Here it is! Thanks for watching the series and the final flight videos! If you get a moment, check out KOKO's channel. Here was the pilot who performed the maiden flight. KOKO's Channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCvdyH9RjELxe6GFqw6nasLA
What drew me to this video was the picture of the F-14, the greatest fighter ever, and the whole thing looked like a flight sim video. Since I love the Tom Cat, I clicked on it…I had no idea! That is the best rc build!
Hi Sir, greetings from Argentina. As a 64 YO guy and former pilot myself, I saw the 1st Top Gun movie and immidiately felt in love with the TomCat; therefore, when I saw your 1st video of this assembly I subscribed wright away and I don´t regret it at all. I had no idea how much work someone has to put into RC models, specially when I saw you so concirned to all the tiny small details. As a hand worker myself, I appreciate it very much. However, my anxienty grew more and more through every chapter of this series until today when I saw her flying. WHAT A SOUND!!!!!! That blew my mind! With my eyes closed, it felt almost like the real deal. C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S TO YOU SIR! And also to the man who handled the RC controller. That landing with no flaps and high speed was simply flawless! (I wish most of real pilots with real planes can do the same). I woulden´t had any problem if the video was 1 hour long, so please: more of that beautiful bird up in the air. I wish you, your family and friends my best. Keep it coming; we´ll be very greatfull. Cheers from NE Patagonia, Argentina. (a dream place).
I highly appreciate all the hard work going into these RC jets. Espedcially when they look so absolutely realistic, especially in these beautiful photos from 1:23 to 1:32. During flight, this F-14 Skymaster looked so real, the engine sound, the maneuvers. It takes an excellent RC pilot to bring such an airplane to life.
I worked on them in the Navy, then as a civil service structural mechanic at the Depot in Norfolk, Va.. Those flip up over wing fairings ? I used trim and fit them along with their attach fittings. I also did engine bay doors, which are critical on the F-14, as when they are locked in place they become load bearing structural components. While in the Navy I also worked on all of the hydraulic components that were sent to AIMD (Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Dept.) At NAS Oceana and on the USS Nimitz. I also did a lot of on aircraft for various airframe problems. Very nice model.
Really cool. My Dad, Bob Kress, Engineering Mgr for the F-14 and designer of the variable sweep wing would have loved to have seen this. He had his own model airplane company, Kress Jets.
@@erichvonmanstein6876 From the F-14A's inception until 1971, he was the program's engineering manager, after which he was appointed F-14 deputy development program manager. He can be seen describing the development of the now-retired F-14 into a maneuvering dogfighter on Modern Marvels: F14 DVD, and F-14D Tomcat vs. F/A18 E/F Super Hornet Two experts say the Super Hornet isn't so super By Bob Kress and Rear Adm. Paul Gillcrist, U.S. Navy (Ret.) He is credited with the idea of a computer controlled wing sweep mechanism that could be used in combat maneuvering.
EVERYTHING about this is simply drop-dead gorgeous - the wonderful model and the location and surrounding scenery. I think I'd like to relocate to Montana!!!!
Immaculate aircraft, detail and flight! The 2 things I always hope for in a Maiden RC aircraft video is no other aircraft noise or flight on the field which you have aced, and the hope for a close up aerial flight video. A view from the RC pilot POV is okay. RC Flight videos with a drone in chase, or a zoom from the field is an excellent marketing tool. Thank you!
It doesn't really matter how well you maneuver the aircraft in flight. Your skill as a pilot is all based on your landings. And that one was excellent.
Cool! How about set up a little camera on the plane to let us have the pilot's eye view? It might be very interesting for the film~ Fly us to the sky~😊
Beautiful aircraft! Love the paint job! Really pops! One minor detail, when the Diamondbacks were an F-14 squadron, it was VF-102. It changed to VFA-102 when the squadron converted to the F-18.
WoW, what a beautiful model and the 2nd picture of it facing down the runway with the forest is now my Desktop background :) - Awesome video footage and right to the point. Thank you.
