BRAND NEW!!! E-Flite F-16 Thunderbirds 80mm RC Jet - Updated & Better than EVER!

[@TheRcSaylors]

Check out the brand new F16 Thunderbirds here: bit.ly/3RFEzTz E-Flite just took our favorite RC EDF jet and made it EVEN BETTER! This is the updated E-Flite F-16 Thunderbirds. The F16 Thunderbirds, in our opinion, is the best look RC EDF is E-Flite's lineup. Let us know what you think of this new version in the comments. Disclosure: This description box contains affiliate links. Check out the brand new F16 Thunderbirds here: bit.ly/3RFEzTz Battery: bit.ly/3DsMJdQ Charger: bit.ly/3Dsoyw7 Transmitter: bit.ly/3RPNdio The products in this video are rated for ages 14+. Support TheRcSaylors Patreon & Stickers | www.patreon.com/TheRcSaylors Merch | www.thercsaylorsyt.com/shirts Mail | 1140 Carter Ave, P.O. Box 361, Ashland, Kentucky 41101 Social Media TheRcSaylors Shorts | bit.ly/3rN37xp Facebook | facebook.com/thercsaylors Instagram | instagram.com/thercsaylors Twitter | twitter.com/thercsaylors Vlog and Live Channel | kzbin.info SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PATREON FAMILY!! Haar Bear, Jake Barnes, Jason day, Jeff Buys, Jesper Larsen, john salt, Jose Valentin, Matt Reetz, Michael Schouten, Raymond Hausele, RC HOOLIGANS, Richard Higginson, Robert Sanges, Ron Erickson, Ryan Alexander, Terry Kellogg, Brian Buckstiegel, Chris Hamlett, Chuck R, David Chenzoff, Doug Dahlheimer, Eddy Sinclair, and Gary Zion #rcjet #thunderbirds #rcplane

[@jimcoop5663]

I just signed up! 😁

[@marcoreviews]

Awesome 👏 flight! Great job with all the extra switches! #stayepic

[@hamiltonshangar]

I love that you give all your glory and praise to God. Ashley and I appreciate you guys! Happy Sunday!

[@henkvanderbij6448]

You are verry honest people! GOD blessure U and your Abby!!

[@eyeorewolf]

Amazing. I just fell in love with a new hobby. Thank you.

[@jetman899]

I haven't maiden my gray F16 80m yet, and this one shows up. Nice.

[@PhilBender612]

Yeah I love this livery. I have the Gray version but It's really nice to see the painted white rather than bare foam. This should be the standard. And now an 8 chl. Rx so you have flapperons...sweet!

[@TheRcSaylors]

And an extra spot for say… an after burner light 👍😉😁😎⚓️

[@nick_doutrnz_entertainment]

Yes!! I researched the pnp version and the bnf is still cheaper, but it comes with a 6-ch RX. ☹️This really should come with an 8-chRX.

[@PhilBender612]

@@nick_doutrnz_entertainment it does..the new Thunderbirds scheme comes with an 8ch. The older grey 80mm comes with a 6

[@FarrellMcGovern]

I love the Thunderbird's livery on the F-16! It's nice that it has the "flying tail", now commonly called a "stabilator", that is, the entire horizontal stablizer surface pivots rather than just part of the trailing edge. I remember reading in Chuck Yearger's Autobiography that the flying tail was a major State Secret for many years, since it was so important to allowing supersonic jet fighters to be controllable as they transitioned from sub to supersonic flight.

[@TheRcSaylors]

See, THESE are the comments I have grown to love and almost expect from you Farrell!! Love learning from you, and it’s usually super relevant to our videos! I’ve always wondered if I should Wikipedia things before flying, and passing on fun facts like this during flight… but I’m pretty sure my brain would just go blank and would be focussed on the fun as soon as those wheels left the ground, lol!! I’m always happy to hear from you my friend. You rock! 👍😎⚓️

[@FarrellMcGovern]

@@TheRcSaylors Thanks. I have been an aviation "nerd" for many many years, and have all sorts of weird and interesting information stuck in my head. It is a joy to share it with like minded people. As for trying to share Wikipedia facts while flying...they say in aviation the hierarchy is: Aviate, Navigate, Communiate. Admittedly, that is for when you have an emergency in the air...but I consider flying an RC plane to be the equivalent of a full sized plane in an emergency flight since you don't any of the cockpit instruments to tell you how the plane is flying. Even just an indicated airspeed would be nice. Eventualy, it will happen, I can see using Augmented Reality glasses to paint info like that on a heads up display so you can see it while flying. Airspeed is one of the most basic instruments needed to fly safely! I did it again, didn't i? 🙂Anyways, this Saturday I am off to the Ottawa-Gatineau AIr Show, and hope to get some video of it. Should be a lot of fun!

