Avios Albatross HU-16 Flying Boat 1620mm (63.7") PNF: FLYING OFF GRASS !

[@EssentialRC]

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[@armandoibrahim7786]

a tip: watch series at Kaldrostream. Me and my gf have been using it for watching loads of movies lately.

[@josueknox5833]

@Armando Ibrahim yea, have been watching on kaldroStream for years myself :D

[@chriskayakq-ster7264]

Nice funny video only thing i might add is flaps might help slow it down a bit for shorter landings. Of course on water take off flaps tend to create nice lift to assist with getting off the water.

[@easystar123]

Very nice plane and very well flown. I just have one float plane, its a multiplex mentor which flys very well. Ive never had a boat plane before and im flying 33 years . So i think this albatross will be my first boat plane. Thanks for posting this video, i enjoyed watching it. Regards Aidan.

[@carlgulbransen4852]

Oh Yeah, flying off grass has to be the coolest part of flying RC!

[@whome7004]

I like the look of this one

[@zolatanaffa87]

Maiden flight are useful for learn to take off with landing gear on too! Hahaha! To the next video Dom.Cheers!

[@EssentialRC]

No landing gear with this model Zola. Better that way. Scale landing gear quite complicated on this aircraft and making it amphibious with them would have been very difficult. I've seen larger models struggle with that. Cheers Dom (Essential RC)

[@zolatanaffa87]

@@EssentialRC Sorry for the misunderstanding Dom, I was referring to the fact that the inversion of the motors was connected to landing gear channel, so you had to take off with "landing gear up" because with the landing gear down you had the engines running backwards. in the unboxing video it was clear that there was no landing gear and you proposed to connect the inversion of the motors to the command of the landing gear Cheers

[@RC1oNeTV]

Wow!! Amazing~!!!👍👍👍

[@albertochichizola6966]

Albatross , no landing gears ?

[@ΔημήτρηςΓιαννακός-μ5ξ]

Does it get an FPV camera ?

[@giannimoscottorc5441]

Nice job

[@malang_7777]

Awesome man 👍👍👍

[@bearnicholas3830]

I built several static models as a young man..saw my first one at the Castle Air Museum. Atwater, California

[@LOSCABOSLIFE]

Hello from Houston, TX! Any idea if this plane will ever be back for sale? I've been looking for one for a couple of months and cant seem to find one anywhere. Any advice where I can get one?

[@prasanthsoman4409]

What is the flying weight..?

[@whome7004]

Mr Dom Great Flight looking forward to the water test. Sexy Airplane ✈

[@etboyfreddie2854]

The water rudder disappeared,is it took off by you？

[@EssentialRC]

Yes. It would break off on grass.

[@BRIANFORWARD1]

Hi where's the flying filed

[@trickmustang1994]

I’ve been wanting to get this for a while but it is never in stock in the USA warehouse.

[@DKoppJr]

I like it!

[@abu-ali-aljehany]

Doesn't it have a landing Gear?

[@EssentialRC]

No and much lighter because of it. I know of at least one aero modeller who scratch built an Albatross with landing gear. It sank on its first water outing. Difficult to prevent the ingress of water I suspect. Cheers Dom (Essential RC)

[@abu-ali-aljehany]

@@EssentialRC Thanks for replying No one tried to use fixed external landing gear to be used on water and ground as well؟

[@air-headedaviator1805]

Thats precisely what I thought at the start of this. It sounded alot like reverse thrust

[@EssentialRC]

First time I've heard it on an electric. I won't forget it in a hurry. Cheers Dom (Essential RC)

[@josephjolly1936]

Nice looking aircraft, looks like it flys well does it have a landing gear. 👍

[@EssentialRC]

No. No landing gear with this model Josepth. Doesn't need it if you take off from grass. Proper scale landing gear would be quite complex I suspect which would increase the price and make it more difficult for it to be amphibious. Best things are kept simple in my opinion. Cheers Dom (Essential RC)

[@websitesthatneedanem]

1:46 - "Hang on"....!

[@EssentialRC]

Yeah...it was Saturday morning and the lights were not on. Too funny. Cheers Dom (Essential RC)

[@gavinm7446]

*plane shaking in the wind* looked great in the air......ya let's keep It there😂

[@scotabot7826]

Landing way to hot! Slow her down a little! Nice foamie!

[@EssentialRC]

Yeah, yeah...I hear you...maiden flight. They rarely go perfectly. Cheers Dom (Essential RC)

[@leemaples1806]

he was flying too slow on landing thats why he bounced it.

[@davestubbs2124]

You have the props on the wrong shafts. The tips should come together at the top on twins. This is to assist the pilot should an engine fail inflight. The rotation of the operating prop will be on the favored side to limit adverse yaw.

[@carlgulbransen4852]

Hey Pal, don't beat yourself up. How many airplanes have reverse anyway?? Simple mistake. Every amphibious pilot is told to approach a water takeoff like it will never happen, and worse, end is catastrophe. Your ship came down in one piece so, SALUTE! You survived to fly another day! Carl the Cgul

[@scotabot7826]

No it does not need full power for takeoff of water.

[@EssentialRC]

I think I said 'might' but Cheers Dom (Essential RC)

[@paulaskins9533]

Just noticed one of my elevator hinges is breaking. Foamie old age.

[@carlgar2007]

Hummm, lets see landing gear retracted and taxi a water plane on grass. what's missing here?

[@EssentialRC]

Doesn't have landing gear and for a first flight I thought it would be sensible to fly it off grass. Fly it off water and if you have a problem you've got to retrieve and from experience that's not always easy. Cheers Dom (Essential RC)

[@BrianBurke74]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Dronesteve-72]

She planted well lol

[@dad5650]

It's flying like it's tail heavy.

[@EssentialRC]

Possibly. It was first flight. Next time out on water so intention is to move the pack forward. Cheers Dom (Essential RC)

[@twest344]

Tail Heavy. I would like to see some slow landings, the aviox C-130 has way too high of a wing loading, I'm hoping this one can land at a more decent (scale) speed. EDIT: I've watched a few videos (on other youtube channels), and this plane does, indeed, seem to be able to slow down for nice landings. Yes, I land rather fast on my first flight as well. I love unique scale jobs, but I just bought a plane so it might have to wait.

[@EssentialRC]

True, it was tail heavy but flyable. More video coming soon after I get down the flying field next time. Re the C130, yes it took some practice to get it flying reasonably slow. I don't tend to want to get the speed too low on early flights. Cheers Dom (Essential RC)

[@grahammay6917]

Flaps would have helped a little.....

[@caseygray6028]

REALLY?! you had it in reverse the whole time? are you professional or not?

[@EssentialRC]

What are you talking about?! It wouldn't fly if it was reversed the whole time. Well done. Top crazy comment of the day.

[@Xviperprime]

I doubt you are a beginner. Did you not notice that the props were spinning backwards?

[@EssentialRC]

No immediately but eventually. Had flown several other models before that and had totally forgotten about the ability to reverse the ESCs via my Gear switch. Cheers Dom (Essential RC)

[@Xviperprime]

@@EssentialRC Understood. I was sitting there watching, screaming at the video, "FLIP THE SWITCH, FLIP THE SWITCH!"

[@EssentialRC]

@@Xviperprime Haha. If only I could have heard you!

[@normleonard52]

Terrible landing....slow down and use some flaps.

[@EssentialRC]

Yup...that's the plan for the next outing. Cheers Dom (Essential RC)

[@larryaustin4532]

Sebart wind 50 e