FMS FOX 3000mm Maiden Flight UNCUT By: RCINFORMER

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[@PetrincicBrosRC]

I was waiting for this video from the time that you have unboxed it. Perfect all over again. I just love the way that you have just grabbed the bird and hand launch it. I really think that this is one of the best foam plane from FMS. I love it. And I just love how much fun you can have with this baby. Thanks for making this video, I enjoyed every moment. Big salute to you from Slovenia, Pilot Robert

[@RCPlaneAddict]

I agree, Pilot Robert. This plane look amazing. Might have to be my second glider.

[@pontiacf]

Just bought this plane used from eBay and thank you for the tip with the CG !! Definitely had not the right CG where the straps where for the battery. Added weight to the front first. Cool now I just moved the battery all to the front and it’s right on !!! Thanks 🙏🏻

[@keithdouglass3618]

👍🌏🐨 your info about basic and set up are easy to follow. nice demo. Keith Australia

[@peterp.3530]

My Fox glider is waiting for flying... Tkank you for video. Best regards.

[@TrueBlueYou]

Looks like a fun bird!

[@jc8241]

Nice vid guys. I need one

[@DaveItYourselfChannel]

One of my favorite videos of yours Rich! I've watched it at least 4 times already. NIIIIIIIIIIIICE! 😎👍🛩

[@ImaPilot100]

I'm not glider guy but Rich you make me want to buy this model. You were having way too much fun.

[@Shauncat1]

Wow! Awesome review Rich. I don't believe that there is no rc plane that you can't setup and fly. Truly enjoy watching and learning from from your unboxing and flying videos. Keep them coming Bro!

[@Andingo86]

WOW! That was insane seeing it a couple feet off the ground just floating there!!! Amazing flight, thank you so much!!

[@EJ-74]

Holy smokes that thing is a beast Love watching you invert that beast that was definitely awesome to watch and all the other cool maneuvers together pure awesomeness lol Becoming one of my favorite channels guys 🔥👍✌️

[@lenp.eriepa.6472]

Excellent flying Rich, I agree with Pilot Robert from Slovenia, That is great you can hand launch it, handles the wind well, And this looks like a winner from FMS. I have several gliders, and this one looks like a Yee Haw Go have fun glider, I want one!, Thanks for the video!

[@PeterCarlsen2108]

So good to see videos from you again!

[@mustangnv12]

Nice maiden Rich. I noticed mine pitched down a little with flaps so I mixed a little up. Also added some rudder mix with the ailerons for better rolls. It's a fun airplane!

[@SoldierBoy3064]

that's badass might get one

[@keithdouglass3618]

👍🌏🐨 the demo was great .you throw it around . tried this . that. was responsive . that's how you check them out mate. Keith Australia

[@RCINFORMER]

GET YOURS AT HORIZON HOBBY: bit.ly/3gxhwdX OR from FMS on Amazon at: amzn.to/2MZXQQw .... Special thanks if you were able to order it thru my Affiliate link ABOVE.... that is greatly appreciated... At no additional cost to you, Purchasing thru our affiliate links supports RCINFORMER. Thank You for supporting us!

[@IanEvans2309]

Wow this glider is HUGE! what a beast 😎 Rich

[@simons6208]

That's One Impressive Glider That new Click on no Glue system would make it easier to store and transport ,just keep it in its box.

[@clarkbee4904]

That glider has NO IDEA it’s windy! LOL

[@wmp59]

Launches easy, good video Rich!

[@keithdouglass3618]

🌏🐨😨 I've had my ringer on all my life. nice plane. Keith Australia

[@philkennedy8462]

Brill vid beautiful plane flys awesome 👍👍👍👍

[@Flybrei]

nice flight👍

[@matk4731]

That is just awesome 👏Great flying love the way you could just park its couple of feet of the ground into the wind. 👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃

[@RCPlaneAddict]

Very cool.

[@goriverman]

Very impressive. Love it.

