That's certainly one of the prettiest models I've seen. Great job Horizon Hobby. Keep em coming.

Yet another fantastic review video from the RC Geek! Keep 'em coming brother 😎👍😁!

Great video Chris as always!!! Love this plane and scheme as well, perfect landing, thanks for all your advice on the amazing plane👍🏼👍🏼🔥💥

Awesome flight and review :-)

Another great review Chris....thanks.

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great flying and dancing!! 👍🏼

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

haha, thanks!

Great video Chris! Thank you for geeking out on Smart!

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! More to come on Smart. I’m digging the tech! 😊

Chris.... very nice review. Thanks Bud for answering my question about telemetry comparison between the DX18 and the SMART checker. I inquired about it on your “FROM THE BENCH...” video. I also asked Cody from Horizon the same question and although he didn’t actually show it - his reply back was spot on. He believed that the difference in readings would be not far off. You just confirmed it on this video. I’m sold. I just received the SMART checker today and also ordered the P51. I appreciate the follow up. 👍😊

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks man! I appreciate you mentioning it’s I think it has great value for folks to see that. I wouldn’t have thought of it otherwise.

Beautiful aircraft beautiful flight

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent review and video - I'm planning on purchasing this model soon. Thanks for all your efforts!

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very nice review. It helps tons. Thank you!!

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Great job always learn from you.

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Great vid Chris! good to get a nice flight review with the throws etc. Your son is a crack up, need that shirt too! lol

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!! My son couldn’t help himself and I thought it was funny, haha! The Shirts actually available through my teespring store. 😊

Excellent piloting.

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice info, video,, I enjoyed your sons antics, video bomb,,, Excellent,,,

@Thercgeek

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great flight. Retracting tail wheel on 1.5 meter is nice. Eventually I'll be smart.

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, it really is a nice setup.

Awesome video and cool plane. I don't own a Mustang yet but maybe this will be my first! I am like you though I wish it was O/D vs. blue. I will have to check out your re-paint video again!!! LOL

Son Video Bomb LOL :) Good video, I've got one but haven't flown it yet, not in a hurry flying more P51 1.2 more right now to get experience and confidence up to fly the big one.

Man that’s soooo awesome as always amazing video me and my grandma are going to California in March so maybe we could stop by there

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Cool! Be sure to check out discount hobby warehouse if you come to SD. Might be able to work out a meet up at the field.

Haha nice demo vid and sense of humor 👍🇺🇸🤘

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Gotta keep it fun, right? 😁

Consistently great video content from you, Chris. My only boggle is, "Where does he put all the planes?"

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks, I really appreciate your kind feedback! I’ve been doing lots of shop clean up to help make space but I can’t keep them all. 😉. I actually want to do a quick shop video at some point, especially since oats kind of clean at the moment.

@mrt1035

4 жыл бұрын

Where do they go, my wife is nagging on me to make some of mine disappear

@luisorraca4742

4 жыл бұрын

I have and address you guys can send them all to! I promise I even send pictures of them every now and then ... lol

Nice flight Chris!! Expensive plane! You can get the f-14 tomcat with a sweeping wing and Floats , for damn near the same price! Lol .

@matthewjames2649

4 жыл бұрын

Ty4sharing!! Really nice plane! I just like to be SMART ass.. hehehe..

GREAT GEEK STUFF!! I WANT TO GET THIS PLANE BUT WISH IT CAME AS A PLAIN JANE WITHOUT ALL THE "SMART" STUFF. JUST WANT THIS GREAT FLYING PLANE. "ANY SUGGESTIONS"...?!

Horizon if you're reading, the 850mm Pitts tires are also too hard and cause bounce. I put soft tires on it and all is now well. I have seen this beautiful birds bounce in on several videos. Perhaps softer tires would smooth out the 1.5m P-51

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Softer tires do help on this one. I replaced the stock tires with 3.5" robarts before the last flying outing and they really helped the airplane to stick those non-perfect touchdowns. I show what I did in my write-up (thercgeek.com/EFP51)

Are you in the US? Where do you put your FAA registration number? It sucks if you have to ruin the scale appearance.

Excellent video as always. How do you think the wingtips will hold up overtime with repeated use?

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I think the outer wing tips will hold up just fine over time. I remove them every time I transport the airplane and so far, no indications of ware at all. The airplane has at least two dozen flights by now.

