I'm glad to see you included the swimming aspect of float flying, I've had to do a little swimming myself, but not necessarily for that reason. Anyway it was fun to see you included that. 😊
Great looking, and flying, plane. Make V3 with retractable landing gear. For the water rudder, use a spring loaded, steerable nose gear but have it retract when the landing gear goes down. When the landing gear goes up, the water rudder would extend from the tail. I hope this gives you an idea for the next version
Great flight review Stuart. I think it'll take a long time for you to forget to plug the battery in again!!:). Nice to see this model again HobbyKing. Well done AVIOS. AirHammer out!!
Why didn't HK/Avios incorporate retractable landing gear like the Tower Hobbies/Horizon Hobby Seawind to fly off of a standard concrete runway? I know, to keep cost down, BUT there could be a version V2.5 or V3 that can be purchased WITH that option at a HIGHER cost if buyers would like to have the feature like I do. It has been done by a couple of gents on TH-cam but it is something I and other people do not want to do ourselves - we would rather PAY a manufacture to do it. BTW, I have the V1 of this plane. PLEASE consider this suggestion HK/Avios 😊
Hi,do you have any idea,why the reverse throttle does not work? I have frsky x20…reverse cable is in channel 8. I assigned a switch to this channel,but nothing:-( thank you for your help.
Love the bird! Because of this video I purchased this plane! Random question..can you share the artist whose music you’re playing in the background? Diggin the tunes, the bird, the whole vibe! Lastly…is avios wiling to consider quieter motors, less whiney, more refined sounding motors like the eflite stock setups.
I think boats that fly are great in general. I like this new one very much. The only thing missing is a suitable lake in the area, because the waters here are all privately owned or too far away.
Thanks for the tip - luckily I have a power connection and heating on the club's premises. However, it should be plus 4 degrees Celsius, below that it's too cold for me anyway.
Float flying is really fun and this one looks great in the air. But a must is to have a boat at hand to retrieve the plane should something go wrong. And do enough float flying things do go wrong.
Just assembled mine today 01/15/2022 and setup electronics, totally awesome looking bird. My only issue is the right motor sounds like its going to disintegrate during or soon after my maiden, checked all fasteners and all are tight. The left motor is perfect, I must have got a manufacturing subpar right one. The right motor does give full power but sounds like a bunch of marbles in a tin can...
Looks great. I have the V1 and love it. Unfortunately, there is no shipping option available to the UK now. I tried to order the King Twin from the EU warehouse and waited 2 months for them to sort out a shipping option but it never happened. Come on HK. Please sort this issue out for your loyal UK buyers.
Please help ! Beautiful model has arrived. Taranis X9D tx ... x8r ..rx I have. I can not set it, engine differential throtle / forward -back reason / Please picture, tx mixer and custom functions
What ever you do, do not let one of the wing floats hit the water ay high speed. We call it a "Water Loop". Will tear it off and cause it to yaw and rip the fuselage in half. Have several flying Boats , R/C and a Full Size LAKE LA-4-200 Amphibian Seaplane. I know several pilots who have had this happen. Good Bye $100,000. Still though, Great flight. Arrgh! Capt. Morgan.
Great looking bird shame no shipping to the UK wont be adding it to my hobby king fleet. Tundra, Grand Tundra, Walrus ,Avios 1400 spitfire, Asw28 glider
Needing the pack further forward than in the V1 doesn't seem to make sense ... if the fus. & tail on the V2 are a bit lighter you would expect to need the pack further back??
@@RcAndries not by much. In fact it's because a more forward CG is specified now. For the V1 the range was given as 75-95mm from the wing LE (I have always flown mine at 80mm), and for the V2 it's 65-70mm. Hence needing the pack further forward (even though the airframe is lighter).
Twin elevator pushrods must be spaced apart at the servo connection....Friction is caused, servo mount gets strained and can fail servo...(Look at Spacewalker twin elevator servo connection, That is solution...also used 40Amp RVS ESC for cooler temps and better electrical load handling... jus' sayin' guys)😎👌
I like the plane, video, BUT not remembering to turn the plane on? 😳🤯 I haven't used a switch since i got back n2 Flying after a 20+ Year break. Connect the battery, ON!
