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@ravebrave8866 there were lots of people there. I just got up front to take pictures and video so they weren't showing.

@@stevecoltrin7230 the best location is the Nevada Las Vegas..

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im guessing to keep the electronics/fuel cell ect cool...

@@SolOmoN320 It keeps the sun from causing the fuel to age and also keeps the canopy from yellowing from the sun.

The plastic that makes up the canopy will melt in the sun. Or become brittle and crack.

@DamenBrockelman You might want to consider the eflite Valiant. It has a safe mode but will also do all the aerobatic stuff. Price is right too. I love mine.

@@stevecoltrin7230 will do! After my last comment I went out to practice landing and also did some recovery practice at high altitude along with some pattern flying. Brought it down 5 times with no damage, first time that poor bird had come home in one piece!

@ActionRC-Russ It is not very old so I think it is the new version. I'm flying at the Catalina RC Modelers field in Tucson AZ.

@@stevecoltrin7230 great background to shoot your videos, take care Russ

@@stevecoltrin7230 this is the newer version. Previous one was red.

If the nacelles are angled down for a downward thrust line to compensate for in flight performance, then that could lead to the nose dive situation we witnessed during takeoff if the power is not smoothly applied.

@@looneytunes47 West end of Tucson.

Guy always flies with the antenna on his transmitter in the same position. I use a Spektrum NX6. I have always flown with my with my antenna in line with the frame of the of transmitter, so if the transmitter was standing on a table, the antenna would be pointing straight up. I fly without a cord around my neck, so when I'm holding the transmitter, the transmitter and antenna is pointing up about 45%. With all that having been said, I got to wondereing what Spektrum recommends. In my NX6's manual, it says, "WE RECOMMEND SETTING UP YOUR ANTENNA TO BE POSITIONED VERTICAL WHEN YOU ARE IN YOUR MOST COMFORTABLE POSITION FOR FLYING." So I think, in the future I am going to change what I have been doing, and adjust my antenna so that it points straight up. It never hurts to read the manual, and just maybe the few brownouts that I have experienced will not be repeated in the future. Thanks for asking your question that got me thinking, and probably changing what I do. FYI: Spektrum NX and DX transmitters have two antennas set at 90 degree angles to each other. For NX transmitters, the second one is behind the nameplate. The DX transmitter's second antenna is in the transmitter's handle. The two antennas makes it much better for communication between the TX and RX. In the olden days when transmitters only had one antenna, the common feeling was to point the antenna up at least 45 degrees above the horizon, and never point the antenna directly at the plane.

@@stevecoltrin7230 thanks for the in depth answer. It’s great info!!! I too have been flying without the strap and at 45° like yourself, which is why I asked the question in the first place. So I will also hold my NX8 at 45° and then make the antenna vertical and see how I get on. Great chat with ya Steve, much appreciated 👍🏻🇬🇧

Let me jump in. I fly with the antenna pointed that way so as not to point the tip directly at the plane. The antenna emits the signal in a donut shop and the tip would be a so-called dead zone. It may be just me but I have less frame loss with the antenna pointed 45 degrees from the base. Please note that I haven't verified my conclusions, but it's rather apparent with FPV aircraft and viewing the video through goggles. I hope this helps.

@@guyfuller1808 cheers for that Guy this is good info👍🏻

I thought about the possibility of a stall, but I was flying at about 75% throttle and making a long sweeping turn. After the turn I was going to drop my gear for a gear check. When I checked the flight log on my transmitter it showed a complete communication failure between transmitter and receiver. Then two other pilots had their planes do the exact same thing in the same area after my plane went down. I think it stalled because lost communication, which stopped power. We have one of the city's water processing facilities next to where we fly and I went over to talk with them. They kind of hemmed and hawed around after we asked them if they were testing or had installed new radio equipment. They didn't want to take the blame for our planes. So maybe, maybe not. But 3 planes with different pilots and transmitters losing power and spiraling down in the same place within an hour is pretty weird.

@mikeylikesrc When I cut mine out I used an exacto knife and cut it at a 45 degree angle on the front and back edges. That made it wider at the bottom than at the top. After cutting the pilot out of the canopy, I took the old pilot off the base, and glued in the new one. By cutting the base at the angle, it was easy to glue it back in place after replacing the pilot.

​@@stevecoltrin7230 ah nice! i was thinking the same thing. Like when I carve pumpkins do it at an angle, so the lid don't fall in! :) Thx for sharing! I was going to slowly pull the whole transparent part off, cut the pilot out, then re-glue the canopy, but was thinking that's too much work!

@mikeylikesrc like was said about carving pumpkins I cut mine out with the exact blade at an angle so that the hole is bigger where you start the cut and smaller around the ugly guy in the center I cut mine in a square pattern. After removal I pulled the pilot figure off the base, glued mine on. I insert a Dowell into the bottom of snoopy that stuck out about 3/8" so that would go into the same base I just cut out so that it would be a perfect fit when I glues it back in.

If the nacelles are angled down for a downward thrust line to compensate for in flight performance, then that could lead to the nose dive situation we witnessed during takeoff if the power is not smoothly applied.

@@toolbaggersthanks detail info, and nice video mate

But the empennage would not be in the efflux zone so it could be worse STOL performance.

I'm close to 60. Got back into flying 5 yrs ago. Flew 20 years ago for 15- 20 years prior. I do primarily 3d. Even my bigger stuff (1.3m-2m) when it gets sketchy, in the sun, in gusty winds, GOTTA see which en's is up🤪! No gyros here. Too limiting!

I agree. Even if you normally fly big planes and fly big, it's easy to get in that habit and fly the small ones big. BUT, you have to have that discipline to fly responsibly and with common sense. Know your limits. With that however comes the realization that if you're not on the sticks,you can't be a real judge of what too far is for someone else..

All I can say, I think we all make good points to think about, on video planes seem farther and smaller too. I'm still learning.

Ed has a 2200 4s and gets about 4 minute flights.

@@stevecoltrin7230 Awesome stuff

I'll pass you comment on to Ed when I see him at the field.

Since when is thrust vectoring seen as a problem? Your definition of "hyperactive tail" is supposed to be a positive feature of tractor prop planes, the baseline of a typical plane.

Xfly swift 50mm units. Comes pre installed. As per the txt the gentleman has put in the video. About £20 each.

I did a google search and found xfly-model.com rc-castle.com turbines-rc.com aliexpress.com all have them. I'm not sure which one Ed got his from.

@@M4rkmcc21 Thanks much

If you do a Google search for the motors I listed, 3 or 4 places come up where you can get them. I'm not sure which of these Ed used.

I'll pass your comment on to Ed when I see him at the field.

@@stevecoltrin7230 Thrust vectoring is a positive feature for experienced pilots.