H-King (PNF) Reno Aces FG-1 Corsair "Lucky Gallon" EPO 990mm (39") - Model AV8R Review

[@snoriverrc3842]

I pulled the trigger on this last night. What a great plane

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Congrats! It is a nice one...you will love it.

[@funscalemodels9782]

Great review and flying! Sharp looking model

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thanks very much!

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Great review Adam, Heidi adding the paint detail made the model fly very nicely 😁, the airliner shot was cool you're right 👍

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thank you Cliff. Heidi makes everything better! lol.

[@DaninVA]

Great review. Cool idea for holding the battery in. Mine is in shipping! Glad to know about the strong torque roll.

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thanks Dan! Congrats on getting one. Glad our review helped. Have a blast with it!

[@danflom1271]

It has come to my attention that I need to have this plane. I hope it comes back in stock before it gets dropped. I love how the bent wing bird looks in the air. This is the perfect format for flying over the bare creek that is my backyard.

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Dan it really is good looking isn't it! I think they are restoring the full scale.

[@DeucesWildRC]

Love the paint scheme on this beauty, nice mods n tips and flown like a pro as always! Great demo my friend 👍

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thanks Mike! It is a nice hand tosser!

[@jcb6713]

nice review and flight...mods look good 👍...

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thanks very much!

[@JeffinLowerAlabama]

For my battery I put velcro on the bottom of battery tray and then used a foam block with velcro to keep the battery from moving. Great video and flying Adam, Jeff in LA USA

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

That is a good solution too Jeff. Thanks buddy!

[@GazzaJollyRoger8152]

Another beautiful plane! Enjoying you're channel in the morning / evening with my cup of joe! Hobby King has some really nice planes / jets at very reasonable prices! Better prices than a lot of other hobby shops! ☠Semper Fi...

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thanks so much. We are glad you like the channel...welcome! Yes HK is underrated in my opinion. Their planes require a little more modeling experience than the HH AS3X/SAFE stuff, but I like that.

[@GazzaJollyRoger8152]

@@ModelAV8RChannel That's what it's all about! Bank and Yank! LOL

[@GazzaJollyRoger8152]

@@ModelAV8RChannel thats what i like about these planes with out landing gear also, great for unmanicured field flying!

[@JustwingitRC]

Absolutely fantastic little racer! Love the retro color scheme on this one. Looks like she flew beautifully and really zips right along! Another great video from Team Gault!

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thanks brother! She moves out for sure. Nice little bent wing...

[@davidsnyder238]

Sweet little plane and good tips my friend. Super sporty!

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thanks David. Shes a bit faster than scale...lol Fun though.

[@IansRCExploits]

I love hand tossing 😂🤣 Great review Adam gorgeous Corsair!! Very pretty and in your hands an amazing flying plane, love the subtle detailing Heidi did, it makes all the difference to the appearance!! All in all a fantastic video 😀👍

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Lol! Bubba likes hand tossing too! Thanks Ian, yes sir miss Heidi made it look better!

[@rcaviationcrawling7351]

Love the looks and history, great flight. 👍👍

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thanks Mark! How is the move going?

[@rcaviationcrawling7351]

@@ModelAV8RChannel Me and Jimmy are moving tomorrow, our first night in Oregon is tomorrow night! Looking forward to doing a park flight there ASAP, as it's allowed for AMA members as I now am... 😀🛩️

[@jonoedwards4195]

OML, thing looks so good! Ive sworn I'm not gonna buy anymore Planes. My Galloping Ghost rules. Handtoss are just as You described. Great show, brilliant review. If I really dig a Plane I always buy two. Beauty Adam. YUM Mate.

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Hey Jono Thanks man! It is a looker...

[@epoweredrc]

Nice looking plane and some great flying, you do know how to do more then just "scale" fly, ha ha.. Look forward to the next video.

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Ha ha...sometimes...

[@littsrc1726]

I JUST GOT MINE AND THIS VIDEO REALLY HELPED THANK YOU 👍

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Congrats on getting one and I'm glad our video helped! Thanks for watching.

[@downwindchecklist6567]

Very nice model and great review! Pity one can't have everything one would like ;) Thx for sharing!

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thanks for watching! I know what you mean...

[@kevinmills25]

Great review!

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thanks Kevin!

