Could you show me a close up of your battery placement? Thanks 👍
@geoffroy58813 күн бұрын
Nice flight thanks !
@paulriccio533315 күн бұрын
Can you get a battery with the same volts and higher miliamps so it will last longer?
@dsrcplanes15 күн бұрын
We did fly this plane with a 2200mah 3s battery the flight time did increase. In the end, we liked the plane better with the smaller battery. It flew fine, just flew better with the smaller battery.
@AddictedRCАй бұрын
Con-shen-doh, my brother! Love the plane. Thanks for the vid!
@dsrcplanes20 күн бұрын
You bet!
@userTJ39780Ай бұрын
I started with the UMX Pitts. Liked it so much I moved up to the EFlite 850mm on 4S 2200. This might be my next size!
@rotorhead58dАй бұрын
I maidened my Pitts today. I ditched the reflex gyro and went with an AR630, Zoar 16X8, Metal gear servos, stock esc, battery mod (used a foam block). No trim needed 10mph wind and flew like a dream with 4000 mah 6S with timer set to 7 minutes. CG was perfect. Very happy with this plane.
@ManAndMachine23Ай бұрын
FLEX innovations make the Best Foamies in the Game, Period!!
@kenflyergc2 ай бұрын
...enjoyed y'all's video...ugly yes I agree . the fun factor is what this plane is all about...plus the avian esc allows for "thrust reverse"...another fun factor....
@RCPLANET19622 ай бұрын
is it a sweet flying plane? LOL i just bought one!
@mikesrcgarage2 ай бұрын
Free up some rpm Ballance that prop! ✌🏼😎 Cool plane, nice flying!
@proudveteran46962 ай бұрын
Where can you find this plane, thanks.
@jeffgarver41372 ай бұрын
Great review. Can't wait to get mine. It's supposed to be here this week. I'm excited that it uses the 3s 2200 batteries. One thing I can suggest on a safety note. I try not to get used to having my hands and arms in the prop arc when plugging and unplugging the batteries. One turn of that prop can seriously injure you.
@dynevor63272 ай бұрын
Try aileron, elevator and rudder for a tight turn in SAFE, in fact try them coupled in most aircraft unless you want to drag the tail around.
@berndm97432 ай бұрын
5 minute timer?? I have 2 Valiants. One with wheels and the other with floats. On a 3S 2200 I can usually easily get 15 minutes flying at half throttle which seems the most realistic to me.
@TNT_FPV2 ай бұрын
TONY!
@IBDAFFYibdaffy3 ай бұрын
Cameraman's skills are beginner as well.
@user-lj7em8dv2s3 ай бұрын
How hard was it to swap out the servos? Thanks
@alwaysflying65402 ай бұрын
The wiring takes a bit of patience but it's an easy upgrade.
@gtjumper3 ай бұрын
Is that the gyro making it twitch?
@busybody14744 ай бұрын
How much fight time are you guys getting on a battery?
@JDDupuy4 ай бұрын
So what you are paying for this plane is junk! Having to replace everything makes it an expensive mistake!
@makkebull2 ай бұрын
That´s absolutely right!The only right thing to do with FMS models is throwing everything out;motor,servo´s and ESC and at the end you have an expensive plane but otherwise sooner or later you will crash it if you keep the original junk they put in.
@jerrygiles16614 ай бұрын
2-25-24....I put larger wheels on my Valiant but it still noses over trying to take off on grass. Grass is NOT very long. Is it balance? I see videos of folks easily launching from grass with original wheels and skirts???
@Wings_of_foam4 ай бұрын
Place some LED´s on it and you can call it a Glow Stick :D I need this plane. Loved it the first time I saw it. Makes perfect sense when I picture an RC plane.
@Wings_of_foam4 ай бұрын
I want this plane but you are right about the speed. I'm not good enough and I can easily see myself losing the plane very fast. I need to look for another glider, I can practise with until I'm ready for this bird. I thought adding weight by using a bigger battery could maybe slow it down, but that would be stupid to go that way haha.
@cruddyjayvlogs79114 ай бұрын
Just picked one up Brand new never opened box for $75 I would’ve bought unless it was the $75
@capnhardway5 ай бұрын
Thank you I'm thinking of adding this as my next plane. I have an aeroscout and a TrojanT-28 as my main flyer. A friend at the club says he may sell me his Valiant. Thank you a good video showing the capabilities of the plane. Thank you.
@nomore80425 ай бұрын
The first pilot is a better pilot than a cameraman !!!
@nomore80425 ай бұрын
I just got mine yesterday and today it's super windy.
