Flite Test - FT Flyer Scratch Build - REVIEW

[DHubert777]

Weight difference is "nominal"??? I think you meant negligible :D

[TheSaltysack]

sounds gay bro remove the vid and just hear it extremly gay lol...

[SCAREDBANANA]

Is that 6mm depron?

[MrSquishedsquashed]

I'm Josh and I'm so like Josh Scott "shut up and fly" and then I crash

[Ugrdbflasars1]

Me and my RC Club at school are gonna build 6 of these :D

[dallasoffill]

ok, so you use piano wire for pushrods? is that litterally wat it is or just a brand name or smthing?

[keek1997]

how long can you fly with the 500 mah lipo?

[keek1997]

could ailerons be put on this plane?

[flitetest]

@keek1997 We haven't tried... it flies soooo good without them.

[keek1997]

@flitetest ok & thx for the fast reply! oh and one more thing! does the set up you gave us have enough power to carry bombs for bomb drops or something like that?

[brunocorredato]

I would like to congratulate you all. Weekly watch your videos. They are very good! Today will initiate the construction of the FT plane with the setup that you guys showed! Tanks a Hobby King and Flite Test! Big hug from Brazil!

[brunocorredato]

I would like to congratulate you all. Weekly watch your videos. They are very good! Today will initiate the construction of the FT plane with the setup that you guys showed! Tanks and Hobby Flite Kink Test! Big hug from Brazil!

[PaperAirplaneRC1]

Next time u guys do a scratch build itd be cool to show is the building process in a separate video. Im sure more people would build it if you showed em how.

[TheRAGAV23]

I have just bought Turningy motor and Propyou specified from Hobby Kings.. gonna make that thing :-)

[DelDredd]

Nice BluDart, got one myself i built 2 years ago, still flies well.

I put my servos a bit further back and battery sits more or less mid wing position.

If you add a little more dihedral, it will roll in a similar manner to a Nutball.

I only fly mine outside as no indoor around here.

BW 1300 and 9X5 on 2 cells, I only use a 10 amp esc as well, 18 is way over spec and adds unnessary weight, lighter flies better as they say.

Enjoy your vids, keep it up

[FlatRat3]

Where is the suggested CG.... 30%of wing??

[freemarlochip]

What a shame you put on a TURNIGY neck strap on a SPEKTRUM DX8 radio.

[joshuamelvin]

@freemarlochip I LOVE Turnigy! Plus the metal swivel on the Spektrum DX8 neckstrap scratched the display. The Turnigy one does not.

Thanks

JB

[Kanoee64]

Yes I have a comment for the producer. Excuse me Sir, this idea started about the time of the first super bowl and caught on quickly there after but with most dramatic footage the general public (that I think I can speak for) expects a "Dramatic Slo-mo instant Replay". Whats up with that?

[UtRadioGuy]

What radio are you guys using in this video? And what is the main radio you use?

[freemarlochip]

@UtRadioGuy Spektrum DX8 and you wont find it at Hobby King.

[hiyawathen]

Love that plane!! Thanks for the part list! Your videos are awesome, keep up the great work!!

[matthew2000tx]

Too bad the things are back ordered!

[sootsoot100]

Your motor is rated for 7 amps max, yet you used an 18-amp ESC? I use the very small Turnigy Plush 10A on a lot of my planes of this size and power. It's only 9g (vs. 19g for the 18A). If you used the 18A just because you had it lying around, you could have clarified that, for people who were thinking of doing this type build.

[CorellisMandolin]

Ive seen all of your episodes and they are great . Something about the combination of you two just works<3 . I was just thinking you guys could get a traditional 4channel trainer with a trainer cord and do a hour or so a day and within a week he could probably solo . You could use the WIlga 2000 or the Durafly Cessna 182 . Hobbyking sells both of those planes ! I believe it would make a good episode as well . Good luck.

[GUYMAGIC2]

i didnt understood how to build the firewall

[TAKTEZ]

Glides along a lot like a Vapor. :)

[mmerry2]

Can you provide a link to the fiberglass rods you mentioned?

