New Freewing F-22 Raptor 70mm EDF | Maiden Flight & More

[@RedFuryIII]

Just maidened mine yesterday. I have the 64 and 90 versions but I can see this becoming my favorite. Only needed a little down elevator and a dose of expo. I ran SMC 5500 120c regular lipos. They weigh less than the 5000 Admirals they recommend. Seems I need a light touch on the controls it's more agile than I expected. Have to say you have great production values. I enjoyed the video, graphics, fades.

[@ShadowVFX]

Thanks for the nice comments. I just do this for fun, but I am trying to make my videos "better", while not taking hours upon hours to edit and produce. I'm glad your plane is working out for you. I love the 70mm jets because of how snappy they are.

[@Hype_RC]

Nice video Scott! And awesome camera and editing too! Great flying! I maiden mine today and by the second pack I was in love! My new favorite 70 for sure! I can take it with the big planes and it won’t take up space. I’m actually liking the wing removal because of it! Handled 5-7mph with ease and lands pretty smooth. Fantastic battery time for me on 4k. 3:50-435 . Thanks again for posting 👍🏾

[@ShadowVFX]

Awesome, I'm glad you had great success too!

[@Noncenx]

Good video. Putting mine together and you've given me good information on what to expect when I maiden my F-22.

[@ShadowVFX]

Thanks. You should also check out the video I did right before this where I go over the bench setup and everything. It might be useful to you. Best of luck on your maiden flight.

[@koko-wt1ub]

Great video and maiden!

[@ShadowVFX]

Thank you kindly!

[@IanChen-m1o]

beautiful

[@st0mper121]

I think im going to start flying EDF next season. i mainly fly warbirds the last 2 years. (P-51, T-28 a spitfire, BF-109 Even a B-25) would this make a good first EDF? good video thx for letting us in.

[@ShadowVFX]

Oh, good question. Without knowing your skill level with warbirds, it's hard to say. I am hesitant to recommend this as your first EDF...but that doesn't mean it's bad. I think that if I had to recommend a first scale (i.e. military) EDF, I would recommend the Freewing 80mm F-86 Sabre. It's just a bit more money, but it behaves VERY nicely and flies great. It's also an early-era jet, meaning it handles quite similar to most warbirds too. That would be my recommendation to you for a first EDF. Then, this F-22 could be your second EDF.

[@red7fifty]

F22 is a pussycat Jet Trainer. Get your CG right, and low rates, and think...(powered glider). When you are slow, there is NO propwash over the tail, so remember a glider, will be slow to respond when your off power. I fly EDF with "Idle Up", keep a little power on for landing, and hold a little up elevator. Easy Peasy.

[@mizz9841]

My recommendation for a first def would be the Habu - thank me later...

[@st0mper121]

@@mizz9841 I was looking at that plane the other day in the hobby shop. i kinda figured that the F22 would have a slower stall speed. could be more forgiving on landings is why im thinking this.

[@mizz9841]

@st0mper121 well I have the f22 70mm but I haven't done my maiden yet. This is also my first Raptor. I have owned both the sts and ss - the Habu jet is a real glider out of the power. I guess I could do a comparative analysis and let you know...

[@malcolmeccles3783]

why not just turn the gyro off. that way, you fly the plane.

[@ShadowVFX]

You are getting gyro confused with SAFE, which autolevels the plane for you. The gyro I am using does not "Fly the plane". It simply counteracts outside forces put on the plane like wind. If I let go of the sticks, this plane will crash like any other. The gyro simply helps smooth out the bumps in the air caused by wind and turbulence.

[@jakeclauson9863]

​​@@ShadowVFX not sure what gyro you use but some gyros are noticeable in flight. Iv had some eflite models with stock as3x tune that were hard to ignore the moment when the gyro takes over and you get that "locked in" feeling that everyone talks about.. like when doing a knife edge, at first you gotta really try to keep it straight then as3x realizes what your doing and holds it in the knife edge and suddenly you dont have to try as hard to keep it going. Most eflite bnf models all feel the same to me. As3x and all the other spektrum programming pretty much covers up any unique characteristics an airframe may naturally have. I usually run no gyro in most of my planes. Cuz if it's windy, no gyro is gonna stop a plane from being bounced around so what's the point?

[@txkflier]

As you move the stick away from center, a Spektrum gyro decreases the gain to zero somewhere between 1/2 and full stick deflection. The priority setting lets you set where the gain decreases to zero. So, the gyro is only active from stick center to about 1/2 deflection.