Flite Test - Giant FT Flyer - CHALLENGE

Some of the guys got together and built a giant FT Flyer! So, we thought we'd try to land some quadcopters on it!
More details and images here:
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Thanks for your support!

[@CognitiveDissident.]

I just found your channel a few days ago, just wanted to let you know you've put many smiles on my face and given me more than one good laugh. The positivity and fun is much appreciated. Great work you guys!

[@Little_Foxx]

Finally a good episode! Great job Guys!

[@davedeja]

Everyone keeps referring to the Flitetest "community". But to me it's feeling more like a family... Great work on the super sized Flyer and the quad landings.

[@orphanmonkey1]

Its was so great to see my father light up when he got to meet both of you two and all the volunteers, I'm now a subscriber. We plan to make the next event for sure. (Sebring)

[@seetheflow]

I'm a new participant in this hobby, and just got home from my first day of consistent good flights with my wing, so I'm already is a great mood, but this video popped up for me, and it made me smile a lot. Its really nice to see you guys enjoying yourselves and sharing it with everyone. Thumbs up!

[@OlrudFlyers]

David would have nailed it the first try!

[@tbkblind]

episode of the year! one of the best of all times

[@stewknoles4790]

That's awesome guys!!! I have not held a stick in over 10 years. It's cool to see the small quad rotors. We didn't have them then. Like big bugs. I used to fly pattern and sport. My favorite ARF was the Great Planes Extra 230. I started pattern with a styrofoam with plastic covered P-51. It was a booger to fly. But cheap. Then that plane was like $65 bucks! Flew like an arrow. A rocket arrow. I do miss the hobby. Now I am a firearms collector. I don't know which would be the most expensive now. Thanks for the video. Looked like a blast. Makes me miss those days out on the field.

[@thomasbrooks8112]

what a great event! Wish i could have been there. Poor David, your favorite swede, he was probably missing this big time! Hopefully he'll get back soon. Congratulations once again on a wonderful family event. So many parents there with their children and spouses. That was my favorite part. Keep up the good work.

[@chrismillersrcfamily]

I smiled from beginning to end.

[@flightmonkey4225]

Now That A Good Show!

That was a fun experience.

[@OldSlow]

Flying Monkey What are you trying to say? =D

Be there in 2015. I've done a lot of fun things in my life but this experience was so worth the effort.

[@snjert8406]

haha "Can we switch these lights off, im eating bugs" xD

[@Hoverbot1TV]

One of the best shows ever! waiting a year to see a mid air landing and take off 5*

[@zevi]

That was awesome! Brilliant work between all those guys! Cant wait to see more videos from flightfest

[@gwendohshidt]

That kid with the Duet though! XD And thank you, Flitetest for getting me into this amazing hobby!

[@scottpizzo5560]

Trentgaming25 IKR

[@PC9JEFF]

great haircut! You guys are really putting the fun back into the hobby!

[@ditched_the_load]

Its the khaki short parade. Nice vid guys well done, we need more stuff like this in Australia.

[@Dunerino]

Excellent ! You guys inspire people to love this hobby, thanks!

[@VX-ik9xl]

you guys need to revisit the J*Scott!! it would be awesome to see what Scott can do with it now!

[@michaelmcmorris1482]

What you need is a copter that fires a little harpoon into the larger craft and reels itself in

[@john3Lee]

Do I fly any RC stuff.... Nope !! Do I enjoy this channel.... YES !!! Always fun to watch you guys having fun.... It would be really cool to see David return at some stage :) Cheers to you all, and Thanks..

[@jasonbernal9348]

But you can fly stuff so easily

[@danielhawkins1307]

Most entertaining episode for a while. Great job.

[@slinkytreekreeper]

Wicked fun. Great idea, would love to see a more robust landing platform and another go

[@theorgandude]

i've been looking forward to this stunt for a while, great job!

[@watkins23xl]

Really enjoyed this! Great job, guys!

[@hgclobo123]

Awesome episode! Its been a while since I laughed this much with a FT video! keep it fun!

[@AUTOSKIDS]

Guys that was great. Please keep up the insanity because it's awesome.

[@mihlalibadiwe2688]

Awesome episode! All the way from South Africa

[@vince38curious2]

This had my whole family laughing their asses off thanks guys !

[@PilotSteak]

Watched it live... was AWESOME!

[@kcchanstephen1132]

so fun!!! look forward to your next great Challenge!!

