HD FPV Seaplane Adventure! | FT G44 Widgeon

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[@PeterSripol]

Looks like you guys need a chase boat 😂 I’ll take two 44’s btw!

[@rmdcade1717]

How has nobody seen this comment yet? :P

[@greatlol6299]

wow, it's peter !! no way!! I love ur videos dude!! I've been a subscriber since u were at like 10k subs back then when u used to work in ur parents basement XD

[@pedro-uu8uv]

hey man why don't you do any videos with flight test anymore?

[@jacobstewart6014]

you got me into rc planes with your geat videos!

[@willemgrant735]

@@pedro-uu8uv I think he still does make videos. But there's still COVID.

[@johnboleyjr.1698]

Definitely a time where on-screen flight data is highly beneficial.

[@PizzaPowerXYZ]

Yessss

[@jbird6609]

Flying a real airplane over the water, there isnt much depth perception, you are taught to setup a glide slope then watch the shoreline. Having instruments would be huge.

[@KabelKR]

LOVE the early flite test music! You should use it more often, it’s really nostalgic.

[@jjs3287]

Beautiful looking backwards and seeing all three aircraft strung out in a row over that tranquil lake. This is the kind of thing that makes RC flying so priceless. The gods cannot take away the time one spends RC flying.

[@rmdcade1717]

Things I love about this episode: - Anders is back in front of the camera! - The 360 shots just keep getting better and better. Much nicer than using a standard action cam. (I mean, look at the smooth 360 shots in the "you guys want to go high altitude?" section versus the jello in the quad's GoPro while Alex is punching to the moon.) - Great music choices. - Alex with that save after tapping Anders's wing :) - Josh's field test of the water resistance of the FPV pod.

[@hooptydoo417]

I’ve been watching this channel for years, and this may have been the first time my vertigo was triggered. It happened right after Alex asked about getting some altitude. Something about being that high over the water made the butterflies come alive. But it was beautiful up there.

[@debimcreynolds-cook2632]

How

[@JollyPirateAhoy]

Just bought my first plane from flite test, and ended up buying another one today. Really excited and happy to support these guys

[@sethkearl8056]

That short edit to jump to the future was spot on. Whosever idea that was, great idea!

[@matthewthomas7160]

You should do a dogfight with the fpv planes

[@ollepearce3116]

Wtf

[@ThomasIsBored]

Yeah with the built in airsoft guns they did in an earlier video

[@TheGreatDrAsian]

+1 Airsoft Dogfight 11/10 would watch There are so many ways you could do it. So many different styles of planes to choose from. If you wanted to be really extra you could start with bi-planes, then do WW2 planes, then use EDF's to simulate jets. This would be peak FliteTest.

[@imyong7983]

thats a great idea...yeah do dogfight with fpv planes

[@lauchigamerlauchi1288]

I would even do ww1 that would be amazing

[@friendlyfire01]

Lol I'm over here thinking 'wtf, failsafes?' And then the Spektrum radios show up, and all is made clear XD

[@EdwardForgacs]

What does it mean when they say "failsafe"?

[@geoffquickfall]

Excellent and so much fun. Flew float planes for a living back in the 70s and 80s (C185f, DHC2 and 3s). Glassy water was the bane. Set up 200fpm down and hope your lake was long enough!

[@gryfandjane]

You guys hit it out of the park with the Widgeon. That is one beautiful model!

[@scottdunbar4898]

Anders is an absolute genius. That young man amazes me.

[@thesoupin8or673]

Would love to see you guys build an RC boat to rescue the planes with! Also I loved the over-the-water content, I would love to see more of that. Great job!

[@scottcarlson4866]

In full scale glass water landing can be very challenging. You guy's handled it like champs!

[@Onei1y]

Hey guys its great to see all the fun and frolics on your channel but to see footage of this quality only goes to show how far the hobby has come. Thanks for this one 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@zombie445hehe]

As a possible project you guys can keep in the back of your head, you could look at creating an RC motor warplane, with a larger battery capacity and putting a bit less oomf on the motors so the plane performance becomes smoother with the sluggishness ; climbing time, turning etc. An RC dogfight with planes like these will be absolutely rad! The behavior will be graceful enough to make targeting your guys' planes easy without the frustration of chasing nimble and speedy airplanes with a camera and a condensed screen

[@willemgrant735]

And put airsoft on those planes!

