Horizon Hobby - F-18 80mm Blue Angels - 2nd Thoughts? & 3200mAh 6s SMART Lipo?

[@joeywade7770]

Got to hear a Veterans Day presentation by a Capt that was a team member of the blue angles today. It was a special day. I also took my new high school rc club to meet some vets at our local rc flying field. Would love to send you photos. All this started because of your Chanel and help getting me started this fall. Thanks.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Very glad to hear Joey! I'm glad I could be part of getting you into this hobby!!! Thank you for the kind words!

[@waynemiller6070]

Brian, has anyone ever told you that you are a really good pilot? I wasn't surprised by the take off, but being able to get that thing on the ground with a rather modest area to work with... surprised? Amazed actually. 👏👏👏

[@davidgerlach1132]

🙂DITTO

[@coolbreazmike]

I love this video... Brian I bought this plane when I saw this ... I have it hanging from my ceiling never flown because I am still learning without many opportunities to fly... I'm looking forward to the day I put this one in the air... I was so impressed with this video and plane... thanks for the introduction to the hobby for me....

[@Prince.15306]

That was amazing wow I love the sound of the Blue angel I think Blue Angel is the only RC Jet that has the loudest noise ever I can not believe.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Sounds pretty sweet!

[@aerospacematt]

Probably my favorite video of this jet so far! Beautiful!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks!

[@davidgerlach1132]

I love this F-18. I'm thinking of this the Freewing F-22 Raptor High Performance 90mm EDF. The interesting thing about the geometry between the F-22 90mm and the newer Freewing F/A-18C Hornet Blue Angels High Performance 90mm is they're virtually the same as far as fuselage and wingspan size.

[@ToddBreda]

Holy cow I can't even begin to tell you how jealous I am of your runway being right outside your house! Bravo Zulu to you good sir!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Don't be jealous, copy me ;) Megan and I have worked so hard to get where we are, and you too can have it if you want. Just decide to do it, and do it! Thanks Todd for being a part of our experience!

[@Beamshipcaptain]

@@BrianPhillipsRC If I might ask, what business are you in, Sir?

[@Beamshipcaptain]

@@BrianPhillipsRC I have a degree in software engineering, and I am a research scientist. My wife is on disability. We live in Central Florida. Real estate prices are going crazy. I admire whatever you are doing to be able to afford a house like that with a lot of land around it, and you seem rather young.

[@frank-vq4mx]

Thanks for your battery of tests on the batteries. I was very concerned that my balance point for the Spektrum 5000 battery was too far back. Because of your efforts. I now know that my battery positioning was very similar to yours. Thanks again !!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Glad we could help!!! This plane is fantastic, but not the easiest one to find success with, and now we've got her landing on our short strip with a little help from Mother Nature ;)

[@RC_KAI]

it really flies nice and slow on a 3200! I got mine delivered today! can’t wait to get off work and watch your unboxing and build video.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Hope you enjoy it! It's a beauty!!! Keep an eye out for binding on the tailevons...some have had issues - I HAVE NOT...but a friend had one stick on his and he had a very rough crash landing due to the less control authority.

[@RC_KAI]

@@BrianPhillipsRC thank you! I definitely will. I have also seen a couple videos of people reinforcing the servo arms on the tailevons will have to check that out too.

[@Beamshipcaptain]

LOVE your videos, Dude! I was just flying my Blue Angels 80mm Eflite last Saturday afternoon. It flies great. Its not as fast as yours, though, for some reason. Love the sound of the EDF, so turbine-like! Like the sequencing gear doors. That sliding plastic strut I simply replaced with an aluminum tube, and have not had any problems with the nose gear since. The 80mm battleship-gray F-16 is the best, along with the 90-mm Viper, which is now my favorite jet!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks, and agreed! Not sure why your F-18 isn't as fast???

[@Beamshipcaptain]

@@BrianPhillipsRC One of my buddies upgraded the power system, and then he got sick of it, and sold his. He was sick of the lousy ground-handling. My F-18/80mm is my send one. My first one would not fly well, and would get into a mode where it would not respond to controls, and it ended up flying into a landfill last Summer, and I was not able to find it (the grass was 4ft. high, and I went beyond a treeline out of sight. I bought another one, and it handles perfectly. I noticed on my old one, one stabilator would lag slightly behind the other one(!). That may have had something to do with it.

[@travelmateprince2693]

I like the low pass sound 6:03 it almost sounds real.

[@meazy451]

You need to install some arresting cables for your driveway like the aircraft carriers

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

yesh, I was just commenting to someone about this - it would be really fun!!!

[@Nothinglefttosay]

Solid pegs in the ground with an elastic cord...! Brilliant idea

[@RoiratNews]

I think I would put on a drogue chute for landings. The air force does it all the time. You could use one to deploy at about 50 feet for gentle landings in your front yard.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

That would be cool but really impractical - what would be way more fun would be a arrestor hook and line - THAT would be so much fun too!!!

