yes, we used to do it, but so many videos, and you probably don't realize how much pressure it is to produce 5-10 hours of videos per week. It's a lot more time than most realize. BUT, we did improve our internet speeds!!!!!!! THANK GOD!!!!!!! So that helped a lot.
Man! The way you took off at the beginning was epic! I would have torn that poor plane to shreds on the first tree on the left! Awesome maneuvers as always!
I agree, but it's ME...so don't blame the plane - LOL ;) This thing in the right place would be "easy" to fly...but she looks more out of control that she feels. The landings and takeoffs were NOT great on either flight, but I was over WAY analyzing trying to get the afterburner in frame!!!
It is my favorite jet, it feels almost like cheating when doing alpha flying. And, it looks and sounds amazing in the air, a great presence. I think you should spend some more time with it Brian.
Did you say “Ramming it through for maximum penetration!” ????😂😂😂😂 that had me cracking up!! Glad the burner worked out how you wanted too!! With the Gooniac Firey Booty Afterburner and the RC Geek Nozzles the plane has the set up to have!! No restriction and the extra pep from the nozzles!!! Also no crow.... dont use it!!! Your landings will get better without!! Glad to see that the gear is super strong on this bird!!
ummmm, yeah... "...Ramming it through for maximum penetration!" - Brian Phillips, BrianPhillipsRC We always try to get at least a few rams in each day ;)
i personally love delta wings, i have turbine versions as well as edf versions. thing with them is you need to get the nose up in the air, about 14AOA and modulate the trottle but it needs power until a foot above the run way...this is how i land my freewing gripen. i get it into high alpha on final and hold about 15-23% throttle and she comes in stable and smooth. this helps to touch down like a butterfly with sore feet. yours looks like it could use either a 5-10% reduction in throws or similar amount added in expo and i feel thatll smooth her out for ya. this is one model id love to have one day to add to my dorito fleet.
@@BrianPhillipsRC youll be plesantly surprised when you bring that nose up and come in with power, how slow you can bring it in and how short of a space you can land it
I'm a major rookie but I think that plane is really throttle based, it looks like you really got to be on the throttle johnny on the spot. Great Video!
yes, it is a throttle sensitive plane, as it typical of EDF jets. There's a bit of a LAG when you give throttle and expect thrust, so when you're about to touch down, you almost want to be giving thrust right before touchdown...like when you ENTER ground effect, then you kinda give one last "blow" and she'll decent a bit less slow as she'd otherwise slam down...the challenge becomes - you need to slow down (Moving Forward) JUST as much as you need to add thrust to slow down (Rate of Descent)... It's a slight removal from typical RC landing approach...line up, keep level, set AOA (pitch) and keep pointed as you control RATE OF DESCENT with THROTTLE ONLY....then you can kinda repeat until you have a nice touchdown. With an EDF, it's all about pitch control in a glide with a little PUFF at the end to soften or correct for your lack of perfection on AOA or CG preventing getting the nose up in that descent, at that airspeed. It's a real tough challenge, especially when you're hemmed in by a relatively high treeline on both ends of the runway ;)
I really like Gooniac fire booties p.s he's the member now of rc club in Oakdale He's really nice guy Brian really good informative video to you keep up the good work
I apologise, this is completely off topic but I wanted to make a suggestion for your next model to review. Im flying a ZOHD Dart250G from Banggood and its awesome. I know FPV isnt really your thing and it is an FPV capable model, but I fly the model line of sight, being of the same opinion regarding FPV. I fly it on a 3S 900mah and it flies at about 70 to 80mph. I have to turn the rates right the way down to 30% on the roll axis and 20% on the elevator axis with a high expo. This is because its maneuverability is off the hook. The reason for the suggestion is because its a cheap, well built model that is extremely durable and is sub 250g. With all the silly rules regarding the FAA or CAA in my country its a good option. I have added navigation lights to it too using your videos regarding adding LEDs for which I thank you. Keep up the great work
Nice! I didn't know it was that LIGHT?!??! I rejected the offer to do it, because I didnt' know it was so small! They wanted me to do it.... I'll get with my Banggood rep and have it sent. Thanks for the recommendation Scott!
