FMS have done a very good job with this warbird. With about 50% of my warbirds you would have needed a carrier bag for the bits. As it was a very low speed landing a lot of warbird tip stall. Thankfully not in this case. Nice plane but P39 never made it to my wish list (Garage full now as well). Great review Tim
Mark: Fully agree, FMS did a great job with the engineering of their P-39. I literally plugged in the batter and flew, no muss no fuss. Plane had gobs of power and handled exceptionally well. I am impressed! Tim
I picked up one of these on a recent FMS Sale for $207. Assembly wasn't too bad, ran a AR610 in it with the reflex V2 stabilization from FMS. I fly it on a SMC Racing HiLV 4S 2800's (Same size as the 4S 2200) and it's super quiet, super locked in and very responsive to the control surfaces! It's precise and on high rates but very sensitive. They call it a "Racer" and it will definitely move out with some amazing speed under wide open throttle! Flaps work great and it lands nice and easy, I was concerned the front nose gear would bend easy but so far it hasn't been an issue. One thing I've noticed is I'm fairly certain the freewing f16 trailing link nose gear strut may fit this model perfectly! If I do mess up the nose gear or bend it I may try it! Be really cool to fly them around the pattern at the field together sometime! Steve has one as well and I know you've seen him and I racing around together alot! LOL
Good day Sir, nice presentation I like your clear and straight forward no frills approach to our hobby. Just assembled the earlier version of this P-39 model the "Hells Bells" 3 blade prop version and now doing fine tuning on the controls before my maiden flight. I noticed that you made no mention of any Flap-Elevator mix, does it not need it? No balooning on flap deployment? Just verfying, Thanks
Rod: Thanks for checking in and your kind words! I actually took out the autopilot function box. No mixing with Flap Elevator, although you can certainly try that. The P-39 flew very well, I consider it an "honest airplane." Flaps do help a lot with landings, but ailerons effective through touchdown. Good luck with yours! Tim
Many of us can only fly off of grass fields/runways and would like to see how well (or not) a particular model handles the grass. How about in your future flight videos you show us some grass Ops? Thanks.
Zig: I am using a Thunderpower 3 cell 1350 lipo. The manual mentions a 4 cell for 100 mph+ flights. So I took a chance on a three cell. Seemed to provide plenty of thrust on the bench, model flew great. Will need to collect a bit more data on how long flights can be, may need to get a larger lipo. But, the model flies just great. Tim
Great looking plane and amazing features for the price, love the small size also. Too bad FMS is not more present in Europe, would love to try one of these someday, unfortunately your link doesn't even have a shipping method for me.
Leo: Thanks for checking in! The P-39 flies great, just fast, as it should be. Flaps are a huge help. And, you can get 10% off by clicking the link in the Description, and when checking out add the Coupon Code of TimMcKay. See you at the field! Tim
FMS have done a very good job with this warbird. With about 50% of my warbirds you would have needed a carrier bag for the bits. As it was a very low speed landing a lot of warbird tip stall. Thankfully not in this case. Nice plane but P39 never made it to my wish list (Garage full now as well). Great review Tim
Mark: Fully agree, FMS did a great job with the engineering of their P-39. I literally plugged in the batter and flew, no muss no fuss. Plane had gobs of power and handled exceptionally well. I am impressed! Tim
I picked up one of these on a recent FMS Sale for $207. Assembly wasn't too bad, ran a AR610 in it with the reflex V2 stabilization from FMS. I fly it on a SMC Racing HiLV 4S 2800's (Same size as the 4S 2200) and it's super quiet, super locked in and very responsive to the control surfaces! It's precise and on high rates but very sensitive. They call it a "Racer" and it will definitely move out with some amazing speed under wide open throttle! Flaps work great and it lands nice and easy, I was concerned the front nose gear would bend easy but so far it hasn't been an issue. One thing I've noticed is I'm fairly certain the freewing f16 trailing link nose gear strut may fit this model perfectly! If I do mess up the nose gear or bend it I may try it! Be really cool to fly them around the pattern at the field together sometime! Steve has one as well and I know you've seen him and I racing around together alot! LOL
Good stuff! Tim
Good day Sir, nice presentation I like your clear and straight forward no frills approach to our hobby. Just assembled the earlier version of this P-39 model the "Hells Bells" 3 blade prop version and now doing fine tuning on the controls before my maiden flight. I noticed that you made no mention of any Flap-Elevator mix, does it not need it? No balooning on flap deployment? Just verfying, Thanks
Rod: Thanks for checking in and your kind words! I actually took out the autopilot function box. No mixing with Flap Elevator, although you can certainly try that. The P-39 flew very well, I consider it an "honest airplane." Flaps do help a lot with landings, but ailerons effective through touchdown. Good luck with yours! Tim
Many of us can only fly off of grass fields/runways and would like to see how well (or not) a particular model handles the grass. How about in your future flight videos you show us some grass Ops? Thanks.
Great input, let me work on this! Tim
I think FMS hit a home run on this one!!! Thanks for the review...all I need now is the Allison to power it with!!!! Just kidding.
Ron: It really is a neat model. As is the FMS PA-18 I recently reviewed. FMS has their act together!! Tim
Hey Tim, what size battery were you using? The battery looked like a 1300mah three cell. Thank you!
Zig: I am using a Thunderpower 3 cell 1350 lipo. The manual mentions a 4 cell for 100 mph+ flights. So I took a chance on a three cell. Seemed to provide plenty of thrust on the bench, model flew great. Will need to collect a bit more data on how long flights can be, may need to get a larger lipo. But, the model flies just great. Tim
great review tim my hanger is full right now but i do have the arrows t-28 to maiden as soon as the weather gets better here in canada g'day mate
Ray: Sounds like a plan, fly safe! Tim
Making it look easy! Glad you didn’t hit the photographer!
Me too! Tim
is it an 1100mm or 850mm wingspan
Wingspan is 980 mm (38.6 inches). Tim
Who doesn’t love the weird mid-engine design and gun out the nose? A cool aircraft for sure…..oh ….and nice landing 👍.
Michael: Fully agree, the P-39 (and this kit) is a cutee! Tim
Great looking plane and amazing features for the price, love the small size also.
Too bad FMS is not more present in Europe, would love to try one of these someday, unfortunately your link doesn't even have a shipping method for me.
AM: Sorry to hear of your shopping experience, will pass along to the folks at FMS. Tim
@@TimMcKay56thanks. If you can put in a good word I'd also be happy to do some videos for them😅 Just kidding, but maybe someday. Love your videos!
@@A.M.-RC No worries, just sent email! Tim
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On my wish list. Thanks for the review and advise. Leo.
Leo: Thanks for checking in! The P-39 flies great, just fast, as it should be. Flaps are a huge help. And, you can get 10% off by clicking the link in the Description, and when checking out add the Coupon Code of TimMcKay. See you at the field! Tim
Another happy landing 😊 great flight Tim 👍
Jay: Glad you enjoyed it! Tim