[CorellisMandolin]

Any particular reason you arent gonna teach him how to fly?

[flitetest]

@CorellisMandolin We're working on it... Did you see the Micro Stik or Simulator episodes?

[PlancksTime]

@flitetest Is it safe to use hot glue on foam? What was the wingspan of this bludart u made?

[klanert]

@PlancksTime If you pay attention, once in the video appears the page where is write "Blu Dart" and 2 lines below is write "26" wingspan". So I think this is the one.

[PlancksTime]

@klanert What about locating the CG?

[klanert]

@PlancksTime according to XFLR5, the mean aero chord is 0.275 m (10.8 in), 0.128 m (5 in) far from the center. As a starting point I would locate the CG at 25% of this chord, measuring from the leading edge. It's the same as to measure 0.13m (5.1 in) from the leading edge of the center of the wing. Sorry for my poor english.

[jauchiu]

Cool video. Very fun to watch.

[monboy10]

LOL you can fly through hoops of lights

[theleabres]

loved it, 

[RcPiLoT1011]

Do you have pdf plans for this plane? I'd love to tryto build it!

[chiosex]

Excellent videos guys, I'm going to build a blu dart, but i'm gonna add ailerons as I hav a 3ch phobia (due to 3ch glider crash into ht power cables, scary)

[mrfourtysevenman]

i was flying my avistar. i loved that plane. landed it one time and found i forgot to put screw in aeileron servo horn. another time i landed it and noticed the engine was just bearly held onto the mount. it vibrated almost all the way clear. it was but one flight from a bad day.

[B4its2L8guy]

Great vid guys! We leave out the servo screws for 2 reasons, weight, and when you crash indoors, its better to have a servo arm come off than to strip gears. We usually have about 10 planes in a gym so its like bumper cars That ESC is too big for indoors - defeats having 3.7g servos. Chk my vids on how to remove paper from foamboard EASY!

[shelviahall]

Really liked this episode. The heater landing was awesome lol! Great job Josh!

[RoboTekno]

LOLZ!

[SuperWildman69]

When will the California Videos be ready?

[EMPrcRacing]

I love your guys videos! Its always well done well informed and great shots (Thats what the camera crew is suppose to do but still haha) and its Always Funny!!! I love watching these videos I laugh every time! Thank you!!

[Slayer10000000000]

Is there an outdoor version of this plane?

[swashbladeRC]

Were you guys using a spektrum transmitter?

[chochmah]

Very informative and well done! Thanks! and more scratchbuilds please :-)

[TheKrazydreams]

Hey can you guys make a video about your camera equipment.

I'm very interested in the gun camera.

[tallguysd]

I want to make one out of EPP for a friend of mine who is just getting into flying!

[mmmbcn]

Yay, scratchbuilds! You should throw in the specific links to parts and plans in the description.

[boycoldface]

very informative!! Pls make more videos like this. Love it!!!

[flyingchimp99]

IF YOU ACTUALLY GAVE JOSH ( THE NOT SO GOOD FLYER....WITH POTENTIAL )

A FULL CONTROL PLANE......AILERONS, ELEVATOR, RUDDER, NOSE GEAR STERRING.........he could fly better.............makes WAY more sense if he had only elevators and ailerons.......or a delta wing set up.......HE CAN FLY......BUT ITS HARDER IF YOU MAKE A PLANE FLY LIKE CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and chad was laughing when he crashed lol........it was pretty funny though

[StewieRc]

btw i want to see some pusher jet by jetset44 :D hobbyking park and jetset 44 would make awesome budget park jet :D

[StewieRc]

i bet smart Josh can't park FT Flyer on the heater like Dumb Josh did :D

[Spicks96]

Good work guys .. I have been scratch building things like this for the last 2 years .... So much fun to be had ......

Now then ..... Who has nicked Josh's silly hat .. I thought they was inseperable....lol ;o)

[HobbykingLive]

HOT GLUE!

Great episode, we love scratchbuilds!

[Aero2121]

haha "setting me up to fail"  8:09