Top RC - Mini Spitfire - 450mm - Unbox, Build, & Maiden Flight
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This is the truth pilots. Some planes give you stress even while sitting in front of the computer screen. You can really appreciate the UMX series when you see wannabes trying to fly. Thx B&M!
Yes! … thanks for the truth. I just got one and I couldn’t understand why it was so hard to fly. So I came to look at your site to see what was up. And go figure, U have a segment just on it. Thanks.
Thanks for your honest opinion. O do not think you loose anything with negative reviews, on the contract you gain lots more subscribers knowing that you care for new potential pilots. thanks again.
Brian this makes the second airplane I've seen you that I was thinking about buying this plane you are flying and now I don't want I'm not nearly experienced as you are thank you very much Brian
Brian brother, I was down at a local hobby shop and saw several of these sitting on the shelf. Decided to watch your video before I bit, and BOY am I glad I did! I think you did a masterful job of explaining why this plane is not up to par, at least for beginners, and heck, it looks like it's a handful for competent pilots as well. Good job on keeping it real, thoughtful, and honest in this video. You are definitely a standup guy and represent this hobby well! Blue skies my friend!
Thanks, and yeah! This plane is not what we wanted it to be. Seems we have some pretty dang good looking planes that fly very "iffy" at best these days. I don't understand why it's so hard to take a solid air frame, with mediocre electronics to be at least as good as they WERE. I wonder if they're just not getting the CG worked out like they should, or the buyers are trying to cut too many engineering corners, thinking they can make more profit...well, people catch on pretty quick when the products suck.
Weird thing, it really IS a looker! I bet if you stole the electronics out of an EFlite UMX, and got CG right - she's be a daydream to fly! BUT then why not just get the UMX ;)
Later Wingit
@@BrianPhillipsRC It sure is a looker, that's why I said "hmmmm". Thanks so much for the insight brother, happy landings!
Well done. A sincere evaluation. Quite exceptional videoing too by the way. You guys are completely in sinc.
Glad you liked it! Thanks!
Whoa. This one's been in the can for a minute. Pretty sure I was still breaking props in SAFE on my FMS Supercub when you filmed this beautiful disaster😊
Thanks for the honesty. I'm going to see about convincing my wife we need an eflight Beechcraft d18 in our lives. Because, you know, seasonal depression. 👍
Flying that plane is like trying to drive in the Nascar Truck Series with no experience. When did you guys film this, your property looks so beautiful with everything green and no snow on the ground....
I appreciate your candor, Brian. I have also enjoyed the past 3-4 years of your videos since I found you.
I also like the "Tail Heavy Productions" for brutally honest RC reviews. They love performance bush planes so they are not exactly a beginner channel. They also don't like some planes I like , but they explain why so I know what to expect
Lol. What an amazing(ly-terrible) flier.
I like the Spitfire rc platform a lot. I was so excited when I saw the thumbnail. Oh well, gotta kiss a lot of frogs before you find that rc Prince 👍
The Top RC 750 and 800mm series are amazing! Please review these.
Your reviews are alway well informative and educational and honest. You taught me to be a better pilot and modeler
I really like and appreciate your videos and your camera crew, who doesn't miss a turn and corrects you when you need it!
An honest and unbiased review of a product is a tool the manufacturer can use to improve their product.
It's a durable and realistic looking war bird. I don't think I could fly it .
Thanks and keep up the great work!
Yeah my comment was early in the video before you touched on all the issues
Love your honesty.
Happy New Year Megan, because if she has a happy year you too will have a happy year, Brian
Happy New year !, you did make me laugh, the fear in your voice when you hit expert hahahaha , I have so stood in your shoes ! That thing just looks horrendous ! Thanks for taking one for the team !
Thanks Brian love the channel. 😊💯
One day, bryan's going to open his front window and his back door and surprised us all
Nothing flies better than eachine or volantex warbirds in this class.
Thank you for saving me money , was actually looking at these
If you want something in the size class/style, check out Volantex...
bprc.me/EXHOBBY
ExHobby is the mother-ship of Volantex and they have a variety of 400mm warbirds that are MUCH better.