[@garys3418]

Man I am glad I watched the whole vid that flap to elevator mix idea is cool giving me some ideas for some of my other jets. Thanks!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Glad we could help!!! I know this sounds like BS, but we're just learning along side you ;)

[@TheTerrypcurtin]

The 3 video package on you tube was off over the weekend. It said there was some error but your others were fine. I thought mmmmm. Honest reviews get harrassed sometimes. Great detailed info. NO one else does. I watch and learn. Thanks Have an online pay class for DX 6 and above. You helped me back into this. I am in brain rehab and models are my therapy. Sad my real flying days ended in this bike wreck. Thanks againn

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

We're so glad we can help get you back where you need to be! We had a place just next to our old neighborhood where they did brain injury rehab, called "on with life". Life changing injuries are no fun...but I wish you the best, and hope to be a bit of encouragement for you as you work through!!!

[@BRIANFORWARD1]

Im glad you do the DUAL PURPOSE PLOY FOR THE LIPOS COLD WINTERS DAY ILL TAKE MY BATTERIES DOWN TO 1% YOU GET LONGER FLIGHT TIMES PLUS A GREAT HAND WARMER BRIAN

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Nice - totally agree. IF you don't make them crazy dangerous hot, you can stick them in your pockets - DANGER ALERT - DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!!! - LOL

[@MIZZNATT13]

I'm not a big F-18 fan but mu GOD that things sounds good. It sounds real, especially when you do the silent approach to full throttle👍👍👍👍🤟💥

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Right on! I love the Blue Angles SNEEKY passes ;)

[@aaronstrom16]

Mixes are pretty handy im finding out more and more. I only have a dx6e but lately Ive been really paying attention to what you have been able to do with the setups on models that don't have flaps. I thought it was pretty cool when you set up flaperons on the umx citation. I definitely agree with you on those options I like all my aircraft to have some sort of flaps or flaperons, and now on the bighorn I can mix a spoiler set up. I have flaps set up on channels 5 and 6 so they go the same way. It took me forever to set that up and figure out how to get those darn flaps to go the same direction. Glad I can program the radio how I want it. I dont have any different flight modes using the gear channel for flaps but thats ok. Great video I whatched the whole thing. I just got my first jet the Arrows marlin. I love it!!!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Yeah, Aaron. The things you can do with computerized transmitters is really cool, but so many limitations in the BNF planes, due to the way Horizon Hobby sets up the channels for SAFE, which means you have to work with higher channel numbers.

[@aaronstrom16]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Yes true..Ironically you wont believe what happened the other day.. Ive commented if you can wear out a plane flying so much..well you can wear out a transmitter apparently..my Dx6e ive had since Feb..the right gimbal stick just snaps inside and goes floppy side to side and gets stuck from moving down..so mad I lost my new favorite plane the bighorn!! I could not believe that happened just randomly in mid flight the stick just breaks!!! how does that happen!! So now i guess ill wait for the new NX6 tx to come out the end of the month..for 300 bucks..or see if santa will get me the NX8..Ive tried using the orange rx10 channel tx and its really weird..no tension on the gimbals hard to fly when your hands are cold!

[@aerospacematt]

I maidened mine yesterday. Unfortunately, I crashed it. It had an inherent right roll tendency that trimming didn’t help, and no amount of left roll input got it to roll that way. After about 30 seconds, it finally departed from controlled flight and ended up in a tree, destroying the airframe. At least the electronics are good, maybe I can get the ARF F-16. Wish I could’ve gotten more of an enjoyable flight on my dream plane, looks like yours was really stable.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Sounds like you might have had the Ailerons REVERSED - is that possible???

[@aerospacematt]

@@BrianPhillipsRC no, the ailerons were going the right way. It just had a severe right roll tendency and left input DID roll the aircraft left, but it wasn’t enough to physically bank the aircraft left. Full left input just barely kept it flying level.

[@jessemarkle5413]

Man. Love your videos and your setup/runway. If you did some hanger videos or storage videos as well I bet you'd get thousands more subscribers as well. Either way, love the videos. NC will be back in flight. Lol

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

We just did one - kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJOWaaWXmNKNitU (Second half is plane storage tour.) - BUT as you know, it's a work in progress ;)

[@alangentry6295]

That jet is just absolutely beautiful

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Totally agree - it is a beauty!!!

[@petersuso3360]

Very nice flying and professional pilot.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks a lot! BUT no, I'm not a full scale pilot if that's what you mean ;)

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Great video Brian, nice to see the comparisons with the packs, thanks for sharing 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

You bet - Thanks for stopping by Jeff!!!

[@skybasherrc2372]

Awesome vid Brian. That is a very good looking jet. Great flying as always.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Glad you enjoyed it, and the landings are coming along nicely! I still need to get the landings more refined, but such tight landing approaches are challenging, AND FUN!!!

