Super Smooth Horizon Valiant | FLITE TEST
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Alex let me fly one at Flite Fest South and I loved it. Almost wonder if I should have gotten this vs the PT-17
Nitro Beginner please!
DoughDaddy1 you want a nitro beginner plane? I dont think that is recomended for a beginner
Would you recommend the Valiant or the Parkzone Sport Cub as a second plane flying off of grass?
Truth Still Matters (From the Heart of a Catholic) valiant if your unsure, it has SAFE which will help you in a bind. Also plenty of reviewers elsewhere on TH-cam are flying on regular grass as well as many other surfaces.
www.horizonhobby.com/product/airplanes/park-flyers/airplane-new-releases/carbon-cub-s-13m-rtf-p-hbz3200 the HH guys had this one at the event. Looks sweet! But the PZ Sport Cub is a good flying plane as well and is great from a keep it super simple pov.
Would love to see the videos of 30cc ultra stick and the 30cc valiant.
I started flying RC on Kadet Jr with 25 size Oss glowmotor. Aeroplane has balsa construction and you had to put monocote on it's surface. It was 3 channel aeroplane, rudder, elevator, engine throttle but I modifed it by adding channel to move wing surfaces. It used those old 9g servos.
I think beginner series should include:
- Tow to build balsa planes.
- Monocoating.
- Trimming the aroplane.
- How to ajust engine.
- How to start engine / break in new engine.
- How to balance aeroplane.
- How to be carefull with nitro fuel (methanol)
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Longtime subscriber here.... A beginner gas series would be great. I have flown heli's and now quads/camera platforms for quite a while and I am just getting into fixed wings. I have a couple of electrics I am building but my long-term goal is a gas powered model, possibly a warbird. My local clubs' members praise the economy and sound of the gas engined models. Glow is a great way to fly also and has proven itself over time, but the residue of the flow fuel and cost was the reason I quit glow powered heli's back in the 90's. Glad to see gas and electrics have made such a positive impact on the hobby over the years. A beginners series covering all things gas on mulitple models would be appreciated! Keep up the great work! :)
Beginners Series on glow engines, hell yes please!!
I'd love to see info on:
* The differences in installs from electric - fuel tank, electrical power, props etc
* Tuning the engine
* Needed accessories like glow igniters, flight boxes, control panels, starters etc
* What the different types of fuel are and their mixtures
* How to fly your glow plane at the field - refuelling, what are glow pilots checking for when gripping the tail with their legs and powering to full throttle?, how to avoid dead sticks, differences in flight characteristics between similar models (WOT4 electric vs WOT4 glow for example, as they're both the exact same balsa air-frame)
* How to clean after flights and how to store aircraft
I'm sure you guys have a load of great ideas already, I can't wait to watch. More ideas for series maybe EDF jets, building with balsa, aerobatics, maybe intermediate/advanced series too?
Keep up the amazing work guys!
Please do a gas/glow beginner series. I'm addicted to electric flight, but I see all these beautiful gas planes for sale third party in my area for a very good price, and I hate to pass them up because I'm afraid to get into it.
Detour FPV If you can get a nitro for a good price go for it, I think its a worthwhile experience. Like you said there are alot of great deals out there, Im just running out of room.
They definitily should do a beginner glow/gas series.. but if they do i hope they introduce also the misery that it is..
nasty, smelly, dirty , oil everywhere, smoke, noise, and motors that worked perfectly yesterday, today wont start and tomorrow will for no reason.. (noise, smell and smoke are not an issue in the field..but you must break-in and run new motors before installing in the plane and thats a process that takes time and some can only do it at home, wich is where the noise/smell/smoke problems comes on)
and thats what i see in our field..
Dont get me wrong..im not hating gas/glow and im not trying to shit on it or scare people away.. but its a way more complex part of the hobby than many electric folks think
Great video guys. I had this plane for 6 months and loved it. I was flying it in Spokane Washington, and in Safe mode with full flaps it locked up, and turned sharply right into a 300 foot tree top. I'm still sad! Thanks for the great video!
Flite Test will never get old! Keep it up guys.
Love the glow!!!! :-) we all grew up from control line .15's onto the balsa trainers of .15/.25 old-school os max engines and thunder tigers. 34 years later I'm all race drones and the like , lol how times change! :-) :-) nice plane and as always a fun review :-) :-)
Its weird hearing the classic FT music again after a while. I miss it!
