My Son and I both got one as soon as they came out. Most flyers did not set them up right. The CG is dead on. Surface throws in the book are low and high rate. Set my wing up on a DX9 so had 3 rates for ail,elv and 2 for rudder went with 55-70-100 for ail and elv. and 100-125 on rudder.The gyro has 3 modes Locked,off and 3D on. Make sure you put velco on wooden battery tray and CG is right on the leading edge of wing. Hand launch from slots on mid rates at about 75% power lite toss no problem. Took off with the gyro off once in the air set the gyro to 3D on. P.S. Make sure your rudder is not reversed mine were. Also the throttle trim should be set just below when the fans come on. That will set up your rudder differential if the trim is all the way down the rudder will not work so no flat spins and flat spins are a blast with this wing. Hope that helps some new flyers get her in the air.
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
Great solid advice!!! Appreciate you!
@beyondfossil4 ай бұрын
Excellent information. Do you think the EDFs can provide enough yaw control to do a knife edge pass? Are the twin EDF accurate enough to do coordinated turns instead of the usual bank-n-yank wing flying style? I personally feel bank-n-yank is a bad habit. Also, the EDF nacelles increase drag and rotational moment which can cause adverse effects I'm thinking. 🤔 But that's where the gyros come in. 👍
@HciContractor3 ай бұрын
Great advice thank you! I just ordered it.
@FarmerFpv2 ай бұрын
It's a solid little EDF wing. It is inherently unstable by design so it can be nimble. With the Gyro it flies like a bigger wing.
@Workerbee-zy5nx6 ай бұрын
For this flying wing, cg is important. 😎👍
@scable-eq7bp6 ай бұрын
Great review guys, I also had issues with this plane, pretty much what happened to you guys. I moved the battery forward, drastically reduced my rates and increased the expo to 50%, this helped greatly. Two things I found that makes this plane fly really well is to totally bypass the gyro and do away with the thrust vectoring.........
@upperechelon34568 ай бұрын
It definitely has to be on low rates and preferably with the gyro on. Wings are inherently unstable aerodynamically speaking.😊
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
Yep as you can see, the edfs also creates instant drag! But equally cool 😎
@menotu84408 ай бұрын
That thing looks awesome!!!!! I will have to get one.
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you think it looks awesome. You won't regret getting one, it's truly amazing!
@AerialRCFun7 ай бұрын
I love this thing it's a hoot and you did well considering your first wing, no gyro on, cg a little off, touchy rates and all so thumbs up awesome! Got mine after seeing this and it flew great except I learned don't blip the throttle at all when about to land, it goes wonky sometimes.
@RCPlaneReviewer7 ай бұрын
I really appreciate the kind words, it's a super fun flyer
@ninehunnerdriver6 ай бұрын
I have the prodigy great plane - it is amazing in high/turbulent winds! Good glide characteristics. 2200 3s I can get 20-30 minute flights! Thanks Abby & Nate loving ya work. Ignore the haters.
@RCPlaneReviewer6 ай бұрын
Really appreciate 🙏 the kind words and support! Haters gonna hate when they can just participate, lol 😆
@smokeymountainrctravisThompson8 ай бұрын
Gyro always helps out when hand launching
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
It sure did!!!
@JakeBullit1238 ай бұрын
Also got to dial those rates right down for manual flight.
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
Yep! It's a fun speedy Lil guy! I really like it!
@stevendaleschmitt7 ай бұрын
I never maiden anything without a gyro. They respond in micro-seconds to aerodynamic forces the pilot cannot see or feel. Makes my Kadet wind proof too.
@8kigana6 ай бұрын
Really? That means you are a newbie to flying because gyro won't help in everything.
@8kigana6 ай бұрын
Really? That means you are a newbie to flying because gyro won't help in everything.
@8kigana6 ай бұрын
Really? That means you are a newbie to flying because gyro won't help in everything.
@8kigana6 ай бұрын
Really? That means you are a newbie to flying because gyro won't help in everything.
@beyondfossil4 ай бұрын
@@8kigana Not true. A gyro takes _more_ experience to setup and adds a whole new layer to the setup. A newbie has enough on his hands with the basic setup to also have to worry about PID and control theory to properly setup a gyro. I suspect this may be why there are so many crashing this X-Fly plane on maiden. That said, once a gyro is setup properly, the rate mode stabilization makes any RC plane fly like its _bigger_ than it really is without actually being bigger.
@JakeBullit1238 ай бұрын
Just Maidened mine today, flew awesome. Got to get that weight forward. I'm flying with a 2600 all the way forward. Maybe even better with a 3000. Got to let it get on step before turning especially with the differential thrust. Great plane.
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
Yep, I explained all that in the video in real time! Great flyer!
@ekwedz44648 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing! And thank you for showing us the bay. The site doesn't have pictures of the bay/hatch open so I was wondering how much space there was for gyro and maybe action camera. Really cool!
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
You are so welcome!