[@jetvalmonte4742]

Excellect video review, as always, thank you

[@marylandflyer5670]

That plane would look awesome with some LEDs on the bottom to see it from a distance.

[@arturoespinosa8985]

Great plane, thank you for sharing

[@sambuvca22]

Gorgeous field. And love the plane. She’s MINE!

[@Johnn_T]

Well, to date Rich you have sold me on : 1)FMS beaver 2)FMS Tigercat 3)FMS PA18 cub ..........now I’m contemplating a glider and I don’t do gliders as a rule lol. Great video as always, and thanks for the Tigercat tips via RCG email the other week-much appreciated👍

[@RCINFORMER]

Thanks for watching! the FMS F7F rules the skies... this glider is very sweet, You can have a lot of fun with it for very long flight time. Stay tuned I will be launching another video of it today as I test the CG positions and we're gonna film another flight in the next couple of days:)

[@skypilot23]

Haven't lived until you catch a thermal you can't dive out of- you'll see - if you have the $ nothing to lose trust me

[@SirWilliam007]

Rich - which airfield is that?

[@RCINFORMER]

@@SirWilliam007 IRKS

[@SirWilliam007]

@@RCINFORMERwesome thanks Rich! Keep the videos coming!

[@BRadFPV]

Plug-n-play!!! Nice review.

[@jamesmarshall9420]

For those who would prefer to purchase the voltage adapter, HH/Spectrum has a pre-wired one... Telemetry Battery Voltage Sensor: EC3/IC3 Item No. Spektrum - SPMA9556

[@vanhelsing3225]

i love this... goint to buy this soon

[@gregheckert1396]

Never forget safety. Always use a "throttle cut" to prevent a bloody accident.

[@RCPlaneAddict]

I agree, that could be a real mess if not careful.

[@simon3824]

Great review, it flys very well, especially in that wind, thanks for this , interested in any more vids of this monster Fox 🦊!

[@RCINFORMER]

I am planning on putting out at least 2 more videos.... one more should be posted later today:)

[@MachineElf]

Low inverted pass at three feet off the ground on your maiden, I admire your confidence and ability. I really like the look of this model and it seems to fly really well, hmmm, more spending coming I think.

[@RCINFORMER]

It is a very sweet glider.... FMS has really made a nice flyer:)

[@jameskealey1294]

Saw one at our field have the motor pull out shortly after take off. It destroyed the nose, dislodged the speed control. This destroyed the entire airplane and a large six cell battery. Very expensive accident!

[@JeffinLowerAlabama]

Rich great work up, Jeff

[@josecatalano5856]

Hello, is it mandatory to launch it with flaps or not?

[@sc1212able]

Nice review, I had to play with the CG a little, 5000 all the way forward, 4000 and 4500 about middle way, I have added some military smoke grenades to the wing tips and under the fuselage to give it a little pizzazz, this plane well thermal, I was flying it at the Ocala Flying Club and had a flight of 45 minutes, well be show casing the smoke system in Feb. when Ocala has there annual all electric fly-- in, Rich, what field were you you guys at doing this review?

[@keithdouglass3618]

👍🐨🌏hand launch was easy. Keith Australia

[@SkidzFPV]

Probably be a great slope glider

[@DavesRc]

I was wondering when you were going to get out and maiden this bad boy. Good to see you rich. Let me know the next time you fly the fox glider. Ill swing through and give her a toss for you. Lol. Good job my man.

[@nofeardarr]

looks great hope to see yall at nall

[@RCINFORMER]

Will C U there Darrel:)

[@HIBBIED]

Great video Rich. I’ve been waiting on your review to make my decision on whether to order this. Looks like I will be adding this one to the hangar.

[@RCINFORMER]

I'm gonna launch a second video tonight it's rendering right now and it shows some variations in the center of gravity.... stay tuned:)

[@michaelhannah5376]

You need more power on full flap or it slows very fast

[@RCINFORMER]

@michaelhannah5376 yes... anytime you add more drag, you need more thrust to overcome it.

