E-Flite Cessna 150 - MIDAIR CRASH

Josh and TJ check out the E-Flite Cessna 150...and then they crash.
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[@Bicketybam68]

As nice as these planes are, it always blows my mind of how good a quad pilot Alex is with such magical aerial shots he gets. It really makes a difference to have such nice steady shot of all the planes in action thanks to Alex. Cheers.

[@joaoejapa]

yeah buddy this channel hits different with those images

[@DonDegidio]

What a shame. Maybe another 50 ft in altitude and both might have recovered. Please do make a video of the repairs. Will be a great way to show tips on how to repair larger foam aircraft.

[@p38pilotdk01]

propellers broke

[@DonDegidio]

Does a broken propeller prevent a dead stick landing?

[@jarrett1890]

Donald D'Egidio hmm maybe... The vibrations would be INSANE with that power system tho!

[@MrArr00]

They said the esc on one of them was dead, that would me no power to the whole plane...

[@microbuilder]

That'll buff right out!

[@FlightChops]

I think the bird was an Osprey - very cool to see it attacking the plane!

[@MichaelVanHeemst]

FlightChops never expected to see you here

[@fossil98]

Yeah if it were anything other than a "ZOMG midair crash" video, that would be just as good a thing to put in the title.

[@cadenbooth2848]

Very interesting

[@airplaneguy1961]

Fossil98 p 😩😩😫😫

[@tomscoggins2115]

Tree 450

[@air-headedaviator1805]

I don't know why I was laughing so much at the "Gyro" to "SAFE" translations.

[@glitchunicorn]

Air-headed Aviator yeah that made me laugh too.

[@Brian_Christensen07RC]

I was laughing hard at that too.

[@gavinhiller724]

"these planes are too pretty I want to keep these aroind (THUNK) Ohhh" -Josh 2017

[@joekelly8998]

I have built 22 of your planes and designed 3 on my own

[@nathanadams1332]

Joe Kelly What planes have you scratched built your own designs? Just curios

[@cbr7170]

Joe Kelly cool stuff dude

[@joekelly8998]

Nathan Adams Thanks for asking ! I have built to 2 Bushwackers, 7 mini arrows, 1 simple cub, 2 pun jets, 2 vectors, 1 ft spear, 2 super bees, 3 bloody barons , and 3 tiny trainers

[@turtlesthatfly5695]

I think I found the FT superfan.

[@nathanadams1332]

Joe Kelly What about your own designs

[@Stevenowski]

Amazing videography!

[@air-headedaviator1805]

Alex and the camera guys are real kings of video.

[@johnpossum556]

You guys at FT show planes with gyro systems very often, can you show us how to add FC boards with gyros to our homebuilt planes?

[@FliteTest]

Ill write it down and see what the crew thinks! ;) Thanks John!

[@smaze1782]

Great review guys. Incredible video seriously! I just maidened mine last week. One of the most fun planes I've ever owned and I've been doing this since '86.

[@otm646]

With crashes like this I honestly think balsa repair is easier than semi costly complete foam replacements. That's a $15 balsa and covering crash assuming the firewall is ok. Landing gear should be designed to break away cleanly, not rip a large chunk out of the fuselage.

[@mark675]

Theyre not meant to be plowed into the floor, any damage from doing so is tough 😄

[@UncleManuel]

Photobombed at 10:26 by the shadow of an airliner! Oo Great video! The crash footage easily could be used for air disaster investigation. It's amazing how quickly both planes stalled and spiraled out of control...

[@didactylos4diddy474]

Ouch! :( At the beginning of the re-build video you should have the intro from the original six million dollar man "Gentlemen we can rebuild him. We have the technology" :D Yes I am that old

[@forknuts]

This week on Bromancing the plane: ugh we touched each other. Lol great episode thou!

[@maixechrys6264]

Whoever is flying the camera drone is the LORD!

[@rodcastler1177]

Alex has really mastered the quad and air shots. amazing.