[@FrankA-973]

Wow Eflite has been killing it lately!!! You did to with a great maiden flight! Awesome!!!

[@Ineffablemoments33]

Thank you for acknowledging our creator!

[@ljhobbylife]

Look at your 7:14 mark looks like your elevators are off from each, maybe that's why you needed so much trim, just an observation, great flight and as always entertaining to watch.

[@jrhawk574]

I've been out of the hobby for almost 30 years. So much has changed and the tech advancement is mind boggling. Jeez, we used 11 meter CB frequencies and 4 stroke engines had barely been used at that time. If I bite on this, I'll have to find someone to "train me up" .

[@williamjones5237]

Thanks to you I bought my Aeroscout. This will be my next buy. Thanks!

[@acm1pt374]

I know this doesn't apply to everyone, but with enough Real Flight Simulator time in, this COULD be your first jet. I got into the hobby about 6 weeks ago and today I mastered this jet! Had some rough landings because I couldn't line up with the runway, I hit more hours on the sim and voilá, I can fly and land this thing any way I want

[@williamevans6043]

Very nice! Still waiting for that inverted flat spin, "Maverick " what a cool jet !

[@TheRcSaylors]

Oh my gosh! Lol.. I have a lot to learn then 😬😅👍😎⚓️

[@skipperstan]

Fantastic RC Jet! Great video guys! ✈

[@TheTootie52]

NICE MAIDEN!! I like ALL of your EDF jets...so real sounding!! How MANY more videos are you uploading today?!😂 Thanks Saylors for the FUN, honest MAIDEN review!! 💟👍😘

[@1STB11TME]

Always check your surfaces before takeoff, The right elevator was sitting up before take off.

[@BenjySparky]

Abby and Nate y'all rock! Love the channel and content! I'm here for the algorithm! As always Peace!

[@k-ninebike2180]

One beautiful jet! Great flight and great filming. Not easy to video a jet.

[@jeffreystone7327]

Great looking EDF. Well done Horizon Hobby. Great maiden Nate. Very impressive. God bless.

[@TheRcSaylors]

Thank you very much!! 👍😁😎⚓️

[@montyfpv2259]

I have always loved the F16 since I was a kid. Unfortunately the Australian RAAF has never had them, but I get to see the USAF F16s at the Avalon Airshow. I am always spellbound by the sheer look and performance of them.

[@1stMarine]

Great review Nate and Abby, the new E-Flite Thunderbird's F-16 (80 mm) is awesome in detail and performance, E-Flite and Horizon Hobby really knocked it out of the park :-)

[@zindagi2851]

Phew even I was nervous. Superb flight beautiful machine 👌

[@bgg5090]

Wow. That looks crazy fun.

[@ROMPE_NALGAS_24-7]

Me and my wife love you guys keep up the great work you too

[@herefishyfishy8582]

Can't wait to add it to the f16 Collection

[@viprgaming641]

I used to fly very little. My first plane suffered a servo malfunction and nose dived into the ground. I couldn't afford to get another one at the time so I got out of the sport. But I always wanted to get better and fly jets like these. And the F16 has always been one of my all-time favorite fighter jets. Looks amazing!! Nice job!

[@thedakotahurley]

Tip on flaperons - on the real F-16 the flaps are linked to the landing gear. Gear down/flaps down gear up/flaps up. Would be easy to set up a gear/flap mix so that your jet 1. Acts more like the real deal and 2. Has one less switch to fuss with on approach. Great video! I’m gonna get one of these soon for sure :)

[@renelioeanjie1485]

Cool. I suggest use the biding switch for reverse

[@waynejones2366]

Super plane+Super Job,God Bless you Two!,

[@Joel_Mullins06]

You make it look easy!

[@TheRcSaylors]

Thanks 👍😁😎⚓️

[@MissouriMan]

very good looking jet! my dad just got the 70mm thunderbird. we both have 1 flight on it and this was my first jet flight. Now I want a EDF!!

[@ltlikesbasketball7268]

I love the Thunderbirds!

[@riverakers]

Amazing plane and great maiden flight.

[@jbrundt]

thanks for keeping it real.

