DIY FT SIMPLE SCOUT - Build | FLITE TEST

[@mumafiedmustangs]

"you want to use your table as a friend" you guys are so gosh darn family friendly it warms my heart. You guys do good work

[@caseyreidhead4388]

Oops I broke my hand by punching a concrete table (long.story)

[@NoobGamer-1233]

@@caseyreidhead4388 what

[@kristiangunderson]

I've been away from flying RC for probably 15-20 years, but now that I've got kids that are old enough to get interested, these simple foam board planes look like a great way to introduce them. And also a good way for me to brush up on my lack of skills before I crash one of my old wooden ones. I'm almost done converting the first plane I built as a teenager to electric, but think I will build one of yours to fly first. Thanks for the very informative build videos and also for sharing the plans so people can build without a kit.

[@tyolive7517]

Recently we've adopted our granchildren which required a move back to Idaho from Florida we'd moved two years previous My simple scout was given to a friend who evidently did care less about it. (I knew it wouldn't survive the move so I left it w/ him cause he thought it ws so cool) I'd removed the radio and motor. evidently it was hanging from a tree for two years (never painted it, mind you) still hdd some good parts and my 7 yr old grandson thought it was cool so I asked for it back. Amazingly it survived (ish) we resurected it, will fly it tomorrow, its ready to go, looks like a combat plane but it will fly.. Great aircraft guys, great aircraft. Love what ya'll at Flightest have done for the hobby. ,,, Thanks,

[@Millie_oo0]

How was the flight?

[@hbpgames7592]

I want to thank the guys at Flight test for the tour of their shop and our new scout plane cant wait to try it out. looks easy enough even for this guy. Great work guys.

[@mbmrc5241]

I love the random dude walking in and whispering “sorry” in almost every build video 😂

[@lewismcgarry1349]

Time stamp?

[@Londrino]

@@lewismcgarry1349 30:16

[@virusinstall9658]

My grandad was passionate about remote control planes but he died when I was too young to really remember him. I didn't realize they were so simple and cheap to get into. I think I might build one in his honor.

[@air-headedaviator1805]

I really like the removable landing gear design. This will really help with a lot of future builds.

[@raymondkoonce5827]

I started to build my new FT Simple Scout that I received yesterday. Taking it really slowly to try and avoid dumb mistakes that I make too often these days. Watch a little of Josh's build video, then build that section. So far, seems to be working well.

[@dbtest117]

So nice to see a build video again. I think you need more of these, always nice with a model for a beginner but some of us have been following you from start. I would also like to see some more complex builds, so that one can grow with you.

[@geoker55]

Gaaa!!!! I got my Simple Scout yesterday, put it together last night. Installed the FPV pod... not quite the same way Josh did - I cut a small amount of the cockpit to get it to fit... got it all balanced. And today... rain. And when it's not raining... wind. Well, I guess I could go paint it...

[@anthonyryder2949]

geoker55 lol how is it now?

[@MrApolloTom]

I'm building mine now. The wing shape and the removable power pod are incredibly good designs.

[@Hoomi2]

I picked up the Simple Scout kit at the Hobbytown in Provo, Utah, this week, while up visiting family. Now, getting together everything I'll need to build it. I've been wanting to try one of the FT foamboard planes for a while.

[@fdcentrella0069]

WOW! After sanding bevels with varying degrees of success, I finally got the blade technique down after much practice on scrap. The best "secret" I found to doing this is to treat foam board like iron-on covering - ALWAYS use a new blade and change it at the first sign of a non smooth cut. The blade is still useful, just not for cutting foam board.

[@OpaFPV]

If you are an experienced or novice modeler, this video has many, many tips which come from decades’ experience and are happily shared by Josh Bixler who is a master craftsman and designer. Listen to and integrate into your building advice like, “Use the table as your friend.”, “Favor the glue to…”, “This must be square…”, “It will still fly well, but it will look funny.”, “Use soft hands…”.

[@SethAllison]

You teach this so well Josh. And in such a comforting manner that it makes me feel confident I could do it too.

[@beauson1983]

I'm building this at the moment and I would suggest putting the skewer in the tail skid before you install it because you can slip it just under the edge of the fuselage piece so it doesn't catch on the ground 🙂

[@owcfc9072]

The best and fast plane out your whole stock

[@OchdDottMp3]

Dude , aren’t you a literal vacuum?

