looks great Ryan! For some reason, we in our club have nothing but trouble with AS3X. My buddy Ron has an Apprentice that consistently binds with the rudder way over. He always has to pull the wing and reset the servo arm. He'll fly, land and install a new battery, then has to pop the wing.
Pilot Ryan Media first flight with smart 4000 50 c I did. Then with the 5000 30c I forgot and ate runway. Third flight with a 5200 50c no flaps and fastest of the ground.
Excellent maiden flight of the E-flite F4 as well as the commentary! Fantastic camerawork By Mike as always making for a sweet video! Thumbs up! Best regards to both!
Yes! Thank you for this video Ryan I was really struggling in trying to find something to watch on TV today and then your video popped up. Great looking machine smooth flight. I'm sold brother.
So Ryan....whats the main differences you noted from the FW? I have the FW 8S and this one seemed to me to be of course lighter and more forgiving with this A3X..Cheers
I'm seriously thinking about getting into RC. I'm good in a 3D software and EET so this should be right up my ally. I don't have squat for anything RC so I might need to get to work on the DIY Arduino RC transmitter soon.
Wow the choice of EDFs certainly improved lately. To me, Eflite has been siting back and learning what works and not. The existing EDF companies certainly some impressive competition know.
james bolding Do you mean jets like this, or any RC plane? My very first plane was a Sport Cub S. It weighs 4 ounces, has a 24” wingspans, uses very light, very inexpensive one-cell batteries, and came with a transmitter in the box. It featured a big red trigger, that would instantly level the plane. I even held it down, while I did my first several landings. The key thing about the plane, is that it will teach you the muscle memory to fly from various orientations, and is equipped with ailerons, elevator, and rudder, as all proper airplanes should be! I would not recommend any beginner plane not set up this way, such as the type that only steer with the rudder. Now, with all that said, I hope that was the correct answer to your question. If not, my apologies! 😀
@@jamesbolding4090 Don't buy one of these if you are beginner because you will crash it straight away. F4 phantom is only suitable for "advanced" or higher edf pilots only. If you been flying planes like fixed wing, 3d, or warbirds and you feel confident enough to buy your first edf jet. Get eflite viper 70mm.
Yeah baby! I’m excited to fly mine soon. Stuck a couple of whistles in mine. How does it compare to the freewing 90m F4 on 6s. It’s so much lighter it’s crazy.
hey ryan , mayne its a better time to ask which flies better and easier . this or the freewing . is it easier to transport, set up and slow flight. thanks again for the great video
ryan which f4 is better fw or fms aka eflite,, thinking doing QF4 paint scheme and possibly fpv it . not many qf4 pilots out there memories, sweet flier
Hey PR, CM - I've been looking at this bird and hoping it can become my first jet although I'm not what you'd call an "advanced" pilot. I'm generally a old Warbird guy but the F4 is one of my favorites. BTW - I've been meaning to ask..... I love your runway and it looks like you have a perfect spot for it on your farm. I came off the farm and ranch years ago from "Mules Ass Kansas" but sure wish I had a spot like that. You're Midwest right? Good Flying guys!
Awesome! Hate to invite myself but it would take two seconds for me to book a flight and come see your field and demos. At the risk of telling you who I'm with, I fly from Seattle to ORD, STL, PHL, CHS and ATL, PHX and SNA all the time. Email me at jgroves54@hotmail.com. :)
Neither - I design control surfaces for airplanes but based on the money I've spent in the last couple years in this hobby I should be in the Hobby Business. LOLOLOL!Seriously I'm involved with the new 777X and the NMA that will be announced later this year. Put your seatbelt on when that baby comes out and NO I was not on the MCAS team. It's a great system but if you put a 172 trained pilot in a MAX cockpit you're going to experience some challenges. Make no mistake even an RC pilot could reach down an turn off the MCAS system without training. Nuf said. :)
Yeah baby! I’m excited to fly mine soon. Stuck a couple of whistles in mine. How does it compare to the freewing 90m F4 on 6s. It’s so much lighter it’s crazy. -mrt1035
Pilot Ryan and Capt. Mike RC I only have 12 flights on F18 and every flight has been successful but at the moment, I not ready to buy F4 phantom yet but I am saving up for it. It actually my dream jet.
Love my F4 Phantom 2 but at my club we fly from a grass runway only. I keep damaging the front retract. Would a larger diameter set of front wheels improve ground clearance? What would you recommend?
Alpha10 all of mine have been. I think that when eflite gets a hold of them the disassembly may throw it off. My f-16 was the only one I had gotten that was not balanced. All of the other units have been buttery from the start.
