I Bought A Plane! I Need Help!! | Mailtime

I know even less about rc planes than I do about rc crawlers so lets see if we can figure out this FMS Viper V2 15th Anniversary edf plane
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12-6-23

[@griffonwings5177]

Fly it Brake it Repet it . The most important should be : Don’t go fly alone , ask a near rc club to you if you can made it there and i’m pretty sure they will be very happy to help u out. Fly as a crazy person but ALWAYS in a safe area . Have fun buddy.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Well thank you, that's an awesome idea. I have thought about joining the club in Hot Springs Arkansas. It's about an hour away and hopefully they can help me out. Thank You

[@victormontalbano4993]

Hahahah. Definitely a lot to learn. But is going the smart way. With foam. Not a glass : turbine. Great starter EDF tho.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

😅😅 Well a positive dude!! Lol Thanks brother, I really hope I can fly this thing and land it 🙏 appreciate the comment man.

[@cyliptus332]

I’ve got the E-flite version, great airplane but terrible to learn on. I’d say the best plane to learn jets is the Eflite Habu STS 70mm

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Thanks for the input brother, it's gonna be interesting. I will try ND research to see what to expect lol

[@williamreape4326]

Check in your area about rc club's. Many have trainers that you can fly. Many guy's have transmitters that you can get very cheap or on loan to learn. Get comfortable with flying before you fly that jet. You will have a 260 dollar pile of foam in less than a minute.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Appreciate the heads up, my dad and I have been looking into Hot Springs club. Super excited about it, some of the proceeds even go to younger youth. Thank You

[@pandacrawler6x6]

WoW!!! Awesome and Cool new RC hobby, pkanes! It will be a cool Adventure to follow ❤ Thks my Friend for the Shout out! 🏆💪🏻🐼🥇🐻‍❄️👍🏻 Men my Stiker will Fly ❤ Escaca Pedra is more or less the Crawl stone

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Hey man, thank you for the mail! Thay was very nice of you to do that, I hope the sticker brings me luck!!! Thanks 🐼

[@pandacrawler6x6]

You are Welcome my Friend ❤ And i Hope the you have a Great fun whit the Plane 💪🏻🐼🏆🐻‍❄️👍🏻

[@itzjoeylo4501]

If you haven’t already bought a transmitter and receiver, buy a ready to fly beginner plane with a high wing tail wheel bush plane to get started in line of sight RC flying. Don’t worry about cameras or lights, just learn to fly.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Man thanks for the input, I was at the hobbyshop today looking around 😉 I'm gonna try and save up, I spent my whole budget on this

[@covercalls88]

I've always recommended the pusher motor design glider like the FMS Easy Trainer. When learning to fly in a normally designed plane, a simple ground strike with a normal plane could break the prop, motor, firewall which can end your day. When first learning forget trying to land on the runway. Just keep the airplane over the field. With a mid mounted pusher motor design, minor crashes might damage the nose, but not the motor area. A little tape and you're ready to go again. Years ago I did a video with someone with no experience from launch to landing and just following my instructions on giving it up or down elevator and right and left aileron he managed to keep his plane over the field and landed a little rough in the grass past the runway. He had a little walk to go get it. A little grass and dirt on the nose, but no damage. He dusted it off and was ready for another flight.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

​@covercalls88 thank you for the comment. That helps very much. I've got to take a look at the flying area were I plan on taking to the air, hopefully I can just gently set her down. Your totally right.

[@covercalls88]

@@arkansasrcnewbie I forgot to mention, for those truly starting out and flying with no help. Turn your body slightly so the model is flying over your right or left shoulder and hold the transmitter antenna pointing the same direction the plane is flying. The reason why is directional control for the rudder and aileron will be the same as the airplane. Raw beginners get into trouble as the airplane is flying directly straight at them, the control is opposite, if you give left on the transmitter control the model turns right. Think of someone making a left turn in front of you. From your point of view they moving right. From their point of view, they are turning left.

[@mikefortune1263]

I’m here in Hot Springs. I’m 50+ and just got my first plane. I got the BlueJay from FairRC. It is a 1200 mm Ranger by FMS that been repainted. I’ve flown it 3 times and landed it zero. When you get ready for the foam repair I have experience 😂🤣. Needless to say I recommend a trainer plane like the ranger 1200.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

🤣🤣 Well when I get this puppy out and try amd fly, we should meetup. I need to join the Hot Springs club and ask a bunch of questions!! HA ha it's gonna be something, I was actually thinking of asking someone to help me out a little 😅

[@PhilipCockram]

Get a top wing TRAINER from E-Flite , With SAFE and AS3X when you've successfully flown and landed that safely . Move on to a warbird or low wing design , when you've successfully flown and LANDED that safely , you start thinking about the Viper . Unless you are hoping to destroy this first time out . Lots of helpful and friendly rc pilots out there . LISTEN to them PLEASE .

