Biggest Loser - Airplane Weight Loss Challenge

[@1asdfasdfasdf]

I think we all appreciate what FT has done to keep the FAA out of RC. Having said that I do find it interesting that a paramotor pilot is NOT required to have remote ID while our RC planes do.

[@flyerelite5153]

Very interesting point

[@my_dear_friend_]

Unlike a drone, it seems to be obvious who is controlling the paramotor.

[@FlyMIfYouGotM]

When grams matter, move the elevator, rudder servos, and receiver as far to the back as the wires allow. This will shorten the control wire length. (Control wires are heavy.) Move the battery pack and esc as far forward as possible and shorten the wires from the esc to the motor and from the Esc to the battery as much as possible. Now, adjust the wing position to achieve the desired CG without adding any additional nose or tail weight.

[@jetstreamer3]

Do not comply.

[@adam3842]

Another measure of control

[@gabrieldavies-clark6628]

I loved watching these videos with my dad, we’d constantly send each other clips or links to the crazy things you guys did. It was a massive bonding experience for us as we didn’t really get along during my teen years. I lost him October 4th and it’s been really hard to watch these videos knowing I can’t send them to him anymore. Thank you for bringing my father and I a good couple years of fun ❤

[@FlyMIfYouGotM]

😢❤ Sorry for your loss. Remember the joy it brought you and your dad and share that with another struggling dad/son/daughter. I also had a struggling, prodigal son relationship. When my son was at his lowest point in life, this hobby helped take his mind off of some of his struggles. Fortunately, he left that dark place 5 years ago, and I couldn't be more proud of him.

[@davidjester5085]

So sorry to hear of your loss. Happy that you reconnected with him and have those memories

[@EgvhUcjgf]

The YESOUL spin bike has totally leveled up my fitness routine. Loving how I can stream my yoga sessions right on the bike’s display, blending cardio with stretching. It’s a cool method to switch up my exercise game, and I’m scoring awesome gains. Not to mention, it’s way easier on my wallet compared to other choices!

[@collingardiner7647]

Love the sub 250g content! Keep it coming! Have been loving the new tiny tutor! Can't wait to get the new ez pack!

[@FliteTest]

Thank you so much for your support!

[@sakarrc5001]

The rope gap at the end of the tunnel is actually just wide enough. Well piloted Josh! My first was The FT Spear and its still the best wing I own!

[@kilroy07]

Gorilla (the foaming kind) instead of hot glue can shave a few grams off that scout! Use painters tape to hold the pieces as the glue sets.

[@shdfhghdgnsdefyhgd]

Was on the fence about getting the YESOUL spin bike, but it totally surpassed my expectations. First ride was tough, but loving the smooth pedaling and variable resistance. Even turned part of my living room into a mini gym setup. Currently, spinning a few times weekly and feeling way stronger & healthier!

[@walk4718]

Love the thumb in the FAA’s eye. My opinion not FT. Yall are just great!!

[@FliteTest]

Love ya brother!

[@tabdougherty8549]

I started with FPV with a 25 dollar receiver connected to the tv and a 30 dollar all in one transmitter. connected to a Walmart quad copter I got for Christmas. And things got way more expensive after that lol!

[@RadboyFlies]

Glad you still posting because your my go to rc content :D

[@davidjester5085]

Thank you for watching!

[@EJ-74]

Love all the tips and different ideas you can come up with from watching you guys, It's helped me tremendously, much appreciated!!! 🙏🏻

[@SycamoreRCSpeedway]

Lightweight indoor aircraft should be a sinch with the hot wire setup you have Josh. I look forward to seeing the video! 😉😉

[@userTJ39780]

The Scout may fly well with 3 channels, but it's amazing with 4 channels.

[@FlyMIfYouGotM]

When grams matter, move the elevator, rudder servos, and receiver as far to the back as the wires allow. This will shorten the control wire length. (Control wires are heavy.) Move the battery pack and esc as far forward as possible and shorten the wires from the esc to the motor and from the Esc to the battery as much as possible. Now, adjust the wing position to achieve the desired CG without adding any additional nose or tail weight.

[@bernarddostie8892]

Excellent content guys! This was a fun challenge to watch! If your lacking ideas, I suggest you bring back more of your old models for all the new subscribers on your channel. I specially like the Sea Duck.

[@FliteTest]

Love that idea and thank you. With Winter just around the corner, it would be a great way to break out the amphibious planes for the snow. Thank you for your support and great feedback!