[@spookers3147]

that is a beautiful F-16😁👍

[@XD_FPV]

sounds amazing

[@BigAlFPV17]

What an awesome jet!! I would love to get it but not ready just yet. Excellent video Nate & Abby!! 😊

[@jacobborg9693]

The elevons are severely uneven, the large amount of left aileron trim that had been input was opposing the roll moment to the right caused by the elevons which might have made it feel sensitive and unstable due to the large increase in drag and cross controls. Bet it will fly extremely better with this issue fixed. Besides that, awesome video as always !!

[@traveler7137]

I was halfway expecting a vapor trail. I wish e-flight would do that with all their airplanes paint them I mean. As a former ultra coat user I miss the old balsa and covering airplanes . This kind of has that old appearance and I love it. The only thing wrong with this video was it was too short.

[@danielclark8094]

Thank you patreon's 🙏

[@cecilbell6799]

I'm not an EDF flyer, but that is a nice looking jet. Your videos are good and they don't run so foolishly long, well done.

[@andystoybox1723]

Gear check is a must !! Nice catch Abby ! You tell him lol 😂 Nice maiden Nate f-16 is awesome!

[@BillKisel]

At least on video the sound adds a lot of realism to the flight. The lights on the nose wheel door add a surprising amount of detail to the model.

[@outdoorman6018]

You got to love when horizon sends you a new jet that just came out today

[@TheRcSaylors]

I mean, I’m not sure they just “send” these out… We’ve worked 80-90 hours a week for YEARS to Earn early access like this IMO. I’m proud of what we’ve worked for to achieve, but it hasn’t been easy! I honestly tell everyone to do what we do. It’s fun, but it’s also a LOT of work! Happy Flying my friend 👍😁😎⚓️

[@blackhawktim1259]

Maybe it's just me but at the end of the flight after reverse thrust you taxied up to face the camera and it looked to me like the right elevator was higher than the left??????? Really nice flight though !!! I LOOOOOOOVE THE SOUND!!! They have come a loooong way with these electrics!! My brother bought this for my birthday and even at 54 years old I'm acting like a kid in a candy store!! The scale on this thing is amazing. One thing that kind of threw me was the fact that an 8 ch is recommended so I will have to get me a spectrum 8ch and get rid of my 7 ch. To me the F16 and the F35 fulcrum are the coolest aircraft there is. I have yet to get the fulcrum but maybe one day!! Thanks for the video!!

[@jimcoop5663]

Nate , ya killin me ovah heeah 🤣🤣 Abbey, you are a Saint! Love Y'alls....... ( I need this plane) Praying 🙏 here for y'all +

[@kashmurray1199]

Yep my favorite jet is an F-16 also. Sounds almost real. Reverse thrust is cool. Bring it back out soon. 😁

[@ricardopr54]

I really appreciate the work you do for us!...Believe me, I really appreciate the fact that you are the only ones in KZbin that so far had showed this plane's flight characteristics without any fancy mixes , nor fancy nearly impossible show off maneuvers for the average pilot out there! 🥴You showed it real, the way we can expect ours to behave, and that's something I love about your channel. You guys are real and humble... Your channel isn't about showing off your superhuman programming or piloting skills(Two Brothers RC) , but the real what to expect from the model Airplane you are reviewing/presenting to us!...😁👍🏾If I could, I would give your channel a million Thumbs-up, but KZbin only allows for one👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 I ordered one of this jets using your link, and I'm planning to maiden fly her this weekend!... Wish me luck! 🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾😁 Have a great rest of your night! 👍🏾 Greetings from Douglas, Arizona 👍🏾🌵🦠😷🇵🇷 GOD Bless you and your family! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@bicec]

Wow that sound

[@TheRcSaylors]

Oh yes! And woot!! You got first! 💯👍😁😎⚓️

[@mattmyatt9078]

I have become a big fan of my audio alerts on my NX-10. I know you're doing videos but you could alert timers and voltage. Arguably the most important thing is keeping track of your batteries. Thanks!

[@FFE-js2zp]

I’ve been flying Hitec since 2010 with a voltage telemetry readout on every model. Spektrum is hopelessly behind.

[@Silky_mittens1031]

Now I just need an fa18 ❤️

[@theflyingsandalrc]

Great looking EDF!

[@TheRcSaylors]

Oh absolutely!! Love this thing! 👍😁😎⚓️

[@TheRcSaylors]

Oh absolutely!! Love this thing! 👍😁😎⚓️

[@michaelreed9805]

Retracts down on some planes will definitely change the flight characteristics. Beautiful jet!