Although it looked refreshing- next time instead maybe try a tennis ball attached to the end of a fishing reel line minus the rod…throw just past and over stranded boat or plane….reel in says Captain Obvious lol.
I agree I would be all in for $250 US$ or so, but then the electronics would be cheap junk requiring replacement. I would also like a kit with just the foam so we could pick and chose our own parts, but it would probably be close to their all up price by the time it was fitted. Hopefully they picked reasonable parts. I hate cutting glued in servos out so I can properly corrosion x them like should have been done in the first place.
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I'm glad to see you included the swimming aspect of float flying, I've had to do a little swimming myself, but not necessarily for that reason. Anyway it was fun to see you included that. 😊
great role play stu, being rescued by the coast guard like that!....
Holy crap thats the funniest thing I've seen this week!! That's dedication Stu! Lol. Steady, smooth flying Stuart! Nice plane!
Glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful flying Stuart. She's a gorgeous bird that swim looked really refreshing. I can just imagine how cold that water was. 👍👍😎✌👊
Yes it was
Well done Stuart, Wim Hof would be proud of you! That low level shot at 0.26 was very nice.
Great video! Love that you leave in the improvisational scenes. Have one ordered.
Glad you like it!
Nice imitation of a USCG Rescue Swimmer! I crewed on the 7226 at Air Stations San Francisco and Sacramento. The "Goats" were fun to fly.
Oh wow!
Crewed out of Elizabeth City and Otis AFB in the early 70’s mapping the Gulf Stream.
Semper Paratus, Glenn! I was an AM.
@@olphartcoastie8719 MST here. Started out as a sonarman and lateraled.
Please don't ever discontinue this one! I own a V1 and damn it's a crowd favourite
Hey Stu, thanks for keeping it real. I had a good solid laugh and then enjoyed your review. Nice plane.
Thanks 👍
Absolutely beautiful Stuart!!! Love my V1 and think this scheme is amazing, may have to do a repaint, thanks for sharing 👊🏼👊🏼
Go for it!
Hang in there Jeff. I like the v 1 scheme. You'll get one of the v2. I think it's just a matter of time
Great looking, and flying, plane. Make V3 with retractable landing gear. For the water rudder, use a spring loaded, steerable nose gear but have it retract when the landing gear goes down. When the landing gear goes up, the water rudder would extend from the tail. I hope this gives you an idea for the next version
Thanks for the tips!
Like the past Flyzone Select Scale Seawind...
Great flight Stuart, she certainly looks fun in the water. Did well on the grass as well 👍🏻
Thanks 👍
Looks pretty nice ;) Good swimming!!!
It was!
Love your reviews Stuart:) Nice flying plane and tad challenging for a new commer😉
Thanks 👍
Great review! After you`ve jumped to the water, I`ve pushed buy button on hobbyking :)
Good choice!
Awesome! Loved my V1!
Good choice!
You're right. I want this airplane in both scales. The one you have here, and full scale.
Great flight review Stuart. I think it'll take a long time for you to forget to plug the battery in again!!:). Nice to see this model again HobbyKing. Well done AVIOS. AirHammer out!!
Thanks 👍
Outstanding flight review, lovely plane
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Stu, didn't realise you were back. It must be years since you left. Good work.👍
Hey, thanks
awesome gear and stuff, but who decided to record with a giant bush between the host and the camera lol?
Hell yea new present for Christmas
Happy holidays!
Great review, Stuart!
Thanks for watching
Why didn't HK/Avios incorporate retractable landing gear like the Tower Hobbies/Horizon Hobby Seawind to fly off of a standard concrete runway? I know, to keep cost down, BUT there could be a version V2.5 or V3 that can be purchased WITH that option at a HIGHER cost if buyers would like to have the feature like I do. It has been done by a couple of gents on TH-cam but it is something I and other people do not want to do ourselves - we would rather PAY a manufacture to do it. BTW, I have the V1 of this plane. PLEASE consider this suggestion HK/Avios 😊
Thanks for the tip!
beautiful plane!!! great vid...pure RC!!!!
