Avios Albatross HU-16 (PNF) Flying Boat 1620mm (63.7") - Flight Review
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- A follow-up flight review of the Avios Albatross HU-16 (PNF) Flying Boat 1620mm (63.7") by Stuart. Now back in stock in all warehouses.
Intro: 00:00
Product Overview: 00:45
Flight Review: 03:07
Outro: 16:35
Chase footage from a speed boat: 18:33
Avios has designed a beautiful twin-engine Albatross HU-16 flying boat. What could be better than a large monohull flying boat gracing the skies or taxing across a lake? This excellent plane is made of strong EPO foam and comes with scale plastic fittings for an extremely realistic look. It is painted in a US Navy rescue scheme of seagull gray, yellow and white for easy visibility under all conditions.
Get the Avios (PNF) Albatross HU-16 V2 US Coast Guard Flying Boat 1620mm (63.7"): bit.ly/3BSalnG
Get Avios Albatross HU-16 Spare Parts: bit.ly/3bVx4Vq
The Albatross HU-16 came into service with the United States Air Force in 1949 and primarily designed as an amphibious plane for search and rescue missions. It was extensively used for combat search and rescue in both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. As an amphibian, it could land on both land and open sea and was optimized for 4-foot (1.2 meters) seas but could land in heavier seas.
The Albatross is powered by twin Aerostar 3536-850KV motors with scale 3-blade 10x6 propellers given ample power. The 30A reversing ESCs make it easier to navigate around the water and out of tricky situations. The addition of a water rudder makes maneuvering on the water even easier. The built-in flaps provide plenty of lift and make landings and takeoffs a real pleasure. The Albatross provides a great presence in the air and looks outstanding from every angle, in the air, on the ground, or in the water.
Features:
• Classic Flying Boat design
• US Navy livery with pre-applied stickers
• Twin AeroStar reversing ESCs (water-resistant)
• Twin 35mm AeroStar brushless motors
• Preinstalled electronics
• Water Rudder
• Navigation lights
Featured in this video:
Turnigy Graphene Panther 1000mAh 2S 75C Battery Pack w/XT60: bit.ly/35cuM1r
Turnigy Nano-Tech 850mAh 3S 30C LiPo Pack: bit.ly/2Ikboqj
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Durafly (Small Logo) Cap S-M: bit.ly/3lbDra1
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Great to see you back Stuart ! and yeah these A-Spec nanotech are a bit of nostalgia, had the exact same 4S 3200 on my 450mm quads quite some time ago :)
Great packs, though to be fair, just as good as any from us now days. Stuart.
I'd love to get this in all white so I could give it a U. S. Coast Guard paint job.
I was an Old Goat Flt. Mechanic on Goats.
We call ourselves Goat Herders.
That was in 1976 to late 77 when I crossed over to Sikorsky HH52a SeaGuard amphibious helos.
A few years after my enlistment was up I helped restoring a Grumman Goose.
I got that job due to my prior experience as a C.G. Goat Flt. Mech.
That was at Dean Franklin Aviation in Miami Florida.
Superb. Great to see Stuart back at HobbyKing !
Thanks Dom. Stuart.
Nice to see you again Stuart . This model is perfect and very good made. A model can`t fly better out of the box . I wait for the first snow to fly it again . Stay save .
Many thanks!
This plane is a winner, I need to fly mine again!!
Glad you agree, I always enjoy the flights I have with it. Stuart.
I’ve admired this model for a while now. It would look good under my tree!
Great demo Stuart!
You best click that button quick then ;) Stuart.
A Massive Welcome back Stuart, its great to see you doing what you do best , big salute from the UK ..👍👊🇬🇧
Thank you Sean, much appreciated. Stuart.
Yes another video with stuart great to see him back at HK , the plane is beautiful!
Glad you enjoyed it!
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I just love this plane! Bought it when it first came out. Nice to see Stuart back doing reviews. This is another excellent review on this plane!
Thank you sir and glad to hear how much you love yours. Stuart.
Nice flying Stuart. That speedboat footage is niiiice.
Yes indeed, that was FUN! Stuart.
I felt sorry for the spider. 🕷️ Great model, nicely flown Stuart.
Thank you.
Great to see you back Stuart - good work as usual
Hello Hans, thank you, this plane made it all too easy, it looks good just sitting there. Stuart.
Welcome back Stuart! Always great reviews.
Thank you, more to come! Stuart
The Avios albatross is one of my favorite planes!! Can’t beat the price for this size plane as well as the finish. You’ll never regret this purchase and it will put a smile
On your face whether on land or water every time. Great job HobbyKing and Avios 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼
Thanks Jeff for the kind words and support, glad you're enjoy it.
That is a fantastic looking plane!!
Thanks a lot!
I’ve owned this plane for the past 2 Summers. It flies very well with 5000 4s and makes a great FPV plane to use off the water. It has a ton of power but feels pretty heavy and thus handles wind really well. Flies best with a bit of rudder in the turns. I wouldn't do aerobatics with it because the wings might come off (but it can do it I guess). Land with lots of power on the water or it will bounce like all float planes. The rudder and water rudder have tons of authority so you don't really need the reversing ESCs. Tons of internal room for flight controllers or extra electronics. Remove the wing floats if you want to take off and land off grass unless you're using a golf green. I made public a 15 second clip of this flying from an FPV perspective off our dock if you want to check it out.
