MASSIVE Skymaster A10 First Flights
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The First Flights on The Skymaster A-10/A10! This isn't the one we are currently building but it's the same size and similar size engines. Thanks for watching!
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I stumbled across this video and found myself intrigued. I do fly 5 axis RC rotorcraft occasionally, but am not a proficient RC operator by comparison. I do however follow the same tasks on a daily basis on brand new fighter jets. I am a flight test mechanic that takes new aircraft from factory that have never been operated, and makes them ready for flight, including engine runs, flight control configuration, and all aircraft flight critical systems. It is pretty amazing how similar the process is although being considerably scaled down for RC aircraft, of course. This guy is the real deal for sure, and any customer involved in an aircraft delivery or purchase with him is in good hands, im certain. Very very cool!
Thanks so much for watching and your kind comments! I appreciate it!
@thelightersideofrc , as a professional corporate pilot, I must say that is impressive to watch a professional rc pilot like yourself conduct proper ops checks and preflight. It really is incredible how much like a full size aircraft it all is. Well done and beautiful flying
Thanks so much for the kind words! Those pre checks are critical! Thanks for watching!😊
Impressive
Thank you!
Man ! Add a BBRRRRRTTTT and this is golden i want it
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The full size A10's are bad ass and so are these RC versions. The one thing about these jets though, is you guys fly them out to they are a tiny black dot in the sky. That's ok if u have 20/20, but that is crazy to me. Guess if I had a jet like this, I'd somehow figure out how to put some FPV goggles on to fly it after takeoff and take them off for landing. But there's plenty of people making the entire flight on their much smaller RC jets wearing goggles. It looks like it would be more fun to fly these things that way also instead of watching a tiny black dot most of the time.
Much different in person. Hard to capture on Camera.
Thanks!
its not much , but i enjoy your vids , its the best i can do in such hard times. it was whats left on my paypal card for like 6months. lol.
Thanks Bill!😊
I found this site an this guy a few months ago. (Late to this video.) He is super talented in all things engineering, mechanical and aesthetically pleasing. This guy is a genus in what he does. God bless him and his and you and yours that have seen this great talent.
Thanks so much Michael! I appreciate the kind words!
Very cool. Haven't got much further than a park foamy but, loved ever min of it. This would be a dream hobby. The A-10 is just awesome. I wish i were on the receiving end of thst shipment. Very cool and professional.
Doesn't matter what your flying as long as your enjoying it, that's what is important! Thanks for watching!
Love it!!! So realistic and faithful to scale and sounds awesome
Twins always sound so dang good!!!
Very thorough Jonathan, nice aircraft.
The build for the piper tripacer is coming along quite well.
Thanks 👍. Good to hear!
what a stunning sky/cloud to have as a backdrop
Thanks! It's a great flying site for sure!
This is amazing. wow! Great flying again, mate!
Thanks a lot!
Excellent footage of the flight of that A-10. I am sure that Eric will be a very happy guy when the crate arrives :-) The A-10 looks so impressive flying around. Thanks for sharing and happy flying until the snow flies :-)
Thanks Brent! Hopefully we still have some time left in the season!
wow! pilot, machine, camera: outstanding! greetings from bad old germany😉
Thank you very much!
Totally amazing my friend, that lokked the Skymaster extreme kit vs their larger size like tge one you currently have on the bench. Or maybe its just because its outside. Fantastic listening and seetge master do his work. Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks David. They always look smaller when you get them outside. It’s the same kit we are currently building.
Amazing A10 Jonathon!! And some great flying, thanks for sharing 😄👍
Thanks Ian! Thanks for watching!
amazing how cool and giant it is till its off the ground...makes me want a plane!
She’s a gentle giant in the sky!
Oh, I can't wait to see the one *you* built!
Oh Me Too! I'm excited to see the difference with the Twin SWIWIN engines!
I love the A10's.. saw it first hand in the battlefield.. great job putting it together.. It looks amazing..
Thanks a lot!
