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LOVE balsa planes, they just sound so cool!! Want to see it again in warmer weather!! Thanks Saylors for sharing your cold experience!! 💟👍😎

Thank you for what you guys do!!! You’re one of the top people I follow for RC!!

Finally, another Eflite balsa bird. Hope they start bringing back more balsa planes.

Beautiful plane. Hope E-Flite produces more Balsa aircraft. Nate how are the full size flying lessons coming ? Hope to see some video updates.

It's cool to see you flying balsa, Nate! Great flying and props to you both for flying in that cold of weather!

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Ethan! Appreciate you stopping by brother. Hope things are going well for you! 👍💯😎⚓️

Very nice job! OMG, my hats off to you, flying in 8 degree cold weather. True dedication to the hobby. 😊

Now maybe horizon will introduce more balsawood arf's like the Great flying models they used to sell from great planes, topflite, etc. Balsa airplanes do fly much better and are more realistic in flight.

Nate your flight skills are Awesome and that Turbo timber !!!

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! That really means a lot for someone to say that. Brightened my day for sure! 👍💯😎⚓️

excellent video nice flying

Another timber, well at leasts this one has timber.😊. Good looking plane & flew great. Grand piloting, Grand videoing, & Grand Abby Drone-ing. Another Grand Saylor rc experience. ⚓️⚓️👍💛🧡💚👍😊👍⚓️⚓️.

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Stan!! Haha, yeah I just now realized, this is the first real timber Timber!! Lol 😂😂😂⚓️

That thing is awesome. They need to make draco a balsa plane...

@SwitchRod

6 ай бұрын

That would be WOW! Patey would LOVE it... Hmmm...makes you wonder. 🤔

Old School! Balsa! Super. Love the vid

Awesome plane and team.

Looks like an awesome plane! You might consider just drilling one or two holes in the metal and wood for the gear and bolting them on? You could paint the bolts white afterwords, so they don't stand out too much.

@Joe_Zajac

6 ай бұрын

…or scuff up the surfaces before gluing

Getting cold just watching🥶 Good job 😎👍

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Whew!! It was brutal! But totally worth it 😅🥶👍💯⚓️

Awesome plane! Definitely not for a beginner and I don't even wanna think about a crash

Wow Nate that landed fairly slow without using flaps and quite smooth touchdown but I guess you did say you had a fair amount of headwind. Good flight Nate with the Giant Scale Balsa Timber and a beautiful RC Airplane 😊💯🛩👍

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! I think today we only had about 3mph of wind, which I think is very important to know that this thing floats! What I meant by “a lot of wind” was the force of wind off of the props hitting those landing gear decorations, which I believe is why they fell off. I’d really love to know if others experience this too, and if not what they use to adhere them to the airplane! I’ll likely just leave them off anyways. 💯⚓️

Great video i am definitely interested in getting one thanks!!

Everyone is griping about price but this includes everything but the battery. Back out the cost of the electronics in it and the airframe itself is $330 which seems like a good deal

@rayh2808

5 ай бұрын

Well I just bought the FMS 2000 BeaverV2. Same wingspan, all components, included, motor, esc servos installed (no receiver) and with twobrosrc discount code,10% off. total $400. Free shipping and they didn't charge tax. So half the price of the HH Timber SWS. It is a foamy, but full windows in cockpit, and for just $100 extra you can buy a set of floats.

@scott2052

5 ай бұрын

So lower grade electronics and airframe. Apples vs Oranges. The receiver for SWS by itself is over $100. Just like buying a car, some brands are more expensive not because they’re overpriced but because you’re getting more for what you pay for. Sometimes it’s worth it and sometimes it’s not.

Abby and Nate, y'all rock! Love the channel and content. Peace ✌️

Awesome airplane and flying to Nate and Abby ❤

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Don!! 🙏👍💯❤️⚓️

Reminds me SO much of the Giant Telemaster I built and flew back in the late 1990s. When budget allows I may have to get one. Thanks.

Im waiting for the UMX balsa Timber release in a few months time 😂

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

That would actually be so awesome if they made UMX Balsa planes!! 👍💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯😎⚓️

Nate, with the pants try a good two sided tape, and with the thumb screws paint them!!! Hi Abby, Ralphie!!!

