Best Spitfire quote ever, from a lady that was a delivery pilot and flew them from the factory to the squadrons - "She's a lady in the air, and a b!#*h on the ground." Truer words have never been spoken. Great informative vid Will. Might help me...I'm having trouble with it...

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Love that quote. She’s an outstanding plane in the air for sure. Wait, you need help with your Spitfire?? Ha.. you taught me, you big Jack wagon.

@jollyroger2226

5 ай бұрын

Great insight AV8R ! That plane deserves to look good in the air and on the ground.

One of the best planes in the air but a real beast of a plane on the ground. Good video.

@SteffenRC

Ай бұрын

She really requires some rudder skills on the ground...

Very helpful video - makes perfect sense and thanks for the tips. Unfortunately, all that I can think of to add is that, in my view, this airplane doesn't land or takeoff well on a grass runway unless it's maintained to golf-course standards - most that I've flown off are not maintained that well! The good part is that taking off from a grass strip you don't generally break the prop nor shred the wing tips as is the case from a hard surface. I love the airplane but regret that I don't have convenient access to a better runway.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Really good point. I really enjoy our asphalt, but it can cause issues on landing for a few planes. My FW190 hates asphalt but loves to land on grass. I appreciate the comments. - Will

Great video because of your open, detailed "clear" and honest explanations supported by great video examples! To hear AND see clear examples will help a lot of people. Great job! I have this plane and love it! You are spot on with the training you provided! Thanks!

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Really appreciate the comments. I'm far from a professional video producer.. (IT Sales guy...). So, hearing from you and others that these videos are good and helpful really makes me want to keep making them. Thanks, Will

Well done, Will. It was nice to see Pierre is a scene.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

He’s gonna be famous now. Kinda like you….👍🏼

I've had mine in storage for about 2 years,because i just didn't dare to fly it..but now i think i will be ready for it,i first will take a look at your other video's, to look how to set it up.We have a grass strip aswell,so that will be another challenge.The only thing i didn't like of the plane,is the bad paint,it comes of very quikly and the stickers are bad aswell...but i will first fly a few times and when i keep it in one piece,i will give it another paint scheme and changes the rudder aswell into a broad rudder,like my grandpa flew in 1944..Thanks for sharing this great video,really love it,great quality!! God bless from the Netherlands!!

@SteffenRC

Ай бұрын

Thanks my friend.. Good luck on your upcoming flights.. Make your grandpa proud..

Had this model a couple years, probably 30 flights. I have gradually increased expo to about 50 to 60% for the ailerons and mostly the elevator. Softening up the elevator has helped immensely on smoothing out final approach which is where most people have problems with warbirds. Great video, great model.

@SteffenRC

3 ай бұрын

Thanks.. Appreciate the comments.. I sure love this plane... - Will

It is one of my squadron of 610 R/C aircraft. Mine is a 5 blade. Yes ,advance the throttle slowly, up elev and right rudder. Beautiful ship in the sky. Very magestic. I am a private pilot with 3 ratings.. Love flying. Keep up the great videos. Arrgh. Call sign Captain Morgan.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Captain Morgan.. Appreciate the comments.. She's one of the best flying planes in my little hanger of only 32 planes... :-)

Once you master Takeoff's and landings on this warbird it's a thrill to fly

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

That’s 100%. She’s amazing in the air. Gorgeous on landings when you get it figured out. One of my favorite for sure.

Thanks again for another great video, beautiful plane. I am working my up from P-51 to 1.2 m Fl Spitfire to 1.6 m Spitfire. The takeoff are a learning process.

@SteffenRC

2 ай бұрын

Yep, tail draggers are a bit tougher to control on the ground.. Practice with that elevator and rudder.. You'll get it.. I made a video, specifically about taking off with a tail dragger.. Good luck..