I’m freaking going nuts my F4 was ready to go working great now I have no safe mode no retracts and no wing lights tried binding 50 times I get 6 beeps but not 2 quick ones right after
Pilot Ryan Media maidened mine today. Definitely need the up mix on flaps, I ended up at -15 up mix. After that it flies a little like my hawk. It’s actually very fast too. I flew on roaring top 4400’s, think a 5200mah is too big? Thanks for all you work, look forward to tomorrow’s show.
Outstanding flight as usual Ryan. ALMOST got to fly mine yesterday, but the wind was relentless. GREAT JOB guys. Any tips? Cg, ing at 185mm Thanks, Skip
Ryan please be the first channel to stop misusing the word BUILD. Please start using the word ASSEMBLE. IE " Guys tonight on the show we are going to do the assembly of the new", or "The assembly is very easy guys, only 8 screws", or "Thank goodness there is nothing to build on these models, the assembly only takes 10 minutes and 6 screws" Lets all stop misusing the word build, because we ain't building squat. We are assembling beautifully Engineered and in a lot of cases now, very scale models as well. I love them and fly them myself, but I also BUILD scale models from balsa. lite-ply and fiberglass ect ect.... and them paint with epoxy or polyurethane. I love the foam to, like I said just the engineering some of these companies are coming up with, I marvel at for hours. I also spend my money on them and assemble and fly them because they are now that good. In the past not so much. So again, lets quit misusing the word Build, and start using the correct word assemble.Because you have to admit guys that in this society we live in now, if the majority of flyers in the hobby today had to build their models from kit or plans, I'm afraid we would no longer exist except a few hard core people. So remember ASSEMBLE and not BUILD. Thanks Ryan and Mike!!!!!
Scott Morgn I hear you. At this point it’s a matter of seo. For us who make vids we want people to come watch. It all depends on what people search for most. Build or assembly. I’ll do my best! Thanks
@@PilotRyanMedia Thanks Ryan, And please don't take this as a dig toward you or anyone else. Its just a matter of respect and proper verbiage. Best Regards!!
This plane is just one more reason why I will never buy another Hangar 9 airplane. Every time they develop a new amazing airplane: They always DISCONTINUE THEM. I hate that. One minor crash, and the plane is GARBAGE, because you cannot get any replacement parts. THAT STINKS !!!!🤢🤮😡
Enjoy! Lots more to come. These are in stock right now at www.hobbyzone.com/eflite/EFL7950.html
Just finished my build. Goes together well. The quality is excellent.
Nice flite pilot.. ty4sharing!
Love that touch and go.. nice . Watching you fly like a hawk. Awesome.. I got a of leaning to do.. pro wize..^_^:-)
Thanks 🙏
Stick it Son.. nice flight review Ryan. These really do help those of us who are wondering if we "should" or not. Thanks
wayne 630 more to come, that was just the maiden😎
looks great Ryan! For some reason, we in our club have nothing but trouble with AS3X. My buddy Ron has an Apprentice that consistently binds with the rudder way over. He always has to pull the wing and reset the servo arm. He'll fly, land and install a new battery, then has to pop the wing.
Grossman2868 that’s not right
Did my maiden today and it does great off the grass for me.
Spencer Keith that’s great! Did you use flaps?
Pilot Ryan Media first flight with smart 4000 50 c I did. Then with the 5000 30c I forgot and ate runway. Third flight with a 5200 50c no flaps and fastest of the ground.
After 4th flight and did front gear and that did the trick. Please keep doing videos like that.
Lovin the slow flight passes. I'll be fine if my son plays with this doll.
Excellent maiden flight of the E-flite F4 as well as the commentary! Fantastic camerawork By Mike as always making for a sweet video! Thumbs up! Best regards to both!
Beautiful airplane and superb piloting. Thanks for doing what you do.
Sounds great looks amazing in the air.
Great flight man. Looks awesome.
Yes! Thank you for this video Ryan I was really struggling in trying to find something to watch on TV today and then your video popped up. Great looking machine smooth flight. I'm sold brother.
Check out our Corsair emergency room visit as well
Great flying as usual Ryan I like the the paint scheme on this one.
So Ryan....whats the main differences you noted from the FW? I have the FW 8S and this one seemed to me to be of course lighter and more forgiving with this A3X..Cheers
I'm seriously thinking about getting into RC. I'm good in a 3D software and EET so this should be right up my ally. I don't have squat for anything RC so I might need to get to work on the DIY Arduino RC transmitter soon.
Wow the choice of EDFs certainly improved lately. To me, Eflite has been siting back and learning what works and not. The existing EDF companies certainly some impressive competition know.
Got it guys thank you for responding I found connector fell off of chip next to reciever
Pilot Ryan great maiden. Got my RC Jetworks 6s 4000 batteries super fast. Can't wait to change them up and fly with them. Jeff in LA USA
Awesome flight!
Is there plenty of room for the admiral 6S 5000mah 50c in the battery tray and for shifting CG position?
