Mark & Nick "attempt" to maiden both the 103" Flex Edge 540, and the 92" AJ Aircraft Raven!

Nick and I finally get to maiden both the Flex Edge 540, and the AJ Aircraft Raven. Not quite as expected, watch to see Nicks "not so happy" ending! They cant all be wins?

[@smokeymountainrctravisThompson]

Just subbed you guys. Awesome flying. Killer planes too

[@hobbyxtremerc]

Thanks!!! We are really thankful for the support!

[@thatairplaneguy]

Sitting infront of a plane to start it is incredibly dangerous. If the tail hook breaks or comes loose or the person holding it falls or their grip slips you have no chance at getting out of the way and the prop could hit your whole body, face or head. If you’re standing you have a chance to move and if you don’t it should only hit a leg. We had a club member who always started his plane from a kneel and the above happened. He couldn’t move fast enough but did get his arm infront of his face which might have saved his life. He doesn’t kneel anymore.

[@hobbyxtremerc]

Thanks for the tip. We appreciate you watching.

[@alwaysflying6540]

Watching you two brings back memories of me and my dad. We did everything hobby together. He taught me to fly 37 years ago. I recently lost him to cancer, and i miss him very much. Its so great to see you guys enjoying aviation together. New subscriber:)

[@hobbyxtremerc]

Wow, thank you for the message! We are so sorry to hear about your father, we too have lost loved ones to cancer…recently.:-( This hobby is so great, and has the best community, so we are hoping you keep up that legacy, and remember those times you had. I feel blessed (dad here), and can’t think of any better way to spend time with my kids. Trying to get the other two involved, but it’s slower going with them. Thank you so much for your feedback, we hope you enjoy the channel. BTW, We will start posting the events we will be attending so that our audience can see where we will be if they want to stop by and chat RC!

[@hobbyxtremerc]

BTW, we subscribed to your channel but don’t see any videos. Now’s the time to start, and we hope to see some of your RC ventures!

[@alwaysflying6540]

@hobbyxtremerc You know it's funny that you say that. I was just talking with my friends about making some video's. You are absolutely right it's time to start!!

[@hobbyxtremerc]

@@alwaysflying6540 awesome! Looking forward to seeing them!

[@alwaysflying6540]

@hobbyxtremerc thank you for those kind words. Sometimes, I find myself still talking with my dad, in the workshop, or the ride to the field. We shared some really great times together, just like you and your dad. This hobby is great, I love scale aerobatics. That's how KZbin brought me to the video of you and your Raven. We are very much the same in the way we build and our thought process. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your video's. Hopefully I will have some soon as well. Happy flying guy's!!

[@brianreece785]

Love the GP engines. Have a GP76 and GP123.

[@hobbyxtremerc]

We love them too! Still running DA for Nicks plane, but I’ve been running the GP76 in mine and loving it!

[@brianscutt6298]

Dle, eme are great engines too.

[@hobbyxtremerc]

We don’t have any experience with EME, but we have owned DLE. All of them have their pro’s and con’s, but most of all it’s noise that puts a smile on our faces!

[@_D_K_2_3_]

Nice video - would be even better with less music while talking - greetings from Austria 🇦🇹

[@hobbyxtremerc]

Thank you! We are new to editing and are working on it. Thanks for watching!

[@hobbyxtremerc]

Nick and I were just talking about how amazing it is that KZbin has this kind of world reach. Can I ask you a question, what radio brand is most prominent in Austria? Are you guys having any 5G problems with your systems, are you seeing any hits or signal losses?

[@_D_K_2_3_]

As far as I can tell Jeti is most prominent followed by Spektrum, then I would say Futaba & Powerbox share third place. Regarding 5G there is really no interference up to this point since its a very rural country with little to no 5G development yet - so no problems there fortunately 👍 .@@hobbyxtremerc

[@sirstomper]

I'm putting together an AJ aircraft 92 inch laser 200 Z but the next plane will definitely be the 92 inch Raven with Edge wings. Could you please tell me what app you're using on your phone to measure degrees when setting up your plane. Thanks

[@hobbyxtremerc]

We love AJ Aircraft! We here alot of good things about the Laser, it’s very popular out here in our area. We use the generic iPhone level, it works well and is very accurate. Once set on the control surface just tap the center to zero.

[@sirstomper]

Thanks so much for the reply you guys are awesome unfortunately I have an Android so I'll have to go looking for one for Android@@hobbyxtremerc

[@hobbyxtremerc]

I think Horizon Hobby sells one that's fairly inexpensive. This will work well. You can also use a ruler and match both sides. www.horizonhobby.com/product/surface-deflection-meter/ROB407.html

[@hlukeandrews]

Where are you running your CG on the raven?

[@hobbyxtremerc]

Sorry for the late response I have been out of town that video we ran the recommended CG forgot exactly what it was. Whatever was in the manual, but found it to be a bit nose heavy we have been slowly moving the CG back by repositioning the batteries in the attempt to make it more aggressive, we will try to do an update video on the raven.

[@garytrapp6841]

Only two engine options? There's many more just as good as DA and GP.

[@hobbyxtremerc]

You’re correct There absolutely are a bunch of other fantastic options. This is only our personal opinion. We believe that the two companies with the quality and performance that we’re looking for is DA or GP. Although we are still learning, if you feel there is a comparable or even better engine in your opinion, please let us know. :)

[@Legalmachinist]

I want to hear the plane and that great engine, not that stupid music

[@hobbyxtremerc]

Yeah we’re working on our editing chops, should get better!

[@itzjoeylo4501]

Jeti is a waste of money for local line of sight RC flying, Futaba is the same quality for a lot less cost.

[@hobbyxtremerc]

That’s the thing about this hobby, it’s really all just personal preference. Functionality has changed over the years and some radios have adapted better than others. We like Futaba, but lets be honest…..nothing in this hobby is a waste of money, it’s all awesome!

[@itzjoeylo4501]

@@hobbyxtremerc you’re right, I’m probably just jealous that I can’t afford Jeti. Maybe one day my dreams will come true, and I pray that yours do too. Great 👍 flying Ace… So really Honestly, is it the prestige of it…? Jeti Equipment that is…

[@hobbyxtremerc]

@@itzjoeylo4501 I don’t think Jeti is any more “prestigious” than any other brand. Each radio has different functionality, and Jeti has more telemetry options as discussed in the video. We like telemetry when flying turbine models.;-)

[@itzjoeylo4501]

@@hobbyxtremerc but my point is, you could have spent more than half with Futaba and still have a very respectable and reliable RC Air System. That’s all I’m saying, Jeti is to Rolex as Futaba is to Tag Heuer. Are you understanding me now, Futaba’s Telemetry suite of products are industry leading.

[@hobbyxtremerc]

@@itzjoeylo4501 well it sounds like your happy with them, and that’s all that matters!

[@GOOGLE_IT-00]

Please dear god don't play background music with videos like this.

[@hobbyxtremerc]

We’re new to this and working on finding our groove. We take this feedback seriously and will work to provide a better product for our viewers. Thanks for watching.