Long Awaited Maiden! Just a heads up. DO NOT LISTEN TO THE MANUAL FOR ELEVATOR NEUTRAL LOCATION! IT'S WRONG! Use your eyes. We ended up with about 1/2" down on the leading edge of the elevator from the manual location for neutral. Thanks for watching!
Probably at least partially caused by CG as well. Both the takeoff, the elevator neutral pos, the energy retention, all tells the tale of a significantly nose heavy setup. Awesome maiden anyway - well done. A what a gorgeous model it is 😁
On the full scale when flaps are down there is a lot of up elevator mixed in. I flew a yellow air craft F-18 back in the glow days ....when i put the flaps down the plane nose dived and i didn't have any offset for flaps and the plane only had tailerons i was turning base and she went in. The flaps blanked the elevator.
@@rodgerhecht3623 But he needed a lot of up elevator in normal flight. It shouldn't have taken that long to rotate with a full flying stab. Nose heavy is better than tail heavy on a maiden though, so. Good deal. Ruff runway sucks also. Overall I call it a success. Fast landing due to nose heavy also, but it did great considering. I would be proud of that flight.
Yikes! I think every F-18 I've flown ended up needing a far more aft cg and more neutral elevator to fly optimally. IDK why they're always manual SOOO nose heavy like that. Glad you got lift at least... That was close to disaster.
Having my coffee watching the video , poured it on myself during touch down . Just mind blowing , can imagine the stress level of the pilots . Cheers from INDIA
The Royal Maces were our (VFA-102) sister squadron on the Kitty Hawk back in 2003. They flew F-18c/d and we flew F-18f. Fun times as a structural mechanic on fighter jets!!
You also have to remember on the full scale F-18 they have both rudders "trimmed"/towed in. This is done because the main landing gear is behind the cg and it helps with the rotation.
For sure! There was a couple problems on this maiden. C of G not correct from Manufacture in manual. They have since updated it and moved it back. Manufacture had elevator neutral incorrect in manual. She now flies like a kitty cat!
It's always very stressful doing a maiden flight (especially a model like that). I did a maiden flight on a a new helicopter last weekend and it was my first flybarless helicopter i ever built, and it was very stressful thinking if I've done everything right, is the flybarless system setup correctly, etc. So i can appreciate the take off and landing.
That is f ing awesome!!!! I would love to fly that in my neighbourhood and watch all the neighbours come running out wondering what the he'll was going on😁
Did you land with flaps and if so how much elev trim up or down did you need thanks I’m trying to get my large edf hornet dialed in with full span flaps it likes to balloon up even at half flaps with manual recommended nose up stab trim at half flaps so I’ll try with no stab trim and go from there ….thanks beautiful rhino
For the maiden no flaps. The trim condition was separate on each setting so no time to re trim. The flaps require a significant amount of up elevator for compensation. just a rough number take off flaps about 10mm on leading edge of flaps. Full flaps about 20mm of compensation.
Hi Jonathan, Great maiden. I was holding my breathe on the takeoff run when I saw that puff of dirt. It flew nice, but sounded like it need a lot of trimming. Guess you will have everything sorted for the second flight. You and Katie stay safe.
You got her up, and you brought her home. Well done. On the takeoff, do you think it had a little negative AOA to cause it to stick longer? On the 1/8 F18E, we had to shim the retract down to get a more positive AOA to avoid the jump into the air, this is on grass too. Inboard rudders help as well on takeoff.
Thought that paint looked familiar, I was AIMD on the Kitty for her last few years. The Maces were/are flying the F/A-18E while I was aboard. Still like the look of the Diamondbacks better though.
For some reason RC F18's are always tough to maiden. Probably because they are so short coupled and have so much flap authority. And the forward CG just compounds the issue. When I heard 'that was full up elevator' I was thinking...yup that's a tough situation right there. At any rate that test pilot needs a medal. Getting that elevator trim dialed in with the different flap settings is the do or die moment on an F18. I would probably consider leaving full flap trim for the second flight. Great to see it worked out.