[@chucksinoway3434]

Great review so far... suggestion- put camber(ailerons and flaps down about 4 mm) when you try to see if it can find thermals.

[@F3DPylon]

As delivered the servo control board does not allow for independent servo control. One cannot set up the wing for camber changing, aileron to flap mix or crow mixing. It does not look like FMS actually thinks this is a glider, but rather a nice long winged aerobat. It looks like they think the model will be flown in much the same manner as that flown by Rich. I come to this conclusion reading the FMS manual. By the way I really liked the video.

[@josipvrandecic2472]

Hi Rich , sports big gliding, for the young tough gents....you are one...lol...Thanks.

[@mccc4559]

HOLY HELL WTF I AM BUYING ONE AND TAKING A SEAT!! 🤗

[@oneskyrc9182]

Great flight review, as always.

[@jmanhuntley]

will it take off from the ground as it has all the wheels?

[@RCINFORMER]

No, it needs to be handled launched as the propeller is to large. I have seen a few folks make a wheeled launch cart of sorts for it:)

[@jmanhuntley]

@@RCINFORMER ok thanks for the reply !

[@Hondeer]

Looks like a great slope soarer. Other fox aint half bad either!

[@RCINFORMER]

That's my gal:)

[@DonDegidio]

Hi Rich, That is one BIG plane. Nice maiden and mild aerobatics for a sailplane. Inverted flight looks good. Maybe a touch of sandpaper on the props to make them fold in slow flight. Where are you flying it and is that a landfill in the background? Plenty of room to fly at that field. Steve did some nice camera work. At the 20 minute mark, thought you were going to hover it in for a landing. :-)

[@larsulrich3356]

What is that device he's using that is a timer/battery usage monitor?

[@RCINFORMER]

Ita a QUANUM Telemetry module! It is no longer made:(

[@ukandrew]

Difficult to do a true review on this model glider with the prop spinning or deployed but stationery as in my experience it acts like an airbrake and worse when spinning without power. Quite amazing how much energy is taken in those circumstances. I believe, especially with the higher windspeed on the day, that with the prop folded you would have experienced far better performance. Pretty good combined with the performance you did experience. Would be good to see this Fox reviewed again with the prop issue addressed.

[@RCINFORMER]

I did another flight after this with less winds and the prop folds...

[@ukandrew]

RCINFORMER , I’ll look it up now. Cheers

[@RCSurf]

beauty

[@RCPlaneAddict]

That is one beast of a glider, "MAMMOTH" indeed, and 6s on a glider, what! Rich, I just bought my fist glider, the Arrows SZD-54, do you have any suggestions, or tips on how to fly these beautiful gliders. Remote settings, or flight modes? Let me know, and thanks for the great content you keep putting out.

[@RCINFORMER]

Hey man thanks again-Best way to get hold of me if you don’t get an answer here is to message me through the RCinformer Facebook page because I get so many questions it’s very hard to keep up! I’ve just spent a couple of hours now chipping away at the mountain🙂👍 thanks for supporting the channel and definitely don’t hesitate to get in touch if you need any advice and I will see what I can do to help🙂

[@gwizzfpv6741]

please could you help i have this fms 3000mm fox i would like too put crow as are field is not that big could you advice on the way we can do this ?if you could

[@RCINFORMER]

I have actually never set up Crow before.... I may do it here eventually if I do I'll put it in a video

[@gwizzfpv6741]

@@RCINFORMER thanks for the reply

[@CONFUCIUS-f2x]

Two ailerons, one flap on your radio set up, (wing type) Now you have six channels. Remove the 'Y' connector for the ailerons and add regular servo extensions. Now you have two cables and two channels for ailerons. Total channels is six. I have a NX6 SPEKTRUM radio. This radio will give you a dedicated menu for flaps. In it you can mix %flaps, %elevators and %crow. I use it and it works. The FOX reduces its speed in a hurried fashion.