What a Machine, 33s Burner and Geeks tubes just unreal! Great flying, You must live right under Our Lord with skies like that. A three in one review, beauty BP.
I kinda already do that...but it's a holistic approach. When we do a beginner plane, we go WAY more in depth. We have a video coming, if you keep an eye out...it's going to publish in the next few weeks about the AeroScout.
Wow, I probably would’ve crapped myself and the attempts and landing. Not to mention the takeoff must’ve been scary. Love the videos every single time. You are the only one that I subscribe to as far as aircraft reviews. Thank you for all your uploads and work into this Hobby. Not only are your videos educational about the models, they are also very entertaining too. My wife doesn’t even fly Rc… but she was watching these videos with me!
Brian, the yellow covers by the battery tray are to protect the travels of the canard arms. So the battery or other stuff won't jam up in flight. Great vid!
I've bounced planes many times, but that one just felt different in the moment. When I went back and rewatched, it was pretty clear - too fast, too much wind, therefore still flying ;)
Brian, if the wheels are still on the damn plane when it finally comes to a stop, it's a good day. I think you did pretty good considering you didn't have much room to work with. I get that bounce all the time, primarily because I'm not the greatest pilot. But it's just the physics of the matter.
Thanks, and I re-watched a few times and looks like I just had a bit too much speed and a bit of head wind, so she flew like plane should fly - LOL ;) I.E. I'm not good enough for this beauty!!! Sounds like me with my wife!!!
Thanks so much, but I was a bit disappointed in myself on this one (2X poor takeoffs??!?!?)...but to be honest, she's just so different to fly than the F-16 or F-18...and I KNOW with more practice, she'd look so much better.
Also some info on the burner. It works on 3s voltage only. No more no less. Also note... the burner does not draw enough power to even be noticed on a balance tester!! It will not consume anymore than about .002-.004 out of the first 3 cells which wont even show on your checker. It doesnt matter how long or hard you fly the plane. LEDs barely draw much and the way I have it configured will not hurt balance or be hard on your packs. In fact if you charge a lil 3s 500 mah pack you can use that for 3-5 full days of flying before they need to charging! I thought this stuff out and did in ways that were simple yet effective!
I would stripe the bottom of both wings like a mustang, atleast a couple black and white stripes under each wing should do the trick. Its like night and day if your having issues with orientation. A good friend of mine had a really cool looking large scratch built wing plane that was solid black top and bottom. Hardest plane ive ever flown for orientation. Another thing that helps is to constantly tip the wings back and forth, especially with jets, it keeps your head in the cockpit. good flying there b-man!
Good idea with the wing tip - I thought the same thing on the bottoms of the wing too. The BLUE is dark and blends with the sky better than I'd like...but this plane is BEAUTIFUL, so it's be a shame to put tape on it.....BUT might solve my problem.
hm....let me say odd, i mean is there a reason why our "test" your planes in the backyard/driveway and not at a nearby modelairfield???... and did you find out why the sequencer is acting up all the time, opening and closing the gear doors on its own? cheers
It's definitely still not free...and we don't know where we want our building yet...so we don't want to drop another $15,000 for runway that's in the glide slope... I was thinking of putting in another THIN runway up top, or maybe a tarp strip, but we do produce hay off the land, so we have to find the balance between a longer runway, and hay production. As for the equipment, I have a tractor, but I wouldn't pretend to be some expert at dirt work, or concrete work...but I have family that used to run a concrete business, so we have access to help, if we were to do it ourselves...but it's still not going to be free.
Thanks! I need practice. I've had better landings, and now that the grass is in, I need to be sticking it at the end of the runway, and rolling out past the other end if necessary. We have all the grass cut now, so it should be pretty "safe" to do it...but we still need the grass to fill in around the drive so those nasty ruts don't damage the planes.
Brian: (& anyone!), how & where do i get to to remove the mixing board? IF its 'built in to' the foam, ill stay with my ar6610t reciever. However, i prefer to do/have my own mixes & have the canard separate! Thanks!