[@EJ-74]

Absolutely awesome 🔥👍🏻✌️

[@Icantdrive55]

Beautiful plane Nate! ⚓️

[@kentbarnes1955]

Oh nice...another plane...that I REALLY WANT. I'm still trying to get back into the hobby (flying my drone doesn't count)...and I know I need to start with a couple air frames more...forgiving than this. One reason I REALLY WANT this is I just saw the Thunderbirds on Sept 3rd at the KC (Go Chiefs) airshow. Thanks as always for a great video. Still looking for confirmation you're receiving my increased Patreon support. May God bless you both.

[@TheRcSaylors]

Hey Kent! I’ll double check with Abby to be sure about the increase. Have you gotten stickers in the mail recently?

[@kentbarnes1955]

@@TheRcSaylors Yes I did...thank you so much. Love the one with you flying the "plane" and everyone else hanging for (dear life) the ride 😁

[@dtsmychnl]

Beautiful

[@jetman899]

Good maiden!

[@broken4999]

Great flight man good job

[@TheRcSaylors]

Thanks! 👍😁😎⚓️

[@broken4999]

@@TheRcSaylors hay bro sorry I forgot your name. Im kenny what does that fly on like a 6s 7000mah 100c and what's the flight time like 3 minutes?

[@thefamjaycrew3901]

Late squad today happy flying all and that sweet looking jet 🛩 👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️

[@somerandomaccount5783]

I love this channel!!!!

[@TheRcSaylors]

Thank you!! Two awesome RCs hit the channel today!! 👍😁😎⚓️

[@SkipBuiltRC]

Unless you bumped them, you elevators are not evenly set. May cause problems trying to trim out that way. Nice looking jet. Hi Abby..!! Good job on the camera dear.

[@DadsRCHangar]

Orsum flight, loved the reverse thrust, sounded very scale. Love the changes and detail they have done. Mind you an expensive leaf blower 🤔

[@capnhardway]

Awesome plane, awesome flight ✈ Nate! A little big for me, but awesome !

[@TheRcSaylors]

Thank you!! 👍😁😎⚓️

[@DetoursRC]

Glad they painted the white. I know its not a big deal to some but ive got ocd and it drives me nuts with the 70mm. Lol. I put reverse thrust on the button with some of my planes just soo there isnt a chance to hit the wrong switch and kill a plane like some have.

[@Jeff_Seely]

Thank you brother for inviting us as you showcase your new 800mm F16. Also, thank you for using your KZbin channel to praise The Living God! It made my day to hear this. Just before Christmas, our daughter #3 (Kyla) of 5 daughters was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia 😔. Brother it tore my world apart! But I know whence cometh my help! My help cometh Lord! Please pray for Kyla. She is my beautiful daughter who is challenged with low functioning autism and speaks in two word sentences. We love her very very much! Thank you and may God bless you!

[@TheRcSaylors]

🙏✝️❤️⚓️

[@dumdumlegacy3251]

I don’t care what people think…. This is going to be my second rc plane

[@richiebricker]

That thing is scary

[@waffle_boy]

I just wish someone would make a display team of rc planes

[@cwwisk]

Your tailerons were not set up evenly. The right one looks like it is angled down farther.

[@TheRcSaylors]

Hmm, you might have just saved me from a future crash! I’ll take a close look 👍😁😎⚓️

[@oned8305]

That was a good catch by chucky that's Why it was rocking back-and-forth And feeling so touchy definitely need to even up You're tail And remember you're gonna have to retrim your ailerons

[@barthutchison4207]

Tape or use clothes pins to add straight edges, I use quarter inch balsa sticks, to the elevators pointing to each other at rear of plane to set them evenly.

[@josh10177]

bette listen to this guy, he knows 🙄

[@alexnutcasio936]

@@josh10177who’s Bette?

[@wdrury1]

nice flying and nice plane

[@timroot4207]

Thank you !

[@bad65dad]

Love it making fire up my planes mostly sitting this year in my basement

[@spencelloyd]

You might try the "pilot fatigue" mode for reverse thrust that Brian Phillips uses. Less to think about.

[@Jackjaberofficial]

Very cool

[@aerialvideo0007]

It's just a matter of approaching in alpha position on landing to slow it down enough to stop it in a short distance, which I can't always achieve. But reverse thrust works very well on this jet. I reordered the gray F16 again due to my almost 20 accidents in my old F16 in almost 200 flights or more. I'm not a big fan of the color white. Thanks for your hard work. J 3:16

[@keithfilkins2043]

Nice!!!

