hey guys love your channel , i've been watching your stuff for years. I like the vtol systems. However I was wondering if anyone thought of integerating an OSD with a forward seated motion sensor on each aircraft. so when the aircradt is close to another one in a dogfighting senario the sensor picks it up and displays the signature in the OSD which would emulate a target box just like you see on jetfighter HUD. Then it could have some signal that would transmit to the reciever when within range of the other plane to indicate a virtual kill. I think that is quite possible to achieve and would take this hobby to another level. Thanks!
FliteTest when I was a kid, I would play with some little pool drop toys shaped like missiles. I noticed that they fly like torpedoes through the water. I was thinking about your bomber challenge, and how you guys have built boats, and I was thinking that it would be REALLY cool to try to torpedo bomb some boats! Good luck!
FliteTest Ordered mine 2 days ago, should be here today, could of used the promo code. Son-in-law wanted me to get a striker or funjet but with it being my first time ever trying RC plane and bad eyesight, I think this will be better. I do pretty good on the simulator in expert mode doing loops, rolls, inverted, knife edge, stand, but that's not real life and i'm close enough to see. Thank you flitetest guys for getting me started at my old age (65). You make it look so easy and fun 👍
I know this vid is like 4+ years old but I had to chime in with my X-Vert experience. When I learned of this awesome little hybrid quad/plane/VTOL thingy, Horizon Hobby had the RTF version on sale (or clearance, I don’t recall…) for just $99! Plane, Tx, battery, charger, etc. Hella deal! So much fun that I actually bought a second RTF kit a few days later while it was still $99. The plan was I would have use the second one for spare parts, but it’s so much fun I kept them both flying. I did experience some weird power issues, one of the motors would randomly spin up to full power while hovering causing to over itself and into the ground. After one of the servos stripped out, I replaced both of them with two new Spektrum A220 4g replacement servos. I have had ZERO issues over dozens of flights with those A220 servos. Maybe the original servos were pulling too much as they began to fail or something like that. I have owned many (WAY too many) E-Flite products over the years. As I got older and my eyesight went all crappy, I had to stop flying and sell most of my RC gear. Then I discovered the X-Vert. It’s small enough to fly in my backyard (no trip to a park or the flying field necessary). Simply put, its a fun and stress-free flying experience. I grab the plane, a few batteries, kick back in my lawn chair and do some flying while watching the sun set. I even added a couple LEDs and will hover it around in my backyard at night. Life is good. :)
Good gosh how far has the hobby come. A year or two ago this would have been impossible, or as you said involve a bunch of complicated rotating mechanisms and servos. Thanks to you guys I think I'm going to buy one of these. My husband who loves pushing little quads around in self-level would love this I bet.
Ben and I (Jesse) just maidened ours that we got from you guys and its a BLAST!!! This is such an awesome plane! I can't wait to FPV this thing and do some formation like you guys! thank yoU!
Man I got to say, I'm 14 years old and I am able to keep up my knowledge of model aviation to compare my self to all the older guys in my club. I want to tell you guys that you are the reason why I'm here learning and flying and building my own model planes. I think everyone should now that if you fail, let it be your motivation for your next try. Thanks flitest! Never stop doing what your doing!!