Totally agree! Once they are dialed in they are a treat to fly! The pilot did a great job! Thanks for watching. Now with all the changes made it's a pussey cat to fly!
@@thelightersideofrc I wonder how the maiden went with the full scale FA18 back in the day? Crap….I’m declaring an emergency….having to dial in an excessive amount of elevator trim here…can barely hold it…
You're right, this was long awaited for. But worth it. Heck, I was holding my breath a couple of times and it wasn't even my plane. Where was the throttle at most of the flight, it seemed pretty quick. I was thinking the landing was on the hot side as well, but I do the same on my maidens. Kind of like the big boys say, 5 knots for the wife, 5 knots for the kids and 5 knots... just because. I'd like to see more of this one please. Especially how the elevator is adjusted, that's for sure not right.
HAHA. Yea I was holding my breath editing the darn video too! This plane has lots of power with the 160's. Generally most of the flight was around mid stick. I will be doing a follow up video on the changes we made and just an overall discussion of the maiden.
Just found your channel man. Love the content! The F18 is just so special to both the Canadians and Australians. Love it so much! That take off though! Ooooooffffff 🤦🏼RC flyer here from Australia
@@thelightersideofrc I think that take off roll was quite to scale. BTW, what would the total $ loss be in the event of a (gulp) crash? When you get up into five figures, it might be a good time to develop a scaled down ballistic parachute recovery system. Think about that, everything else is done to these scale models so why not some insurance?
It's a great plane and much better now that it's dialed in. There were a few issues with the manual information when this was maidened. All is good now.
My dad made model aircraft that flew but they were smaller and were propellers airplanes. He was an aerospace engineer at Northrop. I worked for a very short time at Northrop when the first F18 fuselage came off the assembly line in 1978?
very cool model.. that would be fun with FPV long range and digital goggles (DJI).. Chef Kiss on that jet build the Hornet is one of my fav jets, was always partial to the SR71 ..
It's gotta be really frustrating to loose all that footage, especialy because those drone shots were really bad. I know how hard it is to get quality shots of rc planes. And this model is gorgeous. What a great job. I hope to see her in the air again soon. OMG the day was perfect too !!!
I do not have any first hand experience but I have heard that some F-18 models trim both rudders inboard to assist with takeoff rotation. Don't know if this is a factor. Great job though. That was a Pucker Factor of 10 on takeoff!
Haha! No kidding Randy! Glad it got off. KT engines started slow so if you watch the first part of the takeoff run it was slow. Then the zero point for the Elevator in manual is wrong so by the end of the flight we had added 90 points of up elev trim. We do have the rudders coming inboard on full flaps. Not take off flaps though.
Amazing video and skills, One day, I cant wait to get one but im still on the super cub foamy learning, im just a few steps behind you guys!!! thanks for the inspiration guys.
It’s unfortunate how much the airplane leans while taxing. I guess the suspension is pretty soft to give you that scale looking trailing link suspension. The F16 seems to do the same thing. Great build!!!
Yea it has since been changed a bit. That's one of the great things with the Skymaster Gear. You can modify air pressure but you can also modify oil weight. So if the air pressure is kept the same which controls the sag and you up the oil weight it doesn't react as fast and this helped the lean alot.
Damn that's one good looking jet! Must have been a very stressful experience to maiden it.. Great job! Also, just wondered what camera you use? Thanks for the great content!!
OMG! Thank You so much for sharing this video! That was so much fun to watch! Nice landing too! Almost as rough as landing on the flight deck, yes?! I’m a retired AD from VFA - 25 (Fist of The Fleet) I’m 2009. Curious, how did your AC cost you?
Thanks for watching! Yea it's not far off from a carrier landing for sure. Fortunatley the gear on this plane is outstanding! It's basically a functional copy of the full scale. To put together a large twin like this it usually comes in around 25K USD.
I will be doing a follow up video on the changes on the 18 we made after the maiden. I will explain it in detail then. But basically they are acting as elevons. So Elevators and Ailerons together.
