NEW FMS Cessna 182 1.5m fantastic flying rc plane

[@fabiodorialeal9320]

Regarding the big Fox gliders you mentioned: I really hope FMS did a better job on this Cessna than it did on them. Mine crashed on the maiden flight because of the way the elev-servo assembly was built, w/ a floppy long rod that couldn't stand the aerodynamic forces at the exit of loop, eventually making the elev 100% ineffective.That concept of using plastic parts inserted and glued to the foam also isn't good in the long term. The easily come off and cannot secure parts in place if you fly in turbulent conditions. The good about them is that they're made of EPO, which makes them immortal: Afther the most severe crash, just make sure you collected all pieces, dive them into boiling water and... PRESTO! They get back the their original shape just like Terminator's T-1000.

[@SteffenRC]

I agree with plastic parts.. I've had them pull out of plane and resulting in total loss. I check those parts periodically now...

[@trumpybare7329]

This aircraft looks amazing. From the other reviews I’ve seen the plastic tires are so loud it kills the scale vibe on landing. Your wheel change made all the difference Will. Great review.

[@SteffenRC]

Thanks TrumpyBare.. Appreciate the support. The soft dubro wheels changed this plane for me since I love lots of TnG's...

[@markculp6126]

I have one in the box, Du-Bro wheels, 1.75 front, and 2.25 rear ordered, and only other thing that needs modification is the lights, and whether they are flashing or solid. It's hard to imagine what FMS was thinking when they blinked the nav lights, and kept the "strobe lights" on solid on the wings. I owned N2597Q, a 182K model for 3 decades, and the white light on the trailing fuse is on solid, and the red "rotating beacon" on top of the tail should blink. The 182 is a great airplane, never gave me any real trouble in 2000 hours of flying barring a broken vacuum pump while FVR on top. But that's another story.

[@SteffenRC]

Thanks for sharing your experience with the BIG version... The lights are a bit goofy. Not sure why FMS and others just can't get it right. This one flies outstanding. Its a keep for sure.

[@markculp6126]

Just tried to replace the tires with Du-Bro's. Got the front tire size wrong. 2.00 is the correct size. However, when spinning the stock nose wheel, it spins quietly and smoothly, so I will use the stock nose wheel. The mains actual size is between 2.25. and 2.5, so the 225T DuBro's will work fine. I had to use a washer on the inside to keep the DuBro from rubbing the wheel pant, and trim the outside wheel pant where the axle is captivated because the Dubro is a little wider than the stock. This allows the wheel to turn smoothly and quietly. The axle is all thread, so a little cured thin CA on the threads gave it a little better bearing surface. Now it's super smooth and quite. Tire will spin for several seconds with a good spin.

[@jack_oneill_ntx1774]

Always a thorough and professional review, I liked your insights on various aspects of the new FMS product. For someone considering purchasing the model, your comments and additional modifications showcased in your video will surely be invaluable. Regards and Happy Flying.

[@SteffenRC]

Jack, really appreciate the kind words.. Thanks for the support.

[@earlpoe7570]

Great job, Will.

[@SteffenRC]

Thanks Earl.. Always appreciate the support.

[@jollyroger2226]

Excellent presentation ! I loved how scale and gentle she seemed to fly. The behavior on floats really looked good. It seemed to be able to lift off the water much easier than your little Ranger. Speaking of the Ranger - I don't remember the details - but it seems there was an optimum placement of the step of the floats in relation to the overall CG. And in that regard, I was thinking that maybe the Ranger floats could do better if they were placed slightly farther forward overall. Just looking at your Cessna, it's stance sitting on the water seemed a bit tail low. ( Which I think is a bit more correct - and a good thing. ) The Ranger in comparison seemed to sit more forward or level while just sitting there. I think one aspect of the Cessna's arrangement is that the step is a bit more forward - and that once it is running along the water - it is easier for your up elevator to cause the plane to pivot (on the step) easier - get some positive incidence - and fly off. I hope you have good luck to figure it out with the Ranger. Thanks for another great video !