[@JPspinFPV]

I grew up in a hanger in Everett Washington where we were restoring a Grumman Widgeon, along with a handful of other fantastic aircraft. It's really nice to see these models available, as well as the work being put in to make them work well.

[@Nimrais1]

This was just a really nice peaceful flight to watch. Good Job guys.

[@sunlightsimsroadto1009]

This is so satisfying to watch the nature in the sky

[@timcuatt1640]

Whoa! I love the active cooling systems, it's brilliant!

[@O.L.D_RC]

Awesome vid guys. So glad to get my Widgeon after the release wait. Set everything up, did Spektrum with Safe during the wait for Aura info. Did intermediate mode and she went straight up from the runway and then straight down. Maiden and cracked the hull and split the foam. Wanted a Goose, waited all of this time for the Widgeon, and can't get parts. Normal laugh when I crash, but not this time. Video came out while I was collecting pieces.

[@GRPVideoProductions]

Two words, 1. Totally, 2. Awesome. This will most likely be one of my next planes,a Catalina, and/or a canadair CL415.

[@rotorismo]

Darn Alex, you took great footage with the drone! The backwards flying shot with both planes is truly awesome.

[@rowanalbright7711]

I got a challenge for you: See how many motors you can stick on an rc airplane (maybe a simple cub? doesn't really matter) and keep it flying.

[@SkyFireDrone2022]

I just loved this plane as a kid. A seaplane is just so cool. And how can you fly this and not hear Herve Vilachez yelling, “Da plane! Da plane!”

[@loviedebiasio8864]

the drone filming you 2 flying was beautiful over the lake i got a little emotional

[@slayer2476]

i have this plane. mine is yellow, but yeah...a thrill to fly, super stable, very forgiving, powerful, and looks amazing in the water and the air! i have a fpv system, I put it on my plane, but chickened out last minute and took it off. im glad to see somone else enjoying it... i get a lot of attention friom onlookers, lots of compliments.. Have fun. this modle is durrable and will last a while. we made. Im not paid to say anything...i truely just love this plane.

[@armandolopez580]

Great flying guys. And of course (what I would call) the canoeing of shame.

[@tommasoviani8949]

Love the FPV system! Amazing job.

[@HashirAbdi]

This Just Rocks... Bravo!!!

[@therustyfareye]

...that must've been a mind-blow flight....perfect weather....nice job guys....!!! 🤘😎

[@kevinshen9391]

Andres is back! YAYY

[@davidianmusic4869]

Anders is back !!! So cool. Catalina? Catalina? Catalina?

[@crsuperman1]

That was some of the most amazing camera shots I've seen ever for RC pilot so great please do more tandem flights water Landings fpv it's so gorgeous on the lake

[@kristenkillion2988]

Thanks for taking the time to do this

[@firefighterforlife6673]

now you just need a FPV from the flight Deck of an RC Aircraft Carrier that can turn and watch you. OMG i need this hobby in my life now Thanks guys

[@systomattic8469]

I love this FPV content

[@harshg.9896]

The FPV pod design was genius

[@geoffbuck6865]

What a pretty model!

[@robertkbrooks951]

Great Job Guy's. Looking forward to mine , due in tomorrow or Wednesday. Spoke with your customer service agent and gave him my RjMorganB2. Since I fly a full size Seaplane , a good suggestion to see the water is to toss a seat cushion in to make waves and shoot for the float and land beyond. Also we call it a Splash and Go. Keep up the Great Work, Capt. Morgan.

[@Rider95king]

You guys are just simply amazing. Love your videos.

[@Lelegoman]

When you tell how amazing the FPV image is : WE WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU SEE ! STOP WITH YOUR INSTA 360 !!!!!

