Turn Your AeroScout into a Monster Truck - KIN Additive Taildragger Conversion

[@charlesrussell7472]

My first plane and still one I enjoy to fly. After many repairs my original is a belly lander. I have a newer one. So I just ordered this kit.

[@dakotadriggers8838]

Seems like a great way to get more life out of an aeroscout once you outgrow it

[@TwoBrosRC]

Yup. It's a plane that you can make rather challenging to fly with max throws. It's super enjoyable.

[@williamhoodtn]

A member at my local RC club did this upgrade and it flies really well. I really like these tires!

[@FarmerFpv]

Best RC plane channel hands down. You and Model AV8R are my go too for new planes. You make the hobby reviews fun but very informational. It must be a lot of work to keep this channel going and we appreciate it. Keep up the great work, Captain!

[@TwoBrosRC]

Hey, thanks! Though it's debatable since Adam is much more in-depth than we are. Appreciate the kind words for sure!

[@anonymousasusual9413]

That’s phenomenal! I just ordered one👍 thanks for the video!!!

[@erikshute7153]

This was awesome Jon! I might just have to do this to the scout in the hanger I haven’t flown in years!!

[@RagsHSC-7]

OMG 😲 A bush plane ! Yeah boy 👊😎 Now you want to talk about real pilots. Now these guys go in with world war II Navy tires into the wilderness & for SAR or a RAS purposes or simply for practical civilian insertion and extraction. Excuse me for military terms, I'm just an old US Navy rotorhead so. But that is bad to the Bone I know gets us some water and do what Bush pilots do in surf the water with the balloon wheels. That is bad to the Bone 👊😎☠️ I just love it and I was able to watch it on my TV. First one ever. The rest were under 60 Sec. So it wouldn't allow me to put it on TV but now I can watch it. This is awesome. John, that was close to your face brother. You have no idea that went really close 🫣👀

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Jon that is a really cool mod! Looks like you had a blast!

[@AL-RCjunkie]

Awesome conversion! I've been slowly replacing stock plastic gear rudder and elevator servos with those 9g FMS metal gears and I'm really impressed with how well they hold up to abuse. I fly daily and in tight, sketchy (by RC flying standards) areas. Haven't burned one up, yet. Can't say the same for plastic gears. Thanks for bringing this conversion to us, Jon. And great job, Jon's wife, keeping focus and frame while ducking! My wife gave up filming for me a while ago 😂👍

[@TwoBrosRC]

Happy to help! We went into this knowing it probably wouldn't perform all that well with the viewership, but it's important to help smaller companies out who make mods for airplanes that everyone loves.

[@FarmerFpv]

If you are ever looking for 9 gram servos again you should try the Towerpro MG92B. They are actually 12g same size as the 9g but they center perfectly are buttery smooth fast with lots of torque digital servos. Twisted Hobbies recommended them to me 3 years ago for their XL 3dge 540 3D planes. I now put them in all my foam planes. The best part is that they are only 8 dollars each at value hobby online store in the USA can even buy them in bulk on eBay. I now own over 200 of them and only had 2 DOA and they replaced them. Even after hard crashes that destroy a plane I rip them out and pit them on a new one. They have never failed me. RC groups has a big following thread on these servos and how much they are praised for being a budget servo outperforming servos double the price.

[@williamhoodtn]

Ok, I just caught that you said you only just started flying RC planes in late 2020. I started in mid-2020 during the stupid pandemic and I have nowhere near the skills you have sir (and likely, no where near the stick time which makes a huge difference). I'm very impressed with your skilled flying and your content (I'm a subscriber) - please keep it up!

[@TwoBrosRC]

Thanks man, keep at it and you'll get there too!

[@michelpetrus]

Love it. Nice conversion you did there.

[@weshillsberry6275]

Every plane should be a taildragger from the beginning lol

[@edwardranno7119]

You are having too much fun!🎉🎉🎉

[@greencoffeecup]

Thanks for helping me on Discord with my Capture Gains question! I appreciate it! Dave

[@TwoBrosRC]

Happy to help, Dave. Thank you!

[@envixyat_rblx]

Hey jon! Really enjoyed this video!

[@markduckworth5579]

Gotta admit, this mod is seriously tempting. But I put floats on my Aeroscout a while back and I’m still enjoying the heck out of flying it off water. Likely not putting wheels back on anytime soon. Think I am going to go for the servo upgrades though.

[@rcskybums]

I have their landing gear kit for the Timber, it’s heavier but waayy better!

[@meshall9586]

Great shirt again sir! 🇸🇪

[@greencoffeecup]

Great!

[@feelgooddany]

Haha cool!! This was my first plane 2years ago ❤ Greetz metalldanny from the Netherlands

[@ultralightflyer9849]

@weshillsberry6275. I agree completely. I have never owned a "nose dragger" and never will, unless it is to modify it to put the wheels in the proper orientation.

[@Checkyoursix77]

Nice t shirt! Hälsningar från Stockholm

[@jsinclairinthe919]

Great video John. It looks like you were using the factory Aeroscout wheels, not the available upgraded ones. Is that correct?

[@TwoBrosRC]

Nope! Pretty sure we mentioned they were DuBro wheels in the description. ;)

[@jsinclairinthe919]

@@TwoBrosRC Ah yes, yes you did. Reading comprehension is important, lol. Thanks!

[@3DMOFO2020]

AWESOME!!! Jon I wonder what size prop are you running stock? You got perfect set up there now if only if it was able to hover? Maybe on lightweight 4s pack like a 1300 mah????

[@TwoBrosRC]

It's the 3-blade E Sky Eagles prop - no idea what pitch it is, but it both makes the Scout way louder and produces about 30% more thrust. Hovering is probably out of the question lol

[@3DMOFO2020]

@@TwoBrosRC I read somewhere that a Gemfan 6x4.1 2 bladed prop could make powerful and quiter???

[@danflom1271]

Don't forget to address the foam hinges on the aeroscout. They will fail and it is absolutely worth it to beef them up by whatever method you like best.

[@TwoBrosRC]

The aileron hinges are taped so they can't come loose. Only the rudder might fail over time.

[@danflom1271]

@@TwoBrosRC I lost my first aeroscout due to aileron separation. The tape is only on one side.

[@RobertCulley]

Stock ESC? Three blade prop size? I have had the KIN kit for about a month now and it's interesting.

[@TwoBrosRC]

Stock ESC, three bladed prop is from the E Sky Eagles - no idea what pitch it is.

[@willowehrich6207]

Just needs flaps now!

[@TwoBrosRC]

Tried it with flaps, it kinda sucks lol

[@willowehrich6207]

@@TwoBrosRC nice! I'd love to see that anyways. I love silly mods!

[@robdapraia3486]

Nice, was considering the kit to be able to take off from high grass. If you want the aeroscout to be more monster, consider 3 blade prop Master Airscrew 6x3.2 3-Blade to get some extra thrust, see kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpjNmah5erR9aKc

[@txkflier]

It sounds terrible. Try a UMX Draco 4-blade prop..

[@TwoBrosRC]

Of course it sounds terrible - that's the whole point! It's making a ton of thrust with the 3-blade prop that the E-Sky Eagles shipped with.