[@SteffenRC]

Thanks.. The Cessna is a keeper. Speaking of the Ranger.. You are right about the step on the pontoons. I'm going to review my assembly.. Maybe I goofed it up. Thanks for the support and thoughts about the Ranger.

[@scotboy1297]

Those electrical connectors on the wings remind me of my desktop computer which has RS-232 Serial Port monitor connectors, fond memory.

[@SteffenRC]

Ha. I call them VGA monitor connectors. I guess Someone at FMS bought a cargo container of them, so they gotta find a use for them in something. 😀

[@jimschaefer8798]

I'm VERY new to RC flying (no plane yet, just RealFlight Simulator Training). For my eventual 1st plane I'm thinking either the FMS 1220mm Ranger EP V2 With Reflex V3 RTF of the FMS 1300mm PA-18 Super Cub with Reflex V3 RTF. My plane of choice when I'm feeling good about staying with it is the FMS Cessna 182 1.5m. Beautiful plane but I'm seeing that it is a lot of plane for a newb. What is your opinion of the Ranger versus the Super Cub for a first time flyer/buyer. Very helpful videos. Keep them coming!

[@SteffenRC]

Jim, Glad you are spending time on the Sim. It will certainly help you when you hit the flying field.. The Ranger is my go to plane for teaching new pilots. Primarily due to its slow flight characteristics and durable front landing gear. If you are flying off pavement or hard surface the ranger is the way to go. If you are flying from rough grass, then Super Cub is a good option. Biggest different is ground handling with a taildragger adds another level of skill.. This Cessna is a wonderful plane and flies great. But I think the Ranger is more forgiving to fly. The FMS RTF system are good, but the TX's aren't very good. You can't dial down the rates or even have a thottle cut. But with the new Refelx V3, you'll be able to dial down the rates. (Still no expo)... If you think you're going to grow in this hobby, I'd invest in a more capable TX... I have FrSky Taranis and Spektrum NX8.. Both great systems...

[@jimschaefer8798]

Thanks for the information. I will go with the Ranger. Regards.

[@SteffenRC]

@@jimschaefer8798 can’t go wrong with the Ranger. I’m getting a V2 for testing/review. I have coupon codes in my description to save you a few bucks. Have fun

[@kilroy691able]

My opinion, anything that looks kind of scale, especially something like a Cherokee or a Cessna 152 172 they tend to tend to fly a little bit challenging for people with lacking experience. You're better off something low Wing loading larger size wings, lighter aircraft. That'll fly at a much slower speed for your first one. Buy yourself something cheap. Get it ready to fly foamy or something for a hundred bucks or so and mess around with that until you're comfortable. Not to say, don't buy yourself a nice plane now you can buy it. You can get it ready to go, but I wouldn't actually fly it until I had you know 7 to 10 flights with a beginner type airplane first. So you know how to react when things happen. Simulator is nice. I use it sometimes for practice as well. Even after years of flying. Both real aircraft and radio control aircraft. But the point is take your time. Save yourself the heartache of crashing, a nice plane like that. It looks pretty nice. It looks pretty scale actually. I was interested in getting the Cherokee low Wing myself the pa28160 which is what I had before in the real plane and I'm actually holding off on it because I haven't flown RC in almost 10 years and I need some practice. Take your time, it'll be an enjoyable hobby.

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Very good review Will! Great little airplane. No bad habits and looks the part! The wheels sound sexy...

[@SteffenRC]

Thanks Adam.. Its a bit long, but I figured I might as well be thorough. I really like cruising around with this plane. Fun plane, looks great and flies as a Cessna 182 should... But will do a bit of aerobatics... Hope you like my soft dubro wheels...😎

[@garyadreon5554]

What size are the Dubro foam tires ? Great addition !