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

You bet Philip, would of loved to take the trainer on first but got all excited with a budget. Now the budget is spent and I've got a jet lol. Hope this goes well, thank you for the input. I did look around today for a possible trainer.

[@PhilipCockram]

@@arkansasrcnewbie Glad you took this the right way . Lots have done what you did . Entering into RC aircraft is kinda a commitment at this scale , and especially at jet speeds . Ill give my very good friend as an example , He's been a long time RC guy. When I got into planes , he got excited by it too . But only wanted to have and fly ONE plane . The Warthog . While the plane cost $500 , the transmitter does too and so do a few batteries and good charger . Investing $1000 ... to fly just one plane , with ZERO experience .....a recipe for disaster and giving the hobby a bad rap if ya get me . Every Hobby Shop in existence has stories like these . LOL. and While its good for turnover , the industry , as a whole is set up for success . These companies don't build planes to CRASH . So , moving forward . I understand budgets very well my friend . Right now, un flown that plane is still worth what you paid for it . But without a proper 6 channel transmitter , receiver and set of 6S batteries . Its a shelf queen . That stuff will cost as much or more than the plane . Either keep it on the shelf , brand new as inspiration . Or maybe sell it for something less foreboding . You can pick up a proper 4 channel small plane with transmitter and batts for around $100 . The mini Warbirds are a good example . Id start there and see how much you actually like and enjoy flying compared to other RCs you do like .I've had the bug for some time and done it all from 1/5 Scale gas to Kyosho mini Zs . I , regretfully now , started to try flying with Helicopters , Talk about a costly mistake . hahah Also . any type of simulator is good . The Real Fight one we all use is spectacular and , while not cheap , every pilot agrees is worth ten times the price in value . Lastly , no one likes to shatter someone's dreams . And none of this was meant to do that . We want to see you fly and have fun . We just try to pass on the hard lessons learned and tell about money wasted so it better the hobby as a whole .

[@gblyndensrandomreviews]

Yes

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

​@@PhilipCockramwell I do appreciate the support so much. I like your friend have a problem with all or nothing lol. I am going to join a club and see what I can learn and possibly use for a trainer. I appreciate your time and maybe I can have a professional come out and land/fly it to show me the ropes. But like you said, it may be just good for inspiration 😅

[@mariochiaramello]

in my opinion you should get the Viper but the Ranger the Viper has rectractable landing gear and maybe can get stuck go check the ranger its fire its not a jet but is good for beginners sorry for the writing im italian.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Not an issue man, thank you for the input. I will go take a look, I've been searching for a beginner and a club to join. Grazie per aver guardato

[@infiniterats3870]

You should get a trainer plane before you fly that. While not terribly difficult it is not easy to fly when you don't have any experience. Basically you will crash this thing and be sad if you don't practice on something easier first. Also it's a good idea to power the plane on and bind it to a transmitter before attaching the control arms as sometimes mechanical adjustments need to be made before you trim it out.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Appreciate that very much, I figured the same but needed some B role lol. Thanks for the input and I am currently looking at some clubs and a possible trainer.

[@infiniterats3870]

If you want the absolute easiest thing to fly I think it is the UMX Sport cub s2. On easy mode it is almost like driving an rc car in the air@@arkansasrcnewbie

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

​@@infiniterats3870well that sounds like it's right up my alley 😅 Thanks Brother

[@BerserkerNick]

Had a helicopter once, got stuck in a tree, along with a football trying to get it down, a makeshift pole held by a couple idiots to poke at it, and a friend getting attacked by the neighbor's dog, alot of alcohol was involved, never got it out of the tree, it was fun being young

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

🤣🤣 Great story and I can see Wolfman cussing me out when this thing explodes on impact!! Lol Thanks for the comment BERSERKER NICK!