I noticed some of the reviews on other sites (including Horizon Hobby) where people were complaining of the x-vert dropping out of the sky in flight or shortly after launch in hover or any mode. Some said the plane was replace with same problem, some said they replaced the control board (which has the receiver built into it) and that it got worse than ever. I bought one anyway though... At first I was thinking that perhaps they just didn't read the instruction manual that says the motors will disarm after 3 seconds of either no control input, throttle all the way down or no aircraft movement. Also, that the low voltage alert will lower throttle in hover or pulse the motor when nearing critical low voltage to warn. This may explain most of the issues but what about the ones that say, they were flying along and then, at full charge and not 3 second timeout, the plane would just stop and fall from the sky?? Could be low batt on transmitter instead causing poor reception by the receiver timing out but I think anyone would try to check that.... Sooo, I took a look at the receiving antenna in the x-vert. In my case, it was just a short piece of red enameled wire soldered to the control boards aft end. It was rubbing against the control board and the corner screw that goes through the control board to secure it. (this was all on my pre-first flight inspection, out of the box it came this way) the antenna was not straight but, actually sloppily glued in place in one tiny spot of antenna wire, half curled up like a wavy question mark or pigs tail near grey foam padding over a control sensor. There is no room inside the x-vert's compartment to have anywhere near the room to have the straight antenna that a tuned receiver needs and could explain the mystery portion of motor disarm in flight complaints because after 3 seconds of erratic or no control input while in flight due to poor reception at the receiver end, it MAY (I am not certain) cause the motors to disarm in flight even at very close ranges, especially if the antenna is intermittently rubbing through the enamel and grounding out to the Printed board , the screw through it or any components upon it after any crashes that could cause friction on the enamel coating. I'm pretty sure the antenna is supposed to be straight so, I cut a slit in the foam towards the back corner of the compartment at a 45 degree angle towards the exterior and laid the antenna into it straightened with a bit of hot glue over the exterior slit and a dab inside where the antenna meets the foam of the compartment. I did this before doing a walk around reception test with my DX6 transmitter so, I'm not sure how much if any better reception distance it gave to my x-vert. Maybe this might help some folks diagnose any "it falls out of the sky" situations. better safe than sorry I guess. Maybe I'm all wrong about the antenna placement, but I don't think so.
Just ordered one a couple days ago for $65 with shipping. Can't freaking wait for it to get here! It's gonna so epic to fly this thing in my nieghbourhood or park while I wait for my local club license to complete. All that, AND an option for FPV makes this absolutely incredible.
I haven't flown fixed wing RC for over 20 years, I just haven't got the reaction speed for most of today's flying wings, Or the level of depth perception needed to fly at a reasonable distance anymore..... But this little thing's caught my attention. They seem to be able to pootle about happily at almost glider speeds, And with some FPV kit onboard it could be an interesting toy to use for a spot of fixed wing fun again......... Very tempted.
20 years? Wow! You sir need to come back into the hobby and marvel at all of the modern wonders we get to play with now! I've never flown fixed wing, just tricopter and quad, and this looks SO fun! Been nervous about picking up a wing, but no more.
Hey flite test, I'm a high school junior and I do a lot of filming and love rc planes and drones, what is something cheap I can get to store in my backpack so I can fly whenever I want? Heck you guys should do like top gear and do a high school backpack challenge and just be sassy and act all existential and angst throughout a video, would be really fun to watch! Thanks for reading this!
I have one of these it's finally flying right I had a big problem at the very start with it because in airplane mode it was badly out of trim tried trimming it on my radio no luck at all until my uncle figured out that the push rods had to be bent a certain way in order for that to stop. BTW I did ordered that servo camera mount with servo from HH the other day have to head out to the post office this weekend to pick it up.
It wouldn't be an FT video w/o "Hey? Where's my battery hatch?" from Josh :) He "says" its in his pocket but I bet he spent 10 minutes looking for it in the woods. These vids always make me smile.
I want to do this to a Super Bee. I have an old Naze32 that I can use, but I need to wait until I upgrade my quad's motors and use it's old motors for this project. This really does look like a really fun wing.
I enjoyed this video, as always. I am a beginner and have had great success and fun with this plane. It has increased my flying confidence because I do not have to worry as much about takeoff and especially landing. As mentioned in your video, it is important to know how to fly in the vertical mode and where the wind is coming from so you can fly edge on into the wind. Also, just like with any takeoff it is important to point it into the wind when transitioning from vertical to horizontal flight.
FliteTest it really did! The shape isn't too different from some of the foam builds you guys have done, so could you guys potentially build something that tracks similarly to this in its acrobatic mode? Or is it mostly stabilization from the electronics? I'd like to fly something like it, but can't warrant the price tag for a single plane.
I love my X-Vert, but when I go through the acro mode switching procedure, after taking off and going to mode 2 the motors quit and it drops out of the sky. I know I am doing the procedure correctly. Is there a hack on the main control board for this?