@FlankerTanker8 ай бұрын
ALMOST every single time I see this thing on a Maiden it hits the ground- more than once !! - I for one will not get one... thanks for the video
@scottiesrcaviation8 ай бұрын
Hey bobby I got the same one as soon as it came out! The battery has to be completely forward and you must launch it with the gyro. I had a lot of problems before I got it right. The recommended CG is all wrong and launching without the gyro active will be 50/50 chance of success or crash! Gyro has to be active so the fans respond to place the wing level!
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
Yep!! All true!!
@scottiesrcaviation8 ай бұрын
Oh and it requires lots of expo! Otherwise the controls are just too sensitive
@scottiesrcaviation8 ай бұрын
It’s flies fast and on the rails now! 🛫🛫🛫
@speedtwin5t8 ай бұрын
I ordered one. Like the B 1 its made to use a gyro. Great video. Would look great with some lights.
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
I've got lights for mine now
@BooDevil656 ай бұрын
@@RCPlaneReviewerwould love to see how you did the lights - mine arrives Wednesday!
@marktorsiello3655Ай бұрын
NO GYRO C.g ..it looks good
@Mikeylikesit19687 ай бұрын
You need to do a speed test on it. I found on mine that if i put it in a really high dive at full the Throttle the wing will start flapping. I had to turn down the gyro gain on the elevator
@RCPlaneReviewer7 ай бұрын
I will!!
@troyprudhomme82228 ай бұрын
I remember my first twin 40mm edf wing too. Just messin
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@joekrim65576 ай бұрын
right on ! nice flight
@RCPlaneReviewer6 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@Mikeylikesit19688 ай бұрын
Got to use the rudder so you can do flat spins
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
I'll try it!!!!
@davidgerlach11327 ай бұрын
Very nice! Would a 4s 3200mAh be too much for this bird?
@RCPlaneReviewer7 ай бұрын
I think so it's just the weight
@rickmcconnell65208 ай бұрын
Wow, is that thing durable! I'm a rookie so I don't think I could fly that thing. But I want one! Did you have to change out the reciever in order to use your Spektrum radio? I got a receiver with my NX8 because I wanted the in stock radio at my hobby store. Great video, I'm subscribing!
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking us out!!! It doesn't come with a receiver so you have to put yours in it. I use a NX8 too and it was fine !
@HciContractor3 ай бұрын
@@RCPlaneReviewerI'm late but maybe you'll catch this... what receiver did you use? You must have to use a receiver without gyros? Just a basic receiver probably? I suppose a guy could simply turn off the gyros! Thanks brother man I appreciate your videos!
@RCPlaneReviewer3 ай бұрын
@HciContractor yeah I had a basic 6ch reciever non ax3s
@porkchop416 ай бұрын
Perhaps use the gyro first, then try it off?
@RCPlaneReviewer6 ай бұрын
No that what everyone else would do, I wanted to do the opposite 😁
@alexandernentwig95962 ай бұрын
@@RCPlaneReviewer😂
@andycraig86106 ай бұрын
Hi, thinking of buying one of these with the gyro. I notice it has two different gyromodes locked and 3d. Which one were you using. Andy in uk.
@RCPlaneReviewer6 ай бұрын
I fly with the locked in! It's super easy and more fun in my opinion. I flip the switch for 3d mode when I'm feeling sporty and want to get the heart rate up lol 😆
@andycraig86106 ай бұрын
@@RCPlaneReviewer thanks a lot, I'm off to order one now.
@RCPlaneReviewer6 ай бұрын
@@andycraig8610 do t forget the coupon codes
@heyjackfpv54697 ай бұрын
does it have a set leveling mode on the gyro ?
@RCPlaneReviewer7 ай бұрын
Yes it does and it uses differental thrust to help
@stephenrout90256 ай бұрын
hi how many mins do you think from your 4s
@RCPlaneReviewer6 ай бұрын
I was getting 4-5min mixed flying on a 2200mah 4s
@crashalexander72326 ай бұрын
EDF UNITS ON THE WINGTIPS CREATES A HUGE YAW ISSUE ....ONE FAN RUNS FASTER AND ITS ALL OVER THE PLACE
@peoplearecrazy17988 ай бұрын
First wing? 🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
Yep my FIRST flying wing.
@dougmcpheters15468 ай бұрын
I'm sold on durability alone.
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
Right!! It surprised the heck outta me!!
@dougmcpheters15468 ай бұрын
@@RCPlaneReviewer you guys are great! Really enjoyed the comradery too!
@RCPlaneReviewer8 ай бұрын
@@dougmcpheters1546 We appreciate you checking us out! 🙏
@Knatterkiste10005 ай бұрын
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@RCPlaneReviewer5 ай бұрын
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@Knatterkiste10005 ай бұрын
Schau mal Video: RC Jet/1PS Knatterkiste👽
@redwineisfine8 ай бұрын
Have the green one... its okay.. but.. it stalls easily on landings without speed. Definitely needs low rates, its as sensitive as a white woman on facebook reading American history... Go low rates.