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@truenaturestormers2525

11 ай бұрын

What a sweet plane.

It took great discipline not to retract the gear for some low high speed passes like most do, Nice professional flight test profile, that engine definitely needs more tuning. Great build series, congratulations on successful maiden. 👍

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍😊

That is what maidens are all about. Good job Jon and what a sound. 👍😊

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

This planes looks like it will give you thrills on every landing….not for me, but that sound !!!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Yea no kidding hey! Thanks for watching!

@TheOneOriginalJackal

11 ай бұрын

Throttle controlled sink rate with positive 1-2 degree nose makes dream landings on final. :)

Brilliantly done - I was just as nervous I don’t know why. Well done another one on the books.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

I was nervous editing the video! Thanks!

Good idea getting behind it for a maiden! I'm in the habit of doing that almost every flight but especially a maiden! Awesome plane!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Dude, you are totally awesome. That flight looks like the full scale Strega...with gear and full flaps it needed a LOT of power, and at the cut, she would just drop right down. Great job, Jon!!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

that takeoff was THRILLING and then the landing! whoa

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Haha. No kidding hey!

@P51

11 ай бұрын

@@thelightersideofrc WELL DONE!

‘Decided to stand behind for better visual of line’ Still heads towards the corn. 😂

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

LOL. Full right rudder!

Wow, my heart was racing too! Great build series and great first flight - that means you get another flight out of her. Every time my 40% goes airborne all I can see is the many dollars flying, so I get the nervousness. What a sound, even if it wasn't set correctly n the high end - you will get there. Great combination of engine and aircraft. Thanks for sharing.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! She's a fun one for sure!

So glad you enjoyed the maiden as it looked a bucket load of stress to me. After the go around I was remined of the old pilot saying "better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than be in the air wishing you were on the ground! Glad it all turned out well and that you are a better pilot than I am - Well Done!!!

@revodrvr

11 ай бұрын

We say that in skydiving alot .

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

THank you very much! Couldn't agree more!

Great flight even with the sketchy landing, my heart was going also! Thanks for sharing!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching!

Keep ur head up man that was a victory walk in the least, great build and video and maiden!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

What a gorgeous Reno Racer and one of my favorites! She sounded like she was loading up bigtime severely rich and lacking power. But it's always a good idea to start out a bit rich on a fresh engine build rather than going too lean. I can't imagine how scary that must have been on the controls knowing it, but you handled it perfectly. A bit of induction tuning(Reading the plugs and leaning it out appropriately) and it should come alive and be a blast to fly at full tilt boogie!!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Yea she needs some serious tuning on the high end. Thanks for your comments and for watching!

Loved the series! I've been a RC'r for 40 years. Approach: Nose 1-2 degrees up at base leg, refine on final, hold it, hold it hold it. Milk the throttle to control altitude sink to a nice slow 3 point touch down. I never had luck trying to "neg angle fly it to a flair" as it carries too much speed. You get that dreaded floater across the field LOL. Get that + angle/throttle control sooner. Practice at altitude.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! and thanks for watching!

🎉 congrats 👏 You definitely deserve a whiskey 😂

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

HAHA. Thanks Aaron!

Stout gear! 😂 nice job. What a fun project to watch. Love to see some more prop planes

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I watched this maiden flight from a recliner and my knees still shook!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

HAHA. Thank you for watching!

Wow sounds awesome 👏

@thelightersideofrc

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Beautiful plane and nice flying. By the way, for those who don't know....the word "Strega" means witch in Italian.

@thelightersideofrc

9 ай бұрын

COOL! Thank you and thanks for watching!

I love that engine because its different than the norm but nothing can beat the sound of those Moki Radials ya know

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Both cool and unique!

Very well executed first flight, keeping the LG down to de-risk the flight, testing the full flaps and low speed before the landing was also great practice. Amazing Job!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

What a beast😳…but the sound is amazing 😎 Jon you need a smooth glider just to get the heart rate down again😂 Thanks for sharing the maiden and Cheers from Munich, Sven🍺

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

HAHA. Thanks Sven! Took a while for the heartrate to drop For Sure!

Awesome Video Awesome Flight

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

That bird is a hand full, great job, Johnathan!

@thelightersideofrc

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Greg! Getting better each flight!

That just about sounds like the real thing. Amazing!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! She is an amazing aircraft

Wow! What an amazing flight! This was an amazing build series.I can't wait to see the video with the engine tuned and dialed in.I also love watching your new after dark series. 👽✌️

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Will continue to film updates as we add more flights and tuning!