That "wheel pants thing" is called a landing gear fairing.

Wow that’s cold but like that plane👍

Good to see they put the correct pop on this one..

It's been a while for me since i have flown and enjoy your content. In the past, wooden props weren't efficient for electronics, but again, that was back when brushed motors had to be combined with a gearbox.

For 850 . Nothing should fall off. Great job .i keep my 1.5 and Draco

@rcsquabbler69

6 ай бұрын

To be fair, this was user installed and therefore not on E-flite. Nate needs to learn to use better gluing techniques :)

Nice video guys and a very beautifull plane :-) I have the Turbo Timber Evo and the UMX Turbo Timber, so i am already a Timber fan. Maybe something to consider for the future. Regarding your take off and trimming of the ailerons, i thought i saw on take off that they were not really flush with the wings to begin with. But maybe i am mistaking because difficult to see these details in a take off video.

Model AV8R used some shoe goo for the balsa wheel skirts and they stayed on

That plane is totally awesome!!!I love how gigantic it is!!! The bigger the better!!! Lol 😂

Flying in NE Ohio :) greetings! The snow and cold weather won’t stop us!

I was sure when seeing you taxi out with a visible aileron differential that something worse was going to happen. Glad it didn’t! Mechanically centering control surfaces is an important part of the build or the assembly (if already prebuilt), keeping an eye of course on whether there’s recommendations for elevator reflex etc. in the manual. A tip: CA applied onto a painted surface that is properly prepared (i.e. lightly abraded) will provide an effective bond. Hot glue does worst in the cold since it has a volumetric delta that is far larger than if it is used on sunny days or at/near room temperature. Lastly, lol, thank you for the Sensual Nate noises. I don’t think there have been so many in a single video before. 😊

Did I see an inverted flat spin just for a couple seconds? See I knew you could do it !!!

We need the build video. Awesome plane!

I love my timbers small and large 👍 have you tried the Esky V2 guys the airwolf Ed.. I would really like to see that 👍👍

Great vid and great flying, use some double sided tape on them parts that came off, Hot glue is no good on cold metal as it cools down almost as soon as it touches the metal. Hope you got back home to a nice warm house.

love your videos and a very nice plane but one thing worries me is that ive never seen you range check any new planes it would be nice for you to show the procedure in one of your videos .

I believe the reason for better performance is because it's balsa wood and not foam balsa wood alittle more weight and it's much more stable than foam just my option Nate. ( Oh Hi Miss Abby!!!! )

Late squad tonight happy flying all 😊😊😊😊⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️

Thanks for braving the cold for some extra in-flight footage :-) BTW: what's with the 'old' one-kid outro animation?

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Oops!! I definitely just grabbed the wrong file while editing the video. I honestly didn’t even notice that!! Haha!! 😂😂😅❤️⚓️

@pixelpeter3883

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRcSaylors That can happen :-)

I've got a few balsa planes left in my collection..sale ya a citabria for 200 bucks with a satio.5 foot wing or so..needs bit of covering love but it flies real nice..

If those nylon bolts are bothering you, just get some white fingernail polish 😉

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Haha, that’s not a bad idea honestly! They just stand out badly on a really great looking plane! 😅⚓️

SWS sport wood series

wow very nice landing bud nice plane so expansive tho

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!! I really appreciate that, honestly because I thought it could have gone at least a little better. Hope you are staying warm! 👍💯🙏😎⚓️

@foghornleghorn

6 ай бұрын

you are good piolet better than me that's for sure and you are truthful and honest that why I watch and yes i will i am in Minnesota north of Anoka Mn love the vids @@TheRcSaylors

As much as this is "another Timber" I will say, that the performance this thing offers for that size is INCREDIBLE!! Definitely a great airplane!

@monchichis333

6 ай бұрын

look up Extreme Flight Turbo Bushmaster 84"

@3DPrintHangar_RC

6 ай бұрын

@@monchichis333 Those things are BANANAS! Their performance is crazy

@monchichis333

6 ай бұрын

@@3DPrintHangar_RC Yup, beats the timber on flight envelope from STOL to 3D aerobatics

Wonderful video! Question: what is the chase drone?

$850!!!!!!!!! not in my budget

It's an awesome looking airplane. Flies beautiful as well. Just curious, can you put float's on it that you know of? I'll be afraid to fly that because if anything happens that'll make it come down nose first, it would most likely burst into pieces. It's just too beautiful for a beginner. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍

@Smokingmeatsbbq

6 ай бұрын

Cz cub floats are compatible with it.

Sounds like the production floor of a working sawmill on the ground!!

I grew up building and flying balsa planes. That's all we had.

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

That’s honestly very cool! I’m proud to say that my “model aircraft building time” has been creating and running this KZread channel over the last 10 years! If only we had a few more hours and energy out of each day! 👍💯😎⚓️

Ok, another great flying plane. WOOD, is it making a comeback? What was the thinking process behind this? Durability, production cost? We need to know! Great video kiddo’s

A Timber for every budget and flying preference.

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Well said, honestly! 👍💯😎⚓️

Ok this rocks. I have had a Few Drones and Helicopters, mostly cheap ones. Rc truck now... Question what would be a great Intro Plane to learn to fly cause that looks different an FUN.

@russc3288

6 ай бұрын

Try and get a simulator package to first learn on. It will save you tons of money in the start up "crash" phase. Once you have your dumb thumbs trained, buy yourself an Apprentice. Either the big one or the one just below it. Both are wonderful high wing trainers that will let you buddy cord with friends and are forgiving in flight. Find a local club if you can and meet some of the experienced guys who can help you. Two things to remember - Those propellers will take your fingers off PERMANENTLY and always treat your LiPo batteries as if they were small hand grenades - why ? because they can be if not properly cared for. It's a great hobby but you have to realize the dangers as well. Good Luck

@JamesDirtRC

6 ай бұрын

Oh you are awesome.@@russc3288 Thank You so much. Very good advice. I found a model air strip near me. Next i'll make contact. THANK YOU

Nate, I was about to put an order in for one until you pointed out the dirty/aged looking wing bolts. 😊 Jokes aside, I'm too much of a wuss to fly wood/balsa models. I've seen that they tend to break into many pieces when crashed.

Use some doable faced tape on them wheel paints.. FYI

Sounds like the servos are binding

This is absolutely fantastic. This will definitely be my next plane👍

Like 1k if in Europe. No way

love your content Nate and Abbie keep it up

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Hope you’re having an awesome day! 👍💯😎⚓️

I am still waiting for that rc sail boat to be reviewed! You guys never run it.

Try E6000 to glue the fairings on

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Abby used to use that to glue rhinestones on to her baton costumes years ago. I should have thought of that! Thanks for the great recommendation 👍💯😎⚓️

awful lot of servo humming going on around 10:30 or so. Looks like a nice flyer for sure.

For the metrically inclined -8°F = -13°C 🥶 And Nate, that plane have no wheel pants. Wheel pants are the parts covering the wheels on some planes, like most Cessnas.

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Meh, I misspoke. I had a lot on my mind and really drew a blank regarding the name of what fell off. Really they’d just be decorative landing gear pieces I suppose! But honestly, they should be called the pants and what we call pants or “skirts” should be called shoes IMO!! Haha 😅😉💯⚓️

@darkiee69

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRcSaylors They're really up side down galoshes. The tire is the shoe of the wheel. 😁

Nice plane! Price is insane! In for the crash….

Beautiful aircraft, awesome review, and great camera work. Nate those wheel pants would probably stay on if you epoxy them on. The price point on this plane is probably higher then what most pilots are willing to spend, balsa wood is not cheap anymore and these planes are assembled by hand even though the assemblers are paid an extremely low wage. I will no longer order anything from Horizon Hobby online, their customer service totally s??ks. They never answer their phones, they never reply to any emails, and doing a live chat with them is impossible. After watching you guys do a review on a certain aircraft I went online and ordered it. It was shown to be in stock at the time of the order, I placed the order on Dec. 13 2023, the order went through, they took my money, and gave me an order number. In the past it would take 5 days for them to ship an order from Illinois to Florida, so here it is Jan. 20 2024 and still no delivery. I think what's happening they are showing products on their website that are on back order or out of stock but not advertising it in that manner. They use to be a good company, but not anymore. I put in for a cancellation and requested a refund. Anymore if they release a product that I'm interested in I will go to a hobby shop in Orlando, Florida that is a Horizon dealer and give them my business.....