[@EJ-74]

Man that thing is SWEET Great job as always Brian & Camera Crew 🔥👍✌️ I finally ordered the T 720 from your Amazon link hope that helps out Earliest delivery is the 16th to the 20th Wish me luck lol

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Awesome thank you! We appreciate you following our links!!!

[@EJ-74]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Your Welcome ✌️

[@livinfreerc1263]

I'd like to see you add some leading-edge slats/frontorons on servos and spoilerons and see how that helps the slow-flight characteristics.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

That would be very cool, but not sure if I want to hack up this otherwise GREAT performing plane. I'd have a hard time forgiving myself if I screwed it up ;)

[@xoiwlwiox]

Looks life fun. Wifey is solid on the camera.

[@pokemountain518]

Oh yeah first one LOL I love this plane so much but I have the grey one!!! I always watch all of the videos lol I just skip around I don’t got that much time lol jk and at 29:01 when you pull up I did that a little more up input then lawn darted and yes the servo horn popped out of the stab sucks but new one is already here and I paid for it HH never wrote me back five emails later, and new one is here but a part for upgrade motor and afterburner and I couldn’t agree with you more spectrum is definitely top of the food chain that’s why all my Freewing, Flightline, FMS, hangar 9, and Blackhorse Planes have spectrum in them...

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

You gotta CALL horizon when there's an issue. I think it's TOO easy to ignore or dismiss emails. If I could go in person to complain, I would ;)

[@pokemountain518]

@@BrianPhillipsRC yea I just bought a new one I came into a little bit of money and went crazy with planes a drones lol and other things but yea only if it was that easy to just go there lol

[@ItsAboutTime4Smoke]

Dang!! I just got new in box never flow 90mm blue angels. I go to you for all my radio setups , the 90mm you don’t have a video 😢

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I don't know of an F-18 in 90mm? Freewing??? Sorry, not familiar with that plane.

[@garygasser6760]

I know that this is an older video ,but do you Know if if there is a fix for the elevators ? I just picked up a new in the box E flight F18 and now I here there is a problem with the elevators .

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Some people have had an issue with the tailevons screws backing out??? There's a bunch of stuff in the forums, but you never heard from me on it, since I didn't have that issues myself, so I can directly speak to it.

[@Nothinglefttosay]

This is a cool video..! I watch your videos every day for refreshing my brain. Your wife must be one in a million to play planes with you..! 👍🙏🇦🇺

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

She is, thanks ;)

[@billsmith3850]

Great camera work.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Megan, my wonderful wife, and "Camera Crew" is very good! We're so lucky she tolerates me and my addiction ;)

[@garyvale8347]

Hi Brian...really nice video, not at all boring to watch someone who really knows about the RC aircraft hobby...as someone who has flown helis a bit ( DX6 / Blade 200S and 230's ) but just beginning to learn to fly airplanes and with RF simulator experience, can you recommend a good electric aircraft for me to put together during these Covid times and I can learn to fly with in the Spring time ....looking for something that can handle a little bit of wind at the field.. ....thanks much

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

So many awesome choices...NOT THIS ONE, of course :) I don't normally do this, but here's the WHOLE current list...changes from time to time... Find this below.... (

[@garyvale8347]

@@BrianPhillipsRC wow!!!...thanks buddy , this is going to be very helpful......

[@randylinn502]

I want to see you do a video of you adding landing lights and LEDs strobes..... And you should build a carrier catapult launch model...

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I've done so many LED videos, and they're super tedious, so don't hold your breath on that one, but the catapult idea is intriguing.

[@keithshillbillyrcn849]

Hello Brian and Mrs Megan aka camera crew. Awesome plane and flights were excellent. Always enjoy the radio setups. Camera crew is always perfect on the camera work. Thanks for the video keep flying you guys. Ps i forgot to comment on the cub but the video was great. See you on the next video.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks Ed and Gloria!!!

[@planestomp]

Hobby goals

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Good one!

[@TheBobaroooo]

NicelyDone !! I must say that you two are my second favorite R/C Team to watch, right behind the two Slovenian Brothers, Love the videos. Thanks for posting... !!! And if you are really wanting to stiffen up those wings while dramatically improving the LowSpeed Handling/Maneuvering qualities on your Jet, add some programmable Full Span LE-Flaps to it. You will be Amazed at what you can achieve from that simple Mod/Install. I do these type of things to all of my Jets, even the tiny little 50mm Jets...just because it is really cool and .... because I can !!! Cheers

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I wanted to do full span le slats on this plane too, but haven't had the heart to hack her up!!! That would be freaking amazing!!! The Petrincic Brothers are awesome!

[@gregoryh4601]

Hi RC Couple. Sweet filming again she does the best! Most film crew don’t get closeups when there flying out there. Maybe cut grass 1 1/2” by the Driveway! What kind of Grass seed did you use? I know of a Grass seed that grows tight and you don’t have to use weed killer as much! And is great on drought. Just my take Sir. “

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks! I've cut it at 1.5" before but too dry now to do it without ticking off the grass. What type are you suggesting? I'm interested now!!!