I know what it is like to constantly have to be on the controls to keep a plane in the sky. This is definitely not, a beginner airplane. Thanks Brian for expertly pointing that out. Beautiful Airplane. wjm🙂
I have said this before The best 100 dollar warbird out is the xk a280 P51-D MUSTANG it flies awesome and it's super beginner friendly....Absolutely love this channel Brian tells it like it is like it isn't and like it should be 😂✌🏼
Isn't it early for your trees to be so green? OK must have been during summer. You two have a wonderful New Year.
all three of the 450 TopRCplanes I have are tail heavy, I use a penny taped on the nose, they fly ok but no where near as good as Volantex
My volantex fly great with a 450mah and the wheels off, “expert mode” is a near guaranteed crash though.
I do the same thing,using a penny makes it less squirly in the wind,also when the prop comes of,it tends to be nearer the plane
Nicely said pal. 🤔
Happy new year 🎊! #stayepic
like your video 🎉 i bought one spitfire rc a week ago much fun and can learn a lot of skill .
Another great video Brian. Great information, and as usual, excellent videography. As for Top RC, if these folks want to compete with Volantex/Eachine in this class, they really need to step up their game. Appearance is great, but if it doesn't fly right, the only way these will sell is if they cut the price in half, and not market in the main RC arena. Quite truthfully I doubt that would help.
Happy New Year to you and yours.
I have to agree. I'm not impressed with TopRC whereas Volantex are far superior.
I like this video. It explained a lot about why I have trouble flying these small planes.. i had 2 corsairs..top flight and some other name..votranex I think. Fun to fly. But as soon as i toggled advance mode.. boom..lose control.
I now have a rage rc spitfire. And I just figured out tonight..i level the plane and turn on the controller. Then I'll put it on advanced mode..and I can see how "off" everything is.. I adjusted the trim for the elevators about 3 to 4 beeps to get them level.. then I tried adjusting trim for ailerons.. almost got them level.. but left side is going to need a pinch on the rod. I'm anxious to fly In the morning to see if this gives me a more fun flight experience
We don't have any experience with Rage RC, but they look SUPER similar to these. Volantex is a great brand for these smaller toy grade planes too.
You'd think that they would test them before selling them!
Hi Brian love your videos, I go've just bought this plane, having had the 450mm me109, mine flew great straight out of the box in 16mph wind,I agree with you about the durability,allso I'm 64 intermediate flyer,its easier to find than the smaller one best regards from the uk
hi Brian just realised I might be able to help, when I set mine up these where my steps transmitter of, battery in the aircraft left stick 8 o'clock right sticker 4 o'clock wheels of on a flat surface hold sticks as you power up transmitter,and away you go
I cannot believe this I just ran across this video. I know you probably remember me I was battling cancer and very depressed and left a few comments on your channel. And I still have a crap load of RC airplanes I sold a bunch of them. But I have not bought a plane in probably a year. And that was because my last plane I bought was a top RC Spitfire and the xk p40 and both of them made me give up on fighting I could fly them but I wrecked alot trying to get them to fly right the xk was under powered I think and the top rc seemed to be the same way. But with me having problems setting up planes anyways and even tho I watched alot of your videos. I guess I just need to have someone show me and as I have questions stop them and ask or if I don't understand it then explain. Ive got a few to fly if they are new but if it's without bnf or rtf I end up missing something up and crash every time. So I gave up flying and haven't touched them in about a year now if not longer. But them last 2 really did me in. And after having all the E machine brand warbirds with tones of flying on them and thinking I was starting to get better. Then putting them up and not flying for about 2 months because of winter in ohio. I got them 2 over the winter and they did so bad. That it made me give up on learning to fly because it's just a waste of money and my time. Just felt after 4 years into it and still can't setup planes and have some bigger planes that I want to put better motors in them. Because I wrecked them. And after finding out they was under powered as well. Just wish I would have known that it was the plane not the pilot
I've got a rage rc p51 and I'm a new pilot and it flies really well. Only 400mm though, takes a beating as well.
Thank you for the truth
Nice looking mini Spitty...
Shame it didn't preform as good as she looks for a mini.
Happy New Year!
BTW the FW190 has copious amounts of hours under her wing.