They look great fun! Who elses brain tricked them into thinking the on board flight footage was from one of these ha! Only realised at the end it was the quadcopter footage!. Still look great LOS! Keep up the great work!
Bought mine a few days ago. Attempted to hover it a see if I could keep it in one place. Hit the ground a few times without any problems. The wind caught it and drug it too the ground. It hit a bit harder and it's broken. The receiver in it switches modes in some way and I can't hover it anymore.
So it's been a year since this video. Good news: it's now only $59.99!!!! Bad news, can't find the radio combo. Oh well. Love the video and love the channel! See you guys in Texas this weekend!
Great and inspiring video... so good I bought one today.. cant wait to get in the air.. Thanks guys, your reviews are always brutal, honest and priceless.. Best regards from the UK..!!!
These remind me of my Parrot Swing VTOL, really similar characteristics. Btw, Bixler looked really pissed off when the chase quad knocked his model out of the air lol
( sorry for my poor english, I am no native english speaker ) My own experiences: With some but not much experience with multicopters: It can be flied in multirotor mode rather easily. With some experience with aileron airplanes: It can be flied in stabilised ( airplane ) mode very easily. acromode ? I didn´t try it yet. The props are way to weak--> 1 blade was broken and a new one is nowhere available ! So with lack of prop this model is useless ! Nevertheless: as long as not damaged: it´s fun !
That's a pretty awesome review! I ordered this model for a really good price and I'm looking forward to take it to the mountains. I was looking for an airplane I can use in very narrow space and I think this one is a good choice.
Will you do an indoor / gymnasium sports hall flight (not just hover / quad flying) with this? Would love to see how flyable it is in small places. And greetings from Norway.
Was this filmed before the fpv camera came in? I saw a video a week or so ago with you guys doing fpv with these things. I think it was when he was leaving for college or something like that. Would like to see how the fpv hardware works.
Mike Fas we are going to shoot and FPV video soon. We actually used our micro cameras hot glued on. That works very well too but you can't fly in a hover FPV
Josh Bixler ahh.. Well that video was awesome. I have one(camera) too and was going to do the same if they were sold out for awhile. Thanks for the response Josh! I've been flying for over 15 years and you guys are bringing the hobby back to life!
Question: Can I use a 3-cell battery? I have a bunch of 550mah 3s batteries from my Eachine Lizard but I can't find any good info on using a 3s or not with the X-Vert. Do you know if 3s/12v would that be too much voltage for the electronics? I'm thinking that as long as the electronics can handle 12v then a 3s battery would make this thing SCREAM! Has anyone tried using a 3s on this?
Trying to bind an FrSky transmitter to anything not FrSky requires additional modules and hours of tedium, so my question is, what would the least expensive Spektrum transmitter be that will control the X-Vert? Thanks!
That's a fun thing! Would be nice to see what a much bigger version would be capable of, say 12ft wingspan and 12S 30Ah+ for endurance, payload and range.
Indeed! It would be ideal for search and rescue. Any news about progress on the 3D printed motor you received a few weeks ago? Still looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
Hi Guys , could you do a video showing how to land the x vert horizontally like when its too windy to do a transition back to vertical hover?? its in the manual but no one on youtube has done this yet.
Love y'all. Just got a X-VERT BNF. Would love to use my FrSky Taranis. Do you know of a program for this radio? I also have a DX6I if I am unable to use the Taranis. Also looking for a easy video editing program for this old man. Thanks for all your passion flying RC. YOU ARE GREAT✈
I was waiting for the arkbird vtol to be reviewed by someone as well - I think it offers bigger motors and more flexibility but it looks like it is not ready for prime time as the news on it is very quiet. I know of two youtubers who got review kits and have yet to release flight videos. This X-vert feels a little limiting for that kind of money.
I would love to fly this thing. It looks so fun, even though I'm a more experienced quad and plane Pilot. But WHY is it not available in PNP? I don't own a Spektrum Radio, of course I could use a module, but that still sucks....
