E-flite - Twin Otter - UMX - Maiden Flight + Unbox, Build, & Radio Setup

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[@RichieRich980215]

Brian, I was told if you put 85% expo on the Rudder it’s not so jerky on the ground and you’re able to fly it more like a real four channel plane! Stall Turns, Hammer Heads. Try it, I think you’ll like it a lot better. 😃👍

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Nice, I'll give that a shot!

[@RichieRich980215]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Sorry Brian it’s 75% Expo on the Rudder! My bad! LOL 😆

[@TerranceNeill]

This is a great UMX plane. You can fly it crazy or tame. You really can't go wrong. To hand launch, just hold it out of front of you into the wind and go full power and simple release! No pitching a fast ball needed! Another great video you two!

[@jeffreystone7327]

Oh man that needs to be under every Christmas tree in the country. Sweeeeet flying little plane. Love the look in your eyes on this one. “I think Brian Phillips likes this one”. Totally cool. Now to go watch the unbox, build and setup. I’ll be back.

[@arthursmith5252]

I always enjoy your videos. My favorite KZbin RC video of all time is the one where you landed a UMX Timber on a moving vehicle.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks Arthur! We're so glad you're with us ;)

[@whoknows8678]

Don't change the nosewheel. Look at pictures of a real Twin Otter. All three wheels are the same diameter. It's a utility type plane and the larger nosewheel goes with that for rough surfaces.

[@rackmasterh]

And a smaller nose wheel would make short takeoffs pretty much impossible. A bad idea.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks for the heads up! I'll take your advice!

[@boss2234]

I think over time your camera crew has slowly fallen in love with aviation , she might not know it, but I am sure she has learned to identify many air craft and her head turns when an aircraft goes by.

[@jamesturncliff5960]

I crashed my UMX twin otter recently I rebuilt it notice that it had flaps on it I started switching switches, and it went from flaps to normal flight to Crow. Check out some of your other switches on your transmitter you might be pleasantly surprised

[@PhilBender612]

Brian, my thoughts exactly, Its so darn glorious!.. lol I do love it, and must have one. I'm a big fan of the Twin otter and this little version is a no brainer for me. I was a bit worried it only being 1s but it seems to get along just fine and then some. Nice flying!

[@HciContractor]

I think it would be a blast on floats!

[@PhilBender612]

@@HciContractor absolutely!

[@scotthathorn9313]

FYI Brian - The “real” Twin Otter nose wheel is the same size as the main wheels. So the UMX looks normal the way it is. 12:11

[@smclain64sm]

Maiden today was AMAZING I was very concerned without no rudder but I have been flying the ultrix for awhile so I thought they know what they are doing and just so you know I fly all my umx planes with a Spektrum dxs and they fly amazing I enjoy your videos awesome flying and your camera crew is super these are very small aircraft and sometimes very hard to see and she does a awesome job thanks for taking the time you're information is so helpful to me and many people Thanks!!!!!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks, and really glad you had a great maiden flight!!! This one is super fun!

[@thelongestday64]

Pitty it is one of the 1S planes, 2S/3S yes, but outside with a 1S? Even the slightest wind will make this hard to control... not a fan of 1S...

[@marielizysurourcq]

There are two motors, so it is a bit like a single motor 2S. this plane reacts and has almost the power of my 90 gr small robbe wing. With stabilization (AS3X), i bet you can face 30km/h bursts

[@magnetcars]

Have to say love your videos just started watching, your great at what you do and your camera crew

[@johnraygun9868]

they are great people, most helpful thorough and knowledgeable people I have come across on here for all things air lol welcome to the channel!

[@jamesturncliff5960]

You can set their twin otter up as a Timber X and then you can get flapper ons

[@erinphillips7164]

Ok Brian we need thrust reverse on this bird due to the flight speed and it takes up your entire runway/driveway 😂😂

[@erinphillips7164]

Also horizon hobby needs to send a crew out to your residence and build a hanger extension so your wife can set the diner table. 😂

[@shortbiggie]

@BrianPhillipsRC You realize you cannot leave well enough alone. Imagine the UMX Timber without flaps…yah… You know what has to be done so call a meeting with Camera Crew. Gather some wire, adhesives, plastic bits from this and that, get the studio lights set up for an episode on how to add flaps to this puppy. Gotta say though, a 1S battery?

[@scable-eq7bp]

Super cool twin, totally enjoyed this review, the excitement you showed for this little plane told the whole story, good job camera crew......