So much fun.
Thank you!
I find if you move the both ailerons up a little it flies more level
Im glad i have seen this report as i thought it was my mediocre skills to fully blame Im onto my second plane ,the first plane i added my standard little nose weight small piece of lead flashing off of a roof gutter fitted inside the battery compart ment so very small but on my Volantex models it really smooths them out so i applied the same principal on the new Spifire . Take off was hand launch and was quite acceptable did a circuit no worries but on the second lap the plane executed a u turn and thats the last i saw of it. Contacted the supplier and they did me a deal on another one and this one is just awful tip stall being its forte. It has now become a desk folly ornament ! Regards Chris
Hey Brian! I’ve only been watching for a few hours, but I CANT STOP😁! Your videos are just so good!!!!
I watched your FMS 1200MM review, and it turns out my dad ordered it for me! When it gets here, I’m gonna be using that unboxing video to set it up. Keep up the good work!
Edit: also I have a question… how long is the flight time and charging time on the 1200MM? Thanks!
Can you do a video on a 3d plane? Like extra ng or stol plane? like kingfisher
I feel like the only top rc plane worth a damn is the p39, I’ve gotten about 10 flights out of mine no issues
Otherwise, the volantex rc spitfire kicks this one’s a$$. Good old faithful volantex
LOL Brien simply great stuff you got me laughing a lot ................ Plane seems slightly unstable.....
Bought an old Yak 9 kit when I was 12, it just flat out would not fly. After having taken weeks to build it, the maiden was almost its last. It was tail heavy only slightly so put weight to a slightly nose heavy, barely in fact. 2nd flight, same as you say janky. I call it, untrimmable to achieve stable flight. It was like impossible to get it to round out, you either had down or hard up. Well was not able to slide it in without nosing in too hard. It died.
We need to have a small C-47/DC-3!
Put bigger battery & fly in expert mode...
Beginner mode is for emergency situation anyways, like when plane is in the sun or when u can't tell orientation.
These guys (low end manufacturers) always have the CG way too far forward in an effort to avoid a tail heavy plane (you guys know this). I've had SOME luck getting rid of pitch issues moving the battery back, even involving cutting away foam, to where the CG seems too far back. You hinted at this in adjusting your elevator right out of the box. Just a thought...
well brian this who told you the red tail p51 squadron i have 2 of the small plane and just on this freezing cold field and i did not have one problem with tiny p51 flew without a flause as for the spitfire that flew just has good both from maiden flight
Thanks for all the time and work you put into your channel. I’m new to your channel and I’m looking to get back into the hobby again. It has been several years since I have flow and was wanting to ask a little advice on making a selection on my items to get back into flying.
I think I have decided on a Turbo Timber 1.5, NX8 with a 6000mAh battery, s1200 battery charger, 4s 3200 50c batteries, XBC100 battery checker, and a foam case for the NX8. Do you think those items would be a good starting point? Any advice would be great and I will use you link when I purchase these products. Thanks again.
yes - very good choices, BUT if you plug the numbers, you might just skip the NX8 + larger 6000mAh battery, since it'll only be a BIT more to get the NX10, since that battery is a HUGE rip-me-off, then you'll get the BIGGER step, and cover a longer duration of your hobby needs. If you go with the NX8, you will run out of channels sooner or later, but honestly, over 10 CH...I've never done it...and I have a DX18, and other higher channel count Tx'es than the NX10 that I use for the VAST majority of planes. If you want to SAVE CASH, and want a stop gap measure, maybe consider the NX7e, and then that'll save you money now, then you'll be "wasting" less when you upgrade...just a thought, but it's HIGHLY subjective, this topic, and you'll get 10 different tips, if you ask 10 different people...
-AND to be honest, the NX7e is only gonna save you $50 right now...so don't even consider that!