[@Siphonife]

it depends if the vtx can output to a dvr or not. Plus thats another electronic they have to house inside the pod.

[@cityhicks]

@@Siphonife The DJI goggles have an inbuilt DVR that starts recording when the aircraft is armed. This whole video is dumb without showing what they are actually seeing through the goggles.

[@Wheelie_will]

awsome, I love flying Fpv planes, u guys have always inspired me to go out there and fly.🙂

[@DCSCustomFab]

1 minute! Love flite test been watching since the early early days, about 7 or 8 years ago now

[@cjoe5977]

Nice great seeing more early fans I remember when they were so small

[@Zetoyoc]

That looks great. I really need to try fpv flying soon. Great work!

[@nathanrein5950]

Thank you for making the hobby to be easy to get in to. I just finished my tiny trainer and will be maidening it soon.

[@FliteTest]

Happy flying brother!

[@nathanrein5950]

Thanks!

[@ke4uyp]

@@FliteTest ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS d) All FPV flights require an AMA FPV pilot to have an AMA FPV spotter next to him or her maintaining VLOS with the FPV sUAS throughout its flight. First-Person View (FPV) page-9 www.modelaircraft.org/sites/default/files/documents/100.pdf

[@ke4uyp]

@@FliteTest Rules and Safety EdgeWater Airpark Safety Code Outdoor First Person View operations When flying outdoors, you must keep your model aircraft within the distance limitation of your visual line of sight. Long-range FPV is not permitted. If wearing video goggles (or similar devices that block your view of the surrounding airspace) when flying outdoors, you must have another person act as a spotter to monitor the airspace for any manned air traffic and notify you about how to not interfere with and give way to any manned aircraft. However, if you keep your model aircraft’s flight below the top of nearby buildings, structures, or trees, or to very low altitudes such as a model aircraft race course, you are not required to have a spotter to monitor the airspace. Flight through obstacle-filled environments (such as forests) while wearing goggles is permitted without a spotter provided that you ensure in advance that the location is clear of people. www.edgewaterairpark.com/rules-and-safety/

[@PavelAlexeev-super]

Wonderful, as always!

[@AL-RCjunkie]

Awesome video! So cool. Love those 399.9 ft altitude clips 👍 Just got floats for my UMX TimbX and can't wait to go get her moist-maidened. Thanks for all of the great videos!!!

[@AUSTIN24O4010]

Lovely video, great flight, really enjoyed the watch, thumbs up 👍😷🇬🇧🍻

[@ernieu4]

Ill be buying one soon it looks so amazing

[@timothyproductions4964]

I've always enjoyed watching your videos. I'm hoping by the end of the year to have my first beginner plane.

[@welshpete12]

I never flew float planes , but spoke to pilots that have . This business with depth perception on take off and landing, is something they have a problem too. On take off , if the water is very smooth , like a mirror. A trick that they do. Is taxi round, to make a little wave on the water . It helped on take off . to judge distance .

[@larrycarmody8325]

I have over 5k hours in a real Widgen & if your landing on glassy water, Land close to the shore if possible, that's horizontal to the shore. It helps to see how high you are to the water.

[@ts4512]

Super cool video. Love the footage!

[@bazknight5347]

very jittery elevator. Well flown. brilliant.

[@rayduke7433]

That’s amazing stuff. Great video

[@JohnHill-jm7tm]

Just another awesome video. You guys are so amazing with your products and videos. 3:30am and the Old Man watching with my coffee. Great start to my day. ✈😎💗

[@Grummans-2tracker]

I’m an inthousiast of sae planes.I love this

[@danielharel5223]

Great design!

[@crucifyrobinhood]

Nice segue from an eternal RayCon ad to a sub beg straight into YT ads. Classy.

[@killswitchm5908]

I just bought one of yalls planes and its amazing!

[@cinnamanstera6388]

Any float pilot will tell you it is that beautiful glassy water that is the real killer. Ideally land parallel a shore line or approach by an island or buoy or even a floating stick to lend some depth perception to the water. Then trim nose up and milk her in with power! Beauty vid.