[@SteffenRC]

I used low bound rubber with tread 2.25 on the mains and a Foamlite 2" on front. (Its what I had laying around). I had to sand down the wheel pant a little to make room for the slightly wider wheel hub to get them to spin freely.. Not a big deal..

[@shanesdiy]

Great improvements on this. Love the assembly refinements, electrical connectors, etc. I see they still have the noisy wheels like the 1400mm version. I greased my wheels on the old 182 and they are great now, I couldn't stand it sounding like a "toy" with squeaky wheels.

[@SteffenRC]

I'm sure FMS has a cargo container filled with these cheap hard wheels. Hope they run out of them soon and buy a new batch of softer wheels.. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@SlowFlyer85]

Will great looking plane nice setup tutorial and the flights on water and land perfect good video 😊👍👍👍

[@SteffenRC]

Thanks Frank.. I appreciate it.

[@marchamilton3889]

I had the wing struts come off in flight and they are functional. After that I took servo screws and screwed the on .

[@SteffenRC]

Yep.. I check mine before every flight. Glad you didn't have any serious issues...

[@JohnVHRC]

Well done, I love mine too!

[@SteffenRC]

Thanks buddy. Appreciate it.

[@FatGuyFliesRC]

Awesome video and maiden. Mine arrives Friday the 17th.

[@SteffenRC]

Thanks Brother... Appreciate it.. Did you catch my FGFRC reference during the demo flight to my buddies.. Kinda funny... - Will

[@FatGuyFliesRC]

@@SteffenRC LOL big ole teddy bear..

[@ALonelyCorsair]

Ooooooh! Beautiful plane, haven’t seen such a good civilian plane in a while :) Have fun with your big plane, can’t wait to see some scary manuevers!

[@SteffenRC]

Thanks.. She's a pretty capable plane and can do a host of fun maneuvers.. Stay tuned...

[@kilroy691able]

They make a Piper Cherokee PA 28 160 as well same kind of detail in the build..lights pilot etc ..I am interested in that one..

[@larryhawkes1347]

Great review and assembly, where do you get that shelf liner used on the battery tray?

[@SteffenRC]

Thanks for watching and commenting.. The shelf liner stuff is sold at most hardward stores as its used to line kitchen shelves. Comes in various colors. I just grabbed some from my wives collection..

[@larryhawkes1347]

​ Thanks, I was able to find some at the W box store. I like these simple solutions. 👍🏻🛩️

[@vinss3971]

Thank you for your great video. How long does your 3300 battery ? Thank you very much

[@SteffenRC]

I'm getting 5min with a 2200 so the 3300 could do maybe 8min.. I just liked the way it flew with the 2200....

[@garyadreon5554]

Where do you get the exact aileron and elevator deflection gauge/tool ?

[@SteffenRC]

Gary, I got it from Horizon Hobbys. Can't remember the exact brand and there isn't a name on it

[@motovick]

Can you provide a link to the float kit? The websites do not clearly show which one to buy or either point to some floats that appear to be for a smaller a/c and are out of stock?

[@SteffenRC]

www.fmshobby.com/products/1500mm-cessna-182-float-set

[@Cakey831]

Hey can you bypass the board, and separate the surfaces to run CROW?

[@SteffenRC]

I'm sure you can, but I don't think you'll really gain anything with using a CROW configuration on this plane. It will land super slow and nose high, without any stall tendencies...

[@emiliyanmartinov]

Hello Steffen, Great review, as usual! The plane is so beautiful and scaled (in my opinion), but why the heck did FMS put those flashing navigating lights and solid strobe lights?! We know, It should be vice versa. I haven't purchased my FMS 1500mm Cessna yet, but I was wondering if all of the wing lights are connected separately, so I could install a switch for the landing light, to start glowing when landing flaps are deployed (as I did on my FMS Sky Trainer). My other question is if the wingtip lights (nav and strobe) have some driver (like BJT transistor) to make them flash or if they are blinking LEDs by default? Because if they blink by default I'd like to change them with solid light LEDs (red and green) and to change the solid strobe lights with blinking ones. I'll be very grateful if you have time and will to check that, so I'll know what could be done and what will stay as it is. Again, thank you for this comprehensive review! Regards, Emo

[@SteffenRC]

Thanks.. Yes, you can make the nav lights static. But they are colored LED and I don't think I can change color. The other option is to move the Nav lights to the tips and move the tip lights to the landing light location... But getting them to switch on with flaps could require some re-wiring.. Isn't impossible and it might be worth the effort. I'm seriously thinking about it..