I've actually been thinking about trying gas/glow planes but feel I lack alot of knowledge so in case you ever read this my suggestions for some topics for episodes would be:
*How to set up a brand new plane with all the tubes, wires, battery, external BEC to get it working and what to move to get the CG correct (is the tank directly on the CG so there's no impact when it depletes?)
*How to set up a brand new engine so it runs perfectly
*How to determine engine size for a particular airplane
*How to choose the correct prop size depending on engine and wanted behaviour in flight
*Typical problems with the engines, how to spot them and how to fix them.
*Setting up a good field box and what should be in it. Don't know if it's called that in english but you know, the kit with the starter, fuel, pump and so on :)
*Perhaps an episode where you collect mistakes people familiar with gas/glow have made so we can learn from them, kind of a "Do's and don'ts".
Well that's what I could come up with from the top of my head. Hope it helps and thanks for helping me get into rc flight in the first place :D
Love these reviews and episodes! Of course we all miss josh but you guys are doing very well!
Jonesy Films what happened to josh
Yes! Beginner gas planes is great idea. Would like to see a Sig T-Clip 70 gaser. I have it in electric.
Please do a gas plane guide that would be awesome
Yes, please do a gas beginner series! There is very little information out there about this. I don't really know what you would need to cover, since I don't know what really goes into it. I would imagine it's mostly the engine and fuel system.
Please do more on gasoline and glow. Electric is great. I always take an electric so I know for sure I will be flying. Gasoline is just so much fun and satisfies my gearhead leanings.
I really miss flying my long gone Horizon Ultra Stick .60 with a Saito .82 4 stroke. The quad flap / spoiler rons made that airplane a true blast to fly. I miss coming in with almost vertical dive with spoilers up and full flaps, and the airplane just slowed to an almost crawl in the descent; bring to level attitude and lower spoilers and had an easily landing bird. A beginner gas/ 4 stroke series would be fun to watch ....an might even get the old juices flowing from us old timers!!!!!
Met you guys at flite fest south t was a great experience hope you comeback next year
Gas planes beginner series YES PLEASE... excellent idea. I started with electric and have since fallen in love with glow and gas.
I loved flying my home built Sig Senior converted to a tail dragger by stretching the nose while it was built. Had a SuperTigre .40 engine that ran really nice. Loved the sound and experience of the glow days but very much like the quick, no mess and low support gear to drag to the field. Love you guys and would like to see some reviews of gas or glow along with the electrics!
Covering beginner gas planes and making that transition on this channel is a wonderful idea! I would love to see you guys review the Great Planes- Avistar Elite, It's considered an advanced trainer but it's what I was originally taught on many years ago. It was easy to learn with and mine is still flying to this day.
Btw you guys are the reason I’m getting a plane I’m getting a apprentice
Brian Wilber they are also the reason I got the apprentice haha absolutely a fantastic plane
Same here, I turned my Apprentice into a tail dragger so I can practice in hopes of getting a P-47 soon!
A clean plane is a happy plane.
Gas beginner series sounds awesome!! Maybe even a gas powerpod style thing!
I started the hobby because of this channel but I kept hoping you guys would cover balsa building and stuff like that. I'm still sort of waiting on it. I've gone from an Apprentice, to a Kadet Mk II, a Kaos 60, a 60 sized Pietenpol, Top Flite P-47 and Sig Four Star 40. Foam is awesome, but I really feel that a series on balsa/gas is long past due.
yes please do a beginner gas series!
Would love to see a beginner series on Gas engine aircraft. What a great idea
YES, Please do a gas series. great content as always!
Always great to see you, Josh. You’re a good Dude. Thanks for everything you do to take the fun to people.
Yes! Please do a beginners series for gas engines
Yeah definitely start a gas/glow beginner series!
Yes please do a beginner series for glo or gas airplanes.
I would love to see a beginner gas series! That's my next step for sure after all my bnf's would love to see horizon come out with one
If you do a beginner gas series please include gas engine tuning as well as maintenance.
The Valiant looks really nice. I’m considering getting one.
I have an old gas Avistar from Hobbico that I've never set up because I don't know the first thing about gas R/C planes. I'd love to see a beginner series on those.
Spelling error in URL - Chase quad vs CaseQuad. Love this channel.