[@air-headedaviator1805]

Its awesome how versatile foam board is. You can just make real feather weight planes out of the stuff

[@Willy_Tepes]

Ultralight aircraft are fun and you can do a lot of creative stuff. But they often look very ugly. You can make a DeHavilland Mosquito in the same composite monocoque design as the original with just feathers, sowing thread and glue if you use the same technique as with fiberglass and carbon fiber. It would be a fun project. Feathers are a naturally light and strong material while still having excellent flexibility. You can get them in up to Peacock length and they are very easy to work with. You can use boiled linseed oil or thin wheat flour paste as glue/resin if you want to go fully organic.

[@kevintaylor791]

I know this is adds complexity to what you've done, but, this was good, run on this... My suggestion: Who can build the plane with the best payload vs empty weight. Best ratio wins. 5 flights, need to do a either a smash and go, loop, or roll, then and land. Both can shave empty weight or add payload at will between flights. The numbers can be quibbled over for the starting point, but I propose: Any air frame. Must use less than 6 sheets of foam board for the plane that enters the first round. Both have 5 channels of the same electronics available, that may be omitted or deleted. All flights must use an equivalent battery.

[@tb_fpv4379]

Flite test Should make a mighty mini indoor or backyard 3d plane!

[@ChristKrew-Rev1.8]

I hope you would do the Baby Baron for a kit as I would love to do combat. Love it... having switched over to whoop racing... now I can hopefully start flying FT park flyers!!!! Thank you!!!!!

[@cynzhero62]

Indoor, slo fly, 1/4 scale is an awesome idea!. Thank you and please do 🫡.

[@KyTheAviator]

hey, flite test team I've been watching ur videos since the very beginning, if you were to take this suggestion I would be so happy. The suggestion is you should make a ground-effect vehicle or ekranoplane. Like the "Caspian sea monster" "the mudskipper" or the "Airfish 8"

[@gv7756]

Thanks guys for the video first because I have been thinking about getting into a fpv for a while but keep getting tired of trying to figure out how to start. I used to fly the old gas and nitro helicopters like Shluter champion and I was nitro boat racing but has been a while. I am in a power wheelchair and that makes it really hard to fly because of limited movement so I have to always have the aircraft in front because I can't turn to look so that was the main reason to fly helicopters. So leads me to the thanks again I will be trying to order some equipment from you guys soon so I can get back into the hobby again. Keep up the great work guys

[@rustyshaklford9557]

Joshua Bardwell on KZbin would be a good place to start. He does quadcopter fpv stuff, but it all applies to planes too.

[@matt7164]

I’d like to see another try, but use your laser to skeletonized the air frame. Then peel the paper off both sides of the foam and cover with packing tape or monocoat

[@microbuilder]

Yes, simplify and add lightness!! Chapman approved lol

[@douglaselsass299]

Nice flying Dave and Josh

[@userTJ39780]

My mini Jn-4 climbs like a demon. I had to put in lots of negative elevator trim. With minimal glue in the tail, it's still tail heavy. Good looping, but not much of anything else.

[@jghanson25]

Yeessss explore lightweight indoor!!

[@FLITETEST_SUPER_FAN]

I would watch you guys because you are my favourite YT channel❤😂 I am your BIGGEST SUPER FAN ❤❤❤❤

[@sUASNews]

The Colin Chapman challenge, only thing to add is lightness

[@air-headedaviator1805]

The lotus of RC planes

[@PilotTyler1121]

I’m coming back to flightfest this year🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@RichardAFPV]

Hmmm... i would have done the equivalent of creating lightening holes on every surface by removing foam and leaving the outer paper.

[@metlhed7]

I like the real light idea both indoor and sub 250 grams

[@kdoubleg]

I just ordered a turno tutor. Pretty excited. This will be my second attempt at getting into this. The first time i tried to do too much on my own so i decided to take a step back. Excted

[@FliteTest]

Happy flying in building buddy! Great choice in plane and remember to keep your throws nice and small on your control surfaces when starting out. It really helps keep you ahead of the airplane :-)

[@kdoubleg]

@@FliteTest thanks

[@ZapTeam]

Please release these versions of the airplanes for purchase

[@MJ-bj1gn]

what a smooooth intro! Keep up the good work👍

[@tonyriley5233]

In the interest of making your plane under 250 grams, could you 3D print new plastic servo cases and servo arms with the new lightweight PLA filament light you have used in some of your 3D models and save a few grams? If it is successful, you could offer the files in your store and maybe printed servo cases and arms in your store for those of us without printers.