Nice! This is definitely something a beginner can get to grips. And even advanced pilots can have fun, too. But I cannot believe what a beating this little thing can take and still be able to fly... Oo Great job, now I want one... :-p
I have two of these and never flew fixed wing before. Super simple in stability mode, working up to acro. One caution: Check the prop screws before every flight - nothing more embarassing than tail sitting and watching a prop zoom up 15' or so......... Jake
Hey Josh, you mentioned @ 7:42m mark the DXe has wireless buddy boxing. I don't see that in the specs. Is that only available through the bluetooth dongle? Or is that with the DXe as the student transmitter bound to a bigger transmitter like a DX9 or something similar? And thanks for being awesome!!!
All of those maneuvers can be done with a quad. A fixed wing can perform a sustained knife edge whereas a quads knife edge is more like falling with style.
Josh B., I have one of these and it literally gave me back my RC nerves after a twenty year absence from RC. I have a question: Did you attempt to fly it in acro mode? I would like to try it but many reviews complained that the X-Vert is very hard to control, hence to enjoy, in acro mode. Did you find that to be true?
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hey guys love your channel , i've been watching your stuff for years. I like the vtol systems. However I was wondering if anyone thought of integerating an OSD with a forward seated motion sensor on each aircraft. so when the aircradt is close to another one in a dogfighting senario the sensor picks it up and displays the signature in the OSD which would emulate a target box just like you see on jetfighter HUD. Then it could have some signal that would transmit to the reciever when within range of the other plane to indicate a virtual kill. I think that is quite possible to achieve and would take this hobby to another level. Thanks!
FliteTest SHIP99 doesn't work for me :((
I do live in Australia though :p
FliteTest when I was a kid, I would play with some little pool drop toys shaped like missiles. I noticed that they fly like torpedoes through the water. I was thinking about your bomber challenge, and how you guys have built boats, and I was thinking that it would be REALLY cool to try to torpedo bomb some boats! Good luck!
FliteTest Ordered mine 2 days ago, should be here today, could of used the promo code. Son-in-law wanted me to get a striker or funjet but with it being my first time ever trying RC plane and bad eyesight, I think this will be better. I do pretty good on the simulator in expert mode doing loops, rolls, inverted, knife edge, stand, but that's not real life and i'm close enough to see. Thank you flitetest guys for getting me started at my old age (65). You make it look so easy and fun 👍
I know this vid is like 4+ years old but I had to chime in with my X-Vert experience. When I learned of this awesome little hybrid quad/plane/VTOL thingy, Horizon Hobby had the RTF version on sale (or clearance, I don’t recall…) for just $99! Plane, Tx, battery, charger, etc. Hella deal! So much fun that I actually bought a second RTF kit a few days later while it was still $99. The plan was I would have use the second one for spare parts, but it’s so much fun I kept them both flying. I did experience some weird power issues, one of the motors would randomly spin up to full power while hovering causing to over itself and into the ground. After one of the servos stripped out, I replaced both of them with two new Spektrum A220 4g replacement servos. I have had ZERO issues over dozens of flights with those A220 servos. Maybe the original servos were pulling too much as they began to fail or something like that. I have owned many (WAY too many) E-Flite products over the years. As I got older and my eyesight went all crappy, I had to stop flying and sell most of my RC gear. Then I discovered the X-Vert. It’s small enough to fly in my backyard (no trip to a park or the flying field necessary). Simply put, its a fun and stress-free flying experience. I grab the plane, a few batteries, kick back in my lawn chair and do some flying while watching the sun set. I even added a couple LEDs and will hover it around in my backyard at night. Life is good. :)
Good gosh how far has the hobby come. A year or two ago this would have been impossible, or as you said involve a bunch of complicated rotating mechanisms and servos. Thanks to you guys I think I'm going to buy one of these. My husband who loves pushing little quads around in self-level would love this I bet.
Ben and I (Jesse) just maidened ours that we got from you guys and its a BLAST!!! This is such an awesome plane! I can't wait to FPV this thing and do some formation like you guys! thank yoU!