[@TheStickyBusiness]

This fox is gorgeous BUT I think it's body to wing ratio is on the small side, I wonder if it is scale to the real one. For the videos I have seeing it seems it would be an awesome slope soarer but a poor thermaling glider BUT FMS should wise up and sell some inner wing enlargers, a pice you add between the body and the wing. With its awesome wing attaching mechanism that would be quite easy, you will just need a larger bar. Probably with 35cm to 45cm more per wing it's gliding capability would increase a lot. On your video it does look likes it drops a lot sometimes. It would be great if you add a vario to test the gliding side. It sure is a very aerobatic glider. I am pretty sure many would love to have it in their collection for sure. But advice FMS to try to come up with a wing enlarger.

[@RCINFORMER]

i mostly agree... I will launch another video shortly today with a variation in the CG Range:) Stay Tuned....

[@goenelli992]

Hi, How much electricity does the drive pull at full throttle? Is a ground start possible ?

[@gregheckert1396]

No ground start. You could use a cradle to start without hand launching. The plane is easy enough to toss it without someone else there. Plenty of power to pull right out.

[@jeffreyryan7671]

Are you a "Glider Guy" ? I stopped believing you after the 47.3 time you said it. From the looks of of that, it is the perfect blend of a high lift plane, and some kind of sport plane. Not a true glider by any means, but it cut the wind great! *VERY* stable for times I would rather not fly one of my 2M all balsa gliders due to high wind. Now I want one, Damn you! When I get this beast, I will add a camera to mine.

[@stevecopelin]

Good Vid, but you missed the thermaling component of it. lol power pilot I would have joined the vultures to give it a test in a thermal.

[@1701_FyldeFlyer]

Bit windy to test thermalling!

[@maikrotex]

what's these for birds in the background?

[@RCINFORMER]

We are flying at a landfill aka "the dump".... there's tons of birds going after the trash there:)

[@skypilot23]

Glider guys never land short lol I was about to lose my mind trying to contact FMS for a lousy defective clevis- thier phone wouldnt work finally loaded messenger and they are so nice

[@rtoebak76]

If you were to put the lipo more back in this video, you would have noticed it and glide even better. 😀🇳🇱

[@Eagle44]

It's okay I'll get the phone...

[@marioskalogeropoulos7054]

YOU HAVE EAGLES ON BACKGROUND OR I EARNED CATARACT ON 35???

[@gregheckert1396]

marios kalogeropoulos They are buzzards and he's right at a landfill. Buzzard's looking for scraps and catching thermals off the mounds of trash.

[@MrAlex71it]

Hi to fly whit one 5s?

[@733DMPILOT]

I purchase this glider and for most part it is a great plane, however, there is no real way to change the main landing gear unless you modify the plastic housing It is a bad design and the only way to fix it is to buy a new fuselage I anyone has a solution to this please advise.

[@RCINFORMER]

I will have to look at that, but I think you can spread the plastic a bit and pull the axle out one end at a time. Once you remove the axle & wheel, you can slide the wheel off it, slide a new wheel on, and snap the axle back in place with the new wheel on it:)

[@733DMPILOT]

@@RCINFORMER thnk you for your reply. Even if what you describe works, (it does not, I spend about 30 min trying to do just that and trying to not to do damage to the housing. ) FMS does not sell on;y the tire, just the entire fuselage. They do not have it on their website (even “out of stock”), so I assume it is simply not sold. The manual supplied does not have any details at all. Thank you for your videos.

[@RCINFORMER]

@@733DMPILOT I can check mine, im willing to bet that you can probably replace that wheel with a different brand of wheel. I will get back to you:)

[@733DMPILOT]

​@@RCINFORMER​Thanks, I got an answer from another pilot. It seems you must drill a hole on the side of the housing to get to the screw head. It seems odd to me that asmuch time that they do engineering these planes they missed that. I am sure to find a wheel that fits, it is just to get it out that is the issue. I guess I got my answer.

[@jackiecutchin4582]

Anybody know how to set the motor brake?

