From the Field -- HobbyKing P-51 'Galloping Ghost' Assembly & Flight Review | The RC Geek

[@DadsRCHangar]

Great flight Chris, certain a great plane, looks like she flew on rails 👍🏻

[@theresnobodyhere5778]

cant wait to see it with the upgrade sport motor ,its great looking model , fun plane to have easy to carry in back of car

[@FlankerTanker]

Best review I have seen on KZbin - thanks

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks!

[@NeedSpeedRC]

Good review. I really like this size. Thanks for providing the D/R rates in percentages.

[@Thercgeek]

Thank you!

[@mithrandir1313]

slows down nicely for landing!

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Great work Chris!! Lovin this plane myself, what a joy to fly, thanks for sharing 👊🏼👊🏼

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks man! It’s neat little airplane.

[@hammertime964]

Another good video Chris, Thanks!

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks!

[@calebshuler1789]

Pretty awesome

[@airhammer6203]

Good stuff Chris.

[@Mikeylikesit1968]

If anybody has had the Parkzone P-51 , that was a fun flyer , many of us had one and stuck in a faster motor ,higher amp esc and flew it on 4s . This kinda would replace that . Im going to buy one when they come in stock at US HK

[@royperry4219]

The Parkzone P-51 was an outstanding foamie. I still have two . I ordered a HK P-51.

[@volksyes9477]

Love the plane and great review as always, also why do I have a strong feeling that you will clip the wings of the high powered version. Just like the real one did when it was still around. I could be wrong. But yeah keep them coming 🤘🤘

[@Thercgeek]

We’ll see because they really clipped the wing on the full scale, haha! It would be fun to clip it a touch and also remove the radiator scoop underneath just for fun. My concern would be successfully launching it though, I’m so bad at hand launching, haha!

[@volksyes9477]

@@Thercgeek I’ll watch closely for that one. Haha

[@thomasallan8113]

@@Thercgeek hand launch the plane with ur right hand overhand like a spear while having the radio on a neck strap and ur left hand on the stick.

[@rafaeltorres2886]

It's on Back order in the U.S. I ordered one on 8/10/21 it's 9/2/21 and they don't know when they'll get more. Ok they have more now and I got mine I'm going to install a standard reciever with Hobby Eagle stabilizer.

[@jordansrc4245]

Hey! When are the videos from WBAC coming out?

[@Thercgeek]

Should be the next week or two. 😊

[@anthonyD4834]

Do I see a new soon to be released F-14 in the background on the table at 0:43?

[@Thercgeek]

That’s my refinished freewing F-14. 😊

[@anthonyD4834]

@@Thercgeek oh!😁

[@lancelatta7456]

Looks a bit softer landing right next to the concrete runway. Aim for that strip of grass on landing. I hand launch a lot, overhand like you are throwing a paper airplane works way better for me. Another good video. can't wait to hear about the motor upgrade.

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks! A good idea, but the area next to the runway isn’t as soft looking as it looks, haha! It’s also not very wide either unfortunately. Otherwise that would be the way to go for sure.

[@terryperrott9913]

Very sleek, when you CG'd it how come inverted ?? Any particular reason?

[@Thercgeek]

It was just simpler that way. Cg-ing inverted or right side up, it doesn’t matter.

[@blakemcreynolds1456]

Oh your from California. What part and what flying field do you fly at. I fly at Amos in Sacramento

[@Thercgeek]

I’m in San Diego

[@arachnoyes]

Where can I get that gauge you used to adjust your Ella run labs etc. etc.

[@Thercgeek]

Unfortunately it’s a piece of hardware that great planes made that has been discontinued. I’ve been trying to figure out how to source something similar to sell them, but so far no luck. 😕

[@arachnoyes]

Thanks for your reply.

[@johnw5734]

Why is it a cool subject plane? I'm sorry but I just have bad feelings around the ill-fated Ghost. Will you be pulling a 17G back stick and dive into a group of Lego figures.

[@Thercgeek]

Bad feelings indeed...despite the very sad end and the terrible loss of those in the crowd, it was an iconic Reno racer and it as well as the victims on the ground should all be remembered.

[@johnw5734]

@@Thercgeek Yes, you're right.

[@TMB5BER]

You could say the same about Chris’s Tomcat , after Dale passed , but it’s better to fly it and remember and honour those pilots and people involved while you do it

[@guaporeturns9472]

Ignorant comment.

[@vintageracer3734]

Hey Chris, ole' buddy, how could I get a set of those decals you made...I can pay in US currency, that I actually earned while working an actual job, in the aviation field! PS, have you seen the vid where it goes 180mph?

[@Thercgeek]

I only have the numbers, if that’s what you’re looking for? Shoot me an email through my contact form and we can talk more about it.

[@motiv311]

Just bought this.... PS I see some grass and dirt you could land in right next to your "runway"

[@Thercgeek]

Cool! The grass strip on the side isn't very wide at my field and the dirt is quite rocky. So, better off just landing on the runway usually.

[@yarsmythe]

Looks like the same mold as the Tower Hobbies P-51 Racer Red.

[@Thercgeek]

Could be. Someone else mentioned that too and looks similar.

[@floridamancomedy3151]

You should defiantly replicate the Reno air show crash with it, set up a bunch of maniquans, over power the motor and dive bomb them…..sorry that was a bad idea

[@Thercgeek]

I think I’ll pass on that one... 😉

[@johnnydep8979]

1st....yeehaaaa

[@Thercgeek]

Yassss!

[@gordonfraser6025]

Hobby king have got it so very wrong tith the choice of this particular aircraft colour scheme. This is the Mustang that dived into the crowd at the Reno air races a couple of years back. Very bad taste Hobbyking. You could of done any other scheme other than this one.

[@Mikeylikesit1968]

what about the WW2 planes that killed many people in the war , so its ok to make planes like that. The plane didnt kill the people, its the people that did a poor job maintaining the plane. Real planes crash all the time and they still make models airplanes of those that crashed.

[@williamdecker3989]

Worst Air show disaster in US history, I agree. I watched the race when it happened. They could have picked so many other schemes than this one! Pilot & 10 killed, 69 injured badly.

[@Thercgeek]

There’s been mixed reactions emotions across the board to the scheme. It was an absolute terrible disaster, but it shouldn’t be forgotten either and the airplane still represents a very notable piece of aviation history.

[@nocturnalmayhem0]

wow bad taste hobbyking, why not rarebear or one of the other p51s that race..but nice looking plane