[@Ethelsbarrelracing]

join AMA find a club in your area you'll always be surprised how others reach out to help in the clubs

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

I have already looked into that! Thanks for the heads up, it's only like $89 a year and I would love to join. Really ask some questions, and possibly get someone out there to give me a hand. Thank You

[@Ethelsbarrelracing]

@@arkansasrcnewbie just know there are new rules and regulations from the FAA where you can fly most clubs are designated areas where you don't need remote I'd that size model 70mm is not considered a park flyer and you must register with the FAA and pute your FAA number on the aircraft that cost 5 plus you must take a test on line for what the FAA calls trust that is required AMA gives you guide lines and insurance if your aircraft goes roge do your research there is a lot you need to know before you fly AMA is worth the money it opens the doors to flying sites and flyins

[@MarcoDeBPG]

i'm in love with the A10....

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

That's awesome you've got that, it seems like such a good platform. I don't know if the V2 needs it or not but, we're can I buy scale missiles?? Thanks brother

[@MarcoDeBPG]

@@arkansasrcnewbie i did not bought it but i stop each video with that watching and dreaming. i stay with crawlers by now 🤣🤣🤣

[@clean1566]

Bad choice! You really need to start with a prop plane. If this is your first airplane, you're almost guaranteed to crash. Lol. Better to pay $120-$150 for a good starter, it would improve your odds greatly.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

For sure man, appreciate the input and concern lol. Any clue on a radio and reciever??

[@clean1566]

Well, you got a good deal on the jet, now you got to pay for a radio/reciever combo. As a beginner, for ease of use, I hate to recommend Spectrum radios, because they are expensive! I bought a Radiomaster T16x for half the price of a Spectrum radio, and it's a lot more capable radio, but....Spektrums are well built, easy to use with Spectrum AR636B, or any receiver they sell. Their DX7 is what I would get for the Jet. You could fly it with a DX6, but if I was going to spend that much on a radio($350)I would get the 7 channel, in case you wanted to install stuff on your jet. I really think you would benefit from one of a number of beginner rtf planes available. I transitioned from drones, thinking airplanes would be easy, since I flew one when I was a kid. Wrong! there is a learning curve. I started with a Sportcub S-2 from HH. The thing is, Like my crawler(I watched your videos, cause I have an RGT) you can stop anytime, to plan your next move. Airplanes don't stop! Even drones will hover, but when I got on the sticks of an airplane, I was wishing for no trees, poles, wires etc, because it was non-stop. This was with a little prop plane. I scored an F16 that sat on the shelf for 2 years, building up my courage. I took it up 2 months ago, and HOLY Sh.t, was that FAST! No way I would've come out with a flyable airplane if I had flown it as my first. But hey, people have different learning curves, so who knows? you might be a natural. Good luck, and make sure you film your maiden:-)@@arkansasrcnewbie

[@clean1566]

On second thought, Just get a radioMaster TX16s:-)

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

​@@clean1566😂 dude not too sure how imma get the job done lol. I just looked at a $100 spectrum setup from hobbytown, the guy said its a 6 channel but recommended the same one you mentioned, but a little pricy. But I understand the hobby, well the money part 😅 not ao much the flying aspect, I just get excited. Hope it's not a mistake... Thanks for your time

[@Fortes_RC_Adv]

Nice video💪👌😉

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Thanks brother, I'm trying lol.

[@bradbarclay8616]

This guy is going to turn this jet into popcorn on his first flight. Wrong plane to start out on.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Agree 💯

[@chuckmaddison2924]

I'm also a newb and if I bought that the wife would kill me. I've just got a 2 channel at moment . I will move up later when I'm better. I had a drone 😊 but that's in the lake . So yeah, some concern about a good plane.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

🤣😅 In a lake!! HA ha maybe I should of went your route lol. Good thing I don't have a wife, I am sure she would FLIP!!! Thanks brother

[@BangForYourBuckRc]

I think I would of started with a RTF plane with gyro already installed . Like a volentech , or Eachine. The Warbirds are awesome! They sell them every where. I’d get one of those to practice before doing a maiden with this. You got great taste though. It’s a very nice Jet! This could be a crash into the hobby , rather than a step!😝😂 Best of luck Brother!🙌👍🏻🌟💯😎

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Crash for sure!!! LOL Thanks brother, perhaps I put the cart before the horse 🤣🤣✈️

[@BangForYourBuckRc]

@@arkansasrcnewbie who knows, you might be a “natty” and make this look easy on its very 1st maiden! I sure hope so! LoL! 😂 Take care my friend and good luck! Keep us posted! 👍🏻🌟✌🏼

[@mikefortune1263]

I’ve got an extra BlueJay if you’re interested. I bought 3 on sale. Knew I would trash at least one.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Well now, wmi may be interested!! What are you asking??? Might be a good trainer for me!

