I like the larger wing idea...but holy smokes...you have biggger balls than i have flying in a residential area.... But this Aeroscout is already a floater in the air....i will say...the fuselage lacks serious structural integrity...i mis judged a tree line with mine and sheered the wing off...was able to get it back together and flys great.....still.

You could have cut out a thin area for the plywood to fix flush with the bottom of the fuselage.Not just glueing a plywood plate on the bottom surface.

My first flight today and it happen to my landing

I love my little key like that. It isn't a Begali but it works for my (tr)uSDX. Have fun!! de KE5ES

Same happened to me almost identical but in my case 3/4 of the plywood broke in pieces. I went to the hardware store and get a 12"x12" .028" galvanized steel plate cut and drilled and file a new base for everything out of a template I found on line from a guy who had the same problem. Installed everything back in place, rigged, cg it. and now the plane flies like an angel. I was worried for the extra weight, but the wings and motor can handle that extra more than well. Now the plane does not brake when I crash (not too much crashing though) but it bends a little bit. So If you want to do what I did, reinforce it somehow to counteract the bending. Yes you are right, for some reason the aircraft is quite aggressive out of save mode. I have flown it on intermediate but it has a tendency to over react, and quickly gets out of control. I have the photo of the template the guy published for free. I can send it to you. Tip: to protect and reinforce the foam everywhere it can be hurt, reinforce it with transparent packing tape (lead edges and the whole fuselage, be careful with the base of the tail just after the motor line, on hard landings has the tendency to crack and brake there.

I have the same problem and will never buy another Aeroscout again.

Very usefull, thank you!

Same thing happened with my Aeroscout. The front wheel design is weak to say the least. Because of the damage to the ply at the front I have removed the undercarriage all together and have the rudder servo servicing the rudder only. I'm experimenting right now with CG and hope to do belly landings or catch it.

awfully bizarre how mine took the exact same damage in the exact same way

Areo scout mechanics lol

Thanks so much for the video and quick review Mitch, glad you like it! GL with your journey into CW. 73

The whole problem is in the chassis rack, it does not extinguish the impact, despite the soft wheel, but transmits it to the body of the model. You need to make a shock-absorbing front rack. Or extremely strengthen the front part - and this makes the model heavier, which is not very good.

They should have designed this plane with a spring or shock absorber type front landing wheel. I made a custom aluminum plate for my front wheel which has helped preserve it a lot!

Is that gas or electric? That must have been a lot of money for that huge rc

SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME!

I’m so sorry for your hard luck with this plane. Thanks for sharing your mishaps and repairs with the rest of us however. Your videos have helped me be “proactive” regarding my new Aeroscout rc plane and after my first bumpy landing which resulted in minor damage to my front landing gear, I decided to “over repair “ it in anticipation for the enevitable next “bumpy landing” hoping that my repair might spare my plane from worse damage. …We shall see.

What was wrong with the original wings? Seems like these new wings might be too heavy for this plane???

I had the same problem, me and my dad 3d printed a peace that mounted on the gear using the holes by the wheel and we taped the part on,no problems since

i sandwiched two thin gauge aluminum sheet . then tig welded some aluminum tubing down to the lower base plate ther by connection the 3 hole piece to the lower wheel plate . the foam can support the lateral loads during a hard nodse landing . i also ran #6 machine screws through the tri pod part

aluminum is much more rigid

that thing can take a lot of abuse, mine looks like a frankenplane.

Which Reddit community?

A perfect video of the slow methodical destruction of your airplane....like being pecked to death by a duck.😂 keep em flying.

I had the same problem...Nose hit and broke the plywood inside as you display. I glued the plywood back, have not flown since. I will watch your video as I re-Repair the injury. Thank you so much for your excellent Video...The Scout is basically a trainer, and I am sure you and I are knot the only Pilots to nose dive the Scout...This is a Video for the Masses..especialy the Scout Trainees and Pilots..