You needn't worry about the wings, even in aggressive maneuvers, they are pretty much rock solid. Rudder in turns is always advised on most planes and the Albatross always looks better for it. Glad you are enjoying yours.
Stuart.
When John VHRC flew this plane a year ago, he nail the flight in a way the plane look super scale and I had to push the buy icon. Still have mine in box, (to many planes to flight). But this plane is so beautiful, that will be a hangar queen. LOL Nice review Stuart and nice flying.
Thanks for sharing
Good job Stuart! 👊🏻
Thanks! 👍
amazing ending scenes :-)
Thanks, its one of the most enjoyable things I've done in RC! Stuart.
Great review - loved the chase boat video! Had mine since they first came out and still love it. Getting rid of the (non-scale) water rudder helps the appearance a lot - it's not needed if you have differential throttle. I used the servo to drive an elevator instead, giving some redundancy. I also cut the fin down to the top rudder hinge - still bigger than scale but it does look better (and flies fine). I use half flap 99% of the time and get easy 10-15 minute flights on 4S 4000. As mentioned a little bit of wind helps on the water, particularly to get smooth landings.
You are not wrong, for must my cruising I use mid flaps too. Stuart.
OMG Is Stuart back? His videos are usually full of knowledge and background info. Specially why something was changed to make it better.
I stopped watching most of Hobby King's videos because most are "here is what you get and here is a quick flight." I am not interested in that.
As I do more flight reviews of models that I know well and have a had in I'll be able to give more background info etc in the vids.
Glad you enjoyed this one. Stuart.
You need to mention to waterproof the ESC's. Mine caught fire on the 5th flight - first day when an ESC took a bath. Glad to see they are finally back in stock - pulled the trigger on a new one - and I'll definitely pull the ESC's and waterproof this time.
I believe they are factory waterproofed.
Thank you for pulling the trigger, the Albatross is really a must have in every hanger. Stuart.
@@rotormasher That's what I thought too until the wind dipped into the Columbia river and before the rescue boat to get there a pile of molten flaming foam was pouring black smoke into the sky.
@@PagesFlyingCircus I'll be double checking mine just in case thanks
Good to see you flying again $tuart!, nice flying and greet review. I know some greet water spots out there, perhaps we can fly some together!
Next summer, lets do it. Stuart.
Great
Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!
Stu, just for kicks, lets see some single engine performance takeoff, landings and cruise flight. Would be really cool to demonstrate if it has enough rudder authority, but I highly doubt that a single engine takeoff would be manageable except under ideal conditions, and just enough power. I sure would try it if I had one. My Cessna 310 does it beautifully.
I want to put the djifpv system on this one!! :)
Great model and very good review.
I would love to see all the spare parts available at HobbyKing warehouses.
For example, the wing floats are not listed for a long time and these elements are essential to get because they are fragile !
Sorry, just saw them back in stock !!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it, and yes as you saw, we have parts again for it too. Stuart.
Loved the boat footage, I really want to do the same with my Durafly Spitfire - taking off from the beach - can you do that at your lake?
I have flown the Spit of the sand, just need to be sure to clear the little rocks first ;) Stuart.
@@HobbyKingOfficial Oh yes, very unforgiving! Smooth sand is really great for the little wheels. Its great doing long scale take offs and landings. Only thing for Spit boat filing would be a fast enough boat! : )
is there any u tube demonstration on how to set up differential Stuart
Watched this a couple of times now.. Any plan when this will be back in stock? Prior summer or earliest fall?
No back-in-stock button on the page
We're working on it. Stuart.
Plane is one the way to my home :-) Since I am preparing programming in Companion already: Is flaps up on the plane 0% Servo or 100% Servo in one of the directions?
I think 100%, but you'll just have to double check when you get the model. Stuart.
Great Plane and great video! But where can i find the file for my taranis x9d, please?
In the description
Gonna order for sure. Would it also fly with a 3s battery?
*edit: just ordered it :)
Hi, thanks for the order. Yes in fact it flies REALLY nice with a 4000mah 3S, give it a try. Stuart
I have one for Christmas
would.love to watch sall the video but way to many adverts...
Mine came with 1 faulty motor and now in bits on its first flite
Sorry to hear. Please contact our support so we can assist
Is there still the possibility of purchasing avios albatross for the European market? or will it no longer be in production? Thanks.
Yes that will be a possibility again by the summer. Covid is causing extra delays in supply. Stuart.
@@HobbyKingOfficial thank you, very kind.
Can you fly it off the sea? There are o lakes near me but im on the coast.
You can fly it off calm saltwater, but be sure to rinse the motors with fresh water (without the motor powered up of course) afterwards and dry with warm air. Saltwater is a killer for electronics. Stuart.
Your video’s are great and very useful. I do have one piece of constructive criticism though, and that would be; please stop referring to these demonstrations as “reviews”. You’re not independent, you are the company as it were. I would not expect any legitimate manufacturer to offer up their sales demonstrations as being critical reviews of their Owen product. You’ve got a decent product, represent it as such, and leave the “reviews” to those who dont get a paycheck from the company that makes/distributes the product.
Thanks for the feedback and we've passed it to Stuart
Great, but too many bloody adverts!!!
Thanks for the feedback, we're going to see what we can do about those.