[@BigJimRC]

Nice!

[@lucaluquesia9451]

elevator is on right side up. on left side is it perfect. i think, this is why you must trimming so much.

[@factorymx9552]

I have a areo scout do you think a commander would be a good 2 plane?

[@MasboyRC]

Impressive 👌

[@TheRcSaylors]

Thanks for watching!! 👍😁😎⚓️

[@MasboyRC]

@@TheRcSaylors my pleasure 😊

[@Mightymouserc]

That looks so awesome one thing though I was always told and read when trimming you have to be out of safe mode maybe you can confirm that for us

[@cjb405]

The next cool addition i want to see is an electronic break on the rear wheels/gear, so you can throttle up on the runway for shorter take-offs!😁

[@gbro8822]

:-) :-) :-) wow Hey Abby, years ago I saw you had a Marshall sweatshirt on. They played great against my fighting Irish. Good for them.

[@rmicchell]

Nice runway! Where is that?!?

[@damienwilliams820]

Hey, they actually paint the white areas this time or is it bare white foam like the 70?

[@ncscoobysnack]

Landinggear is not that robust broke 2 pins in a normal landing. But it's a good thing there are pins in there, less expensive to replace.

[@EngineNoise305]

at 7:13 does the elevator look a little out of adjustment ? One side looks level and the other doesn't, it might be an illusion. If it is off, I think that's why safe was being weird, when self leveling would try to correct for pitch, it induced roll too. Anyway, looks super fun!

[@F16_go_neuuuum]

Think it's just an illusion I don't really see it but kinda yeah

[@michaellussoro2295]

New paint new release!

[@ronnie8572]

Hod bless you and your family

[@AerospaceMatt]

Do I get the military grey one with ordinance or the way more scale Thunderbird?? Ughh, what a hard choice!

[@velcro62]

Thunderbird has a different receiver that allows flaperons out of the box unlike the grey one

[@bennyeyeballs880]

So horizons add showed them with after burner lights ?

[@TheRcSaylors]

I saw that… that’s definitely a third party add on, because it has an extra channel to support it. IMO they should not have shown it with the afterburner lights in their ad, because it definitely doesn’t come with the lights installed. At this point, it should at these prices. Would probably cost them AT MOST $10 more to just have already installed.. these are the things that keep me up at night.

[@bennyeyeballs880]

@@TheRcSaylors yes I agree. Was a little misleading , and that’s why I went str8 to your channel after that to find out. Thank y’all. Still gonna buy it. I have the grey one to and the 70 mm. Happy flying y’all

[@StevesRC]

@@TheRcSaylors Actually its EFL87897 :)

[@castlefranck3979]

I' m amaze that you ve havent notice the elevator asymmetry before take off. for sure the plane is needed to be trimmed ; never jump into the kero jet for your own safety.

[@mikepi660]

Thanks for the video,, great,,,,

[@MrBumbles2]

now just bring in the thrust vectoring and it will be good

[@AerospaceMatt]

But F-16s don’t have thrust vectoring! If they had an F-22 it would be awesome to have TV!

[@MrBumbles2]

@@AerospaceMatt exactly, you ever fly a f16 with thrust vectoring??, aka freewing f16 tf, one of my favorites

[@AerospaceMatt]

@@MrBumbles2 I know Freewing had that TV F-16 in the YF-16 paint job. Pretty plane, would’ve bought it but it’s discontinued. Anyway it’s not “scale” to have TV on an F-16, but it’s cool that they have the option for TV on the Freewing MiG 29 and SU-35, which is scale. From what I can find online, the Jas 39 Gripen doesn’t have TV in the full scale, but the FW model has the option for it. I do want to get that and instal TV, that would be so fun!

[@MrBumbles2]

@@AerospaceMatt yes im still flying my fw its a blast. with a 80 mm 12 blade fms fan in it . use a 3200 6s no gear , don't need them just plop it on the ground. of course much lighter than the eflite. never flew it with stock esc and motor . had many different setups over the years still have one in the box always buy 2. wish the eurofighter would come back .

[@davidgerlach1132]

At your 06:33 why didn't you use your FLAPERONS?

[@romanfyler3932]

Nice…this stuff doesn’t go well on my Match profile, so GOOD JOB!!

[@Davidjb37721]

Nice

[@chriscrawford1958]

Nice! Hey Nate, my AMA is up for renewal. Last time, I renewed one day before you announced a “discount” through your channel. Any discount this year???