Great video! You speak the truth about tailwheel take offs and landings. My Spit is 4 years old and I fly it from a grass strip. Looks easier than a hard surface. Keep up the great work 👍

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Denis.. I agree, I believe there are several planes that really handle better on a manicured grass runway. This Spit and the Eflite Fw-190 for sure... Thanks for the comments, really appreciate it. - Will

Thanks, you answered my questions. I am deciding between Bonnie and this one . I think it's the Bonnie.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

I’ve yet to maiden my Bonnie. That said, others have told me the ground handling on the Bonnie is outstanding and much easier than most tail draggers. Get the Bonnie today and buy the Spitfire next. 😀

Nice, and informative video. I just did an unboxing on this plane. I have not done the build video yet. Thanks for sharing your cg and battery placement as that will help me when the time comes. I don't have to hurry because here in Maine everything is covered in crusty snow, and ice.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this plane.. Landing her is a fine balance between too fast and slow.. There's a JUST RIGHT speed to get that perfect on the mains/almost a 3 pointer. Prior to her I was very confident in landing all type of planes, but for some reason this plane got in my head.. If you run into anything feel free to ask away.. Good luck with her.. Funny think about this winter, I built and made my video on the FMS P-47 Bonnie a while ago, and I've yet to maiden due to this extreme cold and wind.. - Will

@DuneDaddyO

5 ай бұрын

@@SteffenRC My Bonnie just arrived today! Box was a little worse for wear than normal but appears all is OK. Can't wait until Spring to get her in the air.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

@@DuneDaddyO They are awesome.. I did a build video on the Bonnie.. You might want to check it out. There are a few gotcha's on the build.. No big deal.. Just standard built stuff... kzread.info/dash/bejne/hIZ8wZiJgK-yedY.html

Very NIIIIIIIIIIIICE my friend! 😁👍

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave.. You need one of these planes....

I have the Top Flite 60 size nitro Spit 9. Love it once it's in the air. Always have to remember to do the work getting it up and landing or its back to the bench for repairs😅

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

I’ve heard she’s a bit easier to handle on a grass field. I don’t have that option, but it would’ve made things easier while I was perfecting the landings. All in all, I think she’s my best flying warbird though.

Excellent video Will ! I really like some of the steps you have taken to make assembly easier (servo wire codes) and the improved battery tray. Such a great job showing and describing the take off and landing aspects. One thing that influenced me about tail dragers is the old Baa Baa Black Sheep shows. If you can watch them bring in a Corsair, there are scenes that will show the rudder being used to keep it straight. They are not shy about using a lot of rudder - when needed. They will bang the rudder over with a lot of deflection to stop a swing beginning to go left or right. But then they go back to a centered position very quickly. I have heard the phrase - "dancing on the rudder pedals" and they demonstrate this quite well. I have read in books that because the mass of the airplane is behind the main wheel position, that a swing or turn that begins can really get out of hand if it is not corrected right away. That is why some planes will want to ground loop so badly. It seems that some pilots learn to use the right stick soon enough - but they don't develop a skill set with the left stick. Once you practice with the left stick functions, you are much better off to enjoy making a tail drager behave in a more scale like manner. It takes practice, and consistent practice for me to keep the rust knocked off ! ; - )

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

You nailed it. These tail draggers require that next level skill that must be practiced often. Thanks for the support

Flys great i love mine,

@SteffenRC

2 ай бұрын

One of my favorite planes in the hanger...

Nice Video Will , finally subscribed

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

You’re gonna love this plane. Can’t wait to see what you do with it.

@loudimarco4446

5 ай бұрын

Thanks , i would have responded sooner but between KZread and Google I had to verify 163 passcodes lol @@SteffenRC

I just created a mix in my Taranis X9D so that when the flaps are down the Spitfire goes slightly to the left to simulate the take off tendency that you described. I really like this plane man. I'd love to get one if I had a place to fly it. I started on RC Helis lived, breathed and slept it for 11 years. Been flying sim off and on now for 3 years a good bit but really have focused more on learning to fly and setup planes on sim and get used to landing gear and flap use.