Nice one Chris! It’s fun isn’t it? I can’t wait to get it back out.👊👊👊

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I'm loving how this bird flies!

@mrt1035

4 жыл бұрын

I’m just waiting to get mine out of the box, geez 😒. No time!!!

Great video! That’s a really nice plane and I’ve been thinking about getting the E-Flite P47 until I watched this. I like having the telemetry all included. Might pull the trigger in a week or two! I’m wondering if the blue scheme is in reaction to many WW2 photos where the olive green looks blue but wasn’t ? It’s still pretty though. Subscribed! 👍🏻

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The blue is based on a privately owned Lou IV which has the blue camo. Like you mentioned, the one that served in WWII was definitely green. I'll probably paint over the blue with green at some point. :)

I bought this plane and love it...great flyer, looks great but I have a couple of "nits". First, during high speed passes, the inner gear door covers "buzz" due to aerodynamic loads causing them to flex which causes the buzz. Second, the plastic tabs holding the slider tray which the battery is attached to have both broken off. The danger with this is if the battery tray slides back during high G maneuvers, the CG could shift backward. So far that hasn't happened but this could be a real problem.

The book called for 3mm of down elevator as neutral position.... did you go with that? Your elevator looked neutral in the video. Setting mine up now and cant wait to fly it!! Thanks for all the AWESOME videos and information!!

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I started with that recommended down elevator but then ended up trimming a good portion of it out. So, I’d recommend maybe about 1mm down elevator to start assuming you’re using the same cg location I am.

Nice Chris, I have some question about using smart, did you flight using As3x or this features is turned off ? Did you try recovery functions ?

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

I did not try any of the SAFE features on this airplane, only the AS3X gyro.

Hey Chris, Do you have to use a smart battery in order for the telemetry to work or can you use any battery?

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, in order to take advantage of the full smart telemetry on the power system, it does require the smart battery.

I bought one today. Have watched several videos on it by pilots I respect and you did the best take off and landing I've seen. The others let the plane get far left before takeoff and landed too fast I think and had trouble with the plane trying to ground loop. I'm guessing you brought the throttle up slowly and used a lot of right rudder on takeoff and then got the speed down a lot before landing - more toward a 3 point landing instead of landing on the mains only - is that right ? Do the winglets come off easy after flying to put it in the car for the trip home?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The airplane does require a considerable amount of right rudder and so it’s best to be prepared for that. It’s best to advance the throttle steadily while actively responding to the required rudder command. Also, make sure your tires are equally lose. If there’s a bind on one side, it’ll make it pull hard. On landing, touching down one wheel first really helps soften the touch down. The wheels are very hard and gear are springy and that was the best way I found to get the touchdowns smooth without bouncing. Replacing the tires with robart rubber tires also helps immensely as well (kzread.info/dash/bejne/gqZ8xsmgeNirgLA.html). One thing I noticed is that as the tail drops to the ground on the landing roll, the rudder isn’t super effective. So, be aware of that. The outer panels do come off pretty easily. If you stabilize the fuse with your arm, then grip and wiggle fore and back the outer panel it usually releases fairly easily.

@lw216316

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek thank you, made 1st flight successfully - got left of center even though I thought I was ready for it - this plane pulls more than any plane I've had. I will replace tires- thanks for ref to your video. My 1st landing went well but on my 2nd flight not enough throttle and it stalled from knee high and broke a landing servo. May your skies be blue and your winds calm.

Looks nice Chris. How is the surface finish and how would it go with a repaint?

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

The surface finish it very nice actually. It's really smooth and the panel lines aren't overdone. So, I would think it would do really well with a repaint with minimal prep.

Great video! I think you need an ix20 though... :)

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, I’d like to get an ix20 at some point. Looks like a really nice rig. The smart tech is much more setup for the ix system for sure.

What is a better flying plane between this p51 and the Carbon Z Cub?

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

Well, those are two very different models. The p51 is a high performance warbird which flies great, but is a bit less forgiving on the ground handling. The cub is much more forgiving all around but is not as high performance either.

Awesome flying!!! I’m almost sold on this plane, but something about the tail wheel makes me unsure! I fly on grass but i the tail wheel is so little I wonder if eventually grass and debris can cause problems. 🤔

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t say personally as it’s all concrete runways out here. I don’t think it’ll be an issue personally. The grass should help it track a little better on the takeoffs.