[@nicos1097]

This one is interesting to me because I had been waiting for them to use the power system from the ultrix on another plane. I remember when I first unboxed the ultrix and I saw the little motors I knew Horizon was gonna take advantage of the smaller power system to make some smaller UMXs. The old twin engine UMX aero commander I have runs on a 2s 800 and it is pretty big for a UMX, 700 mm wingspan.

[@rackmasterh]

I was hoping for a P-38 or Mosquito but the Otter likely fles a lot better at slow speeds.

[@carlosballesteros4670]

What a wonderful flight. It's amazing how easy to maneuver

[@djr01974]

Man I’m torn now between this and the Unx voodoo. 😮

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

That is a tough call. They're both great, but if you want something for a smaller space, THIS is it! The P-51 UMX is amazing, but it is more like a small P-51, while this is about as ULTRA MICRO as it gets! Super fun, but still scale and amazing looking! P51 bit.ly/3ohT4zT Twin Otter bit.ly/3PMVFxD ...but there's always the option of BOTH - Just saying - LOL ;)

[@whoknows8678]

I hope it's better than the twin Aero Commander. That thing would glitch all over the place in flight. Lots of them crashed right out of the box. Mine did. Took me three tries to get one that wouldn't kill itself inside of five flights. I love scale planes like this, but I won't be getting one. Horizon discontinues shit all the time and WAAAAYYYY too quickly. Just watch. This plane won't even be around in a year or even less, just like the Aero Commander and all the others. Think of all the scale UMX planes like this Horizon has had. I'll bet it's 50+. Right now they have six. It's always like that. They only have 5-10 in rotation for sale at a given time and when one is discontinued? Good luck on spare parts because they dry up very quickly. Forever.

[@nsbob70]

I sure wish they still had the two Bipes. The Beast and the Waco. It's the nature of the beast. Buy em, collect em, love em. They won't be around for long.

[@whoknows8678]

@@nsbob70 Problem is you'll always need parts if they actually get flown. And, when those are gone? Especially the model specific parts like these props. It just wouldn't look right with some generic three bladed quad prop or whatever on it. Same goes for all the other "specialty" pieces. Same ol' story over and over.

[@stevenbaker9327]

Every UMX I own was discontinued within a few months of buying it! I think I got the last Waco... It was discontinued within hours of my purchase! I missed out on a couple due to procrastination! I'd love to have this plane...but just ordered a Voodoo....which is already on backorder! Even the micros are starting to stress my budget pricewise!

[@whoknows8678]

@@stevenbaker9327 Absolutely and things like this is why Horizon hasn't been my #1 go to for anything in the hobby for many years. You should have seen the bullshit they pulled with Blade and helis/quads. That's getting into some real money there and the parts supply is even more critical since helis are generally much more maintenance intensive than airplanes, even with models. Every time I needed something, it was on backorder and then I'd check the overall model...discontinued... Many parts never became available again. Since around 2015, I've never bought another Horizon/Blade rotary winged anything again and I never will.

[@rackmasterh]

My Commander flew great but the nose wheel is crap.

[@RichieRich980215]

Brian, it's on my wish list! On a side note, I notice that you are storing your Li-Po's in that metal bucket, My question is when the smart Li-Po's discharge they get warm, and also if one of them blows are you worried tat you will destroy the other ones? Thank you in advance Brian!😃

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

They get warm primarily on the end, where the chip is (by the Main Discharge lead - and P.S. Gen2 get hotter FYI), so you can figure on where the heat MAY be generated. This is a minor issue, and well, many multiples below the flash point of any of the materials...assuming there hasn't been a failure of some sort of course ;) We do the metal container for looks, and a small sort of "fire break" but it'll probably make a giant fire ball straight up, if we ever had a fire. The good news, I'm not concerned, only so much as I have a few fire extinguishers on either side, and safe, ready access to a door for exit, should the worst case ever happen, and windows for my kids to leave at "ground level" if there were a fire...but let's hope that doesn't ever come into play.

[@BC.Floatflying]

The tundra tires are authentic all three of them

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

sure thing!

[@robgoffroad]

Yep I just ordered one. Plus a UMX Pitts S-1S, and an NX8. And some batteries. Your channel is costing me a lot of money. :)

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Excellent ;) Thanks Rob!

[@KILLA-J]

Thanks for the review! I've always loved the full size Twotters . . . and then toss in your enthusiasm . . . and well, I just couldn't resist! Mine is arriving Tuesday! I hope I live mine as much as you are enjoying yours - thanks again!

[@lawrencewilliams1477]

NX14 CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT CONTENT I BE DOING BACK FLIPS

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'm so sorry to keep you waiting, but it'll be a while....sorry about that. We kinda thought it was going to happen about a year ago, but didn't for a variety of reasons.