[@AlexB-hp3dj]

If u dont practice on a sim that jet makes it 150 ft straight to a nose dive.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Man I gotta put some work in lol. Thanks brother.

[@slothsquatch5023]

It looks cool, is it still intact? lol

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

🤣 YES!!! That's only because it has not been flown yet!! SLOTHSQUATCH BABY!!!

[@billshepard2908]

You're biting off way more than you can chew buddy... Go high wing plane first and if you must have an EDF just get the small 50mm Arrows Viper.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Man I know, I juat couldn't help myself.... Well we will find out, once someone can recommend a good newbie transmitter

[@billshepard2908]

Just find a local AMA sanctioned club and explain to them you are interested in becoming an RC Pilot. Most clubs have high wing trainers that you can buddy box with an experienced pilot to teach you the ropes. I saw someone else mentioned a flight simulator like Real Flight can be a huge help, plus you have 3 months of winter to practice from the comfort of your house. Last thing you want to do is crash that great FMS jet on the first outing. Good Luck!@@arkansasrcnewbie

[@TrokaRC]

What starter plane you going with? I want to fly 2024.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Not too sure man, I really need one! Any other thoughts?

[@TrokaRC]

@@arkansasrcnewbie Found this rtf fms ranger $249 has everything to fly: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGKnZGBsq7GZhbsfeature=shared

[@TrokaRC]

@@arkansasrcnewbie This gentleman replied and suggested the cub scout & aero: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oonCeaWDfdSrl7cfeature=shared

[@timmytfpv7316]

If you’ve never flown video your first/last flight

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

You can probably bet on that, imma try hard not to crash...But we'll Newbie

[@timmytfpv7316]

@@arkansasrcnewbie just buy a trainer plane first give it 10-15 flights maybe a sim and no worries 👍

[@yurkia360]

Ballsy move going with a jet as your first plane.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

I know brother, I'm nervous!

[@dave-bennett]

You just made a big mistake - get yourself an RC flight simulator ans in 3 or 4 months you might be able to fly it without crashing.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

😉 Appreciate the input 👌

[@Hunterboy01]

Put it away and buy a trainer model. I can’t think of a more inappropriate model to start your journey into model flying.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Appreciate that, now I gotta check your channel 👍🏼 thanks brother. I've been in the search for a trainer

[@Hunterboy01]

@@arkansasrcnewbie I do hope you took my comment in the spirit in which it was intended. Reading the comments suggests that many of us are offering similar advice. I understand you had a budget and got very exited over the little Viper, we’ve all been there, myself included. I’ve been in the hobby over 40 years now and I’ve made a few less than ideal choices in the past 😆. The hobby is seeing something of a decline and it would be a crying shame to lose another potential enthusiast due to becoming disheartened after crashing his pride and joy simply because it was beyond his capabilities, hence the suggestion to purchase a trainer. The E-Flite Apprentice would be a good choice as it’s available with a transmitter. However I note another commentator has suggested the FMS Ranger, again a very suitable candidate. That would however still require you to purchase a suitable radio and that’s a whole other conversation. As has been mentioned elsewhere, joining a club is a great idea. You’ll get lots of help and one to one guidance and also you’ll get to see what radios other members are using. If you follow that path it’ll making training much easier as they can then buddy you up and get you in the air as painlessly as possible. Good luck buddy, I’ll subscribe and keep watching. 👍🏻

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

​@@Hunterboy01appreciate the positivity man, imma join a club for sure lol. As for the maiden voyage I'm super excited but it will be sometime in January, I'm still not sure if it's gonna be this plane though! Lol I'm looking for a trainer, unfortunately I am all or nothing

[@moonlightjake6545]

Go buy a futaba or Frsky do not buy spectrum they're junk 2022 $100,000 worth of RC jets went into the ground at best in the West due to a spectrum firmware update Saw multiple brownouts on spectrum this last year I also bought a spectrum NX7e for my UMX planes The radio literally froze and will not turn on the first time out of the box setting up the first plane

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Well thank you so much for the input, I am looking at a flysky actually. 10 channel 6xi or something, I am sure it's gonna be a journey lol. Thanks oh and I just looked at a futaba yesterday for around $100.

[@moonlightjake6545]

@@arkansasrcnewbie if you spend a little bit more now it'll save you money in the end go with the Frsky more bang for the buck

[@bradbarclay8616]

This guy is going to turn this jet into popcorn on his first flight. Wrong plane to start out on.

[@arkansasrcnewbie]

Agree brother, 💯