[@gregoryh4601]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Thanks Brian. Go to Tractor Supply. You must ONLY GET PREMIUM OREGON GROWN KENTUCKY 31 Tall Fescue only! You may find Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue STAY AWAY FROM THAT ! If you like I can show you the Difference! Also I have work on a Golf Course for Six Years and three years Lawn Care. God Bless Also look into a Lawn Roller. You have a Awesome Home love the inside.

[@ddteamrc6461]

How is it making that jet sound without turbines?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

It's just s lot of air movement, and sounds AMAZING ;)

[@haroldgough5799]

What's up Brian, is there no getting rid of me. When i have a problem that needs solving i go to the source; with that being said; i'm having a problem assigning safe select to the same switch i always use on my Blue Angel; i use switch A on aux 2 on all my models but won't work on this one. I'm at a loss, stumped; tried it on aux 3 also; product description on the ar-636-b says it's just a sport receiver with AS3X 0nly with 3 gyro modes; no safe select flight envelope, any thoughts sir?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I guess, maybe you're not BOUND right??? Try again, and do these steps... DOES THE PLANE DANCE TWICE AT STARTUP OR ONCE? Once = AS3X Only / Twice = SAFE Here's my stock reply - try this first... You CAN, and will after you follow these steps - I've had this comment from probably 50 or more, just as adamant as you, and they got theirs working ;) Step 1) Make sure you're BOUND with SAFE SELECT ON. If you're NOT 100% sure - DO IT AGAIN, and make sure the surfaces "Dance" through the mix TWICE at power up...NOT ONCE...Once means you're in AS3X only mode. Step 2) Go to MONITOR MODE, and watch the switch change the condition of the channel you THINK is assigned to the SWITCH YOU WANT TO USE - If it doesn't change state, go to System Setup and make the Channel Assignment to that switch. Now exit the menu and verify the changes took in Monitor Mode. Step 3) Now that you're 100% sure you're BOUND in SAFE Select, and you have an operational switch for channel (I think 5-8) assigned, go ahead and pull both sticks DOWN and IN, and then toggle the switch to a count to 10 (NOT 5)....most people don't count a FULL CYCLE of the switch...so they never get to 5 full back and forth cycles... On step 9 of 10, you'll see the surfaces twitch, and on 10 of 10 they'll "recenter" again. Here's PROBABLY what you're doing wrong...it's a super easy mistake to make, and you'll immediately get it if you are doing this wrong... Switch Up to Switch Down = 1 Switch Down to Switch Up = 2 Switch Up to Switch Down = 3 Switch Down to Switch Up = 4 Switch Up to Switch Down = 5 Switch Down to Switch Up = 6 Switch Up to Switch Down = 7 Switch Down to Switch Up = 8 Switch Up to Switch Down = 9 Switch Down to Switch Up = 10 (sometimes I just keep going to like 15 or something more crazy...you'll see the control surfaces move with each flip of the switch when you're got it.) When Horizon Hobby wrote those instructions they said 5 times, so this is what they meant, but it's confusing if not elaborated upon... Switch Up to Switch Down = 0 Switch Down to Switch Up = 1 Switch Up to Switch Down = 1 Switch Down to Switch Up = 2 Switch Up to Switch Down = 2 Switch Down to Switch Up = 3 Switch Up to Switch Down = 3 Switch Down to Switch Up = 4 Switch Up to Switch Down = 4 Switch Down to Switch Up = 5 ...pretty confusing, right??!?!? Step 4) The ONLY issue that might prevent this all from working is that your sticks are WAY out of calibration... if so, the Tx might not realize you're in the Lower Left or Lower Right position, thus preventing the designation when you hit flip 10... so if this ends up being the case, which I highly doubt, then you need to calibrate your sticks and then follow back from step 2 maybe. Good luck - you can do it!

[@haroldgough5799]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Yes sir flight controls dance thru twice and inverting the plane the ailerons dance to find quickest way to level flight. But, I've never flipped the switch that many times on any of my assignments. I will rebind and try again using ur input; thx so much Brian!!

[@bassieadriaan4278]

I love those planes. Watched a video of a Chinese guy on a marked selling these things. And now i'm on this channel.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Glad you ended up on my channel ;)

[@flightdirection8122]

Beautiful takeoff👍🏻

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks a lot! I agree, it was cool to watch and I didn't even have to change drawers after the flights!?!!