Spectacular! Man, I’d be petrified flying something like that with my “dumb thumbs.” Looked stunning in the air!
Thanks Gryf. Once she was trimmed and dialed in it handled like a baby!
Oh wow, I was the Crew Chief of 164 at Osan Air Base from 98-99, it was 1 of 2 birds that rocked the green camo at the time...Pil Sung!!
Thanks Jason and thanks for watching!
I was crew chief of 251
As much as I love the speed and deafening roar of some of the large jets this A10 flies and sounds super scale. It really looked to be flying around like a big sport plane and really has a presence on the ground and in the air. Good job on the professional flight test program and successful re-maiden
Thanks Daryll! Very fitting comment! One of the people there said that it looks like it needs more engine. Because of the size of the plane and all the items providing resistance I don't think larger engines would add any speed. It was fun to fly with the setup it had. Lots of power and can cruise around at 1/2 stick no problem. Thanks for watching!
@@thelightersideofrc I watched your A-10 and it's flight characteristics throughout all of your flights, and mentally compared them to what I've seen to real A-10 air show and practice performances. Your bird looks and performs (mostly because of the pilot!) VERY much like the real deal! Does it need more engine? Nahhhh.... unless you plan on hanging a full load of 'ordinance' under the wings, and that would reduce speed because of the increased air resistance. Many people don't realize that the real Thunderbolt II has a max air speed of 420mph. This plane survives in combat not because of it's high speed, but because of it's agility, toughness, and it's ability to inflict a very bad day for it's opponents on the ground. You've got a great RC aircraft, and the skills to fly it well. Kudos, enjoy, and I wish I was your neighbor! 😛😛😛😛😛
Thanks very much! I appreciate your kind comments! It’s such a big wing on the thing that it can slow down so much!
Nice flying!! And that is some awesome camera work!!!!!
Thanks a lot!😊
Nice flying!
Thanks 😊
Wow everything from design to noise makes my hair stand on edge...amazing absolutely amazing!!..few Jdams with abit of explosive substance to a couple of tanks st end of field would really have made this the theeee best by far vid I've ever watched thank you so much for sharing!!
Thanks 😊 it’s definitely an impressive aircraft!
Expert piloting skills! Kudos’
Thanks Keith!😊
omg buddy gorgeous build theres something magical about hearing those jets running that makes me smile everytime i hear them its my dream to one day own and fly my very own jet large scale heli awesome video
Thanks Peter! Your absolutley right! That sound!😎
Very nice flights on that A10. By the 4th flight you had a great feel for it. Loved the barrel rolls. Also the verity of flights at the ends was great. I like the field videos as much as the shop videos.
Thanks Sal! Yea much more comfortable by flight 4. 😊
Beautiful maiden stunning aircraft I love the A10.
Thanks Kelvin!😎
I´m new on your channel. Very nice. Best regards from Sweden 🙂
Awesome and thank you for watching!
Jon you've done it again! Great job, great flying! I'm sure you're client agrees.
Thanks Doug! 😊
Great looking A10 RC, really good piloting also. first flights are the trickiest as flight characteristics are sometime very unpredictable. Takes a little time to dial in the trims for a good level flight. Good job!
Thanks 😊. Appreciate the compliments!
Love the Warthog, great job on this airplane.
Thanks a lot!
Amazing flying. Love this aircraft. Now to add the sound of the gun firing! 😆
Haha. Coming soon!😉
Awesome.......... love this channel. Love the look of the A10 in the air.... dont know why we never see on board gopro footage as that would be awesome.... stay safe... greetings from Down Under Mate.
Thanks 😊. I appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching!
I did a video previously last year with a mix of footage from my GoPro and ground footage with my CARF Tutor aircraft. Was a cool effect
Very nice!
Thanks 😊
Congratulations
Thanks!😊
wow! what a plane!
Thanks Tyson. Was sure a treat to fly!
Nice Remaiden. Dude has an awesome jet.
Thanks! Yea he is going to love this thing!
