Very well done Will. So much to cover. These videos you're doing will be a big help to brand new pilots and people thinking of getting into the hobby. The fact that there is so much to think about might be the very thing that drives people towards what we both know can make a beginners life much easier...an instructor.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Adam. So much to cover is right.. Hope it helps a few folks get a successful flight or two.. :-)

Getting my first plane today, super helpful video. Thanks

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Its a wonderful hobby.. Just go slow about it. Do you have simulator? What about a mentor to help you with that first flight? Feel free to shoot me any questions. I'll do what I can to help. - Will

@micfail2

5 ай бұрын

@SteffenRC thanks so much, I'll bookmark this in case I have questions. I've been playing around with x-plane for a few months and watching RC videos in KZread like someone with a problem, lol, but I'll be solo on my first flight. Got a three channel megatech skyliner from back in the day. Needs a little.work, then I figure I'll smash in in a couple or few flights and salvage the parts for an easier to fly foamy

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

@@micfail2 When/If you smash that in. Take a look at the FliteTest planes. Fun to build and they fly great.

@micfail2

5 ай бұрын

@SteffenRC way ahead of you lol I already found an easy to build and fly 3 channel design they have, and it kinda looks like a WWII flying boat, which is awesome

Very good info for new pilots and younger guys like me lol not old fart like me get into a hurry to fly and just don't think of check everything or its just so routine we don't notice great video😊👍👍👍👍

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Just those little details that can get you.. Today I wanted to fly my Ranger with the floats as is just snowed here in St. Louis. The only plane for a quick flight is a small field that I usually fly my UMX Timber or Crack Yak. So, started flying and smacked some tree branches while trying to make my base to final.. Busted up the plane good. She's almost repaired and hope to fly tomorrow... I should've listened to my video about flying in the right location.. ;-)

@SlowFlyer85

5 ай бұрын

ohh no bet it will look good and fly great again I am just finishing up the biplane too trying to make it look like it never crash lol we just getting rain down here in panama city florida gone try get at least one trip to the field this week and like you said to check stuff, when the biplane came down I forgot to flip the switch to motor off , wasn't thinking cause it crash. and I order the ranger 1220m my friends from Nj coming down in a couple mths and I put him on the buddy box it be a nice plane for him to fly later buddy😊@@SteffenRC

Great landing.thanks for sharing your experience with us.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Always appreciate the comments.

A very good presentation ! You have so much information to cover, and you are doing it well.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

Thanks.. I was speaking with a YT friend last night about the fact that there is so much to cover in this video and I don't want to make a 2hr video, so I tried to cram as much information in this as possible. I know I'm missing nuggets of wisdom, but I hope the new pilot will hear/listen to some of the tips..

I respect your efforts here, but I have to disagree with the "Flight Stabilization" gyro's that these beginner planes come with. They rob the new pilot of that wonderful feeling of the first successful flight. The pilot does not get all the credit for that first successful flight...not even half the credit. Further, it makes the pilot believe he is better than he really is. I remember my first flight with my Carbon Cub S 1.3 after I pulled the AS3X system. It was horrible. It was as if I had never flown the plane before. I never used rudder on take off, for example. When it started pulling hard left, I panicked and shut it down. When I finally got it in the air, it was so tail heavy I nearly crashed it. The AS3X system had adjusted for tail heaviness, robbing the pilot of learning about CG. Crashing is part of the learning process. Too windy to fly? Not with a gyro! At the very least, these manufacturers need to make them optional, not standard equipment, with a significant price drop.

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

I hear what you are saying as I started flying in the 80's, no Gyros, no expo either.. Setting up a plane is critically important and all rc pilots should know how to do this. I've learned over time that getting someone hooked on the hobby with success and then dig deeper into the details is the way I like to help the beginner. The Stabilization Gyro is like the virtual buddy box.. (kinda). Helps them, but eventually, they gotta do it on there own. The joy they have with a successful flight with or without gyro didn't matter to them, they had fun. On the flip side, I've seen pilots buy a plane and crash it right out of the gate and never return to the hobby.. One might say the same about Balsa/Nitro vs Foam/electric, Foam and electric is cheating and isn't the way to go. (some do say that....). Another example that helps me think about this; I'm a avid outdoorsman with 3 daughters. When teaching them to fish, I used a little zebco 303, bobber and worms.. Not a flyrod with dries. I wanted them to get hooked on fishing (pun intended). Now they have a love for flyfishing (and all others) due to there early years and the fun it was to catch fish. The method wasn't a concern. We can take this same road with Rifles vs Flintlocks or, or, or... Don't get me wrong.. I think a capable RC Pilot shouldn't need any gyro to fly a plane and enjoy themselves.. But using the new cheap Gyros is a way to get them hooked.. I really appreciate you watching and commenting on my video.. Thanks Will

@MOUNTAINMANRC-MOTO

5 ай бұрын

I just weighed the Reflex system, velcro tape and related wires that I pulled out of the Mini Ranger. 25 grams. That is a lot of weight for an 850mm plane. Now I'm struggling to get the plane to balance and don't want to have to add nose weight. Further, I want to see how the plane flies on it's own merits, not a corrected version of it. You basically said it: it's a way to get them hooked. I believe that is the very definition of a "gimmick"...or a drug deal. ;-) That being said, the Mini Ranger actually does pretty well. I already broke the plastic of the nose gear. I'll CA it and use it while that lasts, then I'll probably remove the gear and put some tape under it and hand launch/belly land. Keep up the good work! @@SteffenRC

@SteffenRC

5 ай бұрын

@@MOUNTAINMANRC-MOTO I've heard the mini Ranger is solid plane. You can alway put a heavier battery in it for balance. 🙂. Get'em "Hooked" is something I'm good at. I've had too many hobbies.. Luckily I haven't gotten into motorcycles.. I'd be in trouble... Enjoy that Mini Ranger...