Sorry to hear about your experience with the camera. Still, nice to see it flying. Wish I could afford one. Like a phantom with the NAVY Squadron Skull and crossbones on the tail. Remember, I was a Air crash crew member During Vietnam, I was just a kid back then.
Of all of those 3 i've only ever held the ix12. So i'm not going to be the best source between those 3. I would suggest going with more channels if possible if your getting into more complicated aircraft in the future. The F15 that we are currently building, the owner has an 18 Ch radio and we have run out of channels.
Long Awaited Maiden! Just a heads up. DO NOT LISTEN TO THE MANUAL FOR ELEVATOR NEUTRAL LOCATION! IT'S WRONG! Use your eyes. We ended up with about 1/2" down on the leading edge of the elevator from the manual location for neutral. Thanks for watching!
Probably at least partially caused by CG as well. Both the takeoff, the elevator neutral pos, the energy retention, all tells the tale of a significantly nose heavy setup.
Awesome maiden anyway - well done. A what a gorgeous model it is 😁
@@janmb I agree. The CG looked way too far forward.
On the full scale when flaps are down there is a lot of up elevator mixed in. I flew a yellow air craft F-18 back in the glow days ....when i put the flaps down the plane nose dived and i didn't have any offset for flaps and the plane only had tailerons i was turning base and she went in. The flaps blanked the elevator.
@@rodgerhecht3623 But he needed a lot of up elevator in normal flight. It shouldn't have taken that long to rotate with a full flying stab. Nose heavy is better than tail heavy on a maiden though, so. Good deal. Ruff runway sucks also. Overall I call it a success. Fast landing due to nose heavy also, but it did great considering. I would be proud of that flight.
Yikes! I think every F-18 I've flown ended up needing a far more aft cg and more neutral elevator to fly optimally. IDK why they're always manual SOOO nose heavy like that. Glad you got lift at least... That was close to disaster.
That landing, bro, wow. Got my heart racing for a second. Nearly expected it to flip over. You guys had a handful on that one.
Haha. Yea no kidding! It’s much more tame now on takeoff and landing since many changes being made. Thanks Jon!
@@thelightersideofrc What changes? Moving the CG a tad aft?
Nice landing for an RC F/A-18B!
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Die Augen des Piloten scheinen echt gut zu sein. Ich hätte die Fluglage bei der Entfernung oft nicht mehr erkannt! Toll!
Thanks! Yea maiden flight, keep it high and out of trouble.
@@thelightersideofrc High & out of trouble is the masterplan, when a jet costs 10.000 Euro ^^.
Having my coffee watching the video , poured it on myself during touch down . Just mind blowing , can imagine the stress level of the pilots . Cheers from INDIA
LOL. Hope you didn't burn yourself! Thanks for watching! You get used to it with experience but it can be stressful!. Thanks for watching!
A little excitement on the takeoff. Even without zooming, the puff of dust and raised pitch in the voice gave it away. All part of the game. Good job
Damn. That was absolutely insane!! Great job with that landing...some people don't understand how nerve-racking this can be...
Thanks and your absolutely correct!
..even with a few hundred bucks in the air...much less THIS kind of aircraft (model). Splendid!
@@TheGravitywerks Exactly
The Royal Maces were our (VFA-102) sister squadron on the Kitty Hawk back in 2003. They flew F-18c/d and we flew F-18f. Fun times as a structural mechanic on fighter jets!!
Very cool! 😎🙌
I haven't flown in a few years but that takeoff make me remember the excitement of a maiden after tons of work and money! Such an awesome jet!
Couldn't agree more! It was a nail biter for sure! 😂
*Let the Sunshine In.*
Thanks.
Oh yea!!!!
Love the video coverage, all clear white and boue skies. The hornet is a sharp one.
Thanks a lot!
Love love
Thanks!
You also have to remember on the full scale F-18 they have both rudders "trimmed"/towed in. This is done because the main landing gear is behind the cg and it helps with the rotation.