Thanks 👍
Will the V3 come with retractable landing gear?
That would really be something!!!
Lindo lugar...Beleza de Aeromodelo. Muito versátil.👍
Great review Stuart!
.....rule 1, turn it on! BRILLIANT :-) Thank you
Glad it helped!
Just ordered!!!!
Sobald es eine Version mit einziehbarem Fahrwerk gibt, werde ich es auch kaufen❗ 😍🤩😍
I saw you remove a camera, but the video didn't have any onboard footage .. was there a problem?
Hi,
What Camera you are using on top in between of the Motors ?
Pretty nice Model and flight Demonstration!
Hi,do you have any idea,why the reverse throttle does not work? I have frsky x20…reverse cable is in channel 8. I assigned a switch to this channel,but nothing:-( thank you for your help.
Love the bird! Because of this video I purchased this plane!
Random question..can you share the artist whose music you’re playing in the background? Diggin the tunes, the bird, the whole vibe!
Lastly…is avios wiling to consider quieter motors, less whiney, more refined sounding motors like the eflite stock setups.
Bummer. I have V1, really want this one now! USCG!
Love this plane, looks so good
I agree!
I think boats that fly are great in general. I like this new one very much. The only thing missing is a suitable lake in the area, because the waters here are all privately owned or too far away.
You don't need a lake to fly this plane. My V1 has only ever been flown off ice/snow or grass. It's one of my main "winter planes".
@@Xviperprime the thick foam this has I bet keeps things inside warm in winter. :) :)
Thanks for the tip - taking off and landing on snow is always fun with the right equipment.
Thanks for the tip - luckily I have a power connection and heating on the club's premises.
However, it should be plus 4 degrees Celsius, below that it's too cold for me anyway.
Nice dive 🙂 🙂
Thanks 😁
Do you know when the motors will be available ?
Thanks Stuart!
Very nice plane. What was the brand and model number of the onboard video camera? I'd like to get one. Thank you.
While one the subject of discontinued avios models, PLEASE, PLEASE do a V2 Zazzy!
Float flying is really fun and this one looks great in the air. But a must is to have a boat at hand to retrieve the plane should something go wrong. And do enough float flying things do go wrong.
Be nice to paint one up as Hemisphere Dancer, Jimmy Buffets old plane.
DO IT!
Is the rudder solid enough for snow? And possible to turn in the snow?
Real nice indeed my friend 😎
Thanks!
Are you guys going to get Avios Spitfires in anytime soon?
Any ETA on when it will be back in stock in the US?
Does it need two batteries, one for each motor to fly?
i have the v1 of the avios albatross and it fly's great
Just assembled mine today 01/15/2022 and setup electronics, totally awesome looking bird. My only issue is the right motor sounds like its going to disintegrate during or soon after my maiden, checked all fasteners and all are tight. The left motor is perfect, I must have got a manufacturing subpar right one. The right motor does give full power but sounds like a bunch of marbles in a tin can...
Sorry to hear about his please contact us here so we can help support.hobbyking.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
Can you make a fpv pod for it that is waterproof
Looks great. I have the V1 and love it. Unfortunately, there is no shipping option available to the UK now. I tried to order the King Twin from the EU warehouse and waited 2 months for them to sort out a shipping option but it never happened. Come on HK. Please sort this issue out for your loyal UK buyers.
Agree! Sort us out HK!
Sorry to hear that
Nice plane, TIP: never cut the power before the plane is stabel on ground or water ;)
Thanks for the tip!
@@HobbyKingOfficial Where is your address?
I agree otherwise is a normal landing very difficult
i have orderd just one.........nice video.......
Good choice!
What lake you guys flying off?
Will a 50C 4s lipo work with this model? Also is the connector for the battery an xt60? Thanks
yes ans yes
Thank you. What camera are you using on top of the wing, and where can I get one? Thanks
Hi, I wonder what happens if you mix the engines with the rudder and then use the reverse. Anyone answer that?