[@emiliyanmartinov]

@@SteffenRC thank you for your reply! Just to make things clear for me - One can make the nav lights solid by changing them or re-wiring? P.s.: by installing a simple rc switch between the receiver and the landing light, she looks so realistic during landing flaps deployment on the final approach:)

[@SteffenRC]

@@emiliyanmartinov Yes, you can remove the nav lights from the flashing adapter they are plugged into and move that to the green board open 3pin plugs.. Hard to explain without a picture, but easy to do... Might do a video on this..

[@emiliyanmartinov]

@@SteffenRC It will be very helpful! Now I think I got it - if there is a separate flashing adapter for the nav lights, it would be easy (hope that) to correct it. Because in all of the videos I've seen, I noticed only the green pcb, nothing else. Thanks!

[@MichelleGianni]

Hi, I am considering ordering this plane as my first rc plane. Do I need to have the flight control box and the receiver? or Can I just use a Spektrum receiver with stabilization and bypass the flight control box?

[@SteffenRC]

You can use a Spektrum rx no problem. Its a great plane. Not the easiest to fly as a beginner, but if you are getting some help from a capable coach you'll minimize issues.

[@tokdl]

Can you post a link to where you got the wheels from? Rubber or foam?

[@SteffenRC]

Funny thing. I just grabbed some wheels from my wheel drawer (lots of them). I'm using Dubro Low-bounce rubber on the mains and a foamlite on the front. Similar size to original. I did need to sand the retaining plastic bit on the wheel pants to make the wheel spin freely, but that was minimal.

[@robpat2222]

The gauge you used to set the high and low rates on the ailerons, etc? What is that called, where did you get it? How can I get one?

[@SteffenRC]

www.amazon.com/Throw-Meter-Model-Inclinometer-Aileron/dp/B0BMW44R6Q/ref=sr_1_1?crid=25VVERWKAFO00&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.M9unMoLWGeTniNfw5szxwQYCndPV-Hdw6_S7xqNUL4zSrMi6bvuzb-kcUaeP-t0tI-4NdndLAZd_F-_xD6l_1Y0YNyym-MpP9-boo6lcrxUk09oO8tClsguZIgv_RWM8eqA-nxqrC0MZotzjp9DkAAaHkmlvbVOhk6e5f8nYKftYg8jzr87Y6ccJFqa7BchSQMDyYoPVkov033eZvYBda91j6-ynA0pyD6dloma9lJs.l2GImqRUxnA55I_YBQS0-QvE_cZAJlj53gJzEbW160c&dib_tag=se&keywords=rc+plane+control+surface+gauge&qid=1717096321&sprefix=rc+plane+control+surface+gauge%2Caps%2C124&sr=8-1

[@robpat2222]

@@SteffenRC AWESOME!!! Love your videos! Love learning from you. I just ordered my "throw-meter". My new Cessna 182 should be here any day now!

[@dirtydan8825]

What does the full setup (plane, remote, battery, charger) cost?

[@SteffenRC]

Dan, this plane isn't sold as a Ready to fly (RTF). This is a plug and play (PnP). So, you'll need to include the Transmitter, Receiver, battery and charger. That said, you can get those items at low cost (or spend a ton) depending on your wallet... I fly two different radio systems, Spektrum ($200-$400)and FrSKY (same). Both are good and offer affordable options. SMCRacing has quality Lipo batteries ($15-$20). Chargers range in cheap to holy cow in price ($40-$200)... If you think this is the hobby for you, then buy better.. I have created a How to fly rc plane series you might find helpful too. Check it out on my Channel.