For sure! There was a couple problems on this maiden. C of G not correct from Manufacture in manual. They have since updated it and moved it back. Manufacture had elevator neutral incorrect in manual. She now flies like a kitty cat!
@@thelightersideofrc that's more of an issue than not. I've noticed a lot of the manufacturers get the c of g wrong
Yea totally! Safe is one thing. Out to lunch is another 🤣
Thanks you my buddy. Now wait is over. Finally maiden flight after about a year
Long wait but it's complete!!!!
Its like the wait for top gun 2 !
@@stacyjussila4691 yeah
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@@thelightersideofrc now its a emotion
Beautiful day and a great flight!! Congrats gents!
Thanks so much!
Wow, its very fast , It took a pilot to take off ,fly , and land that Jet ,,congratulations
Thanks for watching!
Awesome maiden!
You handled that thing when it got on ground, good work :)
She is much more relaxed of a flier now that it's dialed in and adjusted! Thanks for watching!
WOW - that was intense. Great job and control. Definitely a advanced level of flying. Congratulations.
Thanks Sal!
That is one very fine flier, reat build and first flight. Conrats
Muse
Thanks David!
Best panorama of the sky I’ve ever seen. Camera guy didn’t think to zoom?
He was too stressed out to zoom! 😂
This channel is simply amazing! Been waiting for this bad boy! Keep it coming Johnathan!!!
Thanks so much! Appreciate it!😊
All calm .... and nicely done Jonathan 👏
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Holy crap a hot bird to handle! Basically have to keep it in ovals around the field...blink at the wrong time and you lose it!!! Great maiden flight.
It's much better once it's dialed in. Much easier to fly.
It's always very stressful doing a maiden flight (especially a model like that). I did a maiden flight on a a new helicopter last weekend and it was my first flybarless helicopter i ever built, and it was very stressful thinking if I've done everything right, is the flybarless system setup correctly, etc. So i can appreciate the take off and landing.
Oh Yea! Thanks for watching. Some people get the stress of the maiden and some don't.
That is f ing awesome!!!! I would love to fly that in my neighbourhood and watch all the neighbours come running out wondering what the he'll was going on😁
Haha. They would have a fit I bet!
Fantastic to see it finally flying - great stuff!
Thanks!
That was awesome!!!
Thank you!!
Congratulations on your maiden!
Thank you! Cheers!
HI Jonathan, still a super plane and great flight ! very long way before take off. Awesome.
Thanks a lot!😊
That sound was awesome.
Twins always sound so good!!!
Epic! I was so nervous.
HAHA. Glad you were too!
Dude that was sweet! Loved the low flyby.
Thanks for watching!😊😎
Nice Bro!! Maidens are SCARY Sometimes!!
Oh Heck Yea! Thanks for watching!
Awesome! Congratulations guys! Nice flying for a maiden! She came in pretty hot! You showed great control. 👍👍🍻
Thanks Michael. Yea we landed it with zero flap due to the bad elevator zero. Thanks for watching!
Love the realistic sound!!!
That's what does it for me too!
WOW! Incredible!
Thanks Jason!
Man… i felt the thrust through the iPhone speaker!!
HAHA. Nice.
Wow she's a beaut, congratulations on the maiden wasn't perfect but it was a safe maiden and that's the main thing!!
Thanks! Up and down safe and sound
Fantastic model !!!
Thanks 😊
Woooooooo nellllllllyyyyyyyy. That landing was 🔥🔥🔥🔥
HAHA. No kidding!
Did you land with flaps and if so how much elev trim up or down did you need thanks I’m trying to get my large edf hornet dialed in with full span flaps it likes to balloon up even at half flaps with manual recommended nose up stab trim at half flaps so I’ll try with no stab trim and go from there ….thanks beautiful rhino
For the maiden no flaps. The trim condition was separate on each setting so no time to re trim. The flaps require a significant amount of up elevator for compensation. just a rough number take off flaps about 10mm on leading edge of flaps. Full flaps about 20mm of compensation.
