Chris's exciting maiden of his A-7 CORSAIR II

[@afterburnerrc6333]

Great first flight! I wish I would have gotten one of these when they were available, opportunity missed for sure, like finding hens teeth these days. Something about the A7 that has a presence in the air.

[@bobbarlow1]

Cheers mate,Chris had his hands full and the wind didn't help,one of the undercarriage wouldn't come down as well,it really looked good flying and you're right theycare not easy to find 😎

[@I_am_archie]

🤠👍 "Needs a lot less everything. " It lives to fly again, awesome!

[@bobbarlow1]

And it was a tad breezy at the time,lives to fly another day 😎

[@I_am_archie]

@@bobbarlow1interesting to me that is a Corsair. I had no idea.I could tell it was breezy. About six hours ago I was flying my UMX turbo Timber backwards in the Utah winds.🤠

[@gazza4230]

Tame that beast lol it looks tad windy but flew lovely after the pilot sorted out trimming , I have the little freewing one to maiden soon

[@I_am_archie]

@@gazza4230 I thought about picking that one up.

[@bobbarlow1]

@@I_am_archie yes its nothing like my big blue corsair,it hasn't got cranked wings,it would take a strong breeze to blow that backwards 😎

[@jean-claudeterretaz7464]

was so fast , well done ..look very touchy

[@bobbarlow1]

Yes Chris will tone it down for the next flight,nice looking model 😎

[@maxun1]

Good pilot, but the wind really was a big factor. beautiful model . enjoy.

[@bobbarlow1]

Definitely the wind,Chris has been waiting for ages to maiden it so took a chance,glad you enjoyed it😎

[@eriklapparent4662]

Super model and super flight!Toughy bird with ailerons!Congrats and cheers from France !

[@bobbarlow1]

Thanks Erik,not much damage on landing I'll let Cheis know of your comment,cheers from England 😎

[@robertcovell2787]

Squirrely little bugger!

[@bobbarlow1]

It was a bit but to be fair it was a tad breezy😎

[@KalibasauRC_64]

Woow...nice, nice, nice take up buddy

[@bobbarlow1]

Thanks and it will fly again soon😎

[@WarbirdFan66]

Congrats, very rough flight, very windy, but a good landing, awesome looking jet, needs a few more flights to get dialed in but otherwise, very cool...good Job Chris, cheers

[@bobbarlow1]

Was good,living on the edge,minimal damage,keeps the heart going 😎

[@jettechdonatkins]

That was a goo maiden flight.Who makes this A-7? Thanks for this.

[@bobbarlow1]

Hi,it's JET HANGER HOBBYS kit,it will be nice when it's trimmed 😎

[@sablatnic8030]

I normally don't like exciting maidens, but this went well, wind and all.

[@bobbarlow1]

Thanks,i know what you mean,it lives to fly again 😎

[@Propnut48]

Needed to dial the rates down a bit and add expo to smooth it out some. At jet speeds even just a few mm are enough to roll, yaw and pitch it. Look good though.

[@bobbarlow1]

Yes it's all being sorted,the wind didn't help though 😎

[@Propnut48]

Yep , the wind can make our butts pucker especially on maidens. Just finished a Cub I’ve had for 44 years and my hands were shaking something bad and having wind didn’t help me either. Happy jetting !!!✈️

[@bobbarlow1]

I've been wanting to get my tigermoth out for ages,I'll have to bite the bullet and just go for it😎