@circa326

3 жыл бұрын

I have all these 1.5 m bind n flys including the mustang. Its fine on a short cut football field or turf. I pefer take off and landing from a concrete parking lot though

Hi Chris why did you check CG with gear down?

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

Typically you want to check cg with the gear down since that’s the takeoff and landing configuration since you can get a cg shift with the gear retraction. That’s also what was specified in the instructions for this model.

Chris since getting this bird have you left the settings on the control horns as per the book or have you moved any of the control surfaces from the inner to the outer holes?

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

All of the rates were tuned with the control horns as recommended, so didn’t change anything on that.

@EDF_FANatic

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Thanks Chris, just waiting on my batteries to arrive, and for the weather here in Melbourne to calm down before I maiden this bird. Is it any more intimidating to fly compared to say the a10 64mm?

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

Well, it’s definitely different from the A-10. It flies bigger but also requires being pretty active on the rudder for takeoffs and landings.

Did you set up the elevator with the 3mm down at neutral as called out in manual? Thanks

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a very good question. I originally set that up on the maiden and then trimmed it all out in the flight. So, the elevator is about at the neutral setting now.

@kevinmcgill7894

4 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Thanks...I'm setting mine up for the first flight and debating which way to go. I think I'll go neutral to start....can always add the down trim.

Hey guys just a quick question, what does it mean when your describing the throws on control surfaces, ie 10% expo? Otherwise fantastic video would really love one of these

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Expo is short for exponential which is an optional setting in the radio that can be set to help tune the feel of the airplane in flight. It helps desensitize the center of the sticks and can help provide a more linear feel or in some cases a more nonlinear feel depending on the goal of the tuning. 3d flyers use a lot of expo typically since they use very large maximum deflections for 3d aerobatics.

@ianevans2854

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek cheers thank you 😊

Hi Chris. Just got this Mustang. I note you finger checked cg gear down, right side up. Since its a low wing, why not inverted?

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

In all honesty, right side up or upside down doesn’t make a difference in checking the cg. Generally it’s easier to check cg on a low wing with it inverted since it’ll hang a little easier. But for the size of the model and the stuff I have hanging overhead, right side up was less likely to have it bump into something flipping it over. 🤣

@iramiller2389

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Thanks. As long as I'm at it, you mentioned in this vid or maybe the build vid that you need jus high and low rates for proper operation of AS3x. I typically enable SAFE select on a switch and set up rates on my DX9 on a 3 position switch with high, mid and low rates. Will that affect AS3x?

why did you upgrade to NX10, some one is offering me an DX8, I'm thinking to get the P-51 but I wil like a good radio...

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

The dx8 is a good radio. I went for the nx10 because I like having a few more options for channels generally.

Hey Brother! Another AWESOME Video! My Girlfriend is From Escondido California, and I was visiting last month. Looks like your Close to there. I actually went to try to meet with guys there at MIRAMAR RC, but couldn’t get there that day. Lol. Maybe next time! LOOKS LIKE AN AWESOME PLACE THERE!! 🤘🤘🤘🤟🤟

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I actually live in Esco. 😊. Miramar is by far the nicest place to fly around SD, it’s a great facility.

@NICHOLASRGLORIOSO

4 жыл бұрын

The RC Geek AWESOME! Hope to fly with you sometime! I’m a 18.5 Year USAF COMBAT VETERAN, Absolutely LOVE Airplanes and I’m Still fascinated by them! I learned to Fly RC In 1991, BUT Took many years off from flying RC Because of where I lived! Lol. I got back into it Heavy in maybe 2013! LOL

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Very cool, and thank you for your service! Hit me up if you’re in town again some time.

@NICHOLASRGLORIOSO

4 жыл бұрын

The RC Geek yes Sir! I sure will!! :)

@NICHOLASRGLORIOSO

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/k5V2uM-ToMfXgLA.html. Here’s Takeoff From San Diego last month! Lol. Bummed I didn’t know you were there, or would have messaged you! We will be back and forth tho. Catch ya next time bro

Hi Chris, first great video as ever!! I have one question if you can give me a recommendation. I'm flying Drohnes and Helis for few years, planes only on simulators. Would this plane be good for a beginner, i like it but affraid to chrash it. Thx for answer.