@Cosme4226 ай бұрын
Hey guys, compliments to you on your new videos they are a lot better than this one! lol… and I just noticed it’s kind of strange the way that airplane flies because I also have one and it flies amazing! it actually almost flies like the RV-8! I am very impressed with it, … shockingly impressed. I did not expect it to perform as good as it does. Just throwing that out there. Sharing the info. Good luck on your new videos.
@dsrcplanes6 ай бұрын
There is learning curve on making & editing videos. We're definitely better at it. This is a good plane. TJ probably has 100 flights on his. For its size, it's a great flyer
@Cosme4226 ай бұрын
Nice vid. Hec… my mamba 60e took me 2 days to assemble! And I used to build race cars! 😂 I will be putting my RV-8 G2 60e together on Saturday, but I’m first taking out the pilot to paint it! I think it’s ridiculous that they are not painted for the amount of money I paid for this piece of foam! lol… I know how you guys felt flying this because that’s exactly how I felt when I flew my mamba for the first time! Thanks for the video.
@Letsroll0006 ай бұрын
How did the flaps cause you to stall, if you can elaborate on that? Just getting into this hobby considering picking up this one as a my 2nd.
@LouCosmeRC-ov2ol6 ай бұрын
OH YEAH! this video made me subscribe. I just ordered one! lol
@dsrcplanes6 ай бұрын
It's so good! No regrets here!
@Cosme4226 ай бұрын
I fly mine for five minutes on a 2200 and it ends up at 3.6 Per cell
@Cosme4226 ай бұрын
Good video but the plane flies like crap if you ask me, and it flies just like mine! Which is why I’m here watching videos trying to figure it out. I’ve done everything I can I even reset the entire receiver and all the controls and it still flies like garbage, even after I add weight and remove weight. Next thing I’m gonna try is to add a lot of weights upfront to see if it finally flies well. Today was my fourth flight with it not good. All my other 20 planes fly Amazing….. this one, I can’t get it to fly normal to save my life! 😂 welp… back to the drawing board and thanks for sharing this video. Now I don’t feel so like the only one! lol [edit] added weights to the nose and a 4000 pack all the way forward to make the nose barely tip forward on the CG, and finally! It flies beautiful! so, just sharing the info.
@dsrcplanes6 ай бұрын
As seen in our video, this plane is harder to fly than some of the other extras we have flown. Maybe it's heavier? But wow...its good looking.
@patrickhoyle83572 ай бұрын
I put 100g on the nose, how much did you add?
@LouCosmeRC-ov2ol2 ай бұрын
I put 2 oz. aprox 57 grams
@patrickhoyle83572 ай бұрын
@LouCosmeRC-ov2ol need to say I removed the wheel spats due to grass, they weighed 68g
@titusandrew9466 ай бұрын
Have you tried weighing it?
@titusandrew9466 ай бұрын
Spray can?
@FourLow_Jeep6 ай бұрын
Yep, goes on thinner than a brush would.
@peterbrown63826 ай бұрын
Like you say it could teach new pilots bad habits. The plane is that rock solid in the air it might lure newcomers into a false sense of security. They fly this really well because the plane flies amazing then spend loads of money on a big petrol powered P51 and expect the same results but it consequently bites them in the arse leaving a bitter aftertaste towards the hobby. But for more experienced flyers this does look like the holy grail of planes I must say. Amazing review guys.
@alwaysflying65405 ай бұрын
What? Apples and oranges man.
@user-ru7nf2qi6r3 ай бұрын
duh... calling this the holy grail of planes is a bit of stretch IMHO.
@hangarfiftyone35276 ай бұрын
LOVE MY RV-8 !
@Tr1gg226 ай бұрын
Aero scout is so damn ugly though
@dsrcplanes6 ай бұрын
LOL! Yes it is!
@alexherrera39186 ай бұрын
Nice review and comments. can you provide you opinion what what you prefer as training, apprentice sts or this fms ranger? thanks
@dsrcplanes6 ай бұрын
We really liked this plane.
@alexherrera39186 ай бұрын
@@dsrcplanes ok Thanks!!
@thunderchild22376 ай бұрын
How do you attach prop
@OSVALDOGUGLIELMI6 ай бұрын
It's also my Fleet Commander! I reinforced the front landing gear for better landing stability... Nice video
@mizz98415 ай бұрын
How did you do that?
@OSVALDOGUGLIELMI5 ай бұрын
Two wood sticks along the front landing gear and tape all around
@Cosme4227 ай бұрын
Making these videos it’s not for everyone lol… With some proper training and learning some techniques you guys could probably pull it off. Nice try tho!
@tonydarst82117 ай бұрын
I just finished doing the exact same mods to mine… except the prop is a 16x8 Xoar. During preflight yesterday (12/2/23), I discovered one aileron servo with a gear issue - partially stripped. Brand new, too; replacement arrives Wednesday.