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Man I got to say, I'm 14 years old and I am able to keep up my knowledge of model aviation to compare my self to all the older guys in my club. I want to tell you guys that you are the reason why I'm here learning and flying and building my own model planes. I think everyone should now that if you fail, let it be your motivation for your next try. Thanks flitest! Never stop doing what your doing!!
+Kadon Hayes thank you for sharing Kadon! Keep pushing yourself and amazing things can happen. Thanks for being part of the family
I noticed some of the reviews on other sites (including Horizon Hobby) where people were complaining of the x-vert dropping out of the sky in flight or shortly after launch in hover or any mode. Some said the plane was replace with same problem, some said they replaced the control board (which has the receiver built into it) and that it got worse than ever. I bought one anyway though...
At first I was thinking that perhaps they just didn't read the instruction manual that says the motors will disarm after 3 seconds of either no control input, throttle all the way down or no aircraft movement. Also, that the low voltage alert will lower throttle in hover or pulse the motor when nearing critical low voltage to warn. This may explain most of the issues but what about the ones that say, they were flying along and then, at full charge and not 3 second timeout, the plane would just stop and fall from the sky??
Could be low batt on transmitter instead causing poor reception by the receiver timing out but I think anyone would try to check that....
Sooo, I took a look at the receiving antenna in the x-vert. In my case, it was just a short piece of red enameled wire soldered to the control boards aft end. It was rubbing against the control board and the corner screw that goes through the control board to secure it. (this was all on my pre-first flight inspection, out of the box it came this way) the antenna was not straight but, actually sloppily glued in place in one tiny spot of antenna wire, half curled up like a wavy question mark or pigs tail near grey foam padding over a control sensor. There is no room inside the x-vert's compartment to have anywhere near the room to have the straight antenna that a tuned receiver needs and could explain the mystery portion of motor disarm in flight complaints because after 3 seconds of erratic or no control input while in flight due to poor reception at the receiver end, it MAY (I am not certain) cause the motors to disarm in flight even at very close ranges, especially if the antenna is intermittently rubbing through the enamel and grounding out to the Printed board , the screw through it or any components upon it after any crashes that could cause friction on the enamel coating.
I'm pretty sure the antenna is supposed to be straight so, I cut a slit in the foam towards the back corner of the compartment at a 45 degree angle towards the exterior and laid the antenna into it straightened with a bit of hot glue over the exterior slit and a dab inside where the antenna meets the foam of the compartment. I did this before doing a walk around reception test with my DX6 transmitter so, I'm not sure how much if any better reception distance it gave to my x-vert. Maybe this might help some folks diagnose any "it falls out of the sky" situations.
better safe than sorry I guess. Maybe I'm all wrong about the antenna placement, but I don't think so.
1:55 the maddest ive ever seen josh
Just ordered one a couple days ago for $65 with shipping. Can't freaking wait for it to get here! It's gonna so epic to fly this thing in my nieghbourhood or park while I wait for my local club license to complete. All that, AND an option for FPV makes this absolutely incredible.
I just wanna say Alex is the man when it comes to running that little quad, and getting those amazing aerial shots. Great job guys!
HES da man! blessed to have him!
I haven't flown fixed wing RC for over 20 years, I just haven't got the reaction speed for most of today's flying wings, Or the level of depth perception needed to fly at a reasonable distance anymore..... But this little thing's caught my attention. They seem to be able to pootle about happily at almost glider speeds, And with some FPV kit onboard it could be an interesting toy to use for a spot of fixed wing fun again......... Very tempted.
Reman1975 you will not regret it friend. It is a blast FPV and super easy to fly!
Reman1975 - Do it, jump back in. You will love it!
20 years? Wow! You sir need to come back into the hobby and marvel at all of the modern wonders we get to play with now! I've never flown fixed wing, just tricopter and quad, and this looks SO fun! Been nervous about picking up a wing, but no more.
Reman1975 Know what you mean about the bad eyesight, if you can't see you can't re-act
Love my X-Vert! I've tortured mine, crashed it like 20 times already and its still like new! Cant wait til my FPV kit comes in for it! Great vid guys
Xvert for the WIN! ha ;) We have a FPV video coming soon too!