[@haroldgough5799]

What's up Brian, quick question? I just bought the Blue Angel and did the maiden today and i'm having some throttle cut issues with both my F-18 and my Viper. i been setting throttle cut at -130% here lately on my models and it's a good thing i do; with that being said when i kick throttle cut off and with the stick at the off position the engine is running at a slow idle and it takes -80 throttle trim to cut it off on both of them; what's up with that? Is that normal on some of the faster jets, have you ever experienced that before? Keep the videos coming you and camera crew love em'; i learn so much from the videos!!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

This has happened to me on a few occasions BECAUSE I was using the -130% setting as instructed by the manual.... I've adopted the policy that -100% and if there's an issue, change it then, and ONLY then. Remember, the throttle range will have a 30% (Well, actually 15%) difference between 0% and throttle cut, so this can cause the ESC to "start" without any input when you turn off the throttle cut... Anyway, I guess I would set the Throttle cut to -100% and then RE CALIBRATE your ESC's THROTTLE RANGE...which is what we just tried on a recent video (not released) and had issues getting into setup ;(

[@haroldgough5799]

@@BrianPhillipsRC Ok, we'll do and c if that works; thx Brian for all you all do for this hobby; shout out to camera crew, C-ya!!!!

[@haroldgough5799]

Going back to -100 % on the Blue Angel did fix my issue, but not on my Viper; i'm wondering if the throttle might have been slightly cracked when i set up failsafe on the original bind and i may need to redo failsafe and rebind the Viper..

[@ces308]

Kudos to your wife on the video!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I'll pass along the compliments ;) Thank you Chris!

[@flightlessboid]

Wow, tell me that 21:50 impossibly steep approach and landing didn't have carrier landing written all over it. :)

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

It absolutely did :) ;)

[@roderickjamesriddick6255]

Well done Brian and Megan you do really good Videos and your Flying is Great . {Megan Good Videos well done}

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks so much! We appreciate you coming around still!!!

[@carlo8336]

Bel volo, puoi dirmi se' nel carrello le parti colorate in bianco sono in plastica o è tutto il carrello in metallo? Grazie

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

The landing gear are ALL metal, except for the WHEELS and tires...they are plastic and foam ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Il carrello di atterraggio è TUTTO in metallo, ad eccezione delle RUOTE e dei pneumatici... sono in plastica e gommapiuma

[@carlo8336]

@@BrianPhillipsRC ok grazie

[@monster2680]

F18 80mm vs SU 30 70mm... your quick thoughts? :)

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

F-18 100%. SU30 is HUGE, and it's not easy to land in my environment. I crashed mine, and don't often recommend it.

[@monster2680]

@@BrianPhillipsRC This is why I love your channel! No Bs… your thoughts expressed via this channel is a goldmine of info to us ✈️ thank you Brian and Copilot(Camera crew) 😁

[@patmoore745]

keep an eye on elevator links lots of comments on failer screws come out.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I've heard of this issue, but not sure exactly what to do about it [yet]

[@8BitPasta]

This thing is electric fans but sounds like jet turbine! Amazing!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I agree! It sounds fantastic!!!

[@philipriding]

What’s it made of, EPP ? Can’t tell from watching the video. If you put some soft foam mats near the end of your runway it will slow the plane down with no damage.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Have you done this yourself?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

It's EPO foam

[@bobjoye7653]

Does anyone know why this jet was discontinued by E-flite and Horizon Hobby?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

This one had the older Rx, I believe. Soon, they should be re-releasing one, but I'm not speaking from insider information here...just an educated guess (If I knew, I wouldn't be allowed to say...and I don't 100% know)

[@andystoybox1723]

@@BrianPhillipsRC and with a bigger motor right ?? 😊🧐 maybe one with more thrust ? Lol 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@gavstreet8976]

Yep I noticed that broke too

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I legit missed it at first :) Super easy fix though...

[@altselgreen9115]

Brian, have you had any issues with the stabilator horns popping out?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I have not, but have heard of others dealing with some of that.

[@jordandoell]

That's just awesome you can land these jets on your runway, that takes some major skills! Great job! 👍👍

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

If the wind is running down the runway, that helps a LOT!!!

[@weetie1169]

Not sure if anyone else had asked this yet, but have you flown the F-18 with full ordinance yet. Curious to see how much it affects the landing approach as well as high speed performance. Video coming soon?? ;)

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Good question, but no. I only flew with the center drop tank once. I SHOULD do it though...

[@TheMrskydog]

Ahhh man your so fortunate to have an awesome private rc field in your home. Nice as ice...cream. cool vids you post, hopefully your neighbors don't mind hearing your planes buzzing over their houses. What state and area is that? Looks nice n tranquille.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

We live in central Iowa. We''re fortunate our only neighbor is the only one within over 100 acres. We get to listen to 4-5 hours of shooting (from time to time...not always - and we shoot too...so not to pick on them... but we didn't move here for neighbors, and they moved here EVEN LESS for neighbors - LOL)

[@TheMrskydog]

@@BrianPhillipsRC cool like a jewel.

[@tanhaliakot]

Wow!!😱😱 Brian Philips how are you???? 🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Good!