Great Video on the Valiant.....I'm going to have to buy one. It reminds me of the first RC plane I bought to learn to fly. It was the RCM Basic Trainer. A three channel taildragger and a .19 cc engine. I would love to see a beginner or regular series on "gas models". The one I am most partial to is the .29 -.40 cc Ugly Stik. I still think it is the best four channel stunt plane ever designed and flown. I missed out on the purchase of a the HobbyKing version with the fake gas engine. My biggest regret. BTW....you young men got this 70+ old guy interested in RC Airplanes again. I started again when your flite test videos first hit TH-cam....Thank you.
Sure beginner gas and glow would be great.
I'm just getting into them myself. I got a Starfire 40 with a k@b 60, also an old Sig Citabria with a Super Tigre 60, both at auction $40 a piece last year, went through them and got them flying this season. It was alot of new stuff to learn coming from electrics and never having flown nitro before.
Ironically I have neither gas engines nor will be able to attend gas until much later, but I’d really like to learn about it through Flite Test’s production style cause I know it will be informative, entertaining, amd easy to follow.
YES YES Please do a gas/glow beginner series.
Yes yes! That would be awesome! I fly both. You should do an episode on tuning for Nitro engines and the difference between glow plugs and the fuel they run on
the knife edge techniquw that you were talking about was reffered to me when learning as "The ins and outs of ur sticks"
Yes do a series on gas planes
Gotta love the Valiant. It makes a pretty spiffy trainer as well. Been flying one all summer and I love mine.
As to the wheels, a full flap takeoff can work in longer grass, just give it full throttle and flaps, yank it up then immediately dump the nose to get it flying. Or get a set of Timber wheels and the timber axles (in the LG set) and they bolt on.
And last but not least, don't forget the new 10cc version. gas, glow or 4S/5S electric and not a monster like the 2.7m span 30cc Valiant.
I have the 1.3 and the 10cc , two of the nicest flying planes to come along in years !
Great plane, I have two of them, the first one, I lost it in a high grass, because the plastic thing that holds the landing
gear and the battery, detached from the plane, and of course, I lost control. Then I bought a second one, because I thought it was worth it, and after three weeks of searching, we found it, I think the Valiant us a lot of fun. Thanks for your video.
I’d like to see gas beginner series. Has always interested me but it seems intimidating to start.
I generally fly mine with 1 notch of flaps as well. Wonderful plane!
I don't understand how you don't have a high subscriber and view count. You have a quality channel and quality videos.
Def do the gas beginners series!
Love your suggestion a training transition from electric to the larger fuel version. I'm an intermediate flyer, and loved the way this plane flew. Needed to have one. Just purchased and love. it. Would love to move up to a gas version . Great plane.
Love the video! Definitely would like a beginner series on gas and glow. Currently fly electric and glow and would appreciate a comparison between gas and glow, especially in terms of performance and operation. Cheers!
Heck yeah! That would be great to see an intro to gas.
I would love to start gas but dont know how to tune . You guys helped me with fpv so lets give gas a go !
Pitch together or Pitch apart on sticks. I never knew that.Thanks for that tip.
I'm starting my grandson, and myself on electric. We just scratch built a FT Explorer, But I was raised on gas, Started back in the day running Cox 049s on control line. Here lately I've been given several gas planes from older guys getting out of the hobby.. I have a 40 size, a couple of 60 size, and even a 2 stroke gasoline plane in pieces..Would love to see some 40 to 60 size scratch built stuff to use these engines on...
Yes, do something with gassers. Glow was too finicky(at the time). If we could get a gas engine the same size as a Cox .049 that would just about be perfect. I love to build a control line plane with one of those engines and show you guys how it's done.
I have a Magnatlla and Puppetier with 4 stroke glow, and a Jive with a 2 stroke. Love them.
micro and mini gassers sounds like a good idea for beginer series
I love that plane too. I do have a frustrating problem that doesn't seem isolated because I've replaces the fuselage at least 4 times now. The glue holding the motor bracket to the foam is either to weak or not enough has been applied because the entire part pulls out of the plane in flight. HH has been good and sent me a replacement but I'd like to see better quality control.
Brilliant vid guys, I wonder if Santa might bring me one of those?
YES, GAS STUFF PLEASE!
Would love to see some gassers! Never a huge fan of glow engines but small gas engines... awesome.