[@rlbutterfield]

EXCELLENT video. Thank you, Brian. 👍🏻

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Glad you enjoyed it - Thanks!

[@engineerahmed7248]

Replacing nose gear with castor wheel will give better than perfect ground handling

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

That's what I was thinking too....just something that can pivot a tiny bit would be HUGE, but MIGHT also cause some strange drag issues too. I wonder if I could make a brass collar and allow it to pivot that way OR just get a steerable plastic bushing like from the Habu UMX or similar???

[@engineerahmed7248]

Exactly "if it can pivot a tiny bit would be HUGE". It should be Castor wheel in principle only ie Providing a vertical hinge just ahead of the wheel pin. The longer the vertical hinge like a door hinge the better it will perform. ie the vertical vivor points should be apart by at least5mm Since u gonna put small wheel surface area will end up being almost same as it is now & hence drag will stay same.

[@spikekavalench]

Such a great sales pitch for this airplane, I must have it! Love your enthusiasm, Horizon Hobby should have you on the payroll!

[@oldemountainloftmichellean4395]

I’m flying on 2 and 3 and it’s a wonderful flying plane

[@bobdavis7709]

Thanks Brian I have been hoping for this. Just ordered one from your site. Thanks again

[@EJ-74]

Awesome UMX Twin Otter 👍🏻 Nice flying Brian 👍🏻✌🏻

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks 👍

[@bentenniswizwalker7500]

Found out you can get flaperons by setting it up like a UMX TimberX...

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

The Timber X uses a different controller. What'd you do?

[@jack78_]

Brian that is really a sweet little twin otter, i think im ordering it to have as a side when im not flying my large edfs

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

It is a blast - I hope you do! Twin Otter bit.ly/3PMVFxD

[@jeffoh5787]

Man I wish they'd start making these things with epp instead of epo foam.... They're just too damn brittle. All of the damage I've gotten on my umx planes are from transporting them or storing them. Epo is total crap for tiny planes like this.

[@rackmasterh]

Well, both the uktrixes are made of epp and the new eratix. Only ones ever.

[@snoriverrc3842]

Nice job showing off the lights, and great flight.

[@marielizysurourcq]

I converted a OMPHOBBY plane with some lights on the wings and in the interior (the body is then slightly lit) and it is now perfect for night flying now. They should do something like this on this kind of plane that can fly in any small park with its power and differential thrust

[@engineerahmed7248]

It deserved a comparison video with UMX aero commander & UMX Citation, as thhose r twins too & it might well be in scale with those 2. But only after replacing its nose wheel

[@puceater2311]

It’s like cutting off the left nuts to cut cost. I’ll pass on this one .

[@jeffreystone7327]

Great video. Great plane. Thank you for providing this review. Greatly appreciated. Very impressive package. Not to mention an incredible price. Thank you both. God bless.

[@OurRCLife]

Great Video Brian! I am ordering one today so I can fly it on my nearby pond / lake! P.S I hope Horizon comes out with a RC Cirrus Vision Jet!

[@robertwren2289]

Brain, you click a bit too fast when you're setting up the transmitter, but thanks for always showing us how to set it up!

[@capnhardway]

I like the low passes..

[@jayaustin3096]

I wish I could buy that now. If I have to wait I might change my mind. You guys know. Come on horizon your teazing us.

[@Cakey831]

Oh, thank god KZbin….it’s still Brian phillips

[@EngineNoise305]

can you connect a 3s 300mah battery from the umx turbo timber evolution and see what happens?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

LOL!!! No

[@Abelrcplanes]

I wonder if my neighbors will like this one 🤔 they seem to like the timber Umx and other Umx above their house sooo what can go wrong!

[@mikeashton2628]

Can we PLEASE get the B-17 back in the UMX?!?! But in the meantime.... take my money!! Great video!!

[@elijahdemint2862]

Nice demo flight! Thanks for another great reveal! 👍🏻

[@buckreynolds1779]

that kind of looks like fun

[@dutchloveRC]

GREAT UMX!!

[@carlosballesteros4670]

What a sweet flight. Grate product

[@markduckworth5579]

Hooray for Tiny Twotter!! 😀

[@jeevsdad]

As always - awesome video

[@TheRyaninspokane]

Slap some floats Brian.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

YES!!! I need to do some water ops soon. I wish we had the pond here now, but it's gonna be sooooo dang expensive, like $25,000-50,000 to build one - and we really need our out building first. Not sure what direction to work it first... I have floats on a shelf for probably half out planes, and I would LOVE to have a float plane extravaganza some day!!!

