operator error.
Please explain your comment, so there's no ambiguity, before I reply
Brian Phillips Grandpa did an amazing job!
Oh, great! I agree :) Thanks - He was all down on this plane for some reason. He didn't like how hard it was to build it so small, so when it flew well, we were both pleasantly surprised!
My Grandpa passed away a little over a month ago, but we had some good times together, working on these planes. He'll be missed, but we were very lucky to have spent this time together.
@@BrianPhillipsRC I'm sorry.
Thanks zefkosta :) It's cool to have these memories here on TH-cam!
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WAY too much power.
Mine flies crazy good on 2s.
Probably. This was a long time ago. I wish I would have been more capable while my Grandpa was still around. It was a hobby memory, no doubt, but kinda wish we would have gotten a few of his planes dialed in a bit better for his satisfaction.
Star and Bar on upside down and backwards!
I'll pass along the complaint to my grandpa for you.