The silicone sleeve/wire protector that comes out of the servo needs to be cut and removed with an x-acto knife. Once removed, the servos are a drop in fit. One of them also needs to be reversed.

Sorry to hear about the unfortunate experience with with yours. Thanks for the good comment. I thought I was about to lose this one, too! Glad it didn't turn out too bad. Just a small bend in the right main gear, and the nose cone knocked off. Surprisingly, the LGs on this have been pretty durable as it's had a few hard landings prior to this one.

Nice landing clip you took!

Nah, no crosswinds. Yeah, got pretty lucky on this landing! Glad it wasn't worse than what it was. Just the nose got knocked off.

Thank you much!

Just checked it out! Awesome flying and great landings! Always fun having a few jets fly together! The more, the merrier!:D

I hear ya! Yeah, one hard landing, and that part of the fuse easily cracks from the weight up front holding the battery. I ended up reinforcing that part of the fuse, right below where the canopy sits, with a popsicle stick! Cheap and effective item!:D

@@frankflyrc Great idea! I was going to mention this issue in the forums but decided not to create a fuss. It's a design flaw, but the popsicle stick idea is perfect.

Thank you much! It's a fun flyer! I'll check out your maiden! Always fun watching these jets fly!

Thanks Mr.Wilson! Always fun flying with other jets! The more the merrier!

Thank you much, sir!

It can be tough to take off on grass. It usually does good if it's short and dry. But it was one of my favorite models to fly.

Yeah, just a little minor damage. All fixed up now. I think our runway is 300 feet. This model uses maybe a little more than half that distance to rotate.

Thanks John! Glad I was able to get those in the shot! See ya at the field!

I'm good with the 6s since I already have a set of 4 of those. I'm not trying to get 4 pairs of 4s packs, or find 4 6000 mah 2s packs to pair with the current 6s ones I already have.

@@frankflyrc 👍🏻 then try 12s lol

Very nice! Still have mine, too!

Greetings wades5thscaleforlife872! There are no carbon upgrade parts installed on this model. If you're referring to the carbon reinforcements done on the F-14, I ordered 2 sheets (0.5mm) and glued them together so they actually measured out to around .75mm. Let me know if that helps, or if you're referring to something completely different.

I've had no problems with them. I use the regular lipo packs. Not the high voltage ones.

This model's flies awesome! Very stable, as long as the CG isn't too far aft. The factory mark was used and it tracks well in the air. Keep in mind, I fly this manual and the on-board gyro is disabled and don't use any other stabilizer. But this one's been giving me fits trying to land. It tends to bounce at touchdown for me, resulting in nose overs, or ground loops. I've only had one decent landing with this one. On the other hand, the F-4 feels harder to fly, but I don't seem to have a problem landing it. I'm actually still working on trying to figure out where to place the CG in this model. The factory marking for this one is too far aft for my comfort. But the last trip out to the field felt too nose-heavy for me after I moved the CG close to 20mm forward. So yeah, still trying to figure this one out. IMHO, neither one of these models are suited for new/beginner EDF flyers. Hope this helps and the best of luck on your maiden! Just let me know if you have any questions about this F-14, or F-4.

Unfortunately, I don't really do 'content' videos. They're more like my RC flight diary videos, if you will. I put what I use in the Description field of the videos. They're mainly hardware related, and cover any modifications I've made to the models I have, or have had. I use the Radiomaster TX16s radio, and was paired with an FRSky RX6R receiver for this model. There was no stabilizer/gyro used and was flown completely manual at, 100% High rates -> 80% Mid rates -> 60% Low rates. Expo at High rates was at 30% -> Mid rate Expo was at 20% and Low rate Expo at 10%. Those percentages were used across all control surfaces. Hope this helps if you have this model.

Very true! The flying was definitely fun! But the landings, tho! You're the only one that came out of that one unscathed!:D

Always fun with more jets in the air!

Thank you much!

Nah, just 4S. It's been sold to a fellow club member. It felt more like a 'trainer/aerobatic' plane. But I think it mostly has to do with the smaller motor/esc combo, plus the more 'scale like' 3 blade prop setup. I have the E-flite Extra 300, and it's a very similar platform, but has more power to play with since it comes stock with a higher powered motor and plus a 2 blade prop.

@@frankflyrc yeah, same here. Just flew my extra 300 today and it's a completely different plane and crazy fun and so much power and tumbling comparatively. Thanks for the validation.