Yes that’s what I used for the maiden
That baby is sweet!!! The sound is pretty awesome !! Great job man!!! : )
Is There anyway of Learning how to fly one of these before purchasing and crashing it ?
Simulator
james bolding Do you mean jets like this, or any RC plane? My very first plane was a Sport Cub S. It weighs 4 ounces, has a 24” wingspans, uses very light, very inexpensive one-cell batteries, and came with a transmitter in the box. It featured a big red trigger, that would instantly level the plane. I even held it down, while I did my first several landings.
The key thing about the plane, is that it will teach you the muscle memory to fly from various orientations, and is equipped with ailerons, elevator, and rudder, as all proper airplanes should be! I would not recommend any beginner plane not set up this way, such as the type that only steer with the rudder.
Now, with all that said, I hope that was the correct answer to your question. If not, my apologies! 😀
yes f-4 phantom@@Pondimus_Maximus
@@jamesbolding4090 Don't buy one of these if you are beginner because you will crash it straight away. F4 phantom is only suitable for "advanced" or higher edf pilots only. If you been flying planes like fixed wing, 3d, or warbirds and you feel confident enough to buy your first edf jet. Get eflite viper 70mm.
Excellent Ryan, your piloting skills are amazing!! Great maiden, thanks for sharing 👊🏼
Nice flight
Well Done! Bravo! SKILLZ!!!!
Inruner sweet! I am liking this E-Fllite 80 mm bird more and more! Looks and sounds like you are having a good time Pilot Ryan!
Any elevator needed for level flight?
Wow. Fantastic !!
U R sort of «McDonall's test pilot» . Brilliant flight, wonderful model . I miss the real phantoms !!!
Has the same howl as the futura! Beautiful maiden gotta love the F4. I didn't hear captain Mike chiming in through the video??
Nice one. Looking great.
Yeah baby! I’m excited to fly mine soon. Stuck a couple of whistles in mine. How does it compare to the freewing 90m F4 on 6s. It’s so much lighter it’s crazy.
I'm going to get one it'll be my first one I am getting a deal on it it's the same as this one. awesome video
F-4 is a fabulous bird,
Omg this hobby is going to make me go broke 😩😩 lol
Right there with you. LOL
Great maiden flight Ryan. Could I ask where your elevator was set initially? Thanks
hey ryan , mayne its a better time to ask which flies better and easier . this or the freewing . is it easier to transport, set up and slow flight. thanks again for the great video
Both are amazing. It really boils down to preference. The inrunner in the Eflite F4 is very efficient and helps gain flight time for sure.
@@PilotRyanMedia thank you my frienf
Nice job Ryan! 👍✈️🤘
Nice maiden Pilot Ryan, would have been nice to see the after flight battery numbers, Jeff
I flew 4:15 seconds Can’t remember if I checked cells or not. I didn’t have Mike so I was a bit out of sorts. More to come never fear
@@PilotRyanMedia no worries it was great a lot better maiden than others I've seen, good show, Jeff
does it feel better than the freewing f4?
Just feels a little lighter, as3x is nice too.
ryan which f4 is better fw or fms aka eflite,, thinking doing QF4 paint scheme and possibly fpv it . not many qf4 pilots out there memories, sweet flier
Rugged landing gear Freewing, flight character Eflite. Both are phenomenal just one feels lighter on the sticks
Hey PR, CM - I've been looking at this bird and hoping it can become my first jet although I'm not what you'd call an "advanced" pilot. I'm generally a old Warbird guy but the F4 is one of my favorites. BTW - I've been meaning to ask..... I love your runway and it looks like you have a perfect spot for it on your farm. I came off the farm and ranch years ago from "Mules Ass Kansas" but sure wish I had a spot like that. You're Midwest right? Good Flying guys!
Jim Groves Indiana
Just watched this again and it's beautiful. Solid and stable or maybe its you making it look that way! :)
Awesome! Hate to invite myself but it would take two seconds for me to book a flight and come see your field and demos. At the risk of telling you who I'm with, I fly from Seattle to ORD, STL, PHL, CHS and ATL, PHX and SNA all the time. Email me at jgroves54@hotmail.com. :)
Jim Groves you fly for an airline? Or are you in the hobby business?
Neither - I design control surfaces for airplanes but based on the money I've spent in the last couple years in this hobby I should be in the Hobby Business. LOLOLOL!Seriously I'm involved with the new 777X and the NMA that will be announced later this year. Put your seatbelt on when that baby comes out and NO I was not on the MCAS team. It's a great system but if you put a 172 trained pilot in a MAX cockpit you're going to experience some challenges. Make no mistake even an RC pilot could reach down an turn off the MCAS system without training. Nuf said. :)
I'm going to get one, but I'm putting the Admiral 6ch gyro in it!