Bravo.
Please help !
Beautiful model has arrived.
Taranis X9D tx ... x8r ..rx I have.
I can not set it,
engine differential throtle
/ forward -back reason /
Please picture, tx mixer and custom functions
Please contact us at support.hobbyking.com/hc/en-us/requests/new so we can help. Thanks!
Great 👍 job
Thank you! Cheers!
Very nice! 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
I need one!
Does anyone know what the battery connector is on this plane? Looks like xt60 or xt90
What ever you do, do not let one of the wing floats hit the water ay high speed. We call it a
"Water Loop". Will tear it off and cause it to yaw and rip the fuselage in half. Have several flying Boats , R/C and a Full Size LAKE LA-4-200 Amphibian Seaplane. I know several pilots who have had this happen. Good Bye $100,000. Still though, Great flight. Arrgh! Capt. Morgan.
Great plane and video , only wish it was a Catalina flying boat , maybe sometime ...........
hobbyking.com/en_us/pby-catalina-1380mm-arf.html
@@HobbyKingOfficial Why link to a discontinued product?
Must have this one
Great looking bird shame no shipping to the UK wont be adding it to my hobby king fleet. Tundra, Grand Tundra, Walrus ,Avios 1400 spitfire, Asw28 glider
Working on getting that sorted
I had no idea they were still in business
We used to being a fishing rod with a piece of lead
Throw it OVER the plane and reel in 😁🏴☠️
Needing the pack further forward than in the V1 doesn't seem to make sense ... if the fus. & tail on the V2 are a bit lighter you would expect to need the pack further back??
It's a smaller pack.
@@RcAndries not by much. In fact it's because a more forward CG is specified now. For the V1 the range was given as 75-95mm from the wing LE (I have always flown mine at 80mm), and for the V2 it's 65-70mm. Hence needing the pack further forward (even though the airframe is lighter).
The Esc are Not good in v2. Mine broke twice in flight
Recommend changing the props if you fly full throttle or aerobatic. They can break.
Is this ever going to be in EU warehouse?
Twin elevator pushrods must be spaced apart at the servo connection....Friction is caused, servo mount gets strained and can fail servo...(Look at Spacewalker twin elevator servo connection, That is solution...also used 40Amp RVS ESC for cooler temps and better electrical load handling... jus' sayin' guys)😎👌
Let the v3 have working scale retracts please..
Where's my order ?
Sorry to hear. Please contact us here so we can help - support.hobbyking.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
I thought Stu left?
Came back some time ago now.
@@HobbyKingOfficial thank God he did :-)
@@danyel9256 Yeah someones got to be willing to jump in and save the plane on the lake :D Stuart
@@HobbyKingOfficial lol and then the wind returned as soon as he got it
How well does it handle salt water?
OOOOOOPPPPPSSSS 😀😃😁🤣
Pity you can’t buy it if you live in the UK
Working on getting shipping enabled from EU warehouse to UK.
That's hilarious he forgot to turn on the model 🤣😂
Keeping it real
I like the plane, video, BUT not remembering to turn the plane on? 😳🤯 I haven't used a switch since i got back n2 Flying after a 20+ Year break. Connect the battery, ON!
The battery was not connected. No switch here.
Although it looked refreshing- next time instead maybe try a tennis ball attached to the end of a fishing reel line minus the rod…throw just past and over stranded boat or plane….reel in says Captain Obvious lol.
Nice, but $350 for a hunk of foam? Seems about 3X what it ought to be.
I agree I would be all in for $250 US$ or so, but then the electronics would be cheap junk requiring replacement. I would also like a kit with just the foam so we could pick and chose our own parts, but it would probably be close to their all up price by the time it was fitted. Hopefully they picked reasonable parts. I hate cutting glued in servos out so I can properly corrosion x them like should have been done in the first place.
Bush Pilot lol
wtf is that thing on your neck?? ever heard of a lavaliere mic?????
Most crappie RC airplanes I had. No more Chinese crap for me
Went to buy from Hobby King... $250 for shipping. Get bent.