Superb !!!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot

That was an awesome video and your test flight was awesome. Thank you for sharing. Denis from Santa Rosa CA.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Denis! Wait till you see Wednesday's video with flights 2 - 6!

Wow she could sure use a tune up. I've seen a KOLM 230 that was well tuned and it friggen screamed...Nice plane...

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

First flight! Of course it needs break in time and tuning!

Mega congrats Jon. What a beauty.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Fantastic !! . Well done .

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

that is awesome sounding gratz on successful flying and landing

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

😎 Thank you!

Wow, awesome!!! Thank you

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

That is a sexy sound man. Well done

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! Wait till you see some of the follow up flight video's coming!

Thanks for the upload and information. I'm struggling with my P51.. to be honest, afraid to fly the bird. Your steps just helped me to build confidence!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching

That's a very forgiving wing, because you were very very VERY close to tip stalling it two times. Hopefully you get the engine tuned correctly and unleash the beast on the next one! I'd be shaking after that one knowing how much time and money is at stake. That'd be a one flight, then calling it a day trip to the field for me!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

🙌

That thing sounds frigging mint in the air. 👌🏻👍🏻

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

She needs some more love in the tuning dept! She will get even better.

Congratulations, Jon!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

I’ve been waiting for this video. Beautiful plane.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Congratulations on a great maiden!! Beautiful plane and sounds amazing, really enjoyed this build series, thanks for all the hard work👊🏼👊🏼

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

I need to change my “ Depends” and watch this again!!! Holy Crap!!!! I don’t think I could afford more fun! You da MAN!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Looks wonderful in the air

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Hi jon , bloody well done maiden !! Cool heads always prevail !! Plan the Dive , and Dive the Plan that's what i was always taught !! Kolm's can be a sod to tune !! Well done mate !! Phil

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Phil.

Nice go around. Good pilot flying right there

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Nothing like a high stakes maiden to get ya feeling that excitement !

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Oh Yea!

Awesome... 👍👍👏👏

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Nice Flight, congrats 🎉a bit stressfull I can imagine 👍👏

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Big Time!

There is always that one guy who thinks it's a good idea to test run an engine while someone is doing a maiden takeoff and preventing him to hear the engine perform..... especially with the high performance hand full model such as the Strega. Having that said, congrats on the maiden flight!!! Gorgeous machine

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

LOL. Thanks.

Good job & beautiful plane!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Nice!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Looked great in flight!! That Kolm engine has a lot of power!! I've ridden motorbikes with smaller capacity engines.

@CFITOMAHAWK2

11 ай бұрын

This is not CC its Cubic millimeters for me. I have a Honda MC of 250 cc.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

So impressive mate. Well done !!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

A liiiiil more flare with the P-51. Let it settle down, and don’t force it!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

🙌

That thing sounds incredible😍

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Will sound better with some tuning!

Awesome!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Nice looking plane sweet first flight

@thelightersideofrc

9 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

OWWW!!! Landing!!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

😎

What a beautiful handful 👍

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

HAHA. Well Said!

congratulations!!! 😊

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Sick!!!!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

YES~!~

It sounded like it's not running right and my heart was beating fast too just watching you struggle with it. Glad its down safe 🙏 😊

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

You and me both!

nice airplane nice flight

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Wow! You handled that very well. Not your average maiden flight that's for sure. Some tuning will make it more predictable for sure. Good work.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Looking forward to some tuning and follow up flights.

My palms were sweating on a cold "summers" day in the UK! Well held :) Look forward to seeing you evolve and settle down.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

HAHA. Thanks!

Hell yeah man! Im glad the build came together

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Amazing…great job Jonathan “Magic”

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Koko!

Good job Jon! That turbine sounds a bit rough. You better send it in for service ;-)

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

LOL. Thanks !

1000 times congratulations to the maiden flight, very well done !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! greetings from Remi

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

THanks Remi! I appreciate it!

Congratulations on the maiden and landing successfully. Even just watching made my heart rate increase here and there 😅

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

haha. Thanks!

So it’s struggling for power which is crazy for such an engine i hope you can squeeze a bit more out of it, its a beautiful plane and sounds amazing!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Oh we can get more! needs some tuning!

Wow! That’s a good sounding bird! My aero works mustang does the same thing with ground handling. Not a lot of rudder authority once the tail is off the ground. And once I land I have to slam the rudder stick back and forth to keep it straight. Once that engine is tuned it’s gonna be a great bird.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Klaus!