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, this model is a bit of an investment to risk as a first model. You have some experience which is good and if you can fly airplanes well in the sim, that’s a great head start, but I’d highly recommend looking at one of the smaller eflite Warbirds first. The p47 has some great ground handling which I think would be a great choice. Once you’re proficient with it, then consider moving up to the p51.

@zeljkomitrovic5448

4 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek thanks mate for answer,will do it!

I'm new to rc wanted to do it for ever and am trying to learn what does 10% expo mean?

@Thercgeek

Жыл бұрын

That is known as exponential. It’s another item you can use to tune the feel of the airplane. It will generally provide a less sensitive feel around center. 3d aerobatic pilots use a lot of expo typically.

Chris the manual talked about about 3mm down elevator for neutral setting. Do you agree?

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Not sure if my first response posted or not, but I ultimately trimmed out that down elevator recommendation. The elevator is just about at neutral.

@Nubernc

4 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Thanks for the note. I bought the plan and have about 8 flights on it. I also did not use the down elevator reco. Plane seems to fly just fine at normal setting. I am seeing a little ballooning with flaps coming down. I noticed you did not put any mix in either on the flaps. Otherwise, this is a great plane...

Awesome video......Would you recommend this plane as a first warbird??

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’d say it’s a decent candidate for that depending on your level of experience. How proficient is your flying? What models have you been flying to date? It’s an expensive model as these go, but it’s also a very good flying model. You do have to be pretty active on the rudder for takeoffs which is typical for a warbird, but this one can be challenging at times. The tires are really hard also, so landings on hard surfaces can be challenging also. I recommend swapping the tires out for robart tires.

@turbonetic777

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek I fly the E-flight Maule M7, HSDJets Cessna 187 and E-flight Cirrus SR22T 1.5m....I fly on a grass field. Would you say takeoffs/Landings are the hardest?

Also I have a question are you gonna redo the paint scheme

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking about giving it a green make over. Not planning a full refinish at this point. The finish on it is really nice.

How much throttle do you use with full flaps when landing?

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I couldn’t say specifically since it varies depending on the conditions. I’d say about 1/3 throttle or less typically.

Have you flown this plane in RF Evolution? How does it compare to that, if you have? Should be my next purchase with my 30% off.

@Thercgeek

6 ай бұрын

You know, I can’t say that I have come to think of it. Generally speaking my experience has been pretty favorable of the sim models to their actual counterparts.

I liked and subbed!!! Can this Rc plane do a tail slide? I’m looking for a good Rc plane.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks! This model is not really meant to do tail slides though there’s no harm in trying. A dedicated aerobatic airplane with a more neutral cg would do that quite a bit better.

Great video as usual, fast forwarded to the landing to see if you were going to bounce it-excellent landing. Been flying this warbird in Realflight 9.5 and even though I land it 100% of the time, it was impossible to do without bouncing it like many other pilots on KZread do. Took lots of practice to get to land smoothly without the bounce. It’s hard to master, but I’m working on it, still only landing it without a bounce 1 out of 4 landings. The key for me is about 1/3 throttle with full flaps as I shallow glide down and roll off the throttle just before the wheels touch. If the glide path is too steep or if you cut the throttle too early you get a big bounce. Hardest plane to land smoothly in Realflight for me so far.

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

The model can be a bit challenging to land smoothly too. I put softer tires on which helped make it more forgiving and also touching down one wheel first makes a difference too. It wants a touch of power all the way to the ground though.

Don't forget the SAFE feature of this SUAS. They are designed to enable this aircraft to fly like a trainer. I'm from the old school, where I had to learn to control everything manually, where the only self-righting characteristics was strictly from aerodynamics! This one, on the other hand, uses a gyro and other technology which helps it maintain stability in flight. A SIG Kadet will crash far more easily this one will!

What's your opinion of this compared to the fw190?

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

They are both great flyers. I found that the p51 has a touch more performance overall. Otherwise, they’re pretty similar.

What Radio are u using for that plane? How many channels

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

I was using a dx8 on this one and have since upgraded to the nx10. The model only requires 6channels to operate.

@jorgefoxjss

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Thanks, why did you upgrade to NX10, some one is offering me an DX8, I'm thinking to get the P-51 but I wil like a good radio...