FliteTest. can you do a review on the staufenbiel. L13 blanik plz
6.05 awesome catch, looked slick
Hey flite test, I'm a high school junior and I do a lot of filming and love rc planes and drones, what is something cheap I can get to store in my backpack so I can fly whenever I want? Heck you guys should do like top gear and do a high school backpack challenge and just be sassy and act all existential and angst throughout a video, would be really fun to watch! Thanks for reading this!
I was debating on getting one of these until I saw this vid!! Now? I want one!!! Great vid guys!!!!
right?! ha they are awesome... you will NOT regret it! ;) let us know how it goes! THANKS for watching my friend!
Nice demonstration! Only have one question:
WHO gave Alex a helping of "Mean Beans" for him to target your crafts like that??? :o
haha! not sure, but I took the stash of MEAN beans i found on his desk and threw em away!! ;)
Now I want an X-Vert... and a FPV Duet!
I have one of these it's finally flying right I had a big problem at the very start with it because in airplane mode it was badly out of trim tried trimming it on my radio no luck at all until my uncle figured out that the push rods had to be bent a certain way in order for that to stop. BTW I did ordered that servo camera mount with servo from HH the other day have to head out to the post office this weekend to pick it up.
Haha Josh just loves the battery hatches
It wouldn't be an FT video w/o "Hey? Where's my battery hatch?" from Josh :) He "says" its in his pocket but I bet he spent 10 minutes looking for it in the woods. These vids always make me smile.
Looks like fun guys, even in the rain!
OH a BLAST!! rain or shine we were lovin it! ;) Hope all is well!
TheRcSaylors still waiting for the giveaway...
I want to do this to a Super Bee. I have an old Naze32 that I can use, but I need to wait until I upgrade my quad's motors and use it's old motors for this project. This really does look like a really fun wing.
its def a blast! ;)
HELLO from Norway!
Hey Sander!
Hi brother!
Hello from sweden :)
Hallais
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I enjoyed this video, as always. I am a beginner and have had great success and fun with this plane. It has increased my flying confidence because I do not have to worry as much about takeoff and especially landing. As mentioned in your video, it is important to know how to fly in the vertical mode and where the wind is coming from so you can fly edge on into the wind. Also, just like with any takeoff it is important to point it into the wind when transitioning from vertical to horizontal flight.
ive been flying quads a few years now and ive been looking to get into planes this looks like a great option
I didn't notice how bad that prop was mangled until the replay, holy crap! i'm surprised it flew at all!
IT held up like a CHAMP!! crazy cool!
FliteTest it really did! The shape isn't too different from some of the foam builds you guys have done, so could you guys potentially build something that tracks similarly to this in its acrobatic mode? Or is it mostly stabilization from the electronics? I'd like to fly something like it, but can't warrant the price tag for a single plane.
Yeah, one of them is cracked nearly halfway down its length! I'm constantly in awe of modern RC tech.
I want one of those now. That plane looks awesome when it flies!!
ITS legit! You are gonna love it! ha
I love my X-Vert, but when I go through the acro mode switching procedure, after taking off and going to mode 2 the motors quit and it drops out of the sky. I know I am doing the procedure correctly. Is there a hack on the main control board for this?
I want one so bad
YO alex! Dude, you won't regret it! They are a BLAST! haha
This is an ingenious design!
This channel is so inspiring you guys totale got my friend and i into the hobby
Also I am hoping I can come over to flite fest next year
you guys inspired me to blow 200$ on this thing.. thanks!
Can't wait to see you at Flitefest friend! Please make sure you say hi!
teamSAF bmx trust me, you will love it. :)
Achmed Sufasi For shame, leaving a comment link advertising another vendor. For shame! :\
It's better if you use a support blade cus if it hits something from the front the front blade won't work as well as it used too
They look great fun!
Who elses brain tricked them into thinking the on board flight footage was from one of these ha! Only realised at the end it was the quadcopter footage!. Still look great LOS! Keep up the great work!