You know, i think i have said this to you before Brian…. You would be the one that could fix a release chute that activates on landing slowing the jets down. A $$$$$ making idea. Well flown mate
It adds up - wait till you see "what's next" ...as in 6/10/2021 - you'll be loving it! We won't be loving it at that EXACT timeline, but WE will be seeing it then ;) ;) :)
Thanks Brian. Anticipating video for F-16 afterburner from eflite when that finally ships. I see it’s just a simple LED ring. Wondering if it flickers or anything. Perhaps to short of a video? Ah well, more F-16 flights and landings then.
I offer two different types. The smaller array requires no cutting but is half the size of my normal burner. If you dont mind the lol cutting the Gooniac Firey Booty is best! 😁😁😁
Bryan you need to lift the nose as much if you can during landing and give more elevator angle or rate if need it and in the same time at least 3 clicks of throutle during landing never kill the throttle and then gunned. then you will grease it. Even do you landing strip is very difficult to nail, you been doing a great job landing planes there.
Thanks! It is tough, but the lighting wasn't doing me any favors either on the second landing. I need to get the plane up more and just feel it out. Those 3 minute flights are so fast, and the plane just looks SOOOOOO good in the sky, it's like impossible to just do touch and goes, even though I would LOOOOOOVE to grease them in!!! I was annoyed with myself, even my takeoffs were wonky this time!??!?!
Just got mine from Tower Hobbies on Horizon's clearance sale since the new ones from Horizon will have the Reflex. I will be using an S8R, so who needs the Reflex? Lol for 350 I couldn't not...
Hello Brian. I've been focused mostly on warbirds, and have quite a hangar full now. I'd really like to get an EDF jet (besides the eflite A-10 that I already have). What is your favorite jet to this day?
Hi Bryan on the volts page you created a dangerous situation by selecting 6s and not noticing that the voltage warning is now 18 volts by default I guess which means 3 volts per cell for warning way to low especially for a jet . I have had it switch to 7s many times but it seam to make no difference its the voltage value which is important .
Thanks for the heads up mike - GREAT point. I miss some of these details since I'm in "Camera Idiot Mode" - LOL....you can throw out any math skill I've ever had when I get in front of the camera...don't know why, but it is a THING. ;)
Really? I will try further back in that case. I was trying to hit the CG...but I know on these EDF jets, most people push the CG WAY back to get better roll on landing approach.
What are we looking at here? Besides Brian living the best day of his life.... Ha ha. Do these add-ons add performance also or are they just aesthetic items?
Landing approach on the video was difficult to see, I lost it, then suddenly it arrived but a bit quick. Not easy to slow down. video light level not always same as reality. I must admit when sun gets to a low angle I bail out as depth perception on approach becomes too uncomfortable and if I am not comfortable I am not flying as I will either drop short and hit the trees surrounding our field or approach too long and keep on going round and round which with edf is not going to end well. Also no wind so no resistance in restricted flying zone. No doubt after a dozen flights you will find the sweet spots for the Rafale so keep flying.
@@memcrew1 Speed brakes are a panel that pops out into the airflow to create drag-speedbrakes typically affect the attitude and require pilot compensation (unless they are like the F86 or Mig 17 and pop out from either side). Crow is totally different.is designed to destroy lift on the wing by causing excessive turbulence behind the wing. It is very common on sailplanes both full size and models to destroy lift in a thermal usually
I just dont know what to make of this plane. The total garishness of the paint job puts me off mightily. I know the top of the tail is scale, but its ugly as heck. I always enjoy the mod videos. Watching you assemble these planes is always an adventure.