Amazing flight Jonathon with a stunning RC Jet😄👍
Thanks Ian!
Hi Jonathan,
Great maiden. I was holding my breathe on the takeoff run when I saw that puff of dirt. It flew nice, but sounded like it need a lot of trimming. Guess you will have everything sorted for the second flight. You and Katie stay safe.
Thanks Don! Yea the manual zero location for Elevators is NOT correct! Thanks for watching!
awesome maiden and landing
Thanks! It was a bit scary but it's up and down and ready to fly again.
imagine how big that plane looks to that dog seen at the end! lol!
HAHA.
You got her up, and you brought her home. Well done. On the takeoff, do you think it had a little negative AOA to cause it to stick longer? On the 1/8 F18E, we had to shim the retract down to get a more positive AOA to avoid the jump into the air, this is on grass too. Inboard rudders help as well on takeoff.
I'll discuss in detail in the follow up video. Basically the manuals neutral setting for the elevator was not correct.
@@thelightersideofrc wow. in such a big heavy and expensive model that cannot be a good thing
Holly crap that was a fast landing and the take off was sketch to awesome plane a d pilot 😎 😀
Thanks!
Good God! It's like watching an airshow.
HAHA. Thanks!
Scary takeoff, great flight, nice landing.
Thanks a lot!😊
must be worlds best rc landing gear
Definitely is strong and soaks up the bumps!
Fantastic video, great piloting skills on a large heavy aircraft. Well done to to you Jonathon and the pilot.
Thank you so much 😀
Ace model building It.Respect. Bill
Thanks Bill!
Awesome maiden, I want one now
They are amazing aircraft!
Thought that paint looked familiar, I was AIMD on the Kitty for her last few years. The Maces were/are flying the F/A-18E while I was aboard. Still like the look of the Diamondbacks better though.
Very Cool! Thanks!
For some reason RC F18's are always tough to maiden. Probably because they are so short coupled and have so much flap authority. And the forward CG just compounds the issue. When I heard 'that was full up elevator' I was thinking...yup that's a tough situation right there. At any rate that test pilot needs a medal. Getting that elevator trim dialed in with the different flap settings is the do or die moment on an F18. I would probably consider leaving full flap trim for the second flight. Great to see it worked out.
Totally agree! Once they are dialed in they are a treat to fly! The pilot did a great job! Thanks for watching. Now with all the changes made it's a pussey cat to fly!
@@thelightersideofrc I wonder how the maiden went with the full scale FA18 back in the day? Crap….I’m declaring an emergency….having to dial in an excessive amount of elevator trim here…can barely hold it…
Thats a tad scary. Fast and sound is great
Yea it was a sketchy but successful maiden flight.
Awesome!
Thank you! Cheers!
Feels so nostalgic . I use to fly r/c long back. Amazing build though .
Thanks! 😊
I am going to collect my videos on TH-cam finally soon . My first video was jitendra Gurjar falcon 120 , now I am going to upload me flying Al-150
You're right, this was long awaited for. But worth it. Heck, I was holding my breath a couple of times and it wasn't even my plane. Where was the throttle at most of the flight, it seemed pretty quick. I was thinking the landing was on the hot side as well, but I do the same on my maidens. Kind of like the big boys say, 5 knots for the wife, 5 knots for the kids and 5 knots... just because.
I'd like to see more of this one please. Especially how the elevator is adjusted, that's for sure not right.
HAHA. Yea I was holding my breath editing the darn video too! This plane has lots of power with the 160's. Generally most of the flight was around mid stick. I will be doing a follow up video on the changes we made and just an overall discussion of the maiden.
Prop busters, just east of Sylvan lake?
You got it!
Price ?
Most large twins like this cost about 25K USD to put together.
Fantastic stuff great maiden flight well done 👍
Thanks 👍😊
Amazing flight, congratulations !!!! Greetings from Remi from Belgium
Thanks Remi!
No post flight inspection???
Nope.
Nice!
Thanks!