[@rickymassey9341]

Did horizon resolve the elevator linkage problem with this jet with it coming apart in flight. I want this jet it's scale features. But that's my hold back on buying this bird.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

There's a lot of guys saying they've added a ball link or other upgrades to avoid it, but I haven't had the issue myself. Maybe I'm just lucky????

[@thercenthusiast]

Brian great flying and nice job on the landing in one piece can you please let me know of a set up for a rtf f18 ryal maces 64 mm edf on 4s 2200

[@gbro8822]

Great job guys, thank you.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thank you too!

[@ces308]

Geez that thing sounds good! Looks great too! Hard to beat EFlight! Nice job!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

You got that right! Eflite does a very nice job!!!

[@braddarnell3372]

Flying a EDF at your house has got to be hard to do. I fly way out on final and bleed that speed over a long haul, I dont see how you do it on a driveway. Awesome to be able to fly at your home but EDF flying is dicy. You do good for the space though!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Yeah, it's tight...maybe 2.5 acres up front, but when we get the pond dug, we will hopefully have a dam runway...LOL this never gets old!!! When the dam runway is done, we will have a clearER access to the back part of our property, and the other property we own down the street. It will also allow for THREE crosswind strips, in addition to one step closer to the dam HANGAR (60'X80'X20' Building for full scale, RC storage, EBikes, and Agricultural Implements), and next the FULL SCALE strip. This will take out approaches to a new level (literally and figuratively).This will also give us the ability to film with the sunsets BEHIND us for better lighting OR in the event of AM filming, we can get the sun ALSO behind us, while still filming INTO the sunset/sunrise for those beautiful cloudy skies where everything is glowing pink and yellow and orange and grey - last night it looked like a UFO, the sunset was so pretty, BUT of course, I was CUTTING THE GRASS - Dang it! Oh well, maybe when this is all done, you'll think back to this comment and think - I HELPED HIM DO THAT!!! (...and you would be right, thanks!)

[@alexbriggette4270]

Try setting the landing 90% from your back yard

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Not sure I follow, Alex

[@yosi408]

hi 1) If I want him to fly more than 10 minutes - can I put him a battery more than 3300? What is the maximum battery you have tried? 2) I could direct him to a calm flight like a trainer - right? This is more or less my level.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

This plane is NOT a trainer. Please hold off on it for now. It's not easy to fly, but it's EASIER with SAFE. You'll have a hard time getting larger than 4000mAh in there, but the plane kinda NEEDS about 5000mAh pack...so there's a bit of a conundrum to be dealt with ;)

[@Johnellenberger1]

You should compare the Freewing F-18 with this E-Flite one one your video!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I don't have it so I can't do that.

[@Johnellenberger1]

@@BrianPhillipsRC I just mentioned that because the Freewing stuff seems just as good as the Horizon stuff. I have the Freewing Lippish P-15 from Motion rc and I just love it to death! The quality of the Freewing stuff is something to consider showing if you haven't already.

[@jonycreche2731]

Great video! I noticed in the video as you first take off there is a cloud with a 90° angle clouds don't have 90° angles I don't think that's really weird

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

UFO!!!!!

[@kingofcod4406]

You can tell it’s a good video just looking at the title

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thank you Jamie!

[@chillville5571]

You should check out the nerf whistle mod for those edf jets it goes woooo wooooooooo like the whistle tips lol

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I've seen it and looks cool! I want to plop a 90mm in this beauty, but I'm afraid I'll ruin this amazing plane... I also had considered putting in a twin 64mm power system...but same fear there - too many options, not enough time ;)

[@chillville5571]

@@BrianPhillipsRC i would keep the fan part of the edf but change the motor battery and maybe esc. Not sure what esc it comes with but you can get a 190-200a red brick esc from hk. You probably want the most speed possible so i would run a 6-12c battery which you have plenty of and im sure i could find a motor for under $100 that would make you respect it in a new way lol. Lmk if you need help finding it.

[@timbacchus]

I have days when I am only operating at 97 percent. Just Love the sound I keep looking for the flames.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Coming very soon!

[@erinphillips7164]

Is it ok for a 3rd jet. After viper and avanti s ?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Probably. It's a bit of a challenge to land, but so are all jets.

[@airbus737guitarcovers3]

Make a carrier catapult and the braking system I don’t think it will be hard for the braking.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I've seen a few guys use bottles of water, tied to a string, and they place that across the runway, then try to hook it. That would be COOL! I wonder how well the tail hook would work though. In a real plane, that hook is tied into the main frame of the plane, so in this case, I'd be hooking to a relatively weak spot on the plane.