[@gerbenposthumus8878]

To expensive for a foam glider. Aliexpress has glasfiber gliders for +/_ the same price (DG1000) PNP ore buy the Volantex Phoenix 2400 foam glider PNP for have of the price compared to this fox and the same or better build quality +/_120$

[@jimmarburger611]

I feel the same way, personally I hate foam. The Volantex has a lot of problems, just watch all the videos and add up all the issues they show. lol

[@skypilot23]

I don't have $440 for this- bummer That's like 100 per wing, fuse, and tail Oh yes few bucks for electronics Wish I won that lotto already Just take a gentle 440 grit to the prop hubs it'll fold like magic

[@RCINFORMER]

yea i was hoping it would wear in after spinning it a bit...

[@skypilot23]

@@RCINFORMER you make flying look so easy hovering 5 inches from the ground

[@petenagel8831]

Awsome plane. Priced to high

[@RCINFORMER]

Thanks for watching......Before you say that it is priced to high, check some prices on a fiberglass or wood model of the same size....

[@gregheckert1396]

ALWAYS have the throttle cut assigned to a switch so you can hold the radio without touching the throttle stick and never worry about getting hit by the prop. If you slip, there's a good chance you'll move the throttle enough to engage the motor/prop. Don't ask how I know! I had to get 54 stitches on my left wrist from a prop strike that would have been prevented if I had assigned the throttle to a switch. All 38 planes I have use the "A" switch for throttle cut. Even if I program a new model, "A" switch is assigned before I even bind the model! The very first thing I do when I land a plane is hit the throttle cut. Probably the very most important part of flying a model airplane. One other thing that bugs me about your videos is that you tend to talk to much and throw in a bunch of stuttering while flying. The mic hanging off the side is annoying too. Thanks for the maiden review. I want to get one as soon as the weather breaks and I can get the money together.

[@troypoppylovesyou]

Its an uncut video. Its the idea. Raw uncut footage

[@mohammedjheel3180]

كم سرعة الهواء

[@maxun1]

You never ever, calibrate the esc with the prop on, you are crazy, if something in the electronics goes wrong, you will go to the hospital really choo up.

[@Airbrushkid]

Only FOOLS Spend $500.00 a Piece of FOAM BEER Cooler. What a Rip Off.

[@RCINFORMER]

I agree. $5500.00 is crazy for a foam plane.

[@Airbrushkid]

@@RCINFORMER Sorry I added another $55.00 an didn't realize. But $500.00 for a BEER Cooler is still to high.

[@RCINFORMER]

@Airbrushkid Remember it's not beer cooler foam as in Styrofoam, it is EPO. Combined that with carbon spars, motor ESC, prop, servos, & all hardware and its Actually quite a good deal. Go ahead and price a 3 m fiberglass glider and see what cost you come up with.

[@Airbrushkid]

@@RCINFORMER Foam is Foam no matter how you dress it up. I am from the day when you built from balsa. Then later on fiberglass. Doesn't matter anymore. RemoteID will destroy it all.

[@RCINFORMER]

@Airbrushkid You are correct about the remote ID... However, foam is like plastic, it's used everywhere. I flew turboprop with composite props made of a metal spar, fiberglass blade with Nicole sheathing & foam core.

[@joes8117]

you wus id be milling it just nearly stalling give it more power no breaks i mean gee

[@jacksampson7711]

Wow has this guy flown a plane before??? How about made a video??? Sounds like an old lady...

[@RCINFORMER]

So I guess you hang out with old ladies? You sound like an expert... Lol

[@MrCrash698]

what a DUMP!!!..........lol

[@RCINFORMER]

Yeah man... that place is a real dump:) lol

[@i_n_93]

You talking a lot of so i'll give you dislike

[@RCINFORMER]

Thank you for watching & commenting. Everything we do is free for you to watch.

[@RCINFORMER]

Steve and I are really sorry you do not like so much talking, We work pretty hard to provide great FREE videos for you to watch.....