Hi Jonathan,
The A-10 looks, sounds, and flies very realistic. The icing on the cake would be a sound system with a recording of the GAU-8 firing. How about that as a suggestion for the A-10 under construction. I think that would be a unique addition. You and Katie stay safe.
Thanks Don. Need a separate ground sound system with that on it! Rockets any pyrotechnics!!
I'm watching on 110 inch projector screen & I'm STILL loosing sight of these planes in the air. I don't know how you guys do it ? I would need an FPV cam in the plane and my Skyzone goggles to keep from loosing the darn thing. Yeah, & my plane would be very small. We're talking One step beyond rubber band powered. Love the channel. Subscribed. Z
It's always worse on camera. Quite a bit easier in person but the stock standard grey scheme does get hard to see some times.
Wow ,thank you for the response. I'll never get to your level (seriously impressive) but I do have an old Sky Rover helicopter zainemancom.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/wp-1697396625432.jpg
Very cool!
Thanks!
Nice landing...!
Thanks!
The A 10 is very impressive.
Heck yea Ralf! Such a cool aircraft! Amazing presence in the air!
Now we need the BRRRRRTTTT
Funny you say that! Coming soon!
Ese hermoso sonido...!!!!!
The sweet sound of twins!!!!
Just need the BRRRRRR...!!!!!....gasm....!!!!
and....
If you take a bottle of air soft bb’s, drill a hole in the lid and seal off a tube that the bb’s will fit thru with the tube protruding inside of the bottle close to the bottom of the bottle with the other end as the gun barrel Then use an air solenoid or mechanical servo activated valve connected to a C02 bottle, cartridge that blows into the bottle from any angle. It shoots as fast as a Gatling gun, sub sonic of coarse but you should try it it’s quite simple and remarkable.
Thats awesome!!!
Love the a-10 but missed the sound of the Gatling gun.,can you do anything about that. That would be the greatest video ever if you could here the Gatling gun.
HAHA. Working on some upgrades Gary 😉
2:45 Headphone users be advised XD
HAHA. TWINS!!!!
@19.40 that jet i# so so fast
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Nice👍
Thanks 😊
Jon you are a super builder with so much detail to your work. super take offs and execlent landings keep up the super building David vero beachn florida 32962
Thank you very much David! 😊
Nice job Johnathon 👏..... man i want one time to save my cash up. Awesome video thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks! I have flown A10's before but after flying this one 4 flights in a row on the same day.........Such a cool aircraft......I want one now too!😉
@@thelightersideofrc yes it looked like you were getting your groove on and didn't want to land it...nice landings too !
Thanks 😊
Needed to add some "Brrrrrrrrrt" sound effects as you did some fly bys lol. 🤣
Oh Yea!
Nice
Thanks
Amazing, think I would definately have to find a way to power up that cannon with some type of flares and fire crackers!😀😈🎆
We will be repainting this aircraft and we have a new custom cannon to install.😉
NIIIIIIIIICE! 😁👍
Thanks! 😎
Dang thats a lot of trim. Either cg or incidence was off. Good flight tho :) great wing load foil
Gyro issue. All solved now.
nice!
Thanks!😎
A beautiful war bird that keeps North America safe. Great build.
Thanks Greg!
Great flights Jon! I noticed you had to make significant trim adjustments on the first flight. On the following flights did you reset the trims to zero on the transmitter and make mechanical trim adjustments on each following flight until it was close to being dialed in? Thanks🍻
Hello Hal. All the flights after the first were completed just with all the adjustments being kept in the radio. We had to make a fair bit of elevator adjustment.
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Is it possible for you to explain your personal setup of the remote control? I would be very interested in that. Certainly there is one or the other reason why you set certain things the way you do. I think we can learn something from you. Maybe it's even worth making a own video .THANKS IT WAS A REALY COOL VIDEO.
