Maiden flight and crash of my new Arrows R/C P-51. She'll be back up and flying again after some quick repairs! Arrows R/C P-51, get yours here: www.hobbyzone....
Try to make landing touchdowns when the plane is in front of you (half of the runway planed to be used during landing). When making contact too far this point you have small room for landing and forcing that can provoke wrong decisions. :) This is a beautiful model! Happy landings!
That is a TAIL Heavy plane. Im running a 4 Cell 3200 and with the battery crammed as far forward is I could get my balance is at the aft limit for the plane. I believe the manual is wrong. :)
It needs a gyro it's flying really light Don't feel bad ,I have tons of experience. I flew the same plane and was not expecting the amount of torque from the prop I ended up crashing mine at take off , it was carnage so I bought another one and this time I'm using a gyro for some help on take offs.
It is absolutely gorgeous! Nice model. Since it arrived pre-built it can’t actually be nose heavy can it? Might just appear that way trying to observe from a video. My plane has a high wing and I’m a rookie but when trimmed it will fly level easily. It might be that being advanced you are giving it down during the flight but I kept expecting the crash much sooner (when mine dives like that an explosion of foam follows). I would check the cg and trim. Also, that was just a hard landing…. Glue and go! I liked the cool aerobatics!
Very similar experiences with all my 1200mm warbirds. I have the ArrowsRC T-28, Corsair and the Bearcat. All 3 planes have had at least one gear ripped out. (I’m on my 2nd fuse with the Corsair) I can’t remember who’s video I watched back when I first got into the sport. (This was the Apprentice, Timber, Timber UMX and Dynam Hawksky days) But someone mentioned every time they bought a plane, they ordered a backup prop. I’ve done the same ever since. ArrowsRC props are so inexpensive I’ve ordered 3 per plane. I know my weaknesses. LOL! And it’s usually the landings.
asking as a beginner who has flown only high wing 3S trainer type aircraft.....can you list the warbirds ( electric only ) , that are most easiest to hardest to fly....asking as someone looking to go to them eventually........thanