To me Arrows Bigfoot is an even better plane if you want to do agile flying but the Valiant is such a sweet one also.

@Jackson27mc

6 ай бұрын

Yes , the bigfoot is great kingfisher is also good

I'm with you. I've been through a lot of planes but I keep coming back to this. The one big improvement I did was add crow-flaps. It really slows the plane down in tight spaces. I put a tray inside for the Receiver, and 2 servos that is easily moved to a new fuselage. I hold it in place with a 2 inch nylon bolt.

Good Looking Ama Field Too!

@BigTRC100

11 күн бұрын

Thanks!!

It's a lovely flyer but that dull blue colour scheme makes it difficult to see on a cloudy day.

I love my Valiant. I changed the propeller to an APC 11 X 8 electric. The original was OK, but I thought this might be a bit more efficient. I use a 1300 mAh 3cell. This lighter weight helps the plane perform real well, and I modulate the throttle for a moderate cruise or a little more power for aerobatics. Thus the plane handles with a very light wing loading and rolls about as easy as any plane I have. Since the air frame is so light, I don't think it would survive crashes very well. But that light wing loading helps it do aerobatics surprisingly well. It is one of my favorites!

Yeah, they'd hit it out of the park with an upgraded Valiant EVO.

The Valiant is a good flying plane. My friend has one and has let me fly it a few times. For me though, it is still a deal-breaker because of the bottom loading battery. The early Timber was the same way - great flying plane, (weak gear) and the battery loading in the bottom. I found for me, the FMS SuperEZ is my all-time favorite. It fly's every bit as good as the Valiant, though it has no flaps. (which it really does not need) - If I could only have one plane the rest of my life, it would be the SuperEZ, - with the Valiant as the alternate choice. (Valient would be #1, but that bottom-loading battery just irks me. It is just the designer being lazy. I have seen some mods on the Timber that lets you load from the top, and I guess the same thing could be done with the Valian?)

@BigTRC100

9 ай бұрын

I was told by someone who has insight into Horizons design process that the reason it loads from the bottom is because they would have had to redesign the whole fuselage. I haven’t flown a super EZ but I’ve heard they are good.

@44Mag

9 ай бұрын

@@BigTRC100 I should be getting my 5th one in tomorrow. I crashed (obliterated) my 1st one messing around flying inverted too low, and gave #2 & #3 away, then I let a friend fly #4 and he crashed it. I could fix it (and may do it over the winter) but when they came back in stock last week, I decided to go ahead and get another one. (about $209) One thing about this hobby, when you find a plane you really like, you better buy 1 or 2 extras of it, because they tend to stop carrying every model after 2-3 years it seems like. I have a couple dozen flight videos posted of the EZ. I bought my first 2 of them when they were just $109 - Nearly 100% inflation in just about 5 years on that model. Cheers!

Hi, my Valiant insists on nosing over when trying to take off from grass. And i put 3" wheels on it. What other factors might cause this? Thanks

@BigTRC100

3 ай бұрын

You’ll need to hold the elevator all the way down until you pick up speed or fly off shorter grass.

@jerrygiles1661

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip,; however, the problem was much simpler and easy to solve. I installed the landing gear reversed which placed the wheels farther back. No problem now! Pass it along in case someone else does it.

I sold mine, brand new, never flew it, because I read about the motor mount coming lose

@BigTRC100

9 ай бұрын

You missed out!