[@onewinglow55]

hes not drunk, I am! this video is the only thing getting me through the build. thanks josh.

[@jyunte]

Oops! At 9:04 in the video, someone forgot to complete the stabilization in the edit. There's an error message covering the screen. It's a good video for the build, but it really failed the QC check! Clearly no one watched it before uploading it... Audio problems, people walking in and talking as filming was taking place, duplicate scenes left in, and so on.

[@isaaclyonsf1]

jyunte, lol I noticed that too

[@brady_bauer2518]

Dude chill this is still an amazing video

[@michaelguillemette2230]

@@isaaclyonsf1 & jyunte... quit your crying! Big Deal! So they're not professional FILM MAKERS! Grow up!

[@isaaclyonsf1]

@@michaelguillemette2230 I wasn't criticizing, I was just saying that I noticed it lol

[@element3580]

Thank you Flite Test for inspiring me to making RC Planes a hobby.

[@kubaistube]

First time in my life I see foam plane bild. Trickier than I imagined...good old mini quads that can survive a lot :)

[@Peyton_Hill]

Thank you guys! My scout looks great!

[@DanielYoud86]

I really like the look of this plane. I've recently got into mini quads and built a 5 inch racer and also own a collective pitch helicopter but I've been looking at building a Wing and then maybe even a plane afterwards so I really like the look of this. Only downside is shipping. Unfortunately as I live in the UK and to have this shipped is not far off the price of materials. I understand the reasons and it isn't Flitetests fault but I can't justify the cost shipping myself. I know they do plans for scratch building but I don't think I'm confident enough to do that. I hope they eventually start selling their kits in other countries such as the UK as if they did I can think of at least two I'd buy. Until then I'll have to make do with alternatives but keep up the good work Josh and the rest of the Flitetest team, I really enjoy your videos and even if I can't build your plans they still inspired me to get more into this hobby. Also to the people criticising this video just because of a few issues (which I did notice too, but chosen to ignore), so what? Look at it this way, there is still a lot of TV programmes with a much higher budget than these guys who accidentally leave bloopers or errors in and they probably only have say 10 episodes per series. These guys are releasing content every day, of course they're gonna let some issues slip through the net. It's not to say you can't criticise things but it just seems people are too quick to point out the negatives and not focus on the positives which is sad when this content is made for us for free and isn't something they have to do. If the content didn't achieve it's goal of helping you to build this plane then fine, but I watched the video all the way through and can't see anything that would make this impossible to follow and I would be confident building this plane while following the video.

[@jefffox8665]

I have built a number of scratch builds and they are really not too tough to pull off. If you are having issues with printing and taping the plans together, very tedious, I suggest using Staples/Office Depot or whatever the UK equivalent is to print full-size plans. I am able to do this for about $20 CDN and it really simplifies things. Take the full-size plans, cut them out and use some spray adhesive to stick them to poster board, then you have a reusable set of templates. Transfer to foam board, cut out with an Xacto knife and Bobs your uncle.

[@DanielYoud86]

Jeff Fox thanks for the reply. I'll def take a look in the future. I just completed gluing a Sky Shadow S800 wing that I got for xmas last night so that will hopefully give me at least a bit of practice building and flying a fixed wing

[@cosminjuverdeanu3671]

That's the best plane you have designed ... one single thing for scratch builders - the distance from the leading edge of the wing to the motor should be 3-5 cm longer other wise you will never balance it as it should be. Nice job , nice planes nice plans but if you really give them for 'free' for beginers ... just take in to concideration that not all ppl put fpv, landing gear, and the same type of battery. :*

[@cameronmoore1491]

It's fun watching build videos even if I'm not building it🖒

[@davidbean5807]

I was watching you putting the screws in the servos. You said support the screw with your fingers. For me and lots of others out there this is next to impossible. I have neuropathy in my hands so my fingers don't exactly have any feeling. You need to come up with a plastic centering tool that fits over the servo arm with a plastic tube on the servo arm allowing someone like me the ability to easily center the screws.And once screwed in the centering hole the tool can be removed if made right it should center the screw ,and keep the servo arm from moving.

[@markhinchcliffe5803]

Thanks Josh for that build,im sure anyone purchasing this plane will have no trouble putting it together,very informative post.

[@duwapp44]

39:05 The 45º angle bevel hero! :)

[@jaybird4610]

I have built and flown the mini , now I need this one too. How many foam planes are aloud in a person’s basement/hanger? Lol

[@arjungupta3531]

I am a begginer and will be scratch building my first plane so should I go for this or the cub?