[@purcellrcaviationchannel]

Nice that this HK Corsair doesn't want to drop out of the sky like their smaller version. Beautifully flown, Adam. It was interesting to check out your flying field on Google Maps. The camera always foreshortens the distance to the trees and makes it look like a tricky place to fly (to me, but I'm a numpty!)

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thank you miss Gina! Very cool you checked that little field out. It is tight...not overly so when you're slow, but it gets interesting in a hurry when you're haulin' tail! This little bugger moves when you shove the throttle forward!

[@DadsRCHangar]

Great plane Adam, great tips. Agree the engine looks a lot better black. Really cool history of the full scale. You still need to PM me 👍🏻

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Hey Chris thanks buddy! I'll get to that...we are busier than a one legged man in a a$$ kicking contest! Lol.

[@DaveItYourselfChannel]

NIIIIIIIIIIIICE! What a beauty! 😁👍

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thanks Dave! It is...

[@gazza4230]

I’m a year late to this lovely plane Adam but I picked up on last week I really like the colour it pops don’t it , merry Christmas to yourself and family buddy, Gary 🇬🇧🎅🌲

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Awesome Gary! Very fun plane, and the full scale is being restored to flying status. Thank you, a very Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@dutchloveRC]

Bubba said, "Great throw away plane!!!" He means, " hand toss plane! "

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

LOL!!

[@airhammer6203]

Nice review Adam and flight. I think the pilot is a superb touch. Yes the color scheme is way cool. Great to see a warbird looking not military :). The mod, I would. How was the prop?? Need balancing?? I could never get the HK hand toss:) F2A Buffalo to balance, though it's easily replaced. Thumbs up bro.AirHammer out!!

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thanks Hammer! Yes it did need balancing. Little clear tape on the back.

[@thomasstephan3567]

Adam. If you didn't notice the cowl is removable. It's held on with four magnets. A good place to add nose weight if needed. Tom

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thank you Tom! I did not notice that...would have been easier! Lol.

[@thomasstephan3567]

Adam, I like your no BS reviews. I do like the old fashioned colors of the HK Corsair. After seeing this video I just had to get one. I'm an intermediate pilot with little experience hand launching planes but I'm confident I can launch it just fine. Could you tell me the throttle to rudder mix you used? I didn't see it in your set up. Keep the vids coming. Tom, from North Augusta, SC

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Hey Tom thanks for the kind words! Glad you like our content. I suggest getting someone to launch for you on the maiden (I did) so you can get her trimmed out and test your mix before you do it yourself. I actually had a buddy do it several times until I got it dialed in. My mix launching at about 55 to 60% throttle is: THR>RUD Rate -34%, Offset -100 With my overall throw that works out to 53% Deflection at full throttle, and about 35% deflection at 55% throttle. Depending on how you set your throws (In servo travel or rates) and what you set them to those numbers may vary. The advantage of having help launching while you get it figured out is you are on the sticks, so if it isn't enough or is too much you can react, flip it off, land, adjust, and try again. If it is way off you may not be able to get your launch hand back on the TX in time. Once its working right you can be confident in giving launching it a go yourself. Hope this helps! Have fun with it...great plane!

[@JustEnoughRC]

Looks great Adam👍I would love to see some scale racing between this corsair and the hk hellcat 🏁

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thanks Jude! Hmm...that would be cool.

[@JustEnoughRC]

@@ModelAV8RChannel I know you have the resources to get this done Adam 😁👍DO IT!!!! ✌️👍👊🖖

[@roadstar499]

I wish hk would just sell basic kit of this...i like using all my own motors,escs,servos etc...nice looking plane

[@roadstar499]

Was there any up elevator after it was trimmed?

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

I don't remember, it's been a while since I owned that one. Flew great though.

[@markdcarey]

HI Adam. My Corsair arriving today. Never tried throttle/rudder mixing before. Can you tell me what your mix is? I was thinking 50%+ on the throttle but not sure what the rudder should be. Can you enlighten us? Great video. Printed out your spec sheet from a screenshot. Thanks

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Hey Mark. Congrats on getting a Lucky Gallon...fun plane! I suggest getting someone to launch for you on the maiden (I did) so you can get her trimmed out and test your mix before you do it yourself. I actually had a buddy do it several times until I got it dialed in. My mix launching at about 55 to 60% throttle is: THR>RUD Rate -34%, Offset -100 With my overall throw that works out to 53% Deflection at full throttle, and about 35% deflection at 55% throttle. Depending on how you set your throws (In servo travel or rates) and what you set them to those numbers may vary. The advantage of having help launching while you get it figured out is you are on the sticks, so if it isn't enough or is too much you can react, flip it off, land, adjust, and try again. If it is way off you may not be able to get your launch hand back on the TX in time. Once its working right you can be confident in giving launching it a go yourself. Hope this helps! Have fun with it...great plane!