Great video guys. I love the idea of a 2m balsa plane. The only problem is it is about $75.00 too expensive. I have an 84" Bushmaster from Extreme Flight that is twice the plane for the money. Come on E-Flite, You need to get in the game.

@brandonbrown3600

6 ай бұрын

The cost to build that bushmaster is a good chunk more than this thing. I'm over timbers as well but that is way more plane at a good chunk more costs.

@monchichis333

6 ай бұрын

I have an OMP Hobby Bushmaster all ready to go for less than the price of that timber. Has way better flight envelope from bush to 3d flying

Wow modern turbo prop models are really quiet, you'd have thought it was electric.

Ok Nat its your turn.. Brian beat ya to the review .. lol

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

I thought we posted our videos about the same time! Maybe KZread is just now showing you our video for some reason. YT has a mind of its own sometimes!! Hope Brian and his family are well 🙏💯⚓️

Glue the landing gear faring on with silicone

To me, this is more for an advanced pilot as trying to repair a wood plane is a huge pain compared to foam.

@M4rkmcc21

6 ай бұрын

Pilot skills don't necessarily correlate with repair skills.

Well time to sell my P.O.S. 1st Gen TT and get this upgraded version. I like that its wood and upgraded landing gear (FINALLY)!!! the 1st Gen landing gear was a very poor design. Sad that it took so long for E-flite to listen to the RC Community. Also, did they also solve the overheat problem like the first one??? I know there was a modification

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

They’ve included an air scoop that you can install if you want more air flow. Cut the hole and add the scoop! 👍💯⚓️

I can’t be I’ve you did this to me. I just had to buy one.

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

If you used our link to order yours, thanks for thinking of us! Let us know what you think after a flight or two, too!! 🙏❤️💯😎⚓️

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Yeah, that’s a nice airplane, but I would have to build a hangar to store it! Btw, is there a way to slow your flap deployment? Really takes away the realism. I have all my flaps on a slider, and looks so much more scale. Of course, I don’t use Spectrum radios, so don’t know. Nice flying, as usual

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Oh yes, I can absolutely make an input in my radio and have the flaps move slowly. I do this usually if I get lucky and the baby boy is still napping while I’m binding and programming my radio, lol! Have I mentioned I have very limited time to assemble, fly and edit!? 😂😅💯⚓️

@clean1566

6 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, kids! Sometimes I'm happy I'm old and grandkids only come over once in a while! Lol@@TheRcSaylors

I moved from balsa builds to foam because foam was so cheap. In my opinion foam planes are to much money. I mean it is foam and in the past couple years most of my purchases have been all balsa. I like this but I do feel it's a bit pricey @ 850.00 for the BnF. I have the Hanger 9 15cc Carbon Cub and don't have 850 in that having to add all my own electronics and it's a larger plane. I would only get this on a very good sale. This Timber SWS Arf no electronics is 500 and the 15cc Carbon Cub is 450.

Did you use epoxy or CA when you assembled it? Plane looks great though although I must admit they're gonna have to stop with all the new timbers it's almost beginning to seem like a cash grab 😂

NIIIIICE 👌

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for tuning in!! 👍💯🙏😎⚓️

@EJ-74

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRcSaylors Always tuning in, I don't think I've missed a video in 4 - 5yrs now, I may not have commented on every one but I did SMASH the like button... 👍😁

I didn't get if you got the arf or bnf but when you said it took you 2hrs to build i guessed must of been an arf. So after installing the engine and ESC plug it in trim and go eh?

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

No, mine was the BNF. There’s still some decent assembly required. Moreso than just a foamy 😁 Still, 2 hours with some distractions from the kiddos is t too bad! 😅👍⚓️

nice big fan brother love ❤❤from nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵

It would be neat if they sell it as an ARF so it can have gas/nitro put on it.