[@BeachBow]

I agree with the gentleman who called it "Epic". What a great group of folks. IMHO

[@obscurvevo]

ERHMEGERD!!! I saw a hobbyzone duet, possibly one of my favorite starter rc planes! Im planning on making a ft flyer and i found this

[@andrew13971]

It is a airborne aircraft carrier! keep refining this idea!

[@TheAdkFlyer10]

Awesome Challenge! I think just needed more Velcro. Maybe next year, a Kraken or 200% Versa with top covered with Industrial Velcro - see how many Minis will stick to it!

[@SnapPunchRobert]

Now, that was ENTERTAINMENT ! Lovin' It.

[@blackmennewstyle]

This episode was really fun :) Thank you guys! Happy new week

[@smerdoninbrawley]

That bad boy reminds me of one of those whale sharks you see on the Discovery Channel! Nice work and great video!

[@DudeManBoroMan]

A FLYING CUT OUT OF DAVID! LOL

[@pipeman010156]

This was so freaking awesome, Great fun best thing I have seen in a long time.!

[@jim571a]

Great vid. Love the challenges!

[@D3ltaLabs]

This was one fun episode. Man i wish i could come to flightfest.

[@stevoeight]

My faith in flitetest is restored with this episode.

[@dansterwerecool]

why was it gone if the first place?

[@RikerWilson]

dansterwerecool they cut Daniel I think his name was... I forget

[@supraman78]

Great episode and best challenge!

[@andysmith9121]

Nice work guys because of u me and my son fly together so thanks for the memories 8-) keep up the amazing work 8-)

[@Chio_OB]

Great, thoroughly enjoyed that!

[@ScottElder]

That's a great episode guys! *Big Thumb Up.*

[@StoneBlueAirlines]

I saw Dale.

[@earthsciteach]

Dale totally stuck that landing! What you didn't see was his recovery about 2 feet off the ground after the quad slid off. Dale's got skilz!

[@StoneBlueAirlines]

Yes he does cool dude also. It was a great weekend hanging with everyone.

[@H8edsinclair]

Patrick Murphy I was wondering what happened to the drone to hear he recovered before it hit he deserves "PROPS" pun intended

[@neilyboy]

Excellent!! Loved the vid. makes me kick myself for not making the drive this year... ah well next year

[@610ericma1]

im going to have to come next year this looks awesome !!

[@doertom]

Awesome Copter Carrier. Throw a charger in there for air refueling :D

[@Deathbysnakes90]

You guys are awesome! Next time do a 300 percent Viggen!

[@nickfury1279]

You guys should make a giant Night Vapor. Like 500 or 600 percent scale or something.

[@WonnyRCHobbies]

Awesome Stuff there Guys FliteTest

[@WidowMaker28]

Awesome Video Guys!

[@MyTechWebTV]

Great fun. I wish I could have attended!

[@venturation]

Dat blackout mini spider hex looks awesome :)

[@MrROTD]

oh man your fly in looks like a lot of fun :D

[@matttackett5338]

Love the BFM shirt. Chive on!

[@DarkMatterLP1]

make a 300% kraken :D

[@logansmith2861]

+DJ DarkMatter oh Gosh

[@JingleBop]

+DJ DarkMatter I'm working on a 200%

[@xDanoss318x]

+Alex West Did you finished it aleready? :D

[@JingleBop]

xDanoss318x No :) To be honest I haven't even started cutting yet. But I plan to have it by Joe Nall if I can get the electronics soon enough. It's gonna be a beast to build. I think I'll call it The Leviathan.

[@xDanoss318x]

Nice will you post some photos of it? :D

[@ronnieshirilla]

Omg I want to have Alex's blackout FOR REAL that thing is sick!!! A tiny quad with fpv setup!! Lol

[@B0GlES]

Snip snip snip!!! Looks good!

[@ROG-ht5cz]

You had to make it the same week as AirVenture! FliteTest

[@ttipekul]

I think that would work better if the nose plate was replaced with struts to hold the motor and the fuselage was then used as a duct. It would also give it some thrust vectoring at the back as a bonus.

[@watc76]

That looked like an large bird being attacked by smaller birds. Awesome!

[@Oshbotscom]

Pff, anyone can land on an aircraft carrier that just sits there on the water. ;) Awesome video.

