Freewing F-16 v2 90mm: Maiden Flight

[@ficosk8]

Looking forward for this!!!!!

[@BDTennessee]

Stay tuned!

[@JohnVHRC]

Well done

[@BDTennessee]

Thanks John!

[@AllanG1914]

Great landing and post landing - not tipping it over at the very end.

[@BDTennessee]

I thought she might go over at the end :D

[@cybersecuritydeclassified4793]

Nice job BD!

[@BDTennessee]

Thanks bro!

[@PhilipAlonzo]

Bro that transmitter is badazz what is that again?

[@BDTennessee]

Radiomaster TX16s MKII Max with AG01 Gimbals

[@SmokeyMountainRcTravisThompson]

Great maiden bud. It is a sweet looking jet. Iv been flying the 8s version. Very very fun jet.

[@BDTennessee]

Agree,looks is 🔥! I got a 8s ill throw in too. Im curious to see my findings first hand.

[@SmokeyMountainRcTravisThompson]

@@BDTennessee it really opens the vertical up , and the sound is awesome 👌

[@BDTennessee]

@@SmokeyMountainRcTravisThompson good to hear! Im excited to test it out!

[@davidgerlach1132]

I have several Freewing 80mm EDFs, and an E-flight Viper 90mm which I love for just about any type of flying. Although, I also like the E-flight F-16 Thunderbirds 80mm EDF, I love the color scheme. I'm an advanced flyer, I'm curious which one may perform better/or less, the Freewing F-16 v2 90mm or the E-flight F-16 Thunderbirds 80mm?

[@BDTennessee]

I need to get more flights in and testing. Both good models but i can tell 80mm has more speed,vertical, and lighter...

[@davidgerlach1132]

@@BDTennessee Thanks!

[@interceptorqc7534]

I have the eflite f-16 80mm. How its compare in term off power? Vertical performance? Thanks

[@M4rkmcc21]

Do you think the 6s has enough power? Shane you couldnt test back to back against the 8s. Its weight and tippyness is whats holding me back from buying it. If i did i think id go 7s or 9s.

[@BDTennessee]

I got a 8s 1350kv to install. Video was only first flight. However ill do some actual testing with back to back.

[@ricardopr54]

Any issues with your jet? I finished assembling mine today, and when I plugged in the battery, the ESC only beeped five times. I contacted MotionRC, and they told me to try again with a freshly fully charged battery. If it does the same thing, I should contact them again to create a ticket. I'll test that tonight after work. Congratulations on such a great maiden flight 😁👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 Thumbs-up for your video. Thumbs-up from Douglas, Arizona...🌵🌵🌵👍🏾😁🇵🇷

[@feelgooddany]

Hello what colour is your esc?

[@BDTennessee]

No issues with the ESC. I have been following the forums. Beeps are being misinformed. I have another jet thats a new release and arms the exact same way. Running hot is another issue has been reported. Check the EC5 connector and ESC for high temps. Most cases its done on powering up.

[@BDTennessee]

@@feelgooddany 6s PNP with Skywalker ESC is one being reported.

[@ricardopr54]

@BDTennessee I'll double-check and keep you informed. Did you program flaperons? I can't find the way to do it and don't want to mess it up. If you don't mind, can you please make a video showing how it's done, including any mixes on the radio? For now, I'm going to maiden her with only the air brakes set up, until I figure out how to set flaperons. Do you think I'll be okay, or should I wait and try to set up flaperons? Thanks again for your response to my comment. Have a great day! Greetings from Douglas, Arizona 🌵🌵👍🏾👍🏾🇵🇷

[@ricardopr54]

@@feelgooddany Is some sort of red/orange-ish

[@feelgooddany]

Nice nice nice !!! Are you happy with your CG? or you gonna adjust it?

[@feelgooddany]

Okay I watch the vid some several times and hear you saying about the cg after the landing.. I have the same bird (and waiting for good weather) but when I'm @130cm cg my lipo is like 3cm more to the front opposite yours? (Spektrum Smartlipo 6s 5000 100c)

[@BDTennessee]

@@feelgooddany SMC im using is 20 grams lighter. So im back 30mm and lighter battery. Should be nose heavy even with gear down. You could start where your at since this F-16 has plenty of elevator authority. Id sai you will be somewhere in the middle of my placement and yours currently. 130 in book is mm not cm...

[@feelgooddany]

​@BDTennessee thank you very much for your quick reply and help.. yes I meant to say its '130mm' 😅😂 Greetz Dany

[@txkflier]

Since updating to AS3X+, I haven't been able to use 40, 50, and 60 percent AS3X gains with the sensitivity set to X1. If I raise the Stop Lock rates to 100%, it's better. I don't really want to change the sensitivity to 0.5X to stop the oscillation. Spektrum has apparently changed the gain algorithm and made it more sensitive. I wish they'd quit messing with it and go back to the way the AR636 gains worked. I think it's ridiculous to have 5 sensitivity settings when 1X, 2X, and 4X should be plenty. They've also made the heading hold gains way too sensitive. On the AR636, you could set the heading hold gain to the same value as the AS3X gain. Now, you have to turn the heading hold gain down to between 4 and 10 percent. Spektrum's gyro firmware is getting worse, not better.

[@HornetHobbyRC]

Did you factory reset the receiver after you updated it ?

[@txkflier]

@@HornetHobbyRC Of course..

[@M4rkmcc21]

​@HornetHobbyRC didn't know that was a must. I updated all my rx and never reset them and all is fine

[@txkflier]

@@M4rkmcc21Did you read the Spektrum AS3X+ Wiki page?

[@BDTennessee]

Good info! I have noticed the same too. Especially having to turn down the settings to get them to match results from previous firmware.