In the winter you guys should try makeing rc planes that have less problems starting in cold weather
I can't believe you were flying the trees line of sight!! WOW
Nice still shot at 8:35 :)
Nice concept, especially if you don't have a runway for a traditional plane. Happy Flying!
There are also nice indoor videos around - seems to be a real fun device. I just ordered one - should arrive the next days - yay !
Bought mine a few days ago. Attempted to hover it a see if I could keep it in one place. Hit the ground a few times without any problems. The wind caught it and drug it too the ground. It hit a bit harder and it's broken. The receiver in it switches modes in some way and I can't hover it anymore.
So it's been a year since this video. Good news: it's now only $59.99!!!! Bad news, can't find the radio combo. Oh well. Love the video and love the channel! See you guys in Texas this weekend!
I think the josh got a bit mad hahaha
what about you guys make a video about the transmitter and suggest a suitable model for us to fly this new tech.. really look into it.
Great and inspiring video... so good I bought one today.. cant wait to get in the air.. Thanks guys, your reviews are always brutal, honest and priceless.. Best regards from the UK..!!!
you guys got a new Peter! lol
It would be awesome if you guys did a review on the umx timber
Great video guys! And thanks for the shout out on the DXe! 😉😎😍
No doubt guys!! ;) Great Radio without a doubt!
1:55 best moment xD
These remind me of my Parrot Swing VTOL, really similar characteristics. Btw, Bixler looked really pissed off when the chase quad knocked his model out of the air lol
Love this channel
( sorry for my poor english, I am no native english speaker )
My own experiences:
With some but not much experience with multicopters: It can be flied in multirotor mode rather easily.
With some experience with aileron airplanes: It can be flied in stabilised ( airplane ) mode very easily.
acromode ? I didn´t try it yet.
The props are way to weak--> 1 blade was broken and a new one is nowhere available !
So with lack of prop this model is useless !
Nevertheless: as long as not damaged: it´s fun !
X - Vert is already flying in Switzerland
Would have been nice for you to mention how to arm the motors.
That's a pretty awesome review! I ordered this model for a really good price and I'm looking forward to take it to the mountains. I was looking for an airplane I can use in very narrow space and I think this one is a good choice.
Will you do an indoor / gymnasium sports hall flight (not just hover / quad flying) with this? Would love to see how flyable it is in small places. And greetings from Norway.
Awesome drone love the video
Was this filmed before the fpv camera came in? I saw a video a week or so ago with you guys doing fpv with these things. I think it was when he was leaving for college or something like that. Would like to see how the fpv hardware works.
Mike Fas we are going to shoot and FPV video soon. We actually used our micro cameras hot glued on. That works very well too but you can't fly in a hover FPV
Josh Bixler ahh.. Well that video was awesome. I have one(camera) too and was going to do the same if they were sold out for awhile. Thanks for the response Josh! I've been flying for over 15 years and you guys are bringing the hobby back to life!
Question: Can I use a 3-cell battery? I have a bunch of 550mah 3s batteries from my Eachine Lizard but I can't find any good info on using a 3s or not with the X-Vert. Do you know if 3s/12v would that be too much voltage for the electronics? I'm thinking that as long as the electronics can handle 12v then a 3s battery would make this thing SCREAM! Has anyone tried using a 3s on this?
Can y'all plz make a video on who is the best pilot for quad heli and plane. Thanks
Josh, the X-Vert is NOT a 'Quad'! It's a tail sitter aircraft. Sheesh... lol
I saw these planes a few episodes ago :)
Trying to bind an FrSky transmitter to anything not FrSky requires additional modules and hours of tedium, so my question is, what would the least expensive Spektrum transmitter be that will control the X-Vert? Thanks!
so...do you guys recommend this for someone with zero experience with RC flite?
OH yes! It can take you through many different stages of flight and allow for you to grow with it too! Fantastic option!
That's a fun thing!
Would be nice to see what a much bigger version would be capable of, say 12ft wingspan and 12S 30Ah+ for endurance, payload and range.
NOW THATS a beast of a plane! ha
Indeed! It would be ideal for search and rescue.
Any news about progress on the 3D printed motor you received a few weeks ago?