Casey Gray why not go with the as3x you don’t have to even set it up
UH Man !! Just a sweet looking bird. I will not be happy till one is home on her stand ✌🏼️
Yeah baby! I’m excited to fly mine soon. Stuck a couple of whistles in mine. How does it compare to the freewing 90m F4 on 6s. It’s so much lighter it’s crazy.
-mrt1035
Hey Ryan great flight as always bud 👍 did you go with the factory c.g ?
Yes but I go at the forward end of the range
@@PilotRyanMediathanks buddy much appreciated 👍
I Rembrandt’s theses in and out of the air bases , when I was growing up and on base with my dad in the summers.
One more question guys how much aileron movement should I have in safe mode moves very little my F16 moves alot
I like to get this when I feel confident and experience. At the moment, I flying fms f18 70mm.
If you are flying the FMS f18 well consistently and landing well or consistently then you are ready
Pilot Ryan and Capt. Mike RC I only have 12 flights on F18 and every flight has been successful but at the moment, I not ready to buy F4 phantom yet but I am saving up for it. It actually my dream jet.
My old fighter squadron ! Screaming eagles VF 51
Nice Maiden!! Staying with 5000 or would lighter be better?
Michael Sherman I’m going to try 4000 next time out. I did fly 4500 also so far.
Love my F4 Phantom 2 but at my club we fly from a grass runway only. I keep damaging the front retract. Would a larger diameter set of front wheels improve ground clearance? What would you recommend?
That sounds like it would help
Amazing
That looks really good!!! Nice job! I think that they need to balance the fans better though. Its far too buzzy...
The infamous FMS inrunner whine 😦
Alpha10 I have several of them and they dont sound like this. This is imbalance.
@@gooniac33 Never had one balanced well out of the box
Alpha10 all of mine have been. I think that when eflite gets a hold of them the disassembly may throw it off. My f-16 was the only one I had gotten that was not balanced. All of the other units have been buttery from the start.
Surgery and fly? Man you guys do it all. Lol. Nice bird
YEAH BUDDY 😮👍😎!!!!
May have one coming !!! Hope my grass isn’t to long . Lol I’m sure I will be bugging you if I get it lol
I’m freaking going nuts my F4 was ready to go working great now I have no safe mode no retracts and no wing lights tried binding 50 times I get 6 beeps but not 2 quick ones right after
Did you pull the bind plug
Looks real nice. Is this my next step or do I save my coins and get the F22? I need a challenge, The hawk fly's so nice it's like a big Red T 28
You are ready for either. Get the one you want. The F22 will surprise you on how easy and light it feels.
Pilot Ryan Media maidened mine today. Definitely need the up mix on flaps, I ended up at -15 up mix. After that it flies a little like my hawk. It’s actually very fast too. I flew on roaring top 4400’s, think a 5200mah is too big?
Thanks for all you work, look forward to tomorrow’s show.
Too bad it's impossible to find replacements wings.
The speed run looked slow, maybe 100 mph.
Outstanding flight as usual Ryan. ALMOST got to fly mine yesterday, but the wind was relentless. GREAT JOB guys.
Any tips? Cg, ing at 185mm
Thanks, Skip
Thanks, I’m at 180 for now
Ryan please be the first channel to stop misusing the word BUILD. Please start using the word ASSEMBLE. IE " Guys tonight on the show we are going to do the assembly of the new", or "The assembly is very easy guys, only 8 screws", or "Thank goodness there is nothing to build on these models, the assembly only takes 10 minutes and 6 screws" Lets all stop misusing the word build, because we ain't building squat. We are assembling beautifully Engineered and in a lot of cases now, very scale models as well. I love them and fly them myself, but I also BUILD scale models from balsa. lite-ply and fiberglass ect ect.... and them paint with epoxy or polyurethane. I love the foam to, like I said just the engineering some of these companies are coming up with, I marvel at for hours. I also spend my money on them and assemble and fly them because they are now that good. In the past not so much. So again, lets quit misusing the word Build, and start using the correct word assemble.Because you have to admit guys that in this society we live in now, if the majority of flyers in the hobby today had to build their models from kit or plans, I'm afraid we would no longer exist except a few hard core people. So remember ASSEMBLE and not BUILD. Thanks Ryan and Mike!!!!!
Scott Morgn I hear you. At this point it’s a matter of seo. For us who make vids we want people to come watch. It all depends on what people search for most. Build or assembly. I’ll do my best! Thanks
@@PilotRyanMedia Thanks Ryan, And please don't take this as a dig toward you or anyone else. Its just a matter of respect and proper verbiage. Best Regards!!
needs a whistle in her
This plane is just one more reason why I will never buy another Hangar 9 airplane. Every time they develop a new amazing airplane: They always DISCONTINUE THEM. I hate that. One minor crash, and the plane is GARBAGE, because you cannot get any replacement parts. THAT STINKS !!!!🤢🤮😡