1/4 Scale Jerry Bates Seafury Maiden 

Thanks ed .. it's a pitty there idiots on here that make smart ass comments with no idea or the skills to back them selves

Thank you I'm the owner builder .. I shouldnt have taken of with the flaps down to the first stage . I dont use them now only for landing

Thank you very much

Actually, the pilot is highly experienced. One of the best pilots in Western Australia on all types of aircraft. This was a maiden flight of a very complex model. You have to remember that you are not flying a proven air-frame during a maiden flight.

33 years experience thanks .. flying scale jets ...giant scale warbirds .. gliders . Pylon racers . And I'm also a MAAA inspector 😉

Me too bernard .. unfortunately that's another $6000 aud from seidel props I'm the owner builder . Vince

@@thelakeflyer67 Ouch

Not tail heavy. I believe it was just trim issues. Vinny will be able to fill you in here.

It wasnt tail heavy .. I took of with take off flaps . A big mistake on my part . It took of with too much drag hence the wing drop just after take of it was going too slow . Once it was up to speed and It trimmed it out all was fine .. I dont use flaps now for takeoff. Only landings 😁

It was a preset flap setting in the radio. It was re programmed and corrected before the maiden flight.

Not really, she wasn't gliding she was falling.

Stand behind the prop is OK. Never stand in front at high RPM.

@@staples919 look at the guy in the gray shorts during start up, facing the prop arc.

Hi Jonny. I will let Vinny (The Builder) know so just look out for his reply.

dark sea grey and light sky green or sky green.

Thank you. I'm the owner and builder . It was tail heavy to begin with.. I balanced it with the help from my mates on pivot points . For its size it was very close , my main issue was taking of with takeoff flaps .BAD IDEA it wouldn't accelerate fast enough that's why it dropped a wing ..other flights have been fine 🙂

I will take that as a compliment. It was all model.

@@staples919 You're welcome !

it amazes me how people that have never done anything like this in their life think their a f-----g expert on such things!

@@clementgoetke2385 Absolutely. I don't even recall all the maidens I've done over 25 years of RC. So you can start rolling over and play dead. If I were to witness the "flap incident" before a maiden, I'd jump in my car and get out of there. btw, I think you wanted to write "they're a f------g expert". And yes, I'm a flying expert (I presume that's what "f------g" stands for).

@@VUO4E You are an absolute fucking tool mate. You forget we can look at your own channel which has one video published of a boat. Wanker!

Also that one ever video you published has been used as your RU-vid avatar. Absolutely classic. Mr Boat man!!!!

If youd like too know .. I'm the owner and builder . No one knows what a plane is going to do untill its airborne .. the plane wasnt tail heavy . It took off too slow .. I have 33 years experience flying and building from scratch ..I'm trusted to test fly alot of planes for other pilots .. the flap mix was accidentally activated during a radio check without my knowledge... if people like you have nothing better to do than just make derogatory comments about other people's planes and achievements build something of the same nature and size then we can all judge your efforts .. have a nice day