@dsrcplanes7 ай бұрын
We replaced servos after the second flight. same issues, stripped plastic gears. It was not worth risking a crash. The plane is good out of the box with exception of the servos. The ESC & Prop mods are just icing on the cake!!
@user-lj7em8dv2s3 ай бұрын
How hard was it to swap out the servos @@dsrcplanes
@userTJ397807 ай бұрын
Sold out as of 11/30/23
@userTJ397807 ай бұрын
Flies just like my 2nd hand Airfoilz Extra 260! Very nice flying.
@KennethWhiteakaruckusbringa7 ай бұрын
I have been flying for years and this planes flight envelope is the best. I flew it with 4s 2200 on its maiden and got an hour flight time on 3s 2200 1hr 15 minutes and I was doing stunts here and there to break up the monotony it's a 10 out of 10 out of the box 📦 I got the bnf version
8 ай бұрын
I have one, excellent aircraft. I already have the floats ready and I'm looking forward to summer. I threw away only the Reflex right after the first flight and replaced it with the Spektrum AR 361.
@jacksampson77118 ай бұрын
Great video! I just bought this plane. Can't wait to fly it. I'm in south florida and it is mostly windy down here. What wind speed were you flying at?
@JLNYardBird8 ай бұрын
They do break!!! That gear is the big loser for this plane.
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Could you show me a close up of your battery placement? Thanks 👍
Nice flight thanks !
Can you get a battery with the same volts and higher miliamps so it will last longer?
We did fly this plane with a 2200mah 3s battery the flight time did increase. In the end, we liked the plane better with the smaller battery. It flew fine, just flew better with the smaller battery.
Con-shen-doh, my brother! Love the plane. Thanks for the vid!
You bet!
I started with the UMX Pitts. Liked it so much I moved up to the EFlite 850mm on 4S 2200. This might be my next size!
I maidened my Pitts today. I ditched the reflex gyro and went with an AR630, Zoar 16X8, Metal gear servos, stock esc, battery mod (used a foam block). No trim needed 10mph wind and flew like a dream with 4000 mah 6S with timer set to 7 minutes. CG was perfect. Very happy with this plane.
FLEX innovations make the Best Foamies in the Game, Period!!
...enjoyed y'all's video...ugly yes I agree . the fun factor is what this plane is all about...plus the avian esc allows for "thrust reverse"...another fun factor....
is it a sweet flying plane? LOL i just bought one!
Free up some rpm Ballance that prop! ✌🏼😎 Cool plane, nice flying!
Where can you find this plane, thanks.
Great review. Can't wait to get mine. It's supposed to be here this week. I'm excited that it uses the 3s 2200 batteries. One thing I can suggest on a safety note. I try not to get used to having my hands and arms in the prop arc when plugging and unplugging the batteries. One turn of that prop can seriously injure you.
Try aileron, elevator and rudder for a tight turn in SAFE, in fact try them coupled in most aircraft unless you want to drag the tail around.
5 minute timer?? I have 2 Valiants. One with wheels and the other with floats. On a 3S 2200 I can usually easily get 15 minutes flying at half throttle which seems the most realistic to me.
TONY!
Cameraman's skills are beginner as well.
How hard was it to swap out the servos? Thanks
The wiring takes a bit of patience but it's an easy upgrade.
Is that the gyro making it twitch?
How much fight time are you guys getting on a battery?
So what you are paying for this plane is junk! Having to replace everything makes it an expensive mistake!
That´s absolutely right!The only right thing to do with FMS models is throwing everything out;motor,servo´s and ESC and at the end you have an expensive plane but otherwise sooner or later you will crash it if you keep the original junk they put in.
2-25-24....I put larger wheels on my Valiant but it still noses over trying to take off on grass. Grass is NOT very long. Is it balance? I see videos of folks easily launching from grass with original wheels and skirts???
Place some LED´s on it and you can call it a Glow Stick :D I need this plane. Loved it the first time I saw it. Makes perfect sense when I picture an RC plane.
I want this plane but you are right about the speed. I'm not good enough and I can easily see myself losing the plane very fast. I need to look for another glider, I can practise with until I'm ready for this bird. I thought adding weight by using a bigger battery could maybe slow it down, but that would be stupid to go that way haha.
Just picked one up Brand new never opened box for $75 I would’ve bought unless it was the $75
Thank you I'm thinking of adding this as my next plane. I have an aeroscout and a TrojanT-28 as my main flyer. A friend at the club says he may sell me his Valiant. Thank you a good video showing the capabilities of the plane. Thank you.