[@bennickerson9581]

do a helium filled plane to see how big you can go and stay under 250g

[@Vaeloron]

Could have left the winglets off to save more weight on the wing. It will fly better with them but it would not make a huge difference to remove them as the prop actually acts as a vertical stabilizer.

[@NorgeSquad]

Can you guys Make a video on long range? and use the Radiomaster Bandit and fly as far as possible? Someone has made 130KM so far

[@Voyajer.]

The FAA/FCC would definitely jump on them doing that immediately.

[@sirjasim4469]

You are the happy side of my hard day . many thanks

[@davidjester5085]

Glad to help thank you for watching

[@ZanderBrauer]

I would like to see a weight loss for the cub and tutor

[@Thfeyhvfdetyhbvcd]

I wonder if Foam Tac instead of hot glue would shave off weight? Or just tape in areas?

[@borntobike8276]

I made the simple storch with landing gear without electronics and wheels weighs 250grams, pretty cool im surprised considering it's a big plane 1.45 meters wingspan

[@dragonkube]

Is 250 limit need to be achieved with the battery?

[@Voyajer.]

Yup, 250 includes battery. Though you don't have to weigh fuel in gas powered RC planes, since the rules are made up and don't make sense.

[@userTJ39780]

My mini Arrow with the F pack on a 3S 850 can hit 90 mph!

[@ramalho]

You mentioned the goggles were about $100. My problem is i need to wear glasses. The cheaper goggles don't have anyway to focus them. Do these, or are they large enough so that i can wear my glasses at the same time as the goggles?

[@FliteTest]

Sadly, they’ll be too tight for your glasses. But with the transporters, the screen removes which is a nice feature. Larger box goggles may be a good fit for you. Goggles are like shoes where it’s always best to try on the couple different pairs to see what works best with your face and eyes.

absolut perfect and thumbs up👍👍 many greetings from #germany 🤘

[@FliteTest]

Thank you for the kind words and support :-)

[@hawkfpv4950]

where can I find the free downloadable plans?

[@Markevans36301]

Just go to the flight test fourm and there are hundreds of plans.

[@davidjester5085]

They are available on the Resource page in the flight test forums

[@nathangreer8219]

You need to also do the reverse: keep adding weight to these kits until they are unable to maintain flight!

[@bobhenderson7961]

Dave, you should do a lot more content on the sub 250 gram models, maybe take larger popular kits and reduce the dimensions by 10 or 20 % to comply with the woke regs

[@tench745]

Woke is not a slur, nor does it apply to the regulations.

[@javen6873]

I love your video

[@Voyajer.]

418 grams on a foam plane, yet still too heavy for the FAA somehow...

[@nickademuss42]

SO if you build a large plane, large enough to house helium bladders, and after its filled with gas its below the idiot 250g rule, is it legal?

[@jwc4520]

Reduced your A-10 to 60 % 2 X 45 mm duct fans , 3s and too fast ?.

[@morkshanmedia3998]

Now do the opposite. Every flight you add an ounce. Kinda like the inverse of the original jenga plane challenge

[@mrcelsius2928]

Some X user is going to see the title and try and cancel these legends

[@TheSquirrelRCchannel]

balsa wood

[@jammer2isme]

y'all have VASTLY different ideas of what 'affordable' is these days.

[@leebrewer7394]

watch out they will ask you with hat in hand to pay for thier stuff too.

[@thatguyblue4811]

I thought remote ID was postponed again?…

[@Voyajer.]

iirc enforcement was, but they still expect you to buy and install them.

[@lady_draguliana784]

Gah! just piqued my Post Traumatic Gaming Disorder! I will NOT "Do a barrel roll" Slippy!!!!" 😖😡

[@kieren7763]

Would be great if you guys could show some voltage osd options for cheap fpv setups

[@lady_draguliana784]

y'know you didn't specify that it had to fly under power and control... coulda just cut a little plane shape out and tossed it like a paper airplane, dozen grams tops... 😂

[@52TONBI]

アメリカは、250ｇ規制なのか！

[@AutiCodes]

Is it just me or is the quality/FPS low?

[@dlityn556]

Yeah the fps is not great

[@williamfroese6626]

RemoteID is BS

[@jetstreamer3]

You only need it if you get caught doing something stupid. Do not comply.

[@Deadlykoala]

Pls try to make a rc mxy-7 ohka

[@wilgarcia1]

weeee =)

[@LENC00L]

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[@Tomato_Jet]

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[@Thebadgamer66]

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[@mr.cactus5160]

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[@Joelmiesactual]

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