[@jeffhenderson934]

Every few months I think I’ve made improvements in my flying skills and then I watch something like this. At the beginning of the video I’m thinking, “Brian’s not going to takeoff on the driveway. And if he does, where is he gonna land it?” Even if Brian ain’t got a lick of sense, Ms Phillips is there, she’ll talk him out of crashing a $500 jet. Then I thought, “What if I won a contest called, “Spend a day with Esteban” where you got to fly at Brian’s house while he and his family weren’t home. What planes would I bring to avoid the house, the trees, telephone lines, etc. Easy- Conscendo, Timber Turbo, ArrowsRC Viper and the Timber UMX. (Either small, or it has STOL, or it can land on grass) I’ve got some work to do on my landings. I remember when I was younger I actually met an F-18 Pilot. I asked him what it was like landing on a carrier. He told me- “Get a postage stamp, just one. Put it in the middle of your bed. Bring in a ladder into your room. Jump off the ladder towards the bed and try to land your tongue on the stamp.” That’s how I felt as I watched Brian land the Eflite F-18 on his driveway.... There was a lot of math in this video. I was doing a lot of “g-o-o-g-l-e-.-c-o-m” typing.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

LOL I think my landings were much easier than you described, BUT if you want to give me credit for licking from a ladder - I'll take it ;)

[@timbacchus]

Does it have one or two motors?

[@flightlessboid]

One.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Just one, centrally mounted. Sounds AWESOME though!!!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks P Rigley

[@barthutchison4207]

Hey Brian, did you ever try the elevator to flap mix you've mentioned in your videos?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I thought I did in the video?!?!?

[@jamesrhodes6517]

You need to add a tail hook....

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

That would be very cool!

[@alexbriggette4270]

I would like u to try the FMS 1700 Tigercat .

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I want to get that plane too. It's beautiful.

[@boss2234]

Grate skills to land the way you do, I have a hard time myself slowing some of the planes down to land let alone the jets!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks Boss223, if I had more room, I could do more "conventional" landings....but this is what we're working with until we get another larger strip setup :)

[@davidmaryniak7148]

Your pitch up problem is from your CG, "I prefer it tail heavy" is the same as saying ' I like it pitching up". Put your battery fwd another inch Your landing issues stem from misunderstanding of the concept. When your landing throttle should be your altitude control, and your elevator is your speed control. Line it up, put it in a high alpha attitude, full flaps and reduce your throttle until it starts to drop. Then let if come down, using the throttle to control your decent, if your coming in to hot, more elevator to burn off the air speed, rudder to change direction, so your level off right as your wheels hit the ground and kill the throttle... That f18 can land and stop in the same distance as your take off. Also find your stall rate and practice high alpha flight just above the stall, but when doing that keep your altitude the same.. but do that high so you can recover when you hit the stall. It's not your skill that's making your landings look like they do, it's your understanding of the controls and the concepts of landing. You have the landing the fast fly bye, the bank and yank flying you is the easy part, I like your videos, and I understand these places are fun at full throttle, but what edf at full throttle isn't fun, or flys bad? Show me how it flies slowly, precisely, finesse fly it around and tell me how it flies, how's it's stall characteristics, does it feel like a brick in the sky, does it glide well? High alpha flight, does it turn like that? And it does hover with the right pack. You say the f16, you want something to do? Well I hope this comment gives you something to do, learn the hard skills of flying, that f16 has a bigger flight envelope is you want to learn to fly, if your Happy just yank and bank flying, maybe you can get a air brake so you don't get board with just flaps, or learn precision flying, it's yourself with how nice your landing can be, they all fly longer on half throttle. Good video, nice review, thanks for the time you put into this.. I look fwd to seeing how clean your flights get in the future. Watch Mike from precision airobatics on landing tutorials to see what I mean. By no means should you take this as harassment, or raging on you, you out having fun that's what it's about, in just making a suggestion, you have the passion, the planes and the batteries. I just think there's a whole side of flying that I get the idea you know you don't know about but I also think there is a lot you don't know, that you don't know about it. And that's slow controlled precision flight. You know that plane can do a level vertical decent and fly out of it, but you need to use the whole flight envelope.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Okay... I think you may be taking what I said a bit farther than I meant for it to be taken. When I Was talking about "Tail heavy", I meant MORE tail heavy than nose heavy, but still in the proper CG range. I understand the concept of the CG and the pivot point and the levers that are created by the control surfaces, and flaps, and AOA and all that stuff, but understanding and execution are two totally different things. Most EDF Jets of recent vintage tend to need help to fair in a tight spot like ours. Case in point, the Viperjet...I loved flying her with the CG spot on, but I could never get the nose up on landing approaches without the plane slipping out from itself. The F-16 was similar, until I finally moved the battery back to make it MORE tail heavy. The F-18 could fly with the CG spot on, but getting the flair for landing helps so much. I'm not sure if you're missing how tight these quarters are, but I don't have enough space to make a relaxing glide slope....I MUST use full flaps and flare to get the planes down. I have to fly them into the runway... As my skills improve, I will do more of that. By typing it out, and "understanding" doesn't make it "easy" to execute. Not sure if you're aware, but I'm still a fairly new RC pilot (about 6 years). In my experience, doing all the stuff you suggest is "easier" off camera, and with more room, and low consequences (I.E. Not flying the plane for an audience and companies expecting good outcomes - this is NOT just for enjoyment, even though I DO enjoy it). I'm learning and have always pushed the envelope for flying in tight spaces, mostly out of necessity. Not trying to make excuses, but you're saying this all like it's super "easy" - if you haven't noticed, MOST can't even fly RC, let alone master these things on a brand new plane. Please realize I'm filming my real maiden flights. These hyper-specific skills come with practice, and even though the theory is relatively easy to type out, it's a whole different ball-game actually doing it, then doing it on camera, under pressure, and executing perfectly on the first, second, third flight? I'm definitely NOT saying I don't need to or can't improve, because I'm working on it and absolutely will improve, but to say these things like I've not been putting in the effort is, is hard not to take as an insult. I don't think you or many who watch this channel understand how much TIME goes into our little production. I work a 50-60 hours a week "day job", then spend hours a week filming, then maybe 10 more hours on comments. Can you help me understand when I should be out flying MORE? If I get my way, I'll be able to do this as my full time job, at some point in the very distant future, but this is far more than a hobby for me at this juncture. It's NOT like it was when I first got into RC. This is real work, and not saying I don't LOVE it, because I do....but it's time consuming, and difficult. P.S. Every minute I spend interacting with my audience is a minute I'm not spending flying, hanging out with family, mowing the lawn, taking care of other responsibilities - I walk a tight rope of time managment most don't understand....maybe you will more now