[@jacksalcedo2699]

Cezzna

[@bugobe]

Can't figure out why so many people say it like that! Drives me crazy

[@jacksalcedo2699]

ikr

[@reptilesgamers00]

zz sleeping. Cause Cessna is a flying car that puts you to sleep. Much funner scaled down.

[@user-qx7tm5df8j]

i thought you say "tshesna"

[@gregbriley834]

I guess when your not spending your own money a crash doesn't matter..

[@reptilesgamers00]

I feel you you should crash each plane part of your reviewer. Very informative and crashes make it fun!

Awwww, part of me is sad but you are right. Show the community how to fix them up. I love a good repair challenge.

[@robertkbrooks951]

I personally love mine. I do Floats off the grass and water. No Wheels, not needed. /floats are the ticket. Watch out for Birds. Arrgh, Capt Morgan.

[@benwaters6332]

Take a shot every time they say gyro

[@JackSinger]

The bird attacking the plane looked awesome!

[@RogerBurgess]

*Safe Mode.... That was funny editing

[@alexyt4434]

These plane are too pretty I wanna keep them around. *Crash*

[@ColeAviation]

Eflite / Horizon makes the BEST planes!! 👍🏼

[@ulaB]

Josh and TJ, repeat after me: "SAFE MODE".

[@FliteTest]

+Balu lol! Hey we knew what we were talking about 😂 - TJ

[@kevin-sawmill-lx25]

That crash was a bummer. Hey it happens to us all if we fly long enough. Make another video on putting them back together and flying them.

[@benwaters6332]

Hey I think we should keep these around Plane has mid air crash

[@darren_clark]

Great quadography Alex! How many times did "*Safe Mode" flash? lol

[@harrisonreid5062]

Its not a Hawk its a Osprey

[@ross560]

Harrison Reid I was going to say that I think it was a falcon but after rewatching that part I will agree with you

[@harrisonreid5062]

Thanks, I love birds of prey and recognized it right away. And theres lake close by that you can see.

[@johnpossum556]

This time of the year it probably had babies in a nest nearby which was why it was so defensive.

[@tbirdracefan]

I wonder if it has a nest in the cell tower?

[@harrisonreid5062]

Probably

[@lazudi]

Lol the Safe Mode correction everytume they said gyro😂😂

[@MasboyRC]

Spread your wings beauty

[@joshuawfinn]

Ah birds attacking airplanes. Been there, done that. Not many sounds more sickening than talons clacking against balsa, or worse, carbon. For what it's worth, turning on them will almost always make then go away. They tend to panic when you show a hint of aggression.

[@RAD-RC]

All those planes in the combats at flite fest east and only a handful of them we're as good as that.

[@FliteTest]

+Foam Test LOL

[@johnshardelow5891]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Do a Repair Episode or VLOG!!

[@cenabitednbfpv587]

@flighttest a bird of prey will only attack like this if your within 1k feet of their nest... notice how once u clear here airspace she leaves u alone, they are fragile and DO NOT WANT TO MESS WITH HUGE PLANES or Nasty spinning props of a quad.. IF ANYONE is getting attacked by a B.O.P. please move just a small distance away from her nest n both your gear and her life will be saved.. ty to all LOVE the channel..

[@HuskyStudios]

R.I.P. Cessna 150

[@DashzRight]

4:43 DANG that quad falling and freezing there ALEX! that was just so fucking ironman humming birdish cool thing

[@henryhudd1316]

wwish the planes could still fly

[@stuchris]

anyone else noticed the video length? :P

[@rcLawnDartPilot]

How I got mine to hover reliably: Pulse 5000 mah 65c and Xoar 15x7 wood prop. Lets that powerplant use its full potential.

[@MrHelidude]

Such a beautiful film, stunning aeroplane, very nice flying and superb flying site ........... (っ◕‿◕)っ A joy to watch and listen to ......... ✈ ✈ ✈

[@cloudtro]

That hawk, what a bully XD

[@Displaced]

10:53 For crash

[@m0ther_bra1ned12]

You guys should review the Ares Crusader II. I have one and its very similar to this. Its a lot of fun.