That is one really beautiful plan, the flight looked like fun with total awesome wonder.. I hope the owner get lots of flights out of it.. Great job Jon...
Amazing flight, it’s a shame when technical issues will not allow us to see al features working, but that’s the reason for test flights. Thanks to the builder, wonderfull construction job, and congratulation to the pilot.
❤ i would love it if you put a cockpit camera in so we could see the "pilots" view . As if your viewers were flying with you. I love the low deck flybys. Looks so realistic.. Well done sirs From Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦
When i was a kid my dad built a turbo jet sr71 and it was so big we towed it in a trailer too. This was in the 90s no idea how much that plane cost but easily tens of thousands. He let me try to land it. Lets just say it took another year to fly again lmao
Wow ! What else do you say. Another professionally built model, I think it’s the most impressive build yet ! Keep up the great work as always. I don’t know anyone that matches your skills, and the jets fly like the build, perfect ! Thanks for another great build series, now waiting for the next one ..
@@thelightersideofrc He did and obviously has skills but we all know having the confidence of knowing everything is assembled and set up correctly plays a huge part, another project well done.
What a machine Flys the rails man that thing is solid. Amazes me after all that work and testing bloody servo decides to burn out how weird is that. Mind you thats modern day electronics for ya. Gotta say I am sure he was stoked after that. Carry On.
Thanks Nick. I think it would have happened during the build if we had the wings on more. Generally if it’s going to happen it does it in the first 30 min to 1 hour. She’s a beautiful flier!
WOW 🤩…what a beautiful jet👍 Brilliant flying and it’s a beautiful surroundings! Congrats to you Jon and to the owner. What a maiden from Koko😳😎 ;what a powerful bird. Cheers from Munich, Sven 🍺
Wonderful job Johnathan...amazing work, time and effort for an beautiful machine. I almost broke my fingers clicking this vid. I hope the owner gets years of enjoyment out it
Awesome awesome job Congratulations on a great maiden Was nervous watching but she flew great Again congratulations on a absolutely beautiful job on the build Loved the whole series 👍👍👍👍😁
Awesome plane and flying. I have a 1/100th version of this, and I love it. I noticed, Coco the pilot didn't sweep the wings for any of the passes, unless I missed it.
Thanks David! We found the stock actuators for the wing sweep were not reliable/strong enough to trust to bring the wings back forward during these flights. They have since been upgraded to more powerful units. Next flights on it should have wings moving.
Great build, piloting, and commentary. What a beast! Got up close to a couple of F18s this weekend in Hamilton at the Warplane Heritage Museum. I just love the smell. They were unbelievably loud tho lol
It would have been nice to see it flying with the wings back and afterburner engaged, the icing on the cake would have been seeing it dog fighting a Zero, like in The Final Countdown movie. I so want one of these planes but I don't know how long it would take to get enough money saved so I could buy one.
Awesome jet! Well done on that build. Your response to the gear coming down the first time tells the story of just how frustrating it was to get it working well. 😁
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Here it is! Thanks for watching the series and the final flight videos! If you get a moment, check out KOKO's channel. Here was the pilot who performed the maiden flight. KOKO's Channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCvdyH9RjELxe6GFqw6nasLA
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Afterburners are illegal per AMA rules in the USA. Watch some euro videos and you can see them there. Great job Koko as always.
@@mikeman8653 thank you 🙏🏻
What is the range of your setup? If you had a camera setup how far culd you go?
The range of the aircraft is basically out of sight.
What drew me to this video was the picture of the F-14, the greatest fighter ever, and the whole thing looked like a flight sim video. Since I love the Tom Cat, I clicked on it…I had no idea! That is the best rc build!
Thanks! One cool aircraft!
That's not just RC....that is art!!!!!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words!
I've never seen an RC F-14 as detailed as this one! movable leading edges, spoilers, detailed landing gear, tail pipe..everything is so perfect!
Thanks! It is a lot of amazing details and lots of work to get it all functional! Thanks for watching!
Except the wing actuator lol.
Beautiful model.