Hahaha! I can believe that!:D

Appreciate the good words! Fortunately, it was just the nose gear that needed replacing and is now ready to go back flying!

Thank you much! The extra power allows this model to cruise around at around 40 - 50% throttle and pretty much has unlimited vertical. The motor and prop are stock. I think the stock esc can handle 4S, but I changed it out just for a little extra peace of mind.

@@frankflyrc I bought the 1700mm and my ESC (stock 45A FMS predator) caught fire after a totally normal flight. It did happen while the plane was upside down, but I also inverted it in the air. Might get a spektrum avian 45amp to replace it. How did you get in there to the ESC? Don't have easy access in mine...

@@misaelramos83 That sucks your ESC caught fire! The ZTW ESC 45A ESC I replaced the stock 40A one with is only slightly larger. The cowl and motor needed to be removed to access the ESC to change it out. Hopefully your upgraded ESC will work without issue.

Congratulations on your new bird! A 1300 mah battery might be too light and it may be on the tail-heavy side. I would like to put at least a 3s 2400 battery in to get a better balance on the CG. Best of luck to you on your maiden!

I use the RadioMaster TX16S transmitter, and a FrSky Rx8R Pro receiver.

Greetings EastCoastLtd! I believe the CG was placed a little further forward than factory. I'm pretty certain I was using Admiral 4000 batteries. The 3200 you have is probably a good deal lighter, and would need to be placed further forward. I don't remember adding additional weight. I would start with the CG a little more forward, and move it back if you feel it's too nose-heavy. Best of luck on your maiden, and many happy landings to follow!

Thank you much! Always fun with more EDFs!

Haha! Can't disagree! Gears are on a pretty narrow track! My timer's set to 4:45. I also don't do extended times of max throttle on the regular. I generally come down around 3.7 - 3.75 volts per cell.

The original motor was the 9-blade one this model was sold with. There is a noticeable increase in thrust with the newer 12-blade motor, especially when going vertical. But I can't tell any difference in top speed. Granted, I don't do many sustained max throttle runs.

Thanks, Shadow! Your good vibes are always much appreciated!

Greetings, and Congrats on your new acquisition! There are screws on the sides of the plastic cowl. I'm not sure if there's a third screw on the bottom. All you need to do is remove those screws, and pull the plastic cowl off. Hope this helps, and good luck with your new Corsair!

It flies very well! I think you'll be happy with it if you do pick one up!

It's hard to compare the two F-14 models since the E-flite one is a twin 40mm and this one's a twin 64mm. Also, I don't have have experience with the E-flite model, as I've never owned that one. Not sure what your flying environment's like, but if you have a long runway and no space restrictions, I would go with this one, the Freewing twin 64mm.

It's a real stable flyer! Come to think of it, I'd say this is the most solid feeling jet I currently own! It flies on rails!

Yes, that is correct. There is no screw holding the gear piston in place. You need to remove one of the C-clips. I removed the top one so the whole scissor link stays attached to the piston when it drops out.

​@frankflyrc awesome, thanks for the info. Pretty sure this spring is helping to bounce her back into the air when i hit a bump in the runway at the speeds this one seems to need sometimes.

Thanks a bunch, Shadow! I really like how this one flies! Started getting carried away with it and almost pancaked into the ground a couple times!😆

Thank you much! It was fun flying around with Tony and his B-2! It's like a huge wing!

Yeah, I'm trying to get some smoother landings. I haven't had one greaser, yet. But it does fly pretty good and stable. I hear what you're saying about the SAFE and AS3X, but I'm not familiar with those items as I don't use Spektrum and don't have a gyro/stabilizer on any of my fixed wing models. Since the gyro on this F-14 is built in to the control board, I used channel 8 on the receiver for the gyro and set the curve on the transmitter to -100 across all three positions on the switch the gyro is assigned to, effectively disabling it no matter what position that switch is in. With that being said, I do not have Reverse Thrust because that 8th channel on the RX (FrSky RX8R Pro) is being used for the gyro. Fortunately, I don't really need Reverse Thrust since I fly off grass. IMHO, the CG needs to be good (not on the tail-heavy side), but as neutral as possible using the CG markers on the fuse. I did my CG with the gears down, since all three gears retract in the forward direction, causing a minor forward shift of the CG when the gears go up. And the control surfaces need to be perfectly centered with each other mechanically. That can sometimes be tedious trying to manually center those. Hopefully, you get your F-14 squared away and it becomes more enjoyable to fly.

Thank you much!