The first pilot is a better pilot than a cameraman !!!
I just got mine yesterday and today it's super windy.
Hey guys, compliments to you on your new videos they are a lot better than this one! lol… and I just noticed it’s kind of strange the way that airplane flies because I also have one and it flies amazing! it actually almost flies like the RV-8! I am very impressed with it, … shockingly impressed. I did not expect it to perform as good as it does. Just throwing that out there. Sharing the info. Good luck on your new videos.
There is learning curve on making & editing videos. We're definitely better at it. This is a good plane. TJ probably has 100 flights on his. For its size, it's a great flyer
Nice vid. Hec… my mamba 60e took me 2 days to assemble! And I used to build race cars! 😂 I will be putting my RV-8 G2 60e together on Saturday, but I’m first taking out the pilot to paint it! I think it’s ridiculous that they are not painted for the amount of money I paid for this piece of foam! lol… I know how you guys felt flying this because that’s exactly how I felt when I flew my mamba for the first time! Thanks for the video.
How did the flaps cause you to stall, if you can elaborate on that? Just getting into this hobby considering picking up this one as a my 2nd.
OH YEAH! this video made me subscribe. I just ordered one! lol
It's so good! No regrets here!
I fly mine for five minutes on a 2200 and it ends up at 3.6 Per cell
Good video but the plane flies like crap if you ask me, and it flies just like mine! Which is why I’m here watching videos trying to figure it out. I’ve done everything I can I even reset the entire receiver and all the controls and it still flies like garbage, even after I add weight and remove weight. Next thing I’m gonna try is to add a lot of weights upfront to see if it finally flies well. Today was my fourth flight with it not good. All my other 20 planes fly Amazing….. this one, I can’t get it to fly normal to save my life! 😂 welp… back to the drawing board and thanks for sharing this video. Now I don’t feel so like the only one! lol [edit] added weights to the nose and a 4000 pack all the way forward to make the nose barely tip forward on the CG, and finally! It flies beautiful! so, just sharing the info.
As seen in our video, this plane is harder to fly than some of the other extras we have flown. Maybe it's heavier? But wow...its good looking.
I put 100g on the nose, how much did you add?
I put 2 oz. aprox 57 grams
@LouCosmeRC-ov2ol need to say I removed the wheel spats due to grass, they weighed 68g
Have you tried weighing it?
Spray can?
Yep, goes on thinner than a brush would.
Like you say it could teach new pilots bad habits. The plane is that rock solid in the air it might lure newcomers into a false sense of security. They fly this really well because the plane flies amazing then spend loads of money on a big petrol powered P51 and expect the same results but it consequently bites them in the arse leaving a bitter aftertaste towards the hobby. But for more experienced flyers this does look like the holy grail of planes I must say. Amazing review guys.
What? Apples and oranges man.
duh... calling this the holy grail of planes is a bit of stretch IMHO.
LOVE MY RV-8 !
Aero scout is so damn ugly though
LOL! Yes it is!
Nice review and comments. can you provide you opinion what what you prefer as training, apprentice sts or this fms ranger? thanks
We really liked this plane.
@@dsrcplanes ok Thanks!!
How do you attach prop
It's also my Fleet Commander! I reinforced the front landing gear for better landing stability... Nice video
How did you do that?
Two wood sticks along the front landing gear and tape all around
Making these videos it’s not for everyone lol… With some proper training and learning some techniques you guys could probably pull it off. Nice try tho!
I just finished doing the exact same mods to mine… except the prop is a 16x8 Xoar. During preflight yesterday (12/2/23), I discovered one aileron servo with a gear issue - partially stripped. Brand new, too; replacement arrives Wednesday.
We replaced servos after the second flight. same issues, stripped plastic gears. It was not worth risking a crash. The plane is good out of the box with exception of the servos. The ESC & Prop mods are just icing on the cake!!
How hard was it to swap out the servos @@dsrcplanes
Sold out as of 11/30/23
Flies just like my 2nd hand Airfoilz Extra 260! Very nice flying.
I have been flying for years and this planes flight envelope is the best. I flew it with 4s 2200 on its maiden and got an hour flight time on 3s 2200 1hr 15 minutes and I was doing stunts here and there to break up the monotony it's a 10 out of 10 out of the box 📦 I got the bnf version
I have one, excellent aircraft. I already have the floats ready and I'm looking forward to summer. I threw away only the Reflex right after the first flight and replaced it with the Spektrum AR 361.
Great video! I just bought this plane. Can't wait to fly it. I'm in south florida and it is mostly windy down here. What wind speed were you flying at?
They do break!!! That gear is the big loser for this plane.
Where is the pilot? lol