Nice job Jon 😊 she ĺooks heavy in flight 😮. What a machine sounds and looks awesome 😅. Next 😂

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

beautiful airplane!!! The sound of it is amazing!! I think the carbs needs some adj.! Thanks for sharing!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yea she needs some adjusting for sure!

sounds incredible flying overhead!

@thelightersideofrc

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Ive been flying my Strega for 5 years. You can lean that engine down on the ground all the way until it just starts to sag then back off the needles just a bit rich, mine has never gone lean or overheated, it want to go right then you'll get it. You better check your retract side frames, I broke one with a landing bounce less than yours but it would still retract but look into that. Get it leaned out and gear up for some real excitement! I can't believe that baby did flip over on you, that was too slow for me! 3 point land the sucker is my suggestion, mine does best with that. Great build.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info. More tuning and flights on it yesterday. Running and flying much better!

Wow, great job, that was a handful!😂

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Yes it was! Thanks for watching!

Great job on the maiden….no easy task !

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Amazingly realistic engine sound.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Oh yeah, that prop torque thing. I had a saito 91 on my top flite spit. First flight, did exactly what you did; half throttle, at about half way down the runway i goosed the throttle to get it up, it torqued left, i over compensated with rudder and elevator and cartwheeled the spit. I did learn to increase the throttle smoothly use minimal flaps and just hold it straight. It will take off…. Eventually. 😄

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Yea they are tricky ones that's for sure! 😂

wow hats off, not any easy airplane😮 I kept holding my breath the entire flight😶 Sounded like the engine could die any moment.Great skills man🤘

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Yea it needs some more tuning for sure!

Damn! You were pretty lucky on the go around there! 😮

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

You bet!

Flies very heavy, no wonder the stress flying it. Reminds me of CF flying wing I over-built.

@thelightersideofrc

10 ай бұрын

😎

I love this stuff. I just wish guys who fly gas replicas didn't feel so threatened by guys who fly foam FPV rigs. It's all model aviation. Even the quads and such. Those are often faster and more maneuverable. The best choice for getting sky shots of your bird in flight is by drone.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Well said!

Sketchy! I don't know a warbird that likes the ground lol. Awesome job, my heart rate went up just watching from my laptop!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

You and me both!

It almost sounded like it wasn't running right. I've heard Kolms absolutely scream and this wasn't it. edit: Your last statement makes it all make sense now! Congrats on making it through the first flight!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes, needs some tuning!

You need a pilot's head in the cockpit... absolutely beautiful aircraft and really great flying.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Engine sounds rich.

@thelightersideofrc

8 ай бұрын

For sure! First maiden flight, it was crazy rich. We have 10 flights on the aircraft now and it's much leaner.

Beautiful airplane sir. Impressive the gear took that hit, doesn't look like it was damaged. Once you get that motor tuned in she'll be a fun bird for sure. Congrats on the maiden!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Gear and structure is very stout! Thanks for watching!

You will see a huge improvement with gear up obviously.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Yea for sure!

If one needs to stand behind it for the take-off, he probably is not quite ready for that model yet.

@thelightersideofrc

3 ай бұрын

BAHAHA. Thanks!

Plane looks great. Engine was definitely sounding rough. Hope to see it again hauling ass.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Will continue to film updates.

Congrats on maiden flight, I thought same thing on power, hopefully get that figured out, still impressive flight for first. You are a good pilot to say had heart racing a few times. Good flight is takeoff, flight and landing safely on earth. Look forward to more flights.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@KidYuma1880

11 ай бұрын

@@thelightersideofrc welcome :-)

Bravo! Hopefully, you’ll manage the fuel mixture…beautiful engine and aircraft.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Congratulation 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

THanks!

Trim with gear down? Well done sir. I'd say this was a success.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Yes. if your flying, knowing you will keep the gear down for the first flight than better to trim out the plane instead of flying it out of trim the whole flight. thank you for watching!

Congtatulations, greetings from Mexico.

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

More power on landing!!!!!!!!!!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

👍

Looked back to locate the sun's position, he wants to keep the back of his shorts in the shade. 😮

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@dane5624

11 ай бұрын

@@thelightersideofrc i would've just worn a diaper! Beautiful plane, best of luck with her!

Nice maiden Jonathan! Wait until you lean the engine out! She’s going to be a rocket as I have seen other owners fly theirs at full power. That prop will sing!

@thelightersideofrc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yea looking forward to better tuned flights!