[@daniellesmith1059]

Just started my build of this model. Different motor block than this. The firewall has no offset and two holes on top. and larger. Hope this will fit.

[@williamott2935]

Same , is it for down thrust. How did yours go? Motor mount has two holes on top offset to met top of fuse?

[@rmdcade1717]

The mini power pod section confused the heck out of me. I was looking into the Simple Scout to see if it accepted standard power pods, but the store page didn't indicate whether it was compatible with the swappable series. I come here to see a mini power pod and hear talk about A and F packs. Finally in the comments for this video I see that it does use B and C packs - but that it has a shorter power pod that isn't swappable compatible. I know you're planning on reuploading this when you've fixed it, but may I also suggest updating the description in the store to clarify the nature of this build's power pod?

[@jean-sebastienbaril9227]

Hello! Thanks for this awesome video! I would like to scratch buid this but, where are the plans?

[@brianfreier6054]

Great work as always. Instead of blunting your knife you could use the other edge, which is not sharpened

[@eralpdemirkazik9142]

hi everyone yesterday some how one of my servo (which controls the elevator) unlatched it self from the foam board. that servo is inside the fuselage and very hard to reach. do you have any suggestions to hot glue back to the foam board. my first idea is cut the frame take out servo/recenter it and glue to another foamboard and glue and ducktape the part that i cut. do you have any other suggestions? Thank you very much :)

[@Tallguysrc]

Mine did the same just cut the plane open on the underside below the servos and reglue them.

[@jflight1691]

What size power pod does this use? There are instructions for the mini power pod, and what I think is the F pack @13:08 ; but the C pack and the trimmed down power pod later, @1:24:00

[@nathanielwhitley]

Just got the kit. Has the larger simple pod designed for C/B packs.... not minis.

[@AndrewFlyGuy]

He uses a 2300kv in this video, but in the Flite Test store a 935kv or 1100kv motor is suggested (via recommended Power Packs B or C)... so which is it? A power pod from a Mighty Mini series plane is powering this park-size flyer? Really excited about this build btw :)

[@nathanielwhitley]

Just got the kit. The power pod is not a mini pod. Doesn't match the video.

[@Rex227c1]

Where can I find the full flitetest theme song, finally heard more than the intro and love it

[@swampmantis8837]

Do you have any recommendations on what receiver to use? Thanks.

[@omarshabibfpv3201]

Finally I’ve been waiting forever for this thank you guys so much I’m your biggest fan 😱😱😱😭😭😭😍

[@ivanrcn5071]

The power pod assembly is not the one for the simple scout. Don't know what way to install the firewall?

[@pierrelana280]

Simpliste et hors de prix. A oublier!

[@gregh9629]

How is everyone powering their Runcam on the scout? Using a separate battery or tapping into flight battery? Thanks in advance.

[@jmuniverse5961]

I think this is an incredible plane.

[@vinnybeedle1728]

I'm totally new and want to do a simple DIY for my first plane. What is he talking about with batteries at 1:50? Would any battery with one lipo cell or any multi-cell battery used the way he described work?

[@oftheborg]

What are the lengths of the push rods and the sizes of the wheels/landing struts? I don't live in the US and the government is making shipping kind of meh... But I can get this stuff locally.

[@mikenadler7118]

I'm about 3/4 through the build. How much is this supposed to weigh?

[@justairplane7733]

Very interesting aircraft, like to build but just want to make sure about the power installation. Can I put a2212 1400kv brusheless motor, 50a ESC with 7.4v 2s lipo battery ?

[@antoniogiovannipapuzzo4206]

can i convert it in a fpv plane? love from italy and what kind of materials is the plane made?

[@garymurphy6296]

Hi Guys, are the Flitetest kits available in the UK or Europe?

[@DivisionRc]

Question: My prints (scratch) says to use the bigger firewall wood piece and my foamboard it bigger. This correct? I'm going to do that right now to see, no way smaller firewall will fit.

[@mrgrim2256]

Does it come with a transmitter and rc remote?

[@goss7736]

do you guys have military discounts for your website?

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

This is DEFINITELY my next Build!! Just a honest, all around Aircraft. Carmine ✈🚂🚙

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

I don't THINK that this takes the 1806 or 2204, like Josh said in the Power Pod portion of the Build!