[@nodave77]

awesome spot and I love those planes

[@willsintheair]

Dang that plane looks nice in the air!!!

[@johncarold]

Great video and Great Widgeon. I can't wait to get one.

[@danielegerussi7453]

I feel like it's about time to recreate the spruce goose

[@mohr41]

Flite Test can do it!!!

[@michaelmcginnis4855]

Definitely

[@graysonsrc2840]

Every time Alex starts with the sponsors he’s like I wanted to take the time to thank the sponsor every video😂

[@stew1270]

Ya I always just skip the sponser part.

[@pellesomethingsomething]

Channeling good times there guys :)

[@maxrei8786]

Hey guys I really liked this episode, the shots were amazing. But since you were trying to show off the HD-FPV capabilities I would have liked to see more of the live video feed instead of the 360 cam.

[@dwaynevenzon643]

First person view is always bettet than just seeing your RC plane flying around

[@unclezeds]

Awesome float plane guys! A bit of info I gained from experience with hydroplanes is a spray called INOX. A water displacing silicone free lubricating spray for so many uses including fishing gear, stainless steel cleaning and basically waterproofing electronics that helps in this hobby of ours when water is part of the fun equation.

[@error_code9560]

Dude that’s a nice plane!

[@homestuff2949]

like that plane keep up the good work

[@White80set]

I think you guys could pull off a two pilot flight, one with the VR headset, the other with the transmitter! Love your channel 🤜🏽

[@air-headedaviator1805]

Crashes like that are why I’m a bit apprehensive about tackling a float plane build yet

[@lvio_]

Ur a member

[@ShravanSuryanarayana]

time to build those search and rescue ships - loved the video

[@Mastertech6]

That was awesome Thank YOU!!!

[@finntobin6887]

Amazing content, keep up the good work!

[@bikemed74]

The RC club use to hold a fly in one weekend a year at Guilford Lake. We had a cabin there for 35 years and use to go out on the boat and watch them.

[@johnmortier]

What a nice plane ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@dylanscott9841]

I look forward to getting one of these keep up the good work aswell👍🏼🔥

[@bobwampler3387]

Spectacular.

[@MANTA_FPV]

That was a beautifull flight footage!

[@jonathanbrock3462]

Awesome Location for filming!!

[@lizzynwonye8461]

You guys inspire me

[@peterharley1922]

Hi guys, good episode, great to see Andres back in a vid, love his creative thinking. Got a challenge for you all, Warbirds on floats. Cheers from Australia.

[@richardclark2495]

We've got to see a FliteTest/King of Random collab again! It was flying Harry Potter that got me from TKOR to here, and it has been almost a year!

[@landonjustsimplylandon2511]

they are awesome

[@Snagglepuss1952]

What an awesome venue, so jealous. Fun video and love the the plane. Wish Edgewater was in NZ. Been with you from the beginning cheers guys, and say hi to other Josh

[@umeshjadhav3326]

Nice view from cockpit....... Loved it ❤ must be awesome with hd fpv system

[@tallguyfpv]

Epic edit Jeremy

[@johndenardo2184]

Awesome 😎 thanks for the good information, looks like that would be a cool project thanks for sharing 👍🏽

[@crystalelk]

FANTASTIC Flight's today! They are awesome in thee air! Thank you for sharing this with us! Sending positive vibes your way.🙏 Peace love dream's!🇨🇦 💞🌐📷📽️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐💯🌅🌍💜🌎💚🌏🌄🕊️💗🐑🎬😉

[@jamieclay007]

I'm surprised you didn't have an RC recovery boat at the ready! Talk about hubris. (kidding) Great video - amazing footage.

[@christopherpappas7474]

Love to see some foam board helicopters... As always love the content guys:) 🙃☮️

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

Last time I was this early to a Flite Test episode, the plane featured was in a TV show from the 80s. (Yes I know not the same plane.)

[@warrenmoy4251]

Look amazing and beautiful. Nice job to grate looking plane. Now make formbord one so get in UK

[@tlk8927]

Nice plane.

[@drummerg6718]

Great plane