Ive got the mini version, which doesn’t have any different modes and stuff, but apart from that it seems similar, just not quite as good or advanced. The good thing is that I can fly in really small places though.

Had to repair the front of my Aeroscout for the third time. Eventually settled on a large piece of plastic glued to the base of the nose. On that I mounted the nosewheel in a custom made aluminum housing (with no attachment to the rudder and locked in the forward position) and JB Welded the aluminum plate and assembly to the bottom of the nose assembly, about 1 inch back from it's original position. CG then worked out perfectly. Also adjusted equipment and software to give me more up elevator since this plane suffers badly that way. Waiting to see it it is damaged in the next crash. If so, I will strip it for reusable parts and throw the rest in the garbage. Poor design if you ask me....

Gonna need a bigger lipo .....

It's pretty clear to me that this model has a major design flaw in the nose wheel assembly. It's almost impossible to keep it in one piece if you fly at all. I have broken it three times now and have re-inforced it each time to no avail. I will try one more time but if it fails again, I will dissassemble it for parts and throw the rest away

This nosewheel problem is clearly a design problem from the get go. I have repaired mine three times, the last being a welded light steel plate and custom wheel holder made in my home machine shop. It is glued on the bottom of the body and is as sturdy as the plane allows. If it breaks a fourth time, I will simply tear the plane apart for the parts and throw it in the garbage where is clearly belongs.

IMO, this model suffers from a serious design flaw in the weakness of the front wheel and it's connection to the plane. It's almost impossible to keep this from breaking off with any number of flights. Even with re-nforcement, it still continues to be a source of common repair needs. I plan to machine and weld a new wheel collar onto a flat steel thin plate and glue this on the bottom in a last ditch attempt to keep it from snapping off. Forward weight may be a problem at that point so I may have to glue counterweights on the rear end to balance it. However, if it breaks again this way, I will strip it of all usable parts and throw it in the garbage. Something this difficult to keep flying is not worth my time and energy.

Gawd...this is painful to watch

We're you able to repair?

What, did you make that it looks amazing?

I just flew my Aero Scout into the side of an earthmover. Not sure why I didn’t see it there. 😂 Broke it into three big pieces. Had to replace most of the wood inside it. But, it’s ready to fly again. It’s starting to look like hell but at some point, I’ll be proficient at this RC flying stuff. I’m with you!

Interesting review. I'm an experienced pilot but I've always wondered what is in reality the ideal plane to recommend to a total noob. This one is often a recommendation, but I've noticed it might be a bit too fast for some locations.

I have the same problem.. thanks Mitch! These nose repair videos are getting shorter and shorter lol.

Really nicely done, i just threw mine together, you have good clean detail.

I thought I was tough on mine lol😂 do you feel like you might strain the motor with the extra mass and weight? Can you program flaperons? 👍

Hand launch! ~¿ô

Thanks for the instructions, I just broke mine the same way and was looking for ideas, this will help. I have an idea how the nose wheel assembly works, it looks like the top plate with 3 screws and bottom plate are independent, only being connected by the steering shaft. The top plate holds the steering arm in place for precise control from the servo, and the bottom plate is somehow attached to the foam fuselage to locate the wheel. I couldn't see any screws or other parts attaching the 2.

What happened to "how to repair"? You've already repaired it!

Wow

Do you ever get neck pain from having to constantly be looking at the sky?

My first day researching getting into hobby flying. I read about this plane being one of the better ones for beginners.

That's what I said lol😂

Sorry you had that experience. 😢 I know how it is when you crash and can't quite get it. The secret with this plane is to feather in like any tail drager, keep the nose up and let the mains hit first, keep up elevator 0 throttle. Let the noise settle in. I will take note, I subbed, I'll keep watching!

I hope I don't, foam usually repairs well, I just got mine today! Thank you.

Also du machst auch gerne Flieger Kaput😢

lol you didnt damp the foam with water. the glue says to add water ahaha

How did the smart technology perform with that wing?