Beautiful plane, beautiful flight and great landing 😁👍. You did a great job on the making this video. If there was a P-51 mustang it would be this one!!! Keep up the good work 👨🏻‍🔧🏁🇺🇸. ( That guy behind you dancing, was being a JERK and disrespectful of your video but I guess there will always be poto bombers) but still great video!!!!!

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words regarding the video! The kid dancing in the back was actually my son, haha! He was just being a goofball. No harm, no foul. 😉

@moviemanjlk0177

4 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek OH, I'm sorry 😬 I didn't know that was your son!!! , I just don't like when people are goofy when your trying to be professional in making a video ☺️. Maybe next time you and your son can do the next RC video together😁!!

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

No worries man. I like to interject a little humor when I can, so I didn’t mind it at all and I was still able to get across all of the info I wanted to.

This might have to be my next plane but I also have a p47 thunderbolt in mind

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Which P47?

@jm-jm7yl

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek fms

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

Cool. I’ve heard good things about that one also. Never flown one myself though.

The stock tires on the P-51 work great for me. That is coming from a guy who has a grass field.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

I would expect that as the grass helps. On hard surfaces, having some additional cushion from the tires helps those not so perfect touchdowns.

@johnsons74thsquadron74

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek You also don’t have much to worry as much as staying on the rudder to keep the plane straight after touchdown since a grass runway has more friction than a paved runway. I am also coming out with a trailer video of my P-51, likely on the 17th. You will see how well the tires work on grass

BOGIES, 6 O'CLOCK 8:07

Nice job Chris,that is a great looking mustang,and it looks like it flies great as well! Your son is funny and a better flosser than you,maybe he can help you some,lol! Thanks for the good info as always!

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, thank you! Yeah, he can floss like crazy. Me, not so much, lol 😂

@toolbaggers

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe you can macarena with him.

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

@@toolbaggers haha! Shoot, I learned the macarena back when it was cool! Oh wait, it never was cool...dang it! 😂

It's a nice FMS errr I mean Eflite Mustang.

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, having had the FMS, this is far and above better than that one was. Flies better and looks better (better finish and much finer panel lines). The landing gear and doors are similar, but that's about it in my mind.

Might want to check the Volume of the final Edit output. It seems low. I had to play the audio through my Surround System with the Volume way up to hear it.

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I bumped it up as much as I could. The gain on the mic was too low on the flight portion and so had to level it all out.

@toolbaggers

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe you're having a stroke. JK lol

Without gyro??

@Thercgeek

2 жыл бұрын

The bind and fly (which this is) has an AS3X gyro setup in it. The plug and play version comes without a receiver or gyro in it.

@user-gp4xd7xc5t

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek I under stand as3x

Well I'm impressed with everything but that G D blue. Is it so difficult to actually look at the color film and logically conclude it is obviously English Dark Green or Olive? Excuse the rant. I remember some geek on KZread repainting a P-51 once. I'll check out his channel.😉👍

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

haha, I'm with you on the green. That said, it's technically scale being based on the privately owned one. I expect to paint do a little paint touchup at some point and will give the blue areas a touch of green.

Purple?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

What’s purple?

@jefflarner

3 жыл бұрын

Referring to the paint on the aircraft. Is there a more proper name for the color it is painted?

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

the full scale that operated in wwii was actually green on top.

@jefflarner

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thercgeek Id like to see a repaint on the 1.5 eflite.

@Thercgeek

3 жыл бұрын

It is certainly deserving of one!

Thats alot faster than the FMS 1700

@Thercgeek

29 күн бұрын

I haven’t flown the 1700, but this 1500 is an extremely nice flyer. Ground handling can be tricky is the only thing.

@sambuvca22

29 күн бұрын

@@Thercgeek 17 is under powered for its size but sticks landings pretty good, handles fantastic Setting up my Freewing ME262 right now and cant find DR and Expo rates to save my life. Not even in the manual. Could you share yours?

@Thercgeek

29 күн бұрын

This is how I set mine up: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fX5huJOGfbaqnLQ.html

I hate how Eflite resorts to bloatware . It's like having to watch a 30 second ad before watching a 1 minute video. I miss the days when I could just buy a bare airframe and put my own equipment in it.

@Thercgeek

4 жыл бұрын

I fully appreciate where you're coming from and understand. Unfortunately, that's not the way of foam airframes these days. Balsa and composite ARFs are where that's at. And if you really want to go for it plans or scratch built.