Had to save your Allowance for that one. Needs some Guns! Pretty Cool!
Except that the wing did not sweep and it was soaring in top speed. That ruined the realism of this jet to be honest.
Hi Sir, greetings from Argentina.
As a 64 YO guy and former pilot myself, I saw the 1st Top Gun movie and immidiately felt in love with the TomCat; therefore, when I saw your 1st video of this assembly I subscribed wright away and I don´t regret it at all.
I had no idea how much work someone has to put into RC models, specially when I saw you so concirned to all the tiny small details. As a hand worker myself, I appreciate it very much. However, my anxienty grew more and more through every chapter of this series until today when I saw her flying. WHAT A SOUND!!!!!! That blew my mind! With my eyes closed, it felt almost like the real deal.
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S TO YOU SIR! And also to the man who handled the RC controller. That landing with no flaps and high speed was simply flawless! (I wish most of real pilots with real planes can do the same).
I woulden´t had any problem if the video was 1 hour long, so please: more of that beautiful bird up in the air.
I wish you, your family and friends my best. Keep it coming; we´ll be very greatfull. Cheers from NE Patagonia, Argentina. (a dream place).
Walter! Thanks so much for the kind words and for following along!
I highly appreciate all the hard work going into these RC jets. Espedcially when they look so absolutely realistic, especially in these beautiful photos from 1:23 to 1:32.
During flight, this F-14 Skymaster looked so real, the engine sound, the maneuvers. It takes an excellent RC pilot to bring such an airplane to life.
Thank you for your comments!
I worked on them in the Navy, then as a civil service structural mechanic at the Depot in Norfolk, Va.. Those flip up over wing fairings ? I used trim and fit them along with their attach fittings. I also did engine bay doors, which are critical on the F-14, as when they are locked in place they become load bearing structural components. While in the Navy I also worked on all of the hydraulic components that were sent to AIMD (Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Dept.) At NAS Oceana and on the USS Nimitz. I also did a lot of on aircraft for various airframe problems. Very nice model.
Thank you and thanks for watching!
That's the sounds of freedom! Go Maverick! 🇺🇲
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No, its the Sound of death.
Really cool. My Dad, Bob Kress, Engineering Mgr for the F-14 and
designer of the variable sweep wing would have loved to have seen this. He had his own model airplane company, Kress Jets.
Very cool Nancy! Thanks for sharing that!
That's awesome! You just never really know who's watching.
Totally!
He did not design the variable sweep wing. Why do you people have to lie on here. 🙄 it's easily researched information.
@@erichvonmanstein6876
From the F-14A's inception until 1971, he was the program's engineering manager, after which he was appointed F-14 deputy development program manager.
He can be seen describing the development of the now-retired F-14 into a maneuvering dogfighter on Modern Marvels: F14 DVD, and F-14D Tomcat vs. F/A18 E/F Super Hornet Two experts say the Super Hornet isn't so super By Bob Kress and Rear Adm. Paul Gillcrist, U.S. Navy (Ret.) He is credited with the idea of a computer controlled wing sweep mechanism that could be used in combat maneuvering.
The sound is absolutely amazing. Nothing left to the imagination.. It's a true scale model. 👌🏻
Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching
"Flaps? we don't need no flaps"....beautiful man.
Haha. Exactly! Thanks Matthew!
Men have the same boy's heart in every country ~ I'm very happy
Always just Older Kids!
Its a mans sport.
“Negative Ghostrider... the pattern is full.” Significant difference in approach performance with flaps. Very smooth scale flying. Congrats!
Yea flaps are definitely a good thing!
10/10 on first maiden , beautiful bird !
10/10 on second flight ..
That pilot is awesome
The plane is awesome !!
Thank you!
Agree with you !
EVERYTHING about this is simply drop-dead gorgeous - the wonderful model and the location and surrounding scenery. I think I'd like to relocate to Montana!!!!
Thanks! It is a beautiful place!
If you had told me this was a real tomcat after the takeoff I would've believed it. Fantastic plane...