Thanks! Great suggestion for a video! 😎
Piezo speaker. Chip with .mp3 of Vulcan, grey smoke juice w/ignitor. Hyper bright
orange LED on end of Vulcan. Flare package, bottle-rocket TOW missiles.
Call Hollywood.
The owner wants all of that!!!!😂
Jonathan hate to Bug you but this Jet is for Sale. Falcon Navy Cat RC Jet plane with a Kingtech K80 engine on More.I was looking for a Foam Bobcat with a Fan Duct Engine. Can’t wait to see the Fundraiser for the new Swiwin 400 engine. I know some of Us will help. But you need to finish House for Wifely. Hate to see you in the Doghouse.
Did you buy it?😎
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Badass plane🤩.
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Thanks 😊
Total rc fixed wing newbie kinda question, how do you know when to rotate from your take-off roll? In full scale you're watching your Vr, what do you use in rc? Or is it just experience with feathering the elev input till you're airborne?
Great question! Once up to a reasonable speed you can start to add Elev slowly. Some planes like to jump off the runway so you sometimes have to get them off and then calm down your stick.
Also curious, since you're neither sitting in the rc aircraft to see the runway, er grassway center line, or standing on the centerline, is it just experience over time that you develope spacial awareness for being off centered when lining up for a landing? I guess just practicing lowerish flybys would help🤔.
experience helps this. One of our members will bring out the flat style cones when he comes out and that is helpful.
Do you ever setup a safety hard deck? Maybe that's more appropriate for newbie rc pilots?
3 mistakes high for newbies. 😉
Very nice! I have a question about performing an Immelmann or 1/2 cuban 8 turn around. Am I correct to assume you don't do many of those with the A-10 and in other similar situations due to unfamiliarity?
Hello Steve. The aircraft is very aerobatic and perfectly capable. I would do them as I got more comfortable with the aircraft. I was surprised at how aerobatic it was. The Rudders are very strong surfaces on this aircraft!
@@thelightersideofrc Yup, makes sense. I get impatient sometimes on first days. I should say I used to. So do you mean the rudders are structurally strong or effectively strong? I would imagine they have lots of authority.
Sorry I worded that funny. The rudders have lots of authority. Very aerobatic scale aircraft
Great work, sent you an email about build. I know your busy
Hello Alan. Never got an email. Please resend.
thelightersideofrc@gmail.com
Looking good my friend. Just a simple question, why is the Pave penny pod still incorporated when they are no longer used. I was chastised by the wife of an A-10 pilot when I built the FMS A-10 V-1 for him. She told me to make sure I leave it off. All my A-10's now don't have it.
😂😂🙊I don’t even know what that is!
@@thelightersideofrc the targeting acquisition pod hanging down on the right side of the fuse. The new A-10C no longer has them.
I would be interested in knowing what you think about the vanessa balancing system??
Never used that method.
On twin engine airplanes are you able to get telemetry from both engines on your radio?
I think that’s been a primary concern with most telemetry setups is twin engines. I don’t know of any that will display both.
How much flight time on those engines wondering what it cost for overhaul and do you have to send them back to the factory
Very low time. 3 ish hours.
If your gear check flyby has a failure, do you have an emergency crew standing by with a mini vehicle to drive out along the runway to then land on?? 🤔😏
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Maybe a silly question, does the fan blades in the cowlings actually do anything for the turbines or is it purely cosmetic?
Not silly at all! Primarily cosmetic but when the engines are cooling all you need to do is keep the fans moving and they will keep pushing air through
@@thelightersideofrc awesome! Thanks for the quick response to put my mind at ease and glad it wasn’t a silly question, haha. As always love the videos :)
Just curious. What's the arrangement if something catastrophic occurs while testing a client's plane?
Pretty straight forward. If client asks me to fly their plane then they assume the responsibility of what happens. In the case of this A10, he wanted me to fly it and get it all setup which it now is.
@@thelightersideofrc Thanks.
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Wow,SLOW DOWN
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Hi, Can these be flown on one engine?
Yea they will still fly if one engine flames out.
really a sky candy...