[@thowie1970]

Hi guys, love your videos. I recently bought this speed build kit. The firewall is wider than my power pod. Is this supposed to be like that? In the video it shows it being the same width as the power pod. Thanks

[@bobarnold310]

I love your videos which have inspired me build the simple scout. Was it's not so simple as the things I got in my kit such as firewall, pushrods and a build vid that turned out to not reflect what I received in the kit. It's been hard to reach anyone in C.S. I'm a frustrated long time balsa builder wanting to stop sanding and covering. Can you guys PLEASE help me?

[@josephcovell]

How well does it handle wind?

[@lw216316]

my friend has one - it does very well in the wind

[@dan2384]

Does the hole under the wing is staying open or you close it?

[@danielspedding4674]

Hey. I know it is off topic but how do the build tents work at flitefest. Should i bring anything? Money? Radio? Tools?Can we by what we need there? It us my first time. Sorry

[@gautamkrishna7421]

How are they running like an 8 inch prop on 1806 or 2204?

[@krithiki6200]

What is the thickness of the poster card??

[@erad05]

Hi, I just finished the scratchbuild of the Simple Scout. It would be very userfriendly to give the mesures of the Battery compartment on the plans, to know in advance which Battery fits in. The 1300mAh ones I bought are now just a bit to long.... Thanks it's a great model. And I wonder how to get the plane a little bit nose heavy with a 1200mAh Battery. I had to ad 25gr lead to the nose....

[@gasernovak]

man how did you print tiled ????

[@erad05]

BigHigH You have to download and use the tiled plans to print it this way. Then it just comes right out as you need it. If you wish, I send you tiled plans for A4 paper size.

[@peterdavid9636]

What size are the wheels and the thickness of the wire you used?

[@thenatedog]

OMG Josh is so loud in the build compared to the intro. Startled me pretty good on headphones lol

[@RcAviation]

LOL yeah

[@michaelknott4361]

Mic must be closed

[@konstantinraab8196]

Why are the Plans tiled Not correctly !? I tried both formates, a and b size and nothing works with the DIN A4 formate

[@lw216316]

help, the power pack was out of stock so I'm building using my own power pack parts and a park 480 motor with 40amp esc. So do I use the power pack box supplied with the kit, then glue the wooden firewall to the front of the box and then attach my motor to that firewall ? This build video shows the esc being glued to the box not far behind the firewall. Since my park 480 is maybe 20 grams heavier than the motor that would come with the power pack - I'm thinking I may need to move the esc farther back to get a good balance - if I glue it to the side of the fuse box will that mess up the lateral balance too much ?

[@Willumpie]

Lol @30:00, someone coming in burling 😂 and then whispering “sorry” 😂👍

[@geoker55]

Ha Ha... I remember one of the early builds with Josh Scott... They were basically just having fun trying to make each other crack up. I love these guys. And their planes.

[@paulfouche1]

Any chances of arf kits becoming available in the near future?

[@Jimgoodwin846]

Could you fly with only rudder and elevator to begin with and plug ailerons in later?

[@Jimgoodwin846]

Great video build Josh!

[@peteohm]

What size battery do you use in this plane?

[@RangerTTDark]

a quick noob question. can this plane be used as a "chuck glider" without electronics?

[@thekanzlerofpugs2781]

Will it be available at Graupner ???

[@lewistudge3755]

I'm looking to build this as my first plane, but getting hold of 10 x 4.5 props here in the uk is difficult. What would be the next most suitable prop for 3 cell use? Could I use a 9 x 6? Or a 10 x 6?

[@BrettJones84]

www.rclife.co.uk/10x4.5-Nylon-Propellers-1xCW-1xCCW-Black

[@tobiaskuhl7237]

Lewis Tudge did you use it? Was it a good beginner plane?

[@edwardwilson8527]

Hi, I had a question, I recently bought the speed build kit. My ESC is not working, and I have tried it on my other planes. Could you give me some advice?

[@mashurshalehin4972]

Can I get these foam boards in sites like aliexpress?

[@DoubleA_AMAfpv]

Putting this in my favorites, Josh. Good job and I love the beautiful build!

[@joshuamelvin]

Double A thank you brother! Happy building!

[@summer480]

Could you make a p-38 lightening

[@Redneck5]

Wy did you build a mini pod with mini power pack in the beginning?

[@joshuamelvin]

David Tucker it was a mistake on stock footage. The powerpod on the scout is shorter than the normal power pod. It builds the same as the mini, we are going to correct it and re-upload it as soon as we can.