Thanks!
That touch and go was truly phenomenally terrific .
Actually, It was Tom- terrific !
HAHA. Thanks for watching!
!!!!!! Best carrier based Multi role interceptor Ever!❤️
KOKO! One of the best pilots I've ever had the pleasure of knowing and one hell of a nice young gentleman. Amazing flying and beautiful build!
Couldn't agree more!
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
@@kokotorossian3423 Incredible piloting skills! Kudos 👍
Oh my God, the sound of that beautiful F-14. Love it great job guys!
Thanks a lot!
What a beautiful landing. On the first flight. Especially considering he was dealing with a burned out flap servo.
Thanks! Yea KOKO did a great job!
Immaculate aircraft, detail and flight! The 2 things I always hope for in a Maiden RC aircraft video is no other aircraft noise or flight on the field which you have aced, and the hope for a close up aerial flight video. A view from the RC pilot POV is okay. RC Flight videos with a drone in chase, or a zoom from the field is an excellent marketing tool. Thank you!
Thank you very much!
It doesn't really matter how well you maneuver the aircraft in flight. Your skill as a pilot is all based on your landings.
And that one was excellent.
Thanks Dave! Totally agree!
It looks and sounds awesome tearing through the air. What a joy that must be to fly.
Was such a treat.
This is one of the most beautiful and amazing RC jet model that I’ve ever seen and nothing else is like it out there even with afterburners
Thanks Bernard!
What an EPIC build!!! and great flight skills!!!
Thanks very much!
This is awsum!!! I am sending this vid to my brother. F14 is his fav jet. He builds models and does intricate details on those. He would love this!!!!
Thanks!
Awesome complicated build to fly, something I always dreamed of
😎
Cool! How about set up a little camera on the plane to let us have the pilot's eye view? It might be very interesting for the film~ Fly us to the sky~😊
Thanks! On the ones I have done in the past it's a fun and interesting perspective. Thanks for watching!
What a perfect landing one maiden! Great piloting!!!
Koko is top notch!
Never went beyond my nitro p-51 43" wing span lol but always wanted to build a f-14 thats one beautiful build
Thanks! Wait till you see the XXL Version we just started!
At the very beginning of the video I seen a F-18, I want to see them dog fighting 😆. That F-14 is badass. Thx for sharing this with us. 👍🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸👍
Thanks for watching!
All around GREAT replica and flying F-14.
Wait till you see the bigger one!
Beautiful aircraft! Love the paint job! Really pops! One minor detail, when the Diamondbacks were an F-14 squadron, it was VF-102. It changed to VFA-102 when the squadron converted to the F-18.
Thanks for the info!
Definitely the best RC build series I've ever seen and how well did she fly. Awesome.
Keep up the great work buddy
Thanks a bunch and thanks for watching the build Ray!
Nice work guys, beautiful plane. Brings back memories for me as I used to work on the cat as a sailor many moons ago. Long live VF-1 members!!
Thank you very much!
10/10 awesome looking Tomcat, and the pilot flying was very impressive!
Thank you!
The SOUND is phenomenal!! Fantastic work and flying!!
Thanks a lot!
Still the most good looking jet ever. Love this plane!!
Brilliant job on the build!! Your landings were also epic!! Great pilot.
Thanks for the kind words! It was a sweet project to be part of!
WoW, what a beautiful model and the 2nd picture of it facing down the runway with the forest is now my Desktop background :) - Awesome video footage and right to the point. Thank you.
Thank you!😊
Nice !! Loved watching these babies fly from carriers, loved it everytime I saw them !!
Sweet! Thanks for watching!
I thoroughly enjoyed the build series and the Maiden... WOWZA . What a beautiful plane. Nice job!
Thanks for bringing us along.
Thanks so much for following the journey!
Great model, love the color scheme.
Thank you! Cheers!
The difference between that and the Phantom is amazing
I lived next to Miramar in the 70s😂😂
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Awesome seeing my previous command diamondbacks paint scheem.