Just found your channel man. Love the content! The F18 is just so special to both the Canadians and Australians. Love it so much! That take off though! Ooooooffffff 🤦🏼RC flyer here from Australia
Hello Adric! Glad you found the channel! Yea totally agree! 😂. Thanks for watching 😎
@@thelightersideofrc I think that take off roll was quite to scale. BTW, what would the total $ loss be in the event of a (gulp) crash? When you get up into five figures, it might be a good time to develop a scaled down ballistic parachute recovery system. Think about that, everything else is done to these scale models so why not some insurance?
OMG, dude I like Need This!
Haha. 😎🤣
What kind of meterial used to make this plane?
Fiberglass, carbon, aircraft ply, epoxy. Lots of materials!
Just watched this video again and holy pucker factor !!! Lol
Yea no kidding hey!
Man that looks amazing and so difficult to control!
It's a great plane and much better now that it's dialed in. There were a few issues with the manual information when this was maidened. All is good now.
Wow, a dirty and long take-off, glad he had a good flight.
Yea! Glad it got off the ground 😳
Good Job Boys! Keep pound'n em (Two Thumbs Up)
Thanks! 👍
Awesome. Do you worry about FOD from the field?
Yea. It's always a concern. Especially through the gear door openings.
whow that looked scary but very cool
Yea wrong elevator neutral position in the manual! Ended up adding 90 points of back elevator to get to zero/neutral.
@@thelightersideofrc whow thats a big differenes
Very nice Model RC Jet.!! 2x-3x times i had a littel bit fear but all fine. FA-18 like it.
Thanks 👍. Glad everyone else can feel the tension too!😂
@@thelightersideofrc 👍😂
Such an awesome build!
BTW, cameras have this function called zoom. It makes far away things look bigger. lol ;)
HAHA. Thanks! Problem with that zoom stuff is then it's hard to keep in in the view finder! Thanks for watching!
My dad made model aircraft that flew but they were smaller and were propellers airplanes. He was an aerospace engineer at Northrop. I worked for a very short time at Northrop when the first F18 fuselage came off the assembly line in 1978?
WOW! Very cool! Thanks for sharing Corinne! Special memories and experiences!
very cool model.. that would be fun with FPV long range and digital goggles (DJI).. Chef Kiss on that jet build the Hornet is one of my fav jets, was always partial to the SR71 ..
Thanks! Yea some FPV Action would be slick with the rotating head/camera!
@@thelightersideofrc I think it's standard on the DJI goggles HEAD TRACKER... my Skyzones have it standard...
It's gotta be really frustrating to loose all that footage, especialy because those drone shots were really bad. I know how hard it is to get quality shots of rc planes. And this model is gorgeous. What a great job. I hope to see her in the air again soon. OMG the day was perfect too !!!
Thanks Michael. Yea so dang frustrating when footage is lost/corrupt. Thanks for watching!
That was SOOO stressful, and I was only watching.... LOL
HAHA. Thanks Warren!
I do not have any first hand experience but I have heard that some F-18 models trim both rudders inboard to assist with takeoff rotation. Don't know if this is a factor. Great job though. That was a Pucker Factor of 10 on takeoff!
Haha! No kidding Randy! Glad it got off. KT engines started slow so if you watch the first part of the takeoff run it was slow. Then the zero point for the Elevator in manual is wrong so by the end of the flight we had added 90 points of up elev trim.
We do have the rudders coming inboard on full flaps. Not take off flaps though.
Amazing video and skills, One day, I cant wait to get one but im still on the super cub foamy learning, im just a few steps behind you guys!!! thanks for the inspiration guys.
Thanks Shaun! Keep getting stick time!
It’s unfortunate how much the airplane leans while taxing. I guess the suspension is pretty soft to give you that scale looking trailing link suspension. The F16 seems to do the same thing. Great build!!!
Yea it has since been changed a bit. That's one of the great things with the Skymaster Gear. You can modify air pressure but you can also modify oil weight. So if the air pressure is kept the same which controls the sag and you up the oil weight it doesn't react as fast and this helped the lean alot.