At first I was with you Duvall, but then I saw it in person, and it is FREAKING BEAUTIFUL!!! They've got a real plane with a super similar livery in one of the foreign air forces, so I give them a pass on the garishness, but I agree... ONE serious complaint though....DARK BLUE bottom - NO...WHY?!??! Do something we can see from the ground better. Dark Blue is tough to see. Yellow is almost always easy to see. High contrast from top to bottom is GREAT, but the DARK BLUE about cost me the plane on my second landing...even with bright LED's. It was a bit closer than I was letting on. She was really disappearing on me, but we HAD to film at twilight to see the burner as good as it could be seen...well to be fair, it will show up in the daylight, but it's a whole lot less impressive ;) And what's with FLASHING NAV LIGHTS?!?! I hate that. I only want a flashing anti-crash beacon...otherwise, I want it ON, and ON, and STILL ON - or a means by which to KEEP it on - this too about lost the plane for me. ...but as you already know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think she is quite nice ;)
baling wire or the likes coming from the nose going aft, tape or hook wire, pull back through✌...gooniac needs to work on his print settings for the coin he wants.
RCG's centerburner is a lot more visually impressive with the flickering. The controller has a curve that doesn't just snap the lights on at a certain throttle signal.
Bailing wire would work well, so long as you fold over the tip, it won't get caught in the foam. I'm just lazy, so I grab the closest item lying around - LOL!
I've heard this twice now, so maybe I'm a bit off base here, but I've used CROW for "Breaking" and to bleed off lift, in the past....is this a mysterious syndrome associated with Kanards/delta wings?????
Love your wife's support of your channel! You're a blessed man.
Chapter markers would make a big difference.
yes, we used to do it, but so many videos, and you probably don't realize how much pressure it is to produce 5-10 hours of videos per week. It's a lot more time than most realize. BUT, we did improve our internet speeds!!!!!!! THANK GOD!!!!!!! So that helped a lot.
Look at that gorgeous sunset and that sexy looking plane👍😉
Oh yeah!!!
Man! The way you took off at the beginning was epic! I would have torn that poor plane to shreds on the first tree on the left! Awesome maneuvers as always!
It was a SAVE for sure, but shouldn't have needed to be a save ;) I was lucky!!!
Jesus that thing looks like a handful, hats off to you Brian. The afterburner wood look so good in your F-16.
I agree, but it's ME...so don't blame the plane - LOL ;) This thing in the right place would be "easy" to fly...but she looks more out of control that she feels. The landings and takeoffs were NOT great on either flight, but I was over WAY analyzing trying to get the afterburner in frame!!!
It is my favorite jet, it feels almost like cheating when doing alpha flying. And, it looks and sounds amazing in the air, a great presence. I think you should spend some more time with it Brian.
I should!
Did you say “Ramming it through for maximum penetration!” ????😂😂😂😂 that had me cracking up!! Glad the burner worked out how you wanted too!! With the Gooniac Firey Booty Afterburner and the RC Geek Nozzles the plane has the set up to have!! No restriction and the extra pep from the nozzles!!! Also no crow.... dont use it!!! Your landings will get better without!! Glad to see that the gear is super strong on this bird!!
ummmm, yeah...
"...Ramming it through for maximum penetration!" - Brian Phillips, BrianPhillipsRC
We always try to get at least a few rams in each day ;)
@@BrianPhillipsRC Be sure to secure all doors before said “ramming” occurs. 👍👍
You had me at Gooniac, Thrust Tubes would have got me too
Awesome!
i personally love delta wings, i have turbine versions as well as edf versions. thing with them is you need to get the nose up in the air, about 14AOA and modulate the trottle but it needs power until a foot above the run way...this is how i land my freewing gripen. i get it into high alpha on final and hold about 15-23% throttle and she comes in stable and smooth. this helps to touch down like a butterfly with sore feet. yours looks like it could use either a 5-10% reduction in throws or similar amount added in expo and i feel thatll smooth her out for ya. this is one model id love to have one day to add to my dorito fleet.
Thanks! This plane also could use a bit larger area for landing approaches ;)
@@BrianPhillipsRC youll be plesantly surprised when you bring that nose up and come in with power, how slow you can bring it in and how short of a space you can land it
We loved your words of wisdom at the end of the video!
Glad you enjoyed them ;)
Very nice upgrade. Makes such a difference.
For sure! Now I just need to learn to fly it - LOL ;)
Wow Mr.Brian what an adrenaline rush i bet lol the burners awesome the thrust tubes cool 😎😎😎😎 great job camera crew and Mr Brian.