[@dstu322]

The end made me cry a little 😥

[@GLHS592]

I think I'd cry if I lost my Cessna. I absolutely love mine. It is my favorite touch and go plane. It looks so real in the air, especially when coming in for a landing. Do yourself a favor and completely disassemble the nose gear and Loctite all the screws. A shim on the shaft between the control horn and the nose gear housing will help tighten it up too.

[@snickers.mcflurry]

Great vid! That said I'm still a bit of a noob and don't completely understand what types of planes can do what types of tricks. I hear references to "pattern" planes, 3-D, "basic" tricks, etc, but I've not yet found a good explanation of those terms and how they relate. Any chance that you guys could do a video on the different types/classes/difficulty of tricks with fixed wing aircraft? Just a thought.

[@SLRCCLUB101]

That's horrible n too fun to fix all the crap parts with hot glue. My cessna 182 500 class was crashed. When I saw the crash, I'm stuck for the 3 to 5 min. I can't imagine what I have to do now. Bt I picked the all the parts and put all together. Now I have my cessna n great memory of it. I hope you guys fix it soon n show us the 2nd flying video. 😍😍😍😍

[@leodanryan966]

I'm not a licensed pilot, but I used to fly Cessna 172's when with my friend Eric Hansen who is a licensed pilot. He did the takeoffs and landings. I just did straight and level flying. It was a blast. You certainly can't fly a real one like that, but It's fun to watch.

[@bitukukuasukgremany3]

The propeller came of the one plane just hitting foam..and you never had one bad point which is seems more like a Advertisement video then a review. Looked great tho

[@aerospacematt9147]

4:26 MORE Cables needed for charging? Nowadays we have Spektrum SMART G2 batteries that don’t even need balance leads! If only these guys knew about this back then!

[@BadChizzle]

Josh... Been trying to grow my interest each day, by watching your videos. Built the mini Scout and have parts on the way. I'm hoping when I finally bring everything together and fly one for the first time, I can laugh and get the fun out of it that you do. You're an inspiration, Brother!! I'll bet you help a lot of people by giving them a creative outlet... and a great way to release the pressure... thanks!

[@RCFunRu]

Наконец-то расхреначились... Жалко, но эпично.

[@ericaroberts1078]

almost 900!

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic airplanes! Too bad they crashed. :/

[@3DMOFO2020]

10:49 I love how slowly the music starts changing LOL! 11:39 That slo mo always gets me ROFL! Another fun episode guys I wonder Josh which Cessna will you be flying more the Eflite 150 or the Flex 170???

[@airbus7379]

Lol I just noticed lol the tension building up

[@TheKumra]

*SAFE MODE

[@ColinRichardson]

*Safe Mode

[@kendokaaa]

*SAFE MODE

[@MrJdsenior]

OK, maybe a nit, but Milli amp HOUR. A milli amp is a unit of current. mAh is a unit of capacity. Neat plane though, I would think for a novice...take it up to altitude and practice several mistakes high, and be able to regain control easily by turning it back on. Would have liked a feature like that 50 years ago, but hey, I was happy just to have proportional multiple channel systems then. Single channel at a time reeds, and pulsed rudder systems not long before that. Good point about glider tows. Did that once with a heli, just for fun. It worked, but had no interest in trying it a second time, that glider was being taken up tail first, and it was all over the place! OUCH, crap, at the end. Good point about picking up all the pieces, but if you are missing one, it's not hard to cut out the area, obtain some of the same type/density foam, and cut a piece to fit into your cut out volume (just the glued sides), keep the others slightly oversize to the final shape, glue it in, and reshape it after cure initially with a knife, and finally with sandpaper. It sometimes helps to slightly undercut the glue joints with a knife first as you sand down to the final shape, but try not to get them below the final contour.

[@nodent]

After watching the epic crash, Video recommendation - Repairing... how to, the uses of a variety of adhesives, using tooth picks for re-enforcement, different tapes. Mending different materials.