I would love to see a beginners series on gas airplanes
Like the looks of this plane a lot. I recently started getting back into the balsa built sailplanes but would love to see you guys do more with the nitro and gas models. Takes me back to my old Eagle 2 with a K&B .45 on it.
I would love to see a gasser beginner series on gassers
Would love to see you do episodes on gas planes. Love my Escapade 30cc but every once in awhile still gotta throw the FT Storch around too!
I think it'd be cool to see a beginner gas plane series. That's what I started on.
i would love to see a beginner series for gas and glow motors. I am starting to venture into the balsa world and have a os 55ax and a dle 20cc I would like to find some planes to put them into. I believe these are very common engines as well so would be great for swapping from plane to plane
Really looking forward to the gasser series now, fly a couple of glow planes myself!
I would love gas/glow beginner series it’s harder to find information for those nowadays because they’re not as popular
yes on the gas beginner series please!
Just wanted to say the two of you are my favorite reviewers, just do more quadcopter flying reviews. Please 😊
PS you don't need that one guy that sticks his face in the camera on some of your other reviews. Thanks
Great video, seems an awesome and inexpensive plane that will do it all, I may just pick one of these up! I would love to see you guys review traditional glow .40 and .60 size planes (phoenix, seagull, sig, etc). These seem to be harder to find lately (due to the convenience, size, and popularity of ready built electric models) and I think a lot of folks would benefit from learning about traditional balsa planes.
Beautiful and yes I would love a petrol powered series guys, that would be like returning to my youth building 0.49 to OS balsa scale controle line and RC creations👍👍
got one can't wait to Saturday love the Eflite Commander
While looking on Spectrum’s web site I see they have files for airplanes that allow you to download recommended setups for Eflite aircraft. Have to have an SD card slot to transfer the data. Haven’t tried it yet.... Bob Little
I would love to see the beginner series on gas planes :)
Gas beginner series sounds awesome, idk anything about gas planes
nice one.. but please try a FMS suprez and compare the feeling and see what a plane a third the cost will do..
I think almost everyone who started with gas/glow started with a Hobbico NexSTAR or similar style trainer. I would love to see these come to the channel.
P.S. I still have my NexSTAR and have taught a few friends how to fly with it.
More up close videos on gas, like a beginner's series, would be great. Especially since gas is often very intimidating, although it really shouldn't as long as you act safe and smart.
Great Video, thanks for sharing! Great drone work!!
Such a nice plane. I've flown mostly nitro but have been focusing on electrics cause getting a nitro to start reliably is a pain. LOL honestly i would like to see foam planes with combustion engines. I'm sure it can work with a composite firewall and shock mount.
Hello, where is the tune video for the valiant?
I Love my valiant ! Great plane. Great video keep up the fantastic work !
I'd love to see you guys do a gas series, I grew up flying them with my dad still have his Kraft Radio and a Saito FA-65 four stroke engine I plan on building a plan for someday.
Hey Flite Test! Nice Video :D
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Where is the video on programming the radio for the Valiant?
Link to the setup?
Thanks for this review much appreciated. A gassers 101 would be great just to learn what is involved before making the jump.
Its a foam Telemaster taildragger ! Awesome video, thank you !
Gas/Nitro episodes would be great! Some of my favorites include:
Slow Flier: Great Planes Slow Poke and the Lazy Bee
Sport Aerobatic: Super Stick and Sig Four Star
Trainer: Sig Kadet
FT electric power pod foam board versions of these models would be fantastic!
You guys are the BEST!!!!
Great video, if possible please do one on the E-flite Cirrus. Thanks
i bought a cirrus- not a bad looker, the lights are great, the wing connectors are a awesome setup(and it fits in the trunk of my mustang with flight box and all) but the valiant flies a lot better as far as aerobatics...both slow down great with the flaps, just the cirrus borders on boring to fly in my opinion- the valiant really is a sweet flying plane, fast/slow, everything in between, zero bad habits...
Heard lots of good about the Valiant, thanks for the review. I like blue too lol.
Hah Josh hit is activity goal during the video.
In your video, you say that you will provide a link below to show how you did the setup on this plane. I do not see the link.
Please do gas version. That would be amazing
Check out some hangar 9 warbirds!!! They stunning
It's funny that you bring up gas and glow models when y'all came out with the simple scout I immediately downloaded the plans and blew them up to 134% and I'm currently building it out of coroplast and will be putting an o.s. la .46 into it.