[@brianchambers1515]

Brian and camera crew awesome video👍 but come on Horizon 169 really

[@boss2234]

I love the otter have several of them, I will have to have this just because

[@sut2910]

Thanks for sharing. Where did you get the adapter board for the spectrum smart charger? Did not see it in all your links.

[@user-nd5nt6dn1w]

Where did you get your awesome gloves from?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

LOL - burrrn - P.S. They are awesome!!!!! Nitrile Gloves amzn.to/3z78QD6

[@OpieTayler01]

Stay on the NX8, please - and I think that is what "most" folks will be doing..... Luv NX8, btw!

[@joeistheg.o.a.t8456]

Same floats different hardware for each plane. The hardware that comes with the twin otter is different than the hardware that comes with the floats set. I tried putting the floats on today and the planes plastic red connector that’s probably glued inside the bottom of the fuselage came loose as I tried to push in the float frame on the rear one and the other side cracked the foam slightly so I gave up on the floats for now. Might try to rig it to my Qidi 560 cross country because I don’t want to cause anymore damage to my twin otter. Why doesn’t eflite use stronger foam on their UMX planes! That’s my only complaint with their lineup.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

So did you use the right set? I can't tell from your explanation. Sorry, just not familiar with the floats on this one.

[@joeistheg.o.a.t8456]

At first I put the hardware that came with the floats together and it didn’t line up to the slots so I didn’t even try to push them in to the slots on the plane. So then I got the parts that came with the twin otter and put those on the floats and it lined up for my fail. I was able to use a bamboo skewer and put some foam-cure on the tip and get it inside to the loose float slot. It’s curing now. I’ll give it another go in a couple days.

[@Tallguysrc]

Could have done it all in 10 minutes this video is longer than the Original Grinch that stole Christmas! lol

[@capnhardway]

Nice for a1s, nice flight.

[@michaelmitchell5909]

That thing is really cool....

[@FlankerTanker]

Don't you ever get worried that HH/E-flight are moving over to these little UMX aircraft for the sake of what will be happening in the future regarding airspace for RC flying in the USA ?? Also is it like the F14 in that they have made it so only the Smart battery will fit so you are forced to purchase your battery from HH ? - I do hope not as I would like one to join the Blue larger on I already have...

[@snoriverrc3842]

the battery bay in this one is huge, huge I tell you!

[@FlankerTanker]

@@snoriverrc3842 Good to hear - thanks

[@williamevans6043]

Still waiting for that inverted flat spin !😁

[@AndreSilva-jq9kq]

Very good nice

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

thanks!

[@smokeysrc]

How many hours do you usually fly in a day?

[@jasoncurrie475]

Hey Brian I noticed that it has EPS material that it's made out of but it says advanced EPS not I had a XK EPS plane and it wasn't durable at all. How's the durability of this plane is it on par with like the UMX Cessna citation longitude because if it's not as durable as the Cessna I just rather not purchase it it's a shame that they didn't make it out of EPP???

[@afterburnerrc6333]

Very cool, will definitely have to get this one, also Hey your power lines are gone!

[@smokeysrc]

Just wondering if the dxs carbon Cub s2 radio will binde and work for the twin otter? if it will I'll probably buy one

[@gbro8822]

Very cool, thank you guys.

[@DarkShooper]

why didnt they just give us a Mosquito....

[@jamesturncliff5960]

I wish they would give us a UMX P38 Lightning, or a Cessna Sky master😊

[@brookekathryn1980]

I knew it was a UMX twin otter they were releasing! I'm so upset! I now have two twin otters as one was gifted to me and I want this!

[@jive7777]

Jeez dude, really? I've been trying to get a Twin Otter for almost a year. Consistently back ordered on HH. You are talking about the Eflite 1.2m right? If so, and you want to make some money, let me know. I would buy one from you.

[@brookekathryn1980]

@@jive7777 Yes the 1.2m. They're both out of the box, built and flown... Is that an issue?

[@brookekathryn1980]

@@jive7777 If it's not, we can discuss price and I can shoot it your way! I definitely don't need to two. The one I'm willing to part with was flown 6 times doing some formation flight while my buddy was in town last year. My other one has been through hell and I like her that way! 😂

[@jive7777]

@@brookekathryn1980 Hey, sorry, I meant to get back to you sooner! Def not an issue. I would love to buy it from you. I'm in the US, I assume you are too. Let me know how you want to proceed. Thank you!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Sounds like a TRADE made in heaven ;)

[@aaamodeltrainsandplanes3774]

I hope they come up with a new umx jet soon to . A single edf like bringing back the f16 3s

[@RickyD1968]

I really wish this came as a RTF !!!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'd like to see ANY of the UMX planes as RTF, but don't plan to see it anytime soon, since RID will probably kill the RTF planes, and soon it will be a piece meal thing, where you have to buy plane, then Tx and battery separately, so that the MFG'ers can stay compliant, until RID is in full force... If you weren't already aware, RID - Remote ID - a terrible, stupid government over-reach into our lives, which provided almost nothing for anyone, expect for the huge financial interests of the companies who dominate the round table of the elites in Washington DC - Disgusting!