Thanks 👍 I agree - So much fun!!! Now for clearing a few evenings to "practice" - LOL :)
So important you stay honest! Thank you
Thanks Bob - we would be nothing if not true to our audience!!!
Gooniac is the man. Great products and awesome support!
I think they're pretty great too!
Thanks man!!!
I'm a major rookie but I think that plane is really throttle based, it looks like you really got to be on the throttle johnny on the spot. Great Video!
yes, it is a throttle sensitive plane, as it typical of EDF jets. There's a bit of a LAG when you give throttle and expect thrust, so when you're about to touch down, you almost want to be giving thrust right before touchdown...like when you ENTER ground effect, then you kinda give one last "blow" and she'll decent a bit less slow as she'd otherwise slam down...the challenge becomes - you need to slow down (Moving Forward) JUST as much as you need to add thrust to slow down (Rate of Descent)... It's a slight removal from typical RC landing approach...line up, keep level, set AOA (pitch) and keep pointed as you control RATE OF DESCENT with THROTTLE ONLY....then you can kinda repeat until you have a nice touchdown. With an EDF, it's all about pitch control in a glide with a little PUFF at the end to soften or correct for your lack of perfection on AOA or CG preventing getting the nose up in that descent, at that airspeed. It's a real tough challenge, especially when you're hemmed in by a relatively high treeline on both ends of the runway ;)
I really like Gooniac fire booties p.s he's the member now of rc club in Oakdale He's really nice guy Brian really good informative video to you keep up the good work
Thanks Alan! Glad you have a chance to see and work with Ray. Say hi to him for me when you bump into him, if you could!
Wow that sounds awsome great Camara work she's really good at it now
She is very good!!!!! I'm so lucky to have her on my team!
I apologise, this is completely off topic but I wanted to make a suggestion for your next model to review. Im flying a ZOHD Dart250G from Banggood and its awesome. I know FPV isnt really your thing and it is an FPV capable model, but I fly the model line of sight, being of the same opinion regarding FPV. I fly it on a 3S 900mah and it flies at about 70 to 80mph. I have to turn the rates right the way down to 30% on the roll axis and 20% on the elevator axis with a high expo. This is because its maneuverability is off the hook. The reason for the suggestion is because its a cheap, well built model that is extremely durable and is sub 250g. With all the silly rules regarding the FAA or CAA in my country its a good option. I have added navigation lights to it too using your videos regarding adding LEDs for which I thank you. Keep up the great work
Nice! I didn't know it was that LIGHT?!??! I rejected the offer to do it, because I didnt' know it was so small! They wanted me to do it.... I'll get with my Banggood rep and have it sent. Thanks for the recommendation Scott!
What a Machine, 33s Burner and Geeks tubes just unreal!
Great flying, You must live right under Our Lord with skies like that.
A three in one review, beauty BP.
Yes we do ;) Thanks Jono!
Brian would you consider doing a video on flying terminology, and how to do basic tricks like a corn hole?
I kinda already do that...but it's a holistic approach. When we do a beginner plane, we go WAY more in depth. We have a video coming, if you keep an eye out...it's going to publish in the next few weeks about the AeroScout.
Wow, I probably would’ve crapped myself and the attempts and landing. Not to mention the takeoff must’ve been scary. Love the videos every single time. You are the only one that I subscribe to as far as aircraft reviews. Thank you for all your uploads and work into this Hobby. Not only are your videos educational about the models, they are also very entertaining too. My wife doesn’t even fly Rc… but she was watching these videos with me!
AWESOME! Glad your wife is supporting you in your efforts too!
Hey Brian.. the crow feature is limiting your elevator.. causing the rough landings.
Yeah, I think you're right!
Brian, the yellow covers by the battery tray are to protect the travels of the canard arms. So the battery or other stuff won't jam up in flight. Great vid!
Yeah, that's true, and great engineering from FMS on that one!
Great job, thank you guys.
Our pleasure!