Damn that's one good looking jet! Must have been a very stressful experience to maiden it.. Great job! Also, just wondered what camera you use? Thanks for the great content!!
Thanks and thanks for watching! All my filming currently is with a DJI Osmo Pocket.
The full size runs 12 degrees of takeoff trim too, not sure if its an airframe thing?! Amazing jet though !!
Thanks Brandon!
how fast does it fly?
Depends on how long you keep that throttle stick at full power! It's not a crazy fast plane but it moves very well.
What a handful! Very cool. Was that an Inspire 2 drone at the beginning? If it was where are you getting batteries, parts, etc...
Thanks! Not sure what drone. it was my friend doing the drone work.
OMG! Thank You so much for sharing this video! That was so much fun to watch!
Nice landing too! Almost as rough as landing on the flight deck, yes?!
I’m a retired AD from VFA - 25 (Fist of The Fleet) I’m 2009.
Curious, how did your AC cost you?
Thanks for watching! Yea it's not far off from a carrier landing for sure. Fortunatley the gear on this plane is outstanding! It's basically a functional copy of the full scale. To put together a large twin like this it usually comes in around 25K USD.
Fantastic model, absolutely amazing build! Which makes me wonder why you don't make leading edge flaps, Im sure it will give slower landing speed.?
Hello Lars. Thanks for watching! This F18 Does have Slats (Leading edge). Now the airciraft lands much better and the owner is having a hoot with it!
why no flaps for landing ?
Just for the maiden as the flaps were setup on a separate flight mode so they would have needed to be trimmed out again.
@@thelightersideofrc makes sense !
I still think it would have been safer to setup that other fm before landing. I hate landing without flaps
A question-The signal between the controller and this fighter jet-how far does this signal go?
With our current radio system it's basically out of site. An actual distance would be based on many different variable inside the model and out.
I presume your Controller gives you a warning when the plane gets to far away from the signal.
Some do yes.
Beast!!
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wat is the max agl on one of these?
It will mostly depend on where you’re flying and the limits imposed but in our location there’s no limits so basically out of sight
@@thelightersideofrc so you are not limited to the 400 ft agl or msl of drones?
No. Located in Canada no speed limits no 400’ height restrictions unless specific to the location
@@thelightersideofrc i did not realize this was in canada
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Can you explain the elevators moving contrary to each other like the ailerons? I don't get it...
I will be doing a follow up video on the changes on the 18 we made after the maiden. I will explain it in detail then. But basically they are acting as elevons. So Elevators and Ailerons together.
What does a build like this cost?
Most large twins like this would come in around 20 - 25K USD.
@@thelightersideofrc Thank you
Sorry to hear about your experience with the camera. Still, nice to see it flying. Wish I could afford one. Like a phantom with the NAVY Squadron Skull and crossbones on the tail. Remember, I was a Air crash crew member During Vietnam, I was just a kid back then.
Just sell and bunch of stuff and buy one! I heard kidneys sell for a decent amount! 😂. Kidding of course. Well.......maybe
@@thelightersideofrc It's not funny not not funny not funny not not funny
Max speed?
Depends on where your located. In the USA 199.99 MPH. Elsewhere probably higher. It’s got lots of push!
@@thelightersideofrc interesting. So less than 200mph in the US? How is the speed limited and how do you know how fast you're going?
Wanting a new transmitter but I'm stuck between the ix12 and nx10 spektrums which would you get? Also seen alot of reviews on radiomaster tx16s
Of all of those 3 i've only ever held the ix12. So i'm not going to be the best source between those 3. I would suggest going with more channels if possible if your getting into more complicated aircraft in the future. The F15 that we are currently building, the owner has an 18 Ch radio and we have run out of channels.
is there a video comming if you make changes to the f18 after first flight ?
Yea I'll put one together. We made a bunch of changes to make the programming more simple.
@@thelightersideofrc great can,t wait 😉
Nice jet, but looks quite heavy!
Yea it’s hefty. 52 lbs with no fuel.