I flew mine on a 5S 2200 all the way forward on stock setup, real nice & perfect CG. Got sick of replacing retracts so moved it on.

Great job as usual Chris.....nice bird.

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I had one of these before losing it to a signal loss on an Orange RX (never again!) The retracts stopped working after the first flight off of grass. Both jack screws in the retract mechanisms were stripped. The teeth on those screws are super fine and don’t last long. I replaced them the FMS Corsair retracts and it was almost a drop in fit using a wheel collar as a spacer due to the FMS struts being slightly shorter. It was a greater flyer though! 10+ minutes!

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

That’s good to know about the retracts. Thanks for the tip! Sorry about the orange rx signal loss though. That’s never fun. 😢

i have had 4 of them. one fatal flaw is the rudder hinge is crap.... make sure you reinforce it. all 4 of mine the rudder hinge failed in flight.. little foam tac works well...

Looks good in the air, almost 'floaty', which seems odd for a warbird. It also looks like it sticks to the runway during landing/touch-n-go (as in not bouncy). Would be a great step up from a trainer.Thanks for sharing.

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s pretty light for its size and so is a little floaty, but then also lands super nicely. Pretty fun warbird and I agree, a great candidate for a first warbird.

Chris this looks pretty nice for the price! I have missed you and your videos fo a few weeks,I had to be put in the hangar for some major repairs due to a major stroke that I had over the Memorial Da weekend,but I am making good progress with physical therapy and one way or another will fly som roc I hope by fall time! your videos help me a lot,so thanks man.jettech Don atkins

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Oh wow Don, I’m so sorry to hear that! 😢. I’m so happy to know that you are recovering well and on the mend. Take your time and recover well man. I’ll be praying for a quick and full recovery for you!

@jettechdonatkins

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words,I hope to fly by the end of fall at the latest,but the whole left side is inop but improving,stay safe Chris!

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Recover well my friend!

It looks pretty good. Is 4 cell recommended for this one?? Appears to fly easily. Thanks for sharing Geek. AirHammer out!!

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, 4cell is recommended. Flies great with it and will get you 10+ minutes in the air.

This was my first plane some years ago. It is a fantastic flying plane. The landing gear are WEAK WEAK WEAK. My solution was to install FMS corsair gear, much better. The eventual problem was a lack of any kind of reinforcement through the gull section of the wing. This eventually lead to a very sloppy flying plane as the wing eventually gets to the point that if you hold the plane up by the wingtips and bounce them up and down, you will be amazed at the amount of flex that has crept into the wing structure. I also added 3 panel flaps to mine for that scale look, but they aren't needed.

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

You’re the second person to mention the fms gear as a replacement, so appreciate that intel! Yeah, the whole wing carry through structure hinges on the glue joint, so definitely needs a good bond there. I was was surprised by the lack of a carry through, but as you say it’s carrying it through the fuselage.

@shelbyseelbach9568

4 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek The whole wing develops alot of flex over time. Got to be such a sloppy flyer I eventually dismantled it and moved on to planes that were of better quality. Nothing against Dynam, for what they are they fly fantastic. I still have a Dynam tempest, on which I installed eflite retracts angled and twisted in the wing as they should be. The factory gear were exactly on the CG making it so tippy on the ground as to be unusable. I also have a Dynam Waco, yellow, generation 1, completely stock, FANTASTIC plane.

I'm curious to hear about the deviation from the standard end points for the servos, it is a bit different from the manual, is 6mm up and down alright for the elevator, I've got it set up at 10mm elevator low rate. I haven't flown it yet but I will be this coming weekend and want to get the best flight out of it. The plane flies brilliantly in the video

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

The model is quite pitch sensitive, so it doesn’t need a lot of throw. You may find the 10mm ok depending on the feel you prefer. Also, as I mentioned in the vid, the recommend cg is too far aft which makes it worse. So, I recommend starting at the same cg I started with and exploring from there.

@williamknight7648

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek awesome! Yeah I was extremely impressed by how well you flew in the video, flew very scale which is what I'm aiming for, but I was looking at how little the elevator moved at 6mm travel, and checked the manual saying it needed like 10-15mm travel so I was slightly confused, I'm also using only a 2200Mah battery all the way forward so I'll need to add some lead wheel weights up front for CG. But given the way you've flown it, I'll stick to your settings. Thankyou so much for the reply on such an old video, really appreciate it!

Noice

Hi can u please tell me what is the name of the device that you used to check the throw and travel of the alierons and elevator where can I get it

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

It’s called an accuthrow meter and was made by great planes. Unfortunately, it’s no longer made anymore. 😕

Hello my friend, a very nice video, i'm also interested in this plane. Can you tell me how difficult it is, complete with battery and CG balanced, ready to fly. The manufacturer writes 1650g ?????? but I think he is mine without a battery !! Greetings André

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I don’t have the model anymore so I’m not able to weigh it for you. That said, I wouldn’t worry about the weight in all honesty. The model flys extremely light.

would this work with the taranis x9 lite?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it should. This is a model where you install your own receiver, so it’ll take pretty much any radio system.

Is it good on grass fields?

@smccrory60

4 жыл бұрын

I flew mine off of a rough grass field all the time with no issues.

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it should operate from grass fine. Only report I’ve heard is the retracts sometimes wearing out over repeated use from grass.

Where can i purchase that mm guage at?

@smccrory60

4 жыл бұрын

Thats a Great Planes AccuThrow Deflection Meter. Unfortunately it's discontinued. Might be able to find one on that auction site.

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

What smccrory60 said. 👆

If Dynam would do something about the s**t landing gear I'd buy one. No good on grass

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, when they work they work great! From what I understand, the fms gear are almost a drop in fit.

Isnt it better to CG the plane updsie down with the gear up

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Inverted or upright doesn’t matter. On a low wing airplane, it’s usually easier to check cg with it inverted. Regarding the gear position, gear down (landing config) is typically preferred (unless specified otherwise). This at least ensures the cg is at least correct for the most flight critical position.

I’ve never really trusted dynam that much

@Thercgeek

Жыл бұрын

I understand. The components could be better.

I have the "upgrade" V2 version, which in my opinion is still junk, with the worst retracts you can find, replaced mine with FMS retracts, after 1 landing on a grass field that you cound use as putting green. I hear nobody about the ton of lead you need to put in the cowl to get the CG right, even with a 350gram 4S all the way forward in the nose, but I think reviewer that get planes from rc companys do not want to say anything bad about the product, because they will not get anymore freebeey,s So never trust a reviewer. a good pilot can make a brick look great in the air

@Thercgeek

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, the dynam retracts are not good, but I didn’t have to add a bunch of nose weight. If I did, I would have mentioned it. Also, if you watched the whole vid, you’ll see I provided the cg location I’m flying the airplane at along with the control deflections.

@RuudyL

9 ай бұрын

@@Thercgeek Yes I saw that, and useing that CG point, mine is extremely tail heavy. And this is not my first plane either