Also, might want to seriously consider a DUAL port charger. You will spend a LOT less more than you might think, then you can charge two at a time...something that will be appreciated later...BUT just keep in mind, I have like 100 chargers...and when I was BRAND NEW, I had about 3X chargers, with all having PARALLEL charger adapters built to help me get batteries charged when I was done flying.
bprc.me/Tx - I still think the NX10 (NOT SE...just the $550 one) will buy you most time, but since the NX8 is on sale, making it $350, the $37 - you're looking at a GOOD PRICE (right now)...
bprc.me/NX8 + Bigger Tx Pack - 6000mAh 3.7V - bit.ly/3ojGIXZ
VS
bprc.me/NX10
-AND to be honest, the NX7e is only gonna save you $50 right now...so don't even consider that!
Charger - bprc.me/SmartCharger SMART Chargers & Tech G2 SMART Stuff bit.ly/3Py4YS3
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Thank you for the reply and advice. I am definitely pulling the trigger on the NX10 and dual charger.
#1 Again! 😜🤣😁😎
Hey Brian love your content just asking is the pa-18 1300mm FMS a good 4th plane? I’m not too experienced yet.
Yes, absolutely! The 1300mm (or even the 1800mm) would be a great choice. You can compare them here...
bprc.me/FMS_PA18
I picked up a used f15 64mm edf. It was nosed dived. I glued it and got it back together. But I'm a bit wary on spending 300$ on a controller... i don't think these small warbirds sre giving me enough flight experience to move on to the edf. Do you have any recommendations on a beginner edf? Preferably one that comes with a transmitter
I was enjoying watching your videosYou had saved me a lot of money because I was two different planes I was going to buy until I seen you flying those planes and you was having trouble keeping them up in the air so thank you for. But that smart anarchy remark you made about the senior citizens I didn't appreciate that at all I'm 69 and I don't appreciate anybody saying anything about our senior citizens
Brian, I really need your help. I had a Hobbyzone Super Cub. I flew it for a while. Had an accident with it and stopped flying for some time. I got it out again to retry flying. The SC\Rec is not good anymore. I recently purchased an Arrows Trekker. I crashed it on the maiden flight. I thought they came with the Vector system. It did not. I would like your advice on getting an RTF plane that has SAFE or something similar to restart my flying. I really do miss it. Another thing I am having trouble with is finding parts to repair my Trekker and having serious issues getting any help from support. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer
Here's the best way to help guide you where you want to go..
www.brianphillipsrc.com/beginnerplanes
...I think you should look into TWO planes...
1) bprc.me/Apprentice - the 700mm RTF
2) bprc.me/AeroScout
As for parts for the Trekker... bprc.me/Arrows_Trekker_RTF | bprc.me/Arrows_Trekker_PNP
The Trekker parts are here - shrsl.com/4g0j0
Good luck! More questions WILL follow, and that's okay ;)
Thanks for the honest review. It certainly is a beautiful plane, and it handles crashing well. Too bad it is let down by poor electronics and a bad cg. Maybe a little weight and a better transmitter will make it fly as good as it looks. Do you know what protocol it uses and if it will bind to a TX16S or other 4-1 transmitter?
It seems like it’s out of balance real bad.
These props are ALWAYS bad, out of box...and worse with some crashes into buildings - LOL ;)
Gona be honest the Eachine voltex models fly way better
Get a Volantex 400mm rather than a TopRC 450mm I'd personally suggest. Worlds apart.
In your opinion waht is a better plane the FMS Ranger 850 or the Arrows Pionner 620?
Ranger 850! All the Ranger's are good... the bigger the better. ;)
bprc.me/FMS_Ranger
Thanckyou for your opinion.@@BrianPhillipsRC
pretty awful. thanks for your, as always!, honest review.
It's a real shame how horrible these mini warbirds fly😢....whoever finally fixes the issue with em will dominate the market that's for sure 😁✌🏼Happy New Year🎉
weight in the nose, it has no inrtia
I think you put too much up elevator when you bent the u-part.
Leambe
120? nope. i'll go spend 150 on the voodoo
That one stinks
A brilliantly pointless machine! Just buy an Airfix 1/24 scale plastic kit if you want one to display! Similar price, just needs time & effort to build & paint. And thrown out of a top floor window, it’ll probably fly better than the one in the video…… 😅
Cheap chinese junk. Eflite all the way for me
Eflite is definitely our preference too, but there's a time and place for these little introductory planes. But even then, we'd still recommend bprc.me/EXHOBBY over Top RC. :)