A Big Yellow Lawn Dart? 🤣
WATCH OUT KIDS!!!!!! - LOL
Now we have warnings if she's flying BACKWARDS at your head - LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brian that bump was called porpoise LOL. AIRSPEED IS KING WITH A SWEPT WING 😁
I've bounced planes many times, but that one just felt different in the moment. When I went back and rewatched, it was pretty clear - too fast, too much wind, therefore still flying ;)
A French plane !!! it's the better choice LOL HI from France
Thanks Philippe!
Brian, if the wheels are still on the damn plane when it finally comes to a stop, it's a good day. I think you did pretty good considering you didn't have much room to work with. I get that bounce all the time, primarily because I'm not the greatest pilot. But it's just the physics of the matter.
Thanks, and I re-watched a few times and looks like I just had a bit too much speed and a bit of head wind, so she flew like plane should fly - LOL ;)
I.E. I'm not good enough for this beauty!!! Sounds like me with my wife!!!
Great flying wow
Thanks so much, but I was a bit disappointed in myself on this one (2X poor takeoffs??!?!?)...but to be honest, she's just so different to fly than the F-16 or F-18...and I KNOW with more practice, she'd look so much better.
Also some info on the burner. It works on 3s voltage only. No more no less. Also note... the burner does not draw enough power to even be noticed on a balance tester!! It will not consume anymore than about .002-.004 out of the first 3 cells which wont even show on your checker. It doesnt matter how long or hard you fly the plane. LEDs barely draw much and the way I have it configured will not hurt balance or be hard on your packs. In fact if you charge a lil 3s 500 mah pack you can use that for 3-5 full days of flying before they need to charging! I thought this stuff out and did in ways that were simple yet effective!
Nice, Thank Ray! Worked wonderfully!!!
I would stripe the bottom of both wings like a mustang, atleast a couple black and white stripes under each wing should do the trick. Its like night and day if your having issues with orientation. A good friend of mine had a really cool looking large scratch built wing plane that was solid black top and bottom. Hardest plane ive ever flown for orientation. Another thing that helps is to constantly tip the wings back and forth, especially with jets, it keeps your head in the cockpit. good flying there b-man!
Good idea with the wing tip - I thought the same thing on the bottoms of the wing too. The BLUE is dark and blends with the sky better than I'd like...but this plane is BEAUTIFUL, so it's be a shame to put tape on it.....BUT might solve my problem.
@@BrianPhillipsRC wish they made a light weight monokote that would stick to foam really well.
hm....let me say odd, i mean is there a reason why our "test" your planes in the backyard/driveway and not at a nearby modelairfield???... and did you find out why the sequencer is acting up all the time, opening and closing the gear doors on its own? cheers
I don't recall the issue, sorry. Yes, I love flying from here because a plethora of reasons that I can't elaborate on right here and now.
Hey Brian, You have the equipment, the expertise, and the space,why don’t you extend the runway? It would help with your jets.
It's definitely still not free...and we don't know where we want our building yet...so we don't want to drop another $15,000 for runway that's in the glide slope...
I was thinking of putting in another THIN runway up top, or maybe a tarp strip, but we do produce hay off the land, so we have to find the balance between a longer runway, and hay production.
As for the equipment, I have a tractor, but I wouldn't pretend to be some expert at dirt work, or concrete work...but I have family that used to run a concrete business, so we have access to help, if we were to do it ourselves...but it's still not going to be free.
nice flight brian. that plane carries a lot a speed for the landing strip you have there? good job.
Thanks! I need practice. I've had better landings, and now that the grass is in, I need to be sticking it at the end of the runway, and rolling out past the other end if necessary. We have all the grass cut now, so it should be pretty "safe" to do it...but we still need the grass to fill in around the drive so those nasty ruts don't damage the planes.
Hahaha that first take off was sketchy, tried to play it cool after hahahha “we’re going up” hahaha
oh, you noticed that too - LOL!!!!!!!!
@@BrianPhillipsRC you’re the man!!!!!
Haha same i thought he lost it
Brian: (& anyone!), how & where do i get to to remove the mixing board? IF its 'built in to' the foam, ill stay with my ar6610t reciever. However, i prefer to do/have my own mixes & have the canard separate!
Thanks!
I don't recall seeing it, been a long time - sorry!