[@FlankerTanker]

Hi Adam - I notice the real deal had a three blade prop - Cool - if I could get one I would put a three blade onto it - love the look/paint job - Unfortunaly because Hobby King was naughty with HMRC here in the UK they had to depart the UK quickly - and have not provided any service to us flyers here in the UK since - We could buy from HK Global in China but the shipping costs more that the actual aircraft - GLUE is THAT H*TGl*e !!! Good Intro and love the flying, Stay well - Martyn

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Thanks Martyn! Man that is unfortunate. One good thing...I'm glad Stuart Warne is back with them. He makes them better. Hopefully they will get things worked out over there! Shipping is crazy everywhere now. We are paying way more shipping than usual as well from everybody, and thats coming from places in our country. No hot Glue was used in this video...lol. Take care my friend!

[@GazzaJollyRoger8152]

Where are your links, not seeing them, getting ready to pull the trigger on this one, would like to see your channel get credit from HK. Semper Fi

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Hey thank you man, really appreciate the thought. We are not an affiliate so we don't get a commission or anything. When we post links its just to make it easy for you folks to get to the model.

[@sdarwkcabogtnod]

Cowl comes off if you want half the weight you can move it further forward. Not that big of a deal though. I found mine balanced well with just my batteries, but they are ALL THE WAY up there, lol

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Yeah ours is all the way too. I'm with you, but like you said not a big deal...it's only 1/2 oz. Great flyer though for sure!

[@Retset]

Certainly has a lot more 'zip' than my FMS 1.4m version!

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Yeah it will haul the mail!

[@hechtspeed]

Shes a cooker!

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Lol...yeah at full throttle its really scale. For a jet. With an Afterburner.

[@michaelcasella4774]

why does hobby king suck so bad at building models that can easily get the correct CG?? I have built many many models and every HK plane I have tried to fly have lasted 3 seconds. Every one was a huge struggle to get the correct or at least close cg.

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Michael, I've built a ton over the years myself and worked at hobby shop building, setting up, and test flying planes for customers for about 6 years. Center of gravity is a personal preference and every plane has a range they can be flown in from some degree of tail heavy to a great deal nose heavy. I've seen folks that like them as far back as they can get them for throwing them around and doing wild stuff to folks that liked them so nose heavy I thought they flew like a brick. Different strokes for different folks I guess. All that is relevant because when a planes manual is written for any company, the CG is very often what that one product developer testing the plane and writing the manual prefers. The CG in any manual is nothing more than a starting point. I've departed from the manuals suggested CG about as often as I've stayed in the suggested range (and that is with every companies airplanes, HK, Horizon, Motion, etc). To be fair, some planes are harder to get the CG right than others because of the planes design and center of mass point. For instance, short nosed biplanes like a WWI Sopwith Camel are harder to get the balance right and the range isn't as forgiving usually. Others are crazy forgiving, like an Extreme Flight 3D plane...they will fly with the battery all the way forward or all the way back against the wing tube, and that's about 3 or 4 inches of movement in a 48" airplane. To be honest, I haven't found HK's airplanes to be any harder to get balanced and flying right than any others. I'm not saying this is relevant to you, but it is relevant to a lot of people. I think many RC pilots are spoiled by the gyros (AS3X in Horizon planes for instance). They make corrections for slight balance issues as the gyro doesn't know if the uncommanded climb it is correcting for is wind or that the plane is a touch tail heavy. That is why, with other Gyros that can be turned off, sometimes you'll find the plane is somehow "out of trim" when you flip it off. Setting up a Horizon plane that does not have AS3X is no different than setting up an HK plane to me. Adjusting the battery placement, adding ballast if needed...those are just part of setting up anything to me and part of modeling. However, some folks want them perfect out of the box, and the suggested set up to be spot on. Obviously, for the reasons discussed here...no manuals set up will be right for everybody. Of course, based on experience and skill level, results may vary. Also, folks like me enjoy testing, tweaking, and refining the set up on their airplanes. Others don't enjoy the modeling part of the hobby so much. I will concede that some HK planes require more modeling skill than your basic Horizon Hobby AS3X/SAFE equipped foamy.