@SteffenRC

3 ай бұрын

The mix is fine, but you might not want that on landings. Its better to get comfortable with that rudder and apply when needed. Some taildraggers don't need much guidance on take-off, where others need a lot. Wind is a big factor too. Keep at that simulator.. Best training tool out there... - Will

@RC-Heli835

3 ай бұрын

@@SteffenRC It doesn't seem as noticable landing. I might could put it on a switch where I can turn it on for take off but not landing? I'm using Phoenix RC Flight Simulator! Do you use a simulator of any kind? I have never flown a real RC plane yet but that was my original goal just need more room for a plane.😀

Yes, very, very easy model to fly, as long as you know how to properly use the rudder!!

I expect I can use these tips on my Hanger 9 1500 Spit

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

I would think they will have some similar characteristics on takeoff and landings. I sure love the way these Spits fly.. Great looking planes.. Good luck with yours - Will

Man I absolutely love this plane! Is that flying field an RC club?

@SteffenRC

3 ай бұрын

I've always put the Spitfire on the top of my warbird list. Something about the history and the wing profile just gets me... This FL version is awesome. A really wonderful flying model. Performance is solid too. The landings were a learning experience for me with that VERY narrow LG. Love it.. The Field is a St. Louis, MO county park. Dedicated to Model Aviation. (Control line, drone, rockets and RC Planes..). There is a club that flies there.. AeroPilots..

Throttle control and always practice your landings.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Yep, Thats the key ALL rc planes..

Excellent video Will thank you for posting. This Spitfire is definitely my next one, and I fly from a grass (playing) field. I have the Durafly 1.1m V2 Spit, with AS3X but no SAFE, and completely agree with all your take off/landing advice. Unfortunately the landing gear on mine has developed a looseness swivel that toes out the wheels on landing and induces nose overs now. Haven’t worked out yet how to fix this looseness or find replacement struts. Maybe I just belly land her. Did this once by mistake and she came through it just fine with only a bit of grass staining. I also have the discontinued E-Flite 1.2m Spit, got it when I first started in the hobby 4 summers ago, but only started to fly her at the end of this summer. SAFE does work on this model which I only use for landing as I prefer full throws on take off. I’m too nervous with this unreplaceable model on landing not to flick that switch but it makes for very gentle and benign full flap main gear landings before reducing throttle and planting the tail wheel with full elevator. Like you I do not use half flaps for take off but would probably do so if I were to land off SAFE for increased landing speed. I see on your bench you have the FMS 1.5m P-47, this is another contender in my potential list of greater than 1.2m OLEO equipped warbirds along the the 1.5m E-Flite P-51. The P-51 looks the best for car transport to the field though I was very pleased to see how simple this 1.6m Spit was to reattach the wing at the field, great information, many thanks. Will subscribe and check out your other videos.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Hey Howie, I'm in love with this Spitfire for sure. Prior to this plane, I was a pretty decent rc pilot and had no issues with my warbirds, but this one gave me fits. Now, she's a gentle plane on take-off and landings.. I've learned that all planes have there little idiosyncrasies on flight characteristics. Its just finding them that can be hard... I've yet to maiden the P-47. Weather in Missouri hasn't been very cooperative. Hope this week. I made a build video on her and now need that maiden and flight impressions video.. Appreciate your comments and watching my videos. - Will

@howiedenton2709

5 ай бұрын

Looking forward to seeing your P-47 maiden video Will. Have you flown much grass ops with the Spitfire yet.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

@@howiedenton2709 I’ve never intended to do any grass ops. But she’ll nose over if the grass is mid to high.

Oh! And I see I was the first view, and commenter lol.

Great video. When they even learned something from it. She said you were an excellent teacher. Not the plane for me.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave. Appreciate it. This plane is perfect for you.. You just need to practice more.. :-)

Thank Thor for electric powered RC aircraft. Some people wistfully remember the days of nitro with great fondness. Not me! Good riddance to the noisy, smelly, dangerous, dirty, unreliable engines and fuel. 😊

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

I dunno. I sure enjoy that noise and smell... The dirty and unreliable part isn't missed though.. 🙂

@troyrheinfrank1159

5 ай бұрын

Dangerous? Unreliable? Only if you don’t know what your doing! Dirty, yep I can agree with that part