[@dirtydan8825]

@SteffenRC thank you for the help, I been trying to figure out the specifics for the pnp n this was really helpful

[@jonathanlawson4667]

I bought that plane 2 weeks ago... im still waiting for my gryo to come in to fly it and its driving me nuts i fly the little warbird planes but im afraid to fly the cessna without a gryo

[@SteffenRC]

Its a great plane. You'll really enjoy it. The Gyro stabilization mode will help you get comfortable as you learn, but switching to the Optimized mode (if you are using FMS Reflex) is a blast.. This plane is very capable... Take a look at my Beginner Series videos on my channel. I have a play list for this... Good luck.

[@motovick]

I am trying to order it but it says that my address is invalid 😢 I am in Canada, it should work?

[@SteffenRC]

Not sure why the link isn't working.. But if you go to the FMS store/Cessna 182 and scroll down to Optional Accessories.. Its there.. Good luck

[@kadenstepp2169]

Dose it come with floats?

[@SteffenRC]

Nope thats an optional item.

[@kilroy691able]

The narrator sounds like Jimmy Stewart a bit.

[@SteffenRC]

I'll take that as a compliment.. Thanks..

[@edgaeta2001]

Discount code does not work

[@SteffenRC]

Discount code SteffenRC is for 10% off most planes, but not New Release or EDFs. $10SteffenRC is $10 off anything over $100. Sometimes these codes won't work on New Release items.

[@edgaeta2001]

@@SteffenRC thanks, we tried. But I found one on one of those "we have discount codes" websites.

[@homienat3374]

Build a balsa wood aircraft, ya get more pleasure and achievement anyone could build this

[@SteffenRC]

Its funny.. I really get a lot of pleasure and achievement from flying lots of planes. Balsa, foam, or PLA.. All fun.. I guess I could say, the only real modeler is a scratch build scale warbird modeler with 50 year old K&B .40 Engines. Thats real joy.. Or maybe only if you build your radio gear from Heathkit.. I find it interesting when other people insist something is more enjoyable the way they do it.. Just saying....

[@aragorn318]

What's with all the blue & white color civilian plane offering these days? Eflite RV-7, the new Cherokee, and now this!

[@SteffenRC]

This comes in red too... :-)

[@edspencer7121]

​@SteffenRC my eyes like red! Subbed your channel 👍 excellent content and like how thorough you are explaining the kit. I was into R/C aircraft years ago. Love the smell of nitro! But this electric stuff is new to me. No clean up at the end of the wrig-a-ma-roll seems quite appealing. Thanks for sharing.

[@ONEWAY.Beanaiah]

What one should i get. Piper cherokee or fms c182 or fms ranger c152

[@ONEWAY.Beanaiah]

​@@SteffenRCwhat should i get for my Second plane my last plane was lil. Will the fms ranger c152 rtf be good or E fite Cherokee. Or fms c182?? Pls help

[@SteffenRC]

@@ONEWAY.Beanaiah It all depends on your current skills. If you can land really well and have those approaches nailed down, then a C182 or Cherokee. If not, I'd get the Ranger 1220 or the Aeroscout. Both are great planes to learn basics and mild aerobatics..

[@Rockey1169]

Put on do bro tires on the plane it won’t make it sound like a trashcan

[@SteffenRC]

Yep, one of the first things I did. The maiden was stock, all the other flights had the dubros... Makes a huge difference

[@Rockey1169]

@@SteffenRC what’s the size of the wheels

[@SteffenRC]

@@Rockey1169 2.25 on mains. 2” on front. You’ll need to sand a little material from the wheel pants to allow the wheels to move freely since the wheels are a tad wider than the stock

[@Rockey1169]

@@SteffenRC thanks