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Great no flap landing 👏 they come in hot without. Great job judging the background for landing too 👍
Top notch for sure! Thanks for watching!
This is a NO.1 RC airplane in the world😍
😊
That is one really beautiful plan, the flight looked like fun with total awesome wonder..
I hope the owner get lots of flights out of it..
Great job Jon...
Thanks Ward!
That is awesome. I miss flying RC . But living in NY they have taking just about all the RC fields away .
Dang. Seems to be happening in many places. Sad.
WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! amazing.... I am just building my first Turbine,... thanks for the inspiration !
Thanks for watching and Congrats!
Very nice video. You looks like a good team with a lot of smiles on your faces. Bravo !
Thank you!😊
Amazing flight, it’s a shame when technical issues will not allow us to see al features working, but that’s the reason for test flights. Thanks to the builder, wonderfull construction job, and congratulation to the pilot.
Thank you!
You can test everything a hundred times on the ground, but as soon as you put them into the air it’s a completely new set of parameters 😀
Awesome, glad that you were able to get flight video after the build! Favorite jet!
Thanks Thomas!
❤ i would love it if you put a cockpit camera in so we could see the "pilots" view .
As if your viewers were flying with you.
I love the low deck flybys.
Looks so realistic..
Well done sirs
From Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks for the idea and thanks for watching!
The Tomcat is an awesome looking aircraft. Well done 👍
Thank you very much!
Great job folks. That is SWEET!!!!
Thanks 👍
Woah the twin engine sound crazy🤯🤯🤯so realistic
Yes! Twins sound sooo good!
That. Was. Awesome! I bet someone could sit on that thing and it would fly without issues. It looks and sounds real! Awesome work!
Thanks Aaron
Beautiful flying F-14 Tomcat
Thanks!
The noise is so realistic!
Twins always have such a phenomenal sound!
@@thelightersideofrc That's very impressive!
Great flying Koko and great build Jonathan
Thanks Collin!
I was nervous just sitting on my chair! Just Magnificent! Sir!
LOL. Thank you!
Looks real, would have liked to see a pass with the wings folded back
More powerful actuators on order so wings will be swept back in flight soon.
It was an amazing experience.. Thank you Jonathan for all you help and Koko Torossian best piloting skills 😁😁
Thanks David!
Amazing experience thank you all🚀
Yeah!! The F-14 sky master 👍👍Awesome👍👍 guys. One of my most Favorite of Fighter Jet's 💨💨💨✈ very cool Model
Thanks 👍. We have a bigger version coming soon!!!!
Awesome. Can't wait to see more 👍👍👍
Wonderful model, such detail! Great flight and the landing was smooth Connie flaps, nice one 👍🏻
Thanks a lot!
Connie flaps 🤔 where the heck did that come from? 😗
Пилоту-зачёт,управление на высоте!
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When i was a kid my dad built a turbo jet sr71 and it was so big we towed it in a trailer too. This was in the 90s no idea how much that plane cost but easily tens of thousands. He let me try to land it. Lets just say it took another year to fly again lmao
HAHA. That's awesome. 😂
Amazing RC F14 a real Top Gun!
Thank you so much and thank you for watching!
Wow ! What else do you say. Another professionally built model, I think it’s the most impressive build yet ! Keep up the great work as always. I don’t know anyone that matches your skills, and the jets fly like the build, perfect ! Thanks for another great build series, now waiting for the next one ..
Wow, thanks for the kind words Dean!
Absolutely a beautifully built Jet!
Thank you very much!
Nice maiden. I so miss flying jets.
Thanks! Such a hoot!
Wow!! Amazing! Awesome pilot KOKO! Can't wait for the next one. Beautiful machine!
Thanks Dennis!
Impressive landings and brakes
😎👍
Interesting livery on the Tomcat. Seems to be a mix of a VF-102 and VFA-102 livery
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Great job man. So smooth and powerful! Great flyin’ KOKO
Glad you enjoyed it
I can't tell the difference. This is absolutely amazing!!!!!
Thanks Kevin!