[@zimmy1958]

great fun, loved it

[@Ultrarc]

Oh I see now its the xt60 I am amazed that I was Abel to talk to you and I want to know if you could do a revew on the bixler 3 and the blackout mini quad. All your videos have a lot of. Entertainment but sometimes we don't get all the info. Like different power system setup, cg, battery, also what about a full on comparison from different receivers and transmitters in terms of quality, range, relyibility (loss of signal), what i and what I think many other people want is just small videos packed with info. That extra info would defiantly help me find what I want. Flite test you do a great job, sadly I could not come to flite test, because firstly, I am 13, and secondly I live in New Zealand. But u would love to be there. The position I am in is low cost and in desperate need of a second plane or possibly a quad or tri copter. Thnx Alex!!

[@alexzvada705]

We will see what we can do! We definitely have so,e reviews coming your way!

[@ChangeHere]

looks like fun guys!

[@joshwise5385]

Please make another episode with Josh S flying the J.Scott!

[@locouk]

Epic out of 10!

[@Spacemanchuck]

That was one of my favorite shows yet. Has anyone tried mounting a 3rd person camera style boom off the back of a quad. You would see what you're doing better that way if you could see your whole vehicle. (: I'm gonna try it with my H frame knuckle I'm building.

[@pyroboy1248]

I was there! flite fest was soooo fun!!!

[@susanrc73]

Hey guess what Josh. The Bixler 3 is out on HobbyKing.com. I feel so sorry for Josh Scott. Haha ;)

[@crnjo9575]

Most of the propeller was useless since that big square box was right behind it. I bet it would have more thrust if they moved it some where else or upgraded the motor/prop. Should make a bigger one with multiple wings and see if you can land small planes on a flying run way. That would be cool!

[@FlowersForYou629]

Where can you get solid foam from? Specifically foam you can carve and build a pain with. Foam board is easy enough to find but not large thick foam.

[@pinestark]

Review the: SYMA X5C!! It is not expensive at all. And the quality of the video camera build in is also not bad for the price. If you guys can review this at some point i will be very happy :)

[@scottpizzo5560]

NoDying no offense but to most serious people in the hobby the anything by syma is a joke

[@Largetalons]

Scott pizzo no offense but the same could be said about traxxas.

[@jaygdav]

That was awesome!

[@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALS]

WOW that is a huge FT flyer.

[@johnshusdock411]

Thanks, made my day!!

[@chasejohnson5823]

Hey flite test, can you talk about where you get your foam and the kinds of foam there is for rc planes

[@airsoftsnipes100]

I wonder if you can construct a plane out of foam large enough to have a cargo bay to hold one or more of those helos

[@peteporpora1630]

Great episode! Next year an 8' Nutball

[@jsflagstad]

So what would be the right motor, esc and batt combo for the FT 300?

[@slamboy66]

thats big . what is the smaller rc plane youve built?

[@conorbryan4718]

Build a giant RC plane with a hangar big enough for a little quad copter to land in !!!

[@VideoConnection]

awesome guys. by the way what kind of motor did you used? how many kv and what type of propeller thanks.

[@torritoist]

Which motor/prop, battery and size dimensions did you use for the FT Flyer Giant scale?

[@agdtec]

Seeing this video I was wondering has anyone ever done a simulated refueling docking? Yes I know the planes run on batteries, but it would be cool to test your abilities. With fpv you could have a fuel port that lights an led when filler arm comes in contact. using a magnet to help make the connection and hold positions for say 15 seconds.

[@TRAXXAS6606]

Does anyone know when flite fest is this year? Or did I already miss it?

[@kudalkarshadab]

EPIC squared!!

[@burntorangeak]

can your team build a flying long board (skateboard)? maybe a radically overpowered one for high speed touch and gos?

[@foryueey4647]

Damn this looks sooo fun.

[@journeyman2003]

You guys should build an aircraft quad copter that cand launch a smaller rc in mid air

[@Ibushi]

Maybe an FPV Kraken would do better? You'll be able to fly dead straight for much longer and the mini quad can slowly move up to it without having to maneuver around the oversized tail. Also, how about making a helicarrier and landing on it?

[@hobbydude1394]

Hey flitetest, I am just wondering if you could put up a few radian videos. Not the radian umx or pro, but just the first version. I am very interested in this aircraft and I think it would be a hit if you could do a few slope soaring videos with the radian. If you agree with me feel free to like this comment! :-)

[@dzlfreek]

bout time alex got a haircut!

[@archiguitarchi]

What is the lighting system used on the wings?

[@wills6583]

Awesome!!

[@diablobudda]

very nice guys cant wait to meet in person we have a small group of guys here in northern ontario in the muskokas that love and fly and build your products WE R BUILDING A FLITEST WING ARMY lol

[@backspin1448]

Maybe we need an annual "SuperSize Me" event with 200+% builds.