[@Redneck5]

Got it . :)

[@shiretook]

When you do, maybe you can smooth out the audio, and fix the portion near the end when you ooooh and awe over the plane, "Isn't that pretty!" Is that Christian telling you to add some intro words? Nice to see you guys being you! I gotta say, too, I was getting anxious, until 41 minutes in. I wasn't sure if the table was going to be my friend in this build. Whew! :) Job well done, Josh and crew!!!

[@techie1123]

@@joshuamelvin So...The powerpod from old fogey and the simple cub will not "swap" into this plane? Just trying to figure out if I need to buy another engine setup or some more firewalls.

[@jstep7387]

Video shows installing mighty mini firewall. I bought some but they are too small. Feeling Duped!

[@nimitgupta2433]

What is the thickness of foam board

[@jssrs180]

Can I use coro sheet for the build

[@Penguincracker]

Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to test servos and the motor without a servo tester, as the one you use is out of production (and because I'm a cheap-ass student)

[@Penguincracker]

I figured it out, by binding a receiver and using the rx. Tip for anyone too broke to afford a tester :')

[@SomeGuyInSandy]

Would a e-flite Power 10 and 4S batteries be too much for this?

[@abhinandanmathur4079]

Can we use a sg90??

[@lef149]

I didn't notice until I got he kit that there are no wheels. I have a roll of TPU so I designed some wheels. After I test them where would be a good place to put the files #FliteTest

[@glennnichols1585]

I really want to order the scout with powerpack. I'm a newbie so I want to make this as simple as possible. However, I've been asking when the B Power Pack will be available, but I haven't heard back from anyone at Flite Test. Does anyone know when this pack will be available again?Glenn

[@emc2184]

Josh, ... that thing you refer to as a horseshoe is the "omega", symbol.

[@terranceprice7006]

What thickness of board do you use?

[@gasernovak]

5 mm

[@jefffox8665]

Why is this the video for the Simple Scout but it is showing the instructions for the mini power pod in the video. I know the construction is the same, but it doesn't indicate the orientation of the port for the motor wires that are on the Simple Scout plans. This is a small thing but it makes a big difference when you start to run your wiring.

[@henryrise4949]

the power pack link does not work what do i use

[@imjustaguy6728]

What would i do if I cut through the paper?

[@jorgenelsonfelix52]

Hi guys I loved the building or construction of this Modélito this fantastic. I send them a big greeting for everyone from Buenos Aires 😃👍👍.

[@cristianjaimes9459]

wow man, that's awesome, thanks for sharing

[@brandonr2188]

Ive got the guts from a parkzone archer and a 2700mah 30c 2s battery, would that work in this plane?

[@lukepike6349]

Brandon R that battery sounds a bit heavy, and it's also a 2s so it would not give you the power you would need to lift that kind of weight. You could try scaling up the plan by about 150% or around this would give you a bigger wing area to help with the weight and result in a better balanced model. Hoped this helped. happy flying.😁

[@artwithme5839]

If I not use the speed control motor can it's fly

[@gautamkrishna7421]

No

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

Not it's no can fly

[@wannabemechanic1133]

Something y'all should work on is making a MQ 1 Predator or MQ 9 Reaper I just graduated BMT and I'm currently going though RPA sensor operator tech school right now I think it'd be awesome to see that

[@boosted740]

Plans call for swappable firewall but build shows mini firewall/power pod and an f pack. I thought this was a b pack plane?

[@rjelley8407]

Folks, At 1:11:31 you mentioned a link to the bomb drop mod and pontoon build. Do you plan to provide those links? BTW, Loved Flite Fest South, Thanks

[@michaeljoseph4314]

What is the cheapest controller and receiver I can get online. Also, flitetest, do you have a black Friday sale for power packs?

[@ronneke1996]

The FlySky I6 is not too expensive and works great.

[@waynerussell6401]

Cheapest programmable about US$25 with receiver - FlySky FS-CT6B. Needs cable to contect to PC for programming.

[@cameronmoore1491]

FlySky i6. About $52 USD. Works great for beginner/ cheap transmitter

[@michaeljoseph4314]

Does flite test have a black Friday sale on their store?

[@michaeljoseph4314]

Ill try that with the simple cub for my first build

[@vaishustories6282]

Which foam do you use

[@gasernovak]

5mm