Still looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
Hi Guys , could you do a video showing how to land the x vert horizontally like when its too windy to do a transition back to vertical hover?? its in the manual but no one on youtube has done this yet.
Love y'all. Just got a X-VERT BNF. Would love to use my FrSky Taranis. Do you know of a program for this radio? I also have a DX6I if I am unable to use the Taranis. Also looking for a easy video editing program for this old man. Thanks for all your passion flying RC. YOU ARE GREAT✈
Wow, thats awesome!
I was waiting for the arkbird vtol to be reviewed by someone as well - I think it offers bigger motors and more flexibility but it looks like it is not ready for prime time as the news on it is very quiet. I know of two youtubers who got review kits and have yet to release flight videos. This X-vert feels a little limiting for that kind of money.
I'm sold! I wanna get one!
DO IT! you won't regret it my friend! ;)
RC Magnus effect plane!
Check out the Mini Convergence
I would love to fly this thing. It looks so fun, even though I'm a more experienced quad and plane Pilot. But WHY is it not available in PNP? I don't own a Spektrum Radio, of course I could use a module, but that still sucks....
I love this plane, I will be a newbie when I get one. But this is a great 1st plane I think. R.T.F. Thanks.
Amazerful!
How bout two swappable tractors (one being CW and the other being CCW) on the front of a Mighty Mini Arrow? you then should have a D.I.Y. equivalent.
got one - love it.
Nice! This is definitely something a beginner can get to grips. And even advanced pilots can have fun, too. But I cannot believe what a beating this little thing can take and still be able to fly... Oo
Great job, now I want one... :-p
Awesome!
Is it durable btw enjoyed and liked the channel
I have two of these and never flew fixed wing before. Super simple in stability mode, working up to acro. One caution: Check the prop screws before every flight - nothing more embarassing than tail sitting and watching a prop zoom up 15' or so.........
Jake
2 for the WIN ;)
I gotta get one.
andres is back! hi josh!
Erica Roberts hi!
well i think this will be the new idea
Why is there no simple moving image of landing after taking off from the ground?
To hide inconvenience
these things are so creepy in vert mode
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PLEASE MAKE ONE DIY THAT WOULD BE SOOOO COOL
Hey Josh, you mentioned @ 7:42m mark the DXe has wireless buddy boxing. I don't see that in the specs. Is that only available through the bluetooth dongle? Or is that with the DXe as the student transmitter bound to a bigger transmitter like a DX9 or something similar?
And thanks for being awesome!!!
8.35 winter is coming??? Sean bean pops up
What drone were you using to film the planes in the air???
Love your videos btw! ;)
I wish I could have a RC plane but they are expensive so I got the power up 3.0 Wich is still cool!!
I think I like it
need to somehow come up with exactly the opposite, a quad that flies like an airplane. capable of barrel rolls, loops "not flips", knife edge, etc.
All of those maneuvers can be done with a quad. A fixed wing can perform a sustained knife edge whereas a quads knife edge is more like falling with style.
You guys need to make a twin mustang
We had one of those given to josh a long time ago that a whole bunch of people signed at FF2014! It looks amazing! ha
Ok
Tough little aircraft. It could still fly after that beating. Nice!!!
So Acro Mode isn't just for quads? Other RC aircraft have Acro Mode too?
Futaba 6J 6-Channel 2.4GHz S-FHSS suitable for this model ?
Flitetest I know something awesome and it is that the curiosity rover sings happy birthday to its self pretty lonely😔
hey guys,
why dont you guys build a diy x-vert with a scaled down kraken twin wing and using differential thrust rather than a control board
Okay FT I saw a delta wing plane in the office at like 30 seconds in. I wanna know what that is and if there's plans for it some where
Josh B., I have one of these and it literally gave me back my RC nerves after a twenty year absence from RC. I have a question: Did you attempt to fly it in acro mode? I would like to try it but many reviews complained that the X-Vert is very hard to control, hence to enjoy, in acro mode. Did you find that to be true?
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please make a video on the e flite Valiant
Thanks for the idea Colleen! ;)