[@MarsStarshipCaptain]

Nice! I want turn it to a twin-float seaplane

[@MikeJ-pq5oe]

Love your channel Brian! The Voodoo is a great little plane, especially because I can fly and land it without landing gear. What about this little Twin Otter? My field is fairly rough grass so hand-toss and belly landings for these small UMXs are a necessity. Merry Christmas to you and the camera crew! Thanks.

[@islandrc-duke1972]

cool plane and setup,nice flight

[@rajsidhu1684]

Hi Brian! Love the channel and the info! I see all those batteries in the tin basket. How are you stirring those? Do you discharge all of them?

[@notoo7]

Very cool, makes me wonder why the F14 didn't have lights 🤔

[@itzEnderX2]

Out of Curiosity do you still have your eachine f 22 mini and f 16 mini falcon

[@richarddorsch7275]

I don’t own a spectrum radio. Can I put my own receiver in this plane?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

It is POSSIBLE, but not very practical, since so much of the control system is built into the multipurpose brick rx

[@New2Kendo]

They need to update the A-10 Thunderbolt like this

[@jonspikes4935]

I'm a helicopter guy who flys only scale like flying i have a blade 330s would you recommend this for my very first plane i never flown one before but I'd love to get me one of these

[@MikeJ-pq5oe]

Great Video Brian! A Question: how will this Twin Otter do without landing gear? I have a rough grass field and the gear look too small to take off and land.Thanks!

[@alexherrera3918]

Great video. Do you think it will land on grass? I do not have a paved landing field? Thanks

[@Cakey831]

I really wish they would drop a 70mm edf. I’m ready to move up to one, but they are all out of stock, or discontinued.

[@jasoncurrie475]

Hey Brian the new EPS phone how does it hold up and crashes Cuz I know the old EPS was not durable at all would you say this one would be as durable as EPP or EPO?

[@keithroberts6978]

Will it bind and fly with the transmitter that came with my sport cub s I flew it until wore out motor

[@poker8193]

Have you used the radio master tx16 any? I keep having trouble with my NX I’m either switching brands or going back to the DX radio. I’m sick of sending it to HOrizon hobby

[@johnraygun9868]

holy hell Brian, i just realized we have the same grey streak in our hair lmao my kids call me Doc Strange from the hair and beings i was a combat medic for 21 years lol Adults always ask me why i "color the streak" ITS NOT COLORED! lol hope you and the fam are well and ty for another great video!

[@boss2234]

Pole cat should be your Nick name. Skunks are revered here because the eat yellow jackets by the bushel baskets, but I have a buddy with the same hair deal we call him pole cat

[@kevinharris2987]

How much. Is it

[@boss2234]

@@kevinharris2987 His band of white is about 1.5 inches wide. He is a Hatfield that lives in Wv. It runs in the family and shows up every couple generations

[@terjehimle3107]

i must have one :) thanks man :)

[@tyesai]

What is a "cornhole?" I've heard you say it in different videos while flying but I have no clue as to what you mean....

[@bobwitty2085]

What is the diifference on spektrum transmitters. i.e. IX, NX etc.?

[@mastersteel1079]

Hello Brian,great its new Airplane😉😉😉😉🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝

[@914va]

Very nice....my brother has a DX6i...is it compatable?

[@vermrc2511]

Did you do flaperons?

[@mcfling1]

provide a link and give a recommendation of which ix receiver to purchase. I am reentering the sport, and I want to get the latest greatest.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Well, if you want the latest and greatest, you can't go wrong with the iX20... bprc.me/iX20 But... you'll probably never need 20 channels unless you get in to complicated sailplanes or turbine jets, so the iX14 wouldn't be a bad option either... bprc.me/iX14 I have on old DX18 and never went over 10 channels. Hope that helps! Welcome back!

[@mikeneumann4660]

And it’s corn holes too

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Ohhhhh yeahhhhhh ;)

[@Tallguysrc]

Guys New Christmas Drinking 🎄 game , watch a Brian review video and every time he says camera crew you drink spiked egg nog I only lasted 5 minutes 😜 😉 and to all a good night 😴