Full Throttle FUN! Durafly Tundra V3 Bush Plane Review

Got a chance to check out the NEW Durafly Tundra V3 and it's a fun little bush plane! The performance is punchy and it's definitely rugged - perfect for some fun off the beaten path flying. Is it the top bush plane out there though? Watch and you be the judge!
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00:00 Chuck Norris TIRES!
00:15 About the Durafly Tundra V3
01:12 Tire Swap
02:09 Flying the Model
04:43 Takeoff From Grass
05:44 Full Throttle Pass
06:45 Slow Flight Performance
07:58 Kinfe Edge Performanec
08:52 Hammerhead Turn to Landing
10:03 Flight Control Setup
10:32 Battery & CG Location
11:15 Flap Setup
12:22 What NEXT??

[@iansummers6945]

Beautiful example and expert use of that rudder… 👏

[@SunriseRCAviator]

Great fun flight there!

[@BillKisel]

Very nice. Looks like both a fun and capable model.

[@tREVVA1]

Looks like so much fun!

[@Thercgeek]

It is! 😊

[@ericsacco7406]

GREAT REVIEW!!!! Thanks Chris!!!

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks man!

[@ericsacco7406]

You got it!! I ordered the 4s motor for my V2 they finally have them in stock thanks to you!

[@AL-RCjunkie]

Those tires are kind of a let down. But, for someone doing a lot of float flying, it looks pretty solid. I'm pretty sure it also has a little slot cut in the "sun roof" for glider towing. If you're into that sort of thing. Those flaps are sweet. Love me some barn door action. 😊 Great use of those FMS Supercub 1.3m wheels. Ive had those on my Maule and theyre great. Took a little "adjusting" to fit. But, theyre light weight, solid, most surface gear. 👍

[@payitfwdrcl6171]

Cool Chris. Glad to see the upgrades. I have the V2 as well as the night Tundra and both were upgraded with 60amp ESCs I had laying around to run on 4s. Just good all around STOL plane from HK. Great review. Love the new red livery one too. 👋👍👍

[@IceMan2035]

Chris do you think it's worth the price? I just don't think it has any use after training someone. I do like that it comes with floats. Great video

[@mpd0452]

Good review! Looking at getting one of these. Where was this video shot at?

[@Thercgeek]

This was filmed out at cane ridge park. Pretty awesome spot to fly

[@mpd0452]

@@Thercgeek I thought so. The green shed in the back in the beginning gave it away. Glad they mowed the field surrounding it. I put a A-10 down in the tall grass one day. Not the best place to “land” a green camo plane. That is a nice spot to fly.

[@foxprogt]

No link to the wheels. :P

[@daviddavids2884]

1107 nominal best cg location is a ratio.! at Thirty percent of chord. knowing this fact takes the guess-work out of cg-balancing. (this assumes, of course, that a (model) aircraft has a good dom. and, most scratch-built models don't have that. distribution of mass.)

[@daviddavids2884]

210 ERROR when the model is level the main lg should be Directly below the wing leading edge.! this is not an opinion. the issue is the correct/optimal location of the MASS of the lg.

[@daviddavids2884]

244 when they are put on a TINY wing, those things JUST make 'extra' Drag. dum

[@rgr4475]

EPO tires. So dumb

[@Thercgeek]

Haha, yeah I’m not a fan either 😆