You know, i think i have said this to you before Brian…. You would be the one that could fix a release chute that activates on landing slowing the jets down. A $$$$$ making idea. Well flown mate
Thanks, and it would be cool, but I don't want to have to pack a chute each time ;)
A hunk of change fore that one.
It adds up - wait till you see "what's next" ...as in 6/10/2021 - you'll be loving it! We won't be loving it at that EXACT timeline, but WE will be seeing it then ;) ;) :)
Love the scheme and the yellow pops beutifuly in the sky Nice booty Brian hehe Awesome jet Great vid guy's 🔥👍✌️
I gotta get one of these afterburners for my 64mm EDF!
DO IT!
Sweet jet GOD bless
Thanks!
Looks sick man
Totally agree! Now I just need to tame her ;)
Hey Brian! How hard it is to fly this Rafale compared to the F-16 80mm?
Thanks
Nice flight!! How long would say your runway slash driveway is?
180 feet of straightaway.
@@BrianPhillipsRC Thats awesome, so if I'm able to go 250 - 300 feet, I'll be okay
The 'bird' you referred to? Did you get one of the gogo bird eagle test models? So cool...
Hummmm....interesting guess!
Thanks Brian. Anticipating video for F-16 afterburner from eflite when that finally ships. I see it’s just a simple LED ring. Wondering if it flickers or anything. Perhaps to short of a video? Ah well, more F-16 flights and landings then.
Its kinda underwhelming.... you can get much better results with mine and no thrust reduction either!
@@gooniac33 will the eflite one reduce the thrust? I figure it mounts out of the way.
@@RykerRC nope it wont but it also wont look real....
We'll see Ray ;) LOL
I put one by Lightburner in my F-15. Had to cut away some of the foam on the tube divider wall too.
I was super happy it didn't cause any issues otherwise (cutting the middle away).
I offer two different types. The smaller array requires no cutting but is half the size of my normal burner. If you dont mind the lol cutting the Gooniac Firey Booty is best! 😁😁😁
Bryan you need to lift the nose as much if you can during landing and give more elevator angle or rate if need it and in the same time at least 3 clicks of throutle during landing never kill the throttle and then gunned. then you will grease it. Even do you landing strip is very difficult to nail, you been doing a great job landing planes there.
Thanks! It is tough, but the lighting wasn't doing me any favors either on the second landing. I need to get the plane up more and just feel it out. Those 3 minute flights are so fast, and the plane just looks SOOOOOO good in the sky, it's like impossible to just do touch and goes, even though I would LOOOOOOVE to grease them in!!!
I was annoyed with myself, even my takeoffs were wonky this time!??!?!
That was fun to watch .
What a fabulous crash I could have with that . Might even hurt someone .
LOL!
Just got mine from Tower Hobbies on Horizon's clearance sale since the new ones from Horizon will have the Reflex. I will be using an S8R, so who needs the Reflex? Lol for 350 I couldn't not...
I would use the Reflex if I had it ;)
@@BrianPhillipsRC I suppose extra gyros never crashed any planes... lol
Hello Brian. I've been focused mostly on warbirds, and have quite a hangar full now. I'd really like to get an EDF jet (besides the eflite A-10 that I already have). What is your favorite jet to this day?
Tough call. I have too many to pick one...but the F-16 is my current favorite.
@@BrianPhillipsRC have you tested an F-15, or F-14?
RCG's centerburner is definitely more realistic vs the one G sent you.
I have both ;)
Nah its just a different type...not any better though!!
@@BrianPhillipsRC so which one do you prefer?
Hi Bryan on the volts page you created a dangerous situation by selecting 6s and not noticing that the voltage warning is now 18 volts by default I guess which means 3 volts per cell for warning way to low especially for a jet . I have had it switch to 7s many times but it seam to make no difference its the voltage value which is important .
Thanks for the heads up mike - GREAT point. I miss some of these details since I'm in "Camera Idiot Mode" - LOL....you can throw out any math skill I've ever had when I get in front of the camera...don't know why, but it is a THING. ;)
You got the battery way further foward than most
Really? I will try further back in that case. I was trying to hit the CG...but I know on these EDF jets, most people push the CG WAY back to get better roll on landing approach.