[@dalerbsr.5061]

What about a higher C 5000 pack?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Sure, that would be awesome!

[@johnnymaynard299]

AWESOME !

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks!! I agree - this plane is just amazing!!!

[@SoleGFXTube]

Just wondering if you will be able to test out the V1200 soon, love your videos!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Yes, soon. HH keeps telling me they're sending it "next week". Not sure what "next week" means... It will be reviewed ASAP when it arrives :) P.S. I have a few other planes coming too, as well as a pretty hefty stack of boxes to get into as soon as I have some free time. It's be very busy around here, which is admittedly the way I like it.

[@jamesrhodes6517]

It must be nice to have a runway out in front of your new place; especially with that jet.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

It's nice, for sure!

[@GREYCAT0307]

I see alot of videos of the nose gear failing to deploy?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I haven't had that issue, even with my taxing landings...BUT I've only flown it a FEW times...might be a factor

[@FPVDiverBomber]

fantastic,,,

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thank you! Robert B

[@marco_music7285]

how mach plessss

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Click the link in the description and see ;)

[@jonoedwards4195]

Carrier Ready Dude! Just sick Freak, Booooom already. Ere, Honey,,, put tha bin out?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

LOL

[@michaeloconnor8960]

Love your reviews. Would be great to see you review the Aero Scout S 1.1 m.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

As soon as I can get one, I will ;)

[@CrstnJdiKnight]

Sounds like you should add the F-16 speed break mod to this one. 😎🤔👼 *hint*hint* ^_=

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Nahhh... I just did a HORRIBLE job on that landing ;) Flaps are super effective on this beauty!

[@jonsnow1758]

FPV Please

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Nope. I don't have 107 exemption, therefore the FAA would use me as an "example", almost certainly.

[@CrstnJdiKnight]

@@BrianPhillipsRC wow. That is bogus for needing a cert just for any fpv personal shooting or even on your property. 😔👹

[@pinbentre247]

Good games

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks!

[@domingoj4702]

beautiful but too risky to fly that jet there anyway I prefer the high wings planes

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Too risky to fly from a short strip? As you can see, she did great!

[@patmoore745]

i didnt realize ur from iowa i coulnt see what county, im in pott, i like ur vids good 2 c another iowan pilot,

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Thanks Pat - likewise ;)

[@danzimmermann9122]

Just realized I'm not that far from you. I live on the west edge of Grimes and fly at the Des Moines Modelaires field over by Dallas Center.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

True ;)

[@TheTerrypcurtin]

Remeber as you know. To much forward CG flies like crap. Too much rear CG flies once. Lol. Many a cargo plane learned that the hard way. No survivors.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

sure thing!

[@rlondon1958]

Brian you talk your videos to death!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Can you let me know the correct amount of talk to make you happy....

[@rlondon1958]

@@BrianPhillipsRC aww Brian is butt hurt.....

[@gazzabyerun9556]

💯 Beautiful bird, and very sexy sounding! Build a land aircraft catapult!!! 😁 SEMPER Fi ☠🐾🐾🐾🖖

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

It sure does sound amazing!!!

[@Seoinnovationsgroup]

You have every horizon hobby plane lol how do you even store them all. Geez

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Still trying to work that out ;) Seriously....

[@ricegum7583]

Ur wife is amazing

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

She sure is!

[@Rcguy2591]

Is it just me or does it seem slow?

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Not just you. It doesn't even go mach one!!! LOL