@russcole5685

6 ай бұрын

I just had a look, it is sold as a ARF. But I didn't see any gas/glow recommendations. I imagine a 1.20 four stroke would be ideal. Need to see a good picture of the firewall to see for sure

Is the nose bracket as FRAGILE as the 1.5 version?

@larryblanks6765

Ай бұрын

Good question!

Does this have remote ID? I haven’t paid much attention to the topic recently, but thought it was mandatory equipment now. This will be over $1000 with floats!

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

It got pushed back. A LOT of misinformation out there. Fear mongering for clicks and ad revenue. Be careful who you listen to and get your information from! 💯⚓️

Cool Plane but that price is too high. If it were 1/4 scale than maaaaaybe. Someone also mentioned the same thing I was thinking, Should have ball bearings on the wheels at that price.

Hangar 9 already had one

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

How long ago was that?

@richardhill2451

6 ай бұрын

Was that the hanga 9 10cc valiant

@richardhill2451

6 ай бұрын

10cc valiant

For someone that built a lot of models, you really should know you need to rough up surfaces you are going to stick together. 😂

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

How do you rough up painted metal and painted monocote without damaging it? I do know that, but was afraid I’d do more damage than good. ⚓️

@Steve-Cross

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRcSaylors You obviously do have to damage it a little. But you cannot see the glued services anyway. Just rub the small areas you wish to bond together with sandpaper. 🙂

Why don't you ever show the wiring? The Turbo Timber Evo was great for the single connector.

😁👌

As big as these are and as much as they command, couldn’t they use bearings on the wheels to keep it from sounding like a garbage truck taxiing around?

@tcabner

4 ай бұрын

Also, I would try E6000 to glue those wheel pants on since it’ll be metal on metal.

It needs a .90 4 stroke 😊

Sheesh! $850.00 USD? Guess I can mortgage my home and get one of these!

Can probably guarantee that if you'd use gorilla glue those will definitely stay on!

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

I do love and own gorilla glue! Might have to give that a shot here 👍💯😎⚓️

@lylekehrer6159

6 ай бұрын

@@TheRcSaylors I been using it, but just recently found out that they say to wet the apply surfaces - doesn't seem to make a difference I found out.

How bout a balsa 2 meter Yak or Extra Horizon! We had timbers out the wazoo. 🤮

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

I can honestly agree that I like variety as well. However, their Timbers fly well, and this airplane is no exception! Love it/ Hate it.. this is a very affordable way for a person to get into large scale balsa, easily. Now, back to our wishlist of airplanes that don’t exist but should 😉😅💯👍⚓️

Hot glue and paper tape would hold those pants on! 😁👍

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

I do agree if I had some tape around it would likely hold. I actually clamped it and did my very best to get those to stay, but while reading the instructions I thought “there’s no way this is going to hold”! I wonder why they chose to add those decorative pieces the way they did. Maybe this is normal and I just don’t realize it because I’m more used to foam set ups! 💯⚓️

@DaveItYourselfChannel

6 ай бұрын

@TheRcSaylors HH probably does it like that because those replacement pants are probably not cheap.

500 for arf is way overpriced

@MrBlompod

21 күн бұрын

I just bought the BNF and it cost me almost 1600 dollars.. but everything in Australia is a ripoff

It’s too expensive

I am left wondering about stall behavior......

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Did you see that floating landing without flaps? With about 3mph wind, that’s pretty good! I’ll do my best to show more features in future videos. While I’m having fun, sometimes it’s hard to remember each specific thing that people like to see! 😅👍💯⚓️

How come all sponsored rc channels always release new product reviews at the same time? Does E-flite just e-mail everyone?

@Lithonion1

6 ай бұрын

Most get the product for free to do a KZread video to help push the product and they are told when they can post their video. If they post it before they won't get the free goodies.

@TheRcSaylors

6 ай бұрын

Well, we aren’t sponsored. However, if a company thinks their product might be a good fit for our audience, there is usually a rule about when we can release content for fairness, and so information isn’t released too early and could be wrong! Sometimes changes are made up to the very last minute (like things in the instruction manual, or even prices) so this gives everyone a chance to have accurate information and no unfair advantages for early views or whatever. Works like this in almost every industry/ hobby/ category in the world! 👍💯⚓️