Nicely Done, sound build and flown well, 10 out of 10 for that landing on the maiden "loads" of power!
Thanks Mark! KOKO did a magnificent job!
@@thelightersideofrc He did and obviously has skills but we all know having the confidence of knowing everything is assembled and set up correctly plays a huge part, another project well done.
What a machine Flys the rails man that thing is solid. Amazes me after all that work and testing bloody servo decides to burn out how weird is that. Mind you thats modern day electronics for ya. Gotta say I am sure he was stoked after that. Carry On.
Thanks Nick. I think it would have happened during the build if we had the wings on more. Generally if it’s going to happen it does it in the first 30 min to 1 hour. She’s a beautiful flier!
What an absolute pleasure to see this plane in the sky after your incredible work! I also enjoyed the build videos very much.
THANK YOU
Best wishes
Ed
Thanks Ed!😊
Beautiful model, well flown.
Thanks Sean!
Holy crap! That’s beautiful…You must be proud of being able to build something like that Johnathan. Great day for the customer too ehh? 😍
Thanks! Yea it's a cool experience to be part of and he is very happy!
Beautiful F-14 Tomcat
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Very good brakes, on that first flight with no flaps.
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Wow amazing sounds like real fighter jet
For sure! Twin Engines as well!
WOW 🤩…what a beautiful jet👍 Brilliant flying and it’s a beautiful surroundings! Congrats to you Jon and to the owner. What a maiden from Koko😳😎 ;what a powerful bird. Cheers from Munich, Sven 🍺
Thank you
Thanks Sven! It's was a awesome trip and outcome!
Wonderful job Johnathan...amazing work, time and effort for an beautiful machine. I almost broke my fingers clicking this vid. I hope the owner gets years of enjoyment out it
Thanks Edwin!😊
I seen an RC F-14 fly in Top gun in the 90's with twin ducted fans. The Wings could sweep back in flight. I still have the VHF tape
Nice!
Amazing aircraft! Amazing flights! (Landing an F-14 Tomcat without flaps is really amazing!)
Thanks! She's a real head turner!
Outstanding landing!
Thank you!
Awesome awesome job
Congratulations on a great maiden
Was nervous watching but she flew great
Again congratulations on a absolutely beautiful job on the build
Loved the whole series 👍👍👍👍😁
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for following along!
Awesome plane and flying. I have a 1/100th version of this, and I love it. I noticed, Coco the pilot didn't sweep the wings for any of the passes, unless I missed it.
Thanks David! We found the stock actuators for the wing sweep were not reliable/strong enough to trust to bring the wings back forward during these flights. They have since been upgraded to more powerful units. Next flights on it should have wings moving.
@@thelightersideofrc Oh! Because the sweeping of the wings is the most fun for me, especially on the low fast pass. It's like having 3-jets in one.
Amazing work of art! Beautiful! Too close for missiles, switching to guns!
HAHA. Thanks!😎
This was just great!! The F14 is a fast-flying plane for sure. Congratulations.
Thanks a lot!
Excellent landings!!!
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Awsome vídeo and rc model! I follow all construction and is amazing see it flying.
Really well done!!!!!!
Thank you very much and thanks for watching!
Great build, piloting, and commentary. What a beast! Got up close to a couple of F18s this weekend in Hamilton at the Warplane Heritage Museum. I just love the smell. They were unbelievably loud tho lol
Thanks!
It would have been nice to see it flying with the wings back and afterburner engaged, the icing on the cake would have been seeing it dog fighting a Zero, like in The Final Countdown movie.
I so want one of these planes but I don't know how long it would take to get enough money saved so I could buy one.
Thanks for watching!
Congrats Jonathan! Solid flyer and real nice sky on day 2 beautiful field!
Thanks Robert!
Vf-102 diamondbacks the best looking paint job behind the infamous jolly Rogers
Oh yes! The red is sharp!
Awesome jet! Well done on that build. Your response to the gear coming down the first time tells the story of just how frustrating it was to get it working well. 😁
HAHA. No kidding hey Jay!