BOOM! Oh Yea!
@@thelightersideofrc bbbrrrrrrrrrr......
Was this model balanced on your balancer?
Airfoils have a great effect on flight. trim good?
Yes but ultimately it was issues with the gyro.
Hi mate how much its cost to build the A10 .thanks
Hello Nelson. My guess would be about $25,000 USD to do it right and well spec'ed
Did I miss a video? Last one I saw was the engine install.
Where have you been? Seems like you’ve missed a bunch of videos! Just kidding different 810😉
@@thelightersideofrc I didn't think I had missed any. Lol
I was thinking the same thing right up until he said this wasn't the same A-10.
@@Keledorn I haven't been able to watch the video yet.
Haha.
What was the purpose of rotating the plane while testing the control surfaces?
Great Question. Depending on where your antenna's are, there is the possibility that in some orientations the signal will be blanked out. Range check with engine running and all 4 directions and you will get your best test. From experience I have had some aircraft turbines shut off (go into failsafe) while doing this. If it happens you need to re adjust the receivers/antenna.
@@thelightersideofrc that makes sense. Thought it must be something like that.
What’s the total cost to have a complete build for a f18 super hornet, I would love to buy it for my little brother who is naval aviator, he’ll be retiring in 2022
About $15,000.
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The a10 is desined to fly Low and slow...try it.Please let me be the test pilot,lol i wish..
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Are those actual turboFAN engines?
No. Just scale intakes on bearings so they look like the real thing!😊
@@thelightersideofrc cool!
What is the cost of this great aircraft ?
Most big twins like this will come in around 25K USD
@@thelightersideofrc Can you get "crash insurance" for it ?
I noticed you have the tail art for the 25th fighter squadron osan air base Korea? Would it be possible to get in contact with that person? I am willing to give my name to verify?
Hello. This aircraft has since been repainted in the Black Snake scheme.
What turbines are you running?
This aircraft has Jet Central Cheetah's
Funny...love the turbines but...Eflite electric.... actually sounds more like the real A10 lol.
Interesting! Sounds like twin vacuum cleaners?😂😉
@@thelightersideofrc LOL. Well, ya know the A10s IRL have those turbo fans. They have that kinda whining sound to them. Now, the electric isn't exact but... Has that kinda whining to it as well lol. Might be one of the first EDFs for newbies.
What y'all are flying... Y'all are in beast mode! Love it! Some big$$$ stuff. That A10 is just beautiful! Just found the channel and digging it. Y'all do some top shelf work. Cheers!
is this near Indus?
No. This field is east of Sylvan lake. The field your thinking of is the pylon racing club.
@@thelightersideofrc Very cool! I flew my first airplane at Indus with my Grandpa.
Cool! Still fly?
@@thelightersideofrc yes sir! I fly a private jet now.
If you lose an engine, will she still fly?
Yes.
c-of-g gaaawd
SEEEE of JEEEEEE😉
where the "brrrrt" ?
Coming!😉
How much would that cost?
This aircraft about 22k to 25k.
@thelightersideofrc why does it say $5k on the site ?
5k for basic kit. Everything else extra. Tanks 300. Gear 3000. Intakes 400. Cockpit 200 etc etc etc.
Why FPV isn't a thing in large-scale RC nowadays, is beyond me. Totally missed opportunity.
Great question. I think for some (like myself) there is just no interest in that side of the hobby. Maybe it would grow on me if I had some exposure but it's something I have never tried.
@@thelightersideofrc once you try it, you will be hooked. You should look into the DJI HD goggles. It would be very simple to add a video transmitter and camera to your plane. at least for passenger ride-alongs. They run off of any clean 9 to 16 volt Source, have 3 to 5 Miles of range, and won't interfere with your control signal. They are a little pricey, but the image is stunning. You will wonder how you ever did without it before.
(Edit) go digital HD, not analog. You will thank me later.
Eso es real..?????
En serio.????
Scaled down version of the real thing! Miniature Turbine engines