@@BrianPhillipsRC yer seen one not using the forward strap and using the rear strap as the forward strap
Most are c.g at 125mm. Some at 130mm.
What are we looking at here? Besides Brian living the best day of his life.... Ha ha. Do these add-ons add performance also or are they just aesthetic items?
Thrust tubes add thrust at certain ranges of throttle, but the centerburner is just for aesthetics.
LOL!!! The afterburners and thrust tubes are just all part of the "show" - LOL
Landing approach on the video was difficult to see, I lost it, then suddenly it arrived but a bit quick. Not easy to slow down. video light level not always same as reality. I must admit when sun gets to a low angle I bail out as depth perception on approach becomes too uncomfortable and if I am not comfortable I am not flying as I will either drop short and hit the trees surrounding our field or approach too long and keep on going round and round which with edf is not going to end well. Also no wind so no resistance in restricted flying zone. No doubt after a dozen flights you will find the sweet spots for the Rafale so keep flying.
Truth - you GET IT! Cell phones will make it look like "daylight" when in reality, it's DARK - glad you noticed that!
Brian don't use crow it's not needed on this plane
Okay - I'll try a regular flare style landing next time.
@@BrianPhillipsRC yeah slow it down no crow get into a shallow alpha and control it with throttle for decent it will land very well kinda like a f16
@@gavinwilkins5466 what is “CROW” ?
@@memcrew1 Speed brakes are a panel that pops out into the airflow to create drag-speedbrakes typically affect the attitude and require pilot compensation (unless they are like the F86 or Mig 17 and pop out from either side). Crow is totally different.is designed to destroy lift on the wing by causing excessive turbulence behind the wing. It is very common on sailplanes both full size and models to destroy lift in a thermal usually
I just dont know what to make of this plane. The total garishness of the paint job puts me off mightily. I know the top of the tail is scale, but its ugly as heck.
I always enjoy the mod videos. Watching you assemble these planes is always an adventure.
At first I was with you Duvall, but then I saw it in person, and it is FREAKING BEAUTIFUL!!! They've got a real plane with a super similar livery in one of the foreign air forces, so I give them a pass on the garishness, but I agree...
ONE serious complaint though....DARK BLUE bottom - NO...WHY?!??! Do something we can see from the ground better. Dark Blue is tough to see. Yellow is almost always easy to see. High contrast from top to bottom is GREAT, but the DARK BLUE about cost me the plane on my second landing...even with bright LED's. It was a bit closer than I was letting on. She was really disappearing on me, but we HAD to film at twilight to see the burner as good as it could be seen...well to be fair, it will show up in the daylight, but it's a whole lot less impressive ;) And what's with FLASHING NAV LIGHTS?!?! I hate that. I only want a flashing anti-crash beacon...otherwise, I want it ON, and ON, and STILL ON - or a means by which to KEEP it on - this too about lost the plane for me.
...but as you already know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think she is quite nice ;)
I’m telling ya it lands easier without using that “Flap” AKA Crow
I never use that shit
It lands awesome in normal flight condition
Nate, You need to start posting some Videos of Your flying Ace!
Okay, I keep hearing this, so I'll have to try it.
@@BrianPhillipsRC its way better without the crow function being used…
baling wire or the likes coming from the nose going aft, tape or hook wire, pull back through✌...gooniac needs to work on his print settings for the coin he wants.
RCG's centerburner is a lot more visually impressive with the flickering. The controller has a curve that doesn't just snap the lights on at a certain throttle signal.
Bailing wire would work well, so long as you fold over the tip, it won't get caught in the foam. I'm just lazy, so I grab the closest item lying around - LOL!
Crow kill the lift and U actually need to fly faster to keep flying not what U want for landing
I've heard this twice now, so maybe I'm a bit off base here, but I've used CROW for "Breaking" and to bleed off lift, in the past....is this a mysterious syndrome associated with Kanards/delta wings?????
Pretty shaky take off. You almost bought it.
Yeah, I know - that was the worst part!!! I screwed that up badly!