[@RCPlaneReviewer]

A++ Awesome airplane cant wait to maiden and do the review!!!

[@nickjohnson6662]

I have dogfights almost daily with my P51 BL and some birds, it's really cool in FPV

[@conorhenderson4673]

I'm halfway through building your ft spitfire, it's such an easy build. Hope you keep it up

[@yachtcaptain7320]

Hello Guys ! Nice video ! Would you mind to inform what kind of camera you have attached to the wing ? Thanks !

[@wraysmith4753]

Awesome crash guys . that's what I call a OOOOOOPS .. the first thing I thought was OH NO ..great flying..

[@LiveAnimalsStudio]

Great video - really excellent drone. Camera work by the way . Thanks I just ordered one yesterday. Just a very small point, the chillwave background music is really repetitive, and after a while detracts from the video, IMHO. You might consider using music that follows the story arcs.

[@falconaz]

I bet this would be a fun FPV plane.

[@Starbuckin]

No doubt, I fly it's little brother, the E-Flite Apprentice S 15 e, FPV all the time.

[@FliteTest]

Indeed! Without a doubt!

[@joey48442]

Jeff Mueller I have the sport cub s2, I think it's 1.3 meter? I've thought about setting it up for fpv but for some reason it makes me nervous! I do (poorly) fly quads and have an f-27 now...

[@Rcvliegen]

If you want to test a great plane, test the Multiplex FunCub XL. There are NO gyro's inside. It's Big, 1.8m span with 6 cell LiPo. Very powerful and can be used for teaching others to fly RC airplanes. One of our members has this airplane and I'm teaching him to fly with it. No expo (I hate expo, you don't have a nice linear response) just set the rates to 60% and you can teach everyone. In wind gust over 5 Beaufort it glides in like a nice heavy big RC airplane.

[@leewinick]

At the field to set up, the CZ Cub has 6 more cottar pins and 2 more screws (4 driver screws vs 2 thumbscrews). I can set up the CZ Cub in 10-15 min, and so I surmise the CZ Cessna saves about 5 - 8 min. Doesn't sound like a big difference but I HATE setup time at the field (and I HATE lining up those cottar pins), and for this reason alone would consider this C150. I would love to hear more comparisons. The reports are that Cub is better at 3D (which I don't do), and with 6" wheels (I have the DuBros) and broader landing wheel triangle would have to have an easier time in thicker grass, vs C150, which would have to be more prone to nose over at some grass length. Any comments on my comments appreciated.

[@foxprogt]

I run a 5000mah 6s in my CZ 150 and after 10 min of flight time, i land with 40% left in the battery. This is a awesome plane! funnest plane to land.

[@debramacbride2946]

What a beautiful aircraft! The photography is incredible! Such a bummer they collided and couldn't recover. Wonder if the AS3X on the top plane actually caused the top plane to stay tangled as AS3X was trying to level the aircraft that had its nose on the bottom aircraft - possibly causing top plane to push into bottom plane trying to level aircraft vs just floating apart. You guys are great sports to take the loss of two such beautiful birds so lightly. (I probably would have cried if they were my planes LOL)

[@dalecheek1]

u guys made a mistake...only safe turns on and off...........as3x is on always........u kept saying the gyro turns off........wrong info

[@bumpstaggers4177]

Josh and TJ trying to make a Cessna 300? 😂😂😂 Sorry guys. Epic video

[@ulaB]

Perhaps an UMX Cessna?

[@prototypehangar8447]

I have had 7 birds follow me at once. Never one that attac

[@Brian_Christensen07RC]

and that crash is now part of their Flite Test ad

[@boodaghost6896]

It sickens me that HH no longer sells this plane. I'm just getting back into this hobby after 10 years, and the one plane that I've always wanted, and never owned, was a Cessna. Here in 2022, seems no manufacturer makes a decent version of one.

[@mikehinkle7166]

Thanks for showing that mid-air and crash. Glad I'm not the only one. Just pile drived my brand new bloody wonder this morning. After only 2 batteries through it I lost radio reception. I wont buy any more off brand spectrum compatible receivers again

[@PetrincicBrosRC]

The best foam plane ever. But this crash was spectacular. Like I always say: it doesnt matter if you crash the plane as long as it is on the video;) Oh yeah... Great channel you have there guys and keep up the good work. Greetings from Slovenia, Pilot Robert

[@brianmaplin1236]

Hi. What's FT's view on affiliate links? Do you use them? If so - I'd imagine you so rather well from them and probably ought to mention it?

[@ultraclear9506ify]

nice job mating the two 150s it happens! Very cool mid air. But even more spectacular is where you guys fly!! How about an invite!!

[@martinlagrange8821]

Well, there are enough spare parts from both of them to make one complete 150 :-)

[@chrisdodge65]

See what happens when you showboat. Graceful flying.. Graceful falling.

[@craigbone9231]

Hey guys. I just got my 1700mm fms corsair i did the throttle calibration was working great yesterday. Not flown it yet but went to power it up today and i have lights but nothing else. The esc or motor makes a beep with a 1 second pause continuously and wont allow me to calibrate or bind. Any idea ?

[@didierneeferc]

How many times did you guys say Gyro 😂 flew my dads 2,80m piper cub today again and loved it

[@silasmarner7586]

...and then we wept for a few moments.. then held each other quietly...!

[@epoweredrc]

Well, if your going to crash at least you got it on film... Looks like some nice flying planes. I know you will have them back in the air no time.

[@SebastianLong]

It's crazy how often midair crashes happen. The chances of it happening is still very slim even being in the same airspace. Im referring to when not flying in formation. Flying in formation obviously has a greater chance of making contact than 2 random planes not in formation. Ive seen one first hand but it still blows my mind that it happens. Both of those planes look fine. The ESC on the one will be the biggest repair, but the other might have had a chance of landing if a little higher. Although i think the airleron on that one was the one that was pulled away from the wing making it very difficult.

[@YN3_]

The quadcopter pilot is great!

[@dadbrad852]

That is a Mississippi Kite! They are a specialist falcon in multiple element air combat maneuvering. They fly from South America in mating pairs to nest in the south and midwest US States. They can kill and eat continuously on the wing as a team for 10,000+ miles! They are aerial masters of maneuvering, timing and tactics. Kites will tolerate some species of birds, but anything else (model airplanes included) near their summer breeding nest. I can tell you one will dive and attack while the other one is climbing to do the same. They will grab the nose of your plane with talons and fold their wings and ride you straight into the dirt.

[@jacobmurphy4855]

I am surprised that you didn't put a safe counter on screen

[@JohnFHendry]

11:07... a moment of silence.... and a reminder there's a prop involved so stay away as that's too horrible of a sight to say it was exciting to watch and thanks for crashing like that... always wondered what would happen. But that was excellent nevertheless.

[@lars9631]

A repair video would be nice to see. We all crash!

[@dominicgordon7268]

Crashing just means your learning. Everybody crashes, and those who say they have never crashed are straight up lying. Still, even though there was a fatality, very nice planes

[@Soshstar999]

Over $800 worth of r/c plane's destroyed in 10 minutes, make sure you have plenty of money to throw away if you want to play

[@rcpete7055]

The Hawk might have chicks near by..?🤔😊👍

[@andrewtownsend4451]

What camera did you mount to the wing and how did you do it?

[@johnberrios4255]

On a different note. I climb cell towers for the major Telecomms and hawks love to make cell phone towers thier home with humongous nests. In the background saw the cell tower so the hawk is protecting its nest..hate to see that about the planes. I own both of those and hands down my two favorite planes and the most fun.

[@TexRobNC]

I almost feel like if the first plane to crash had cut throttle things might have been a lot less worse, but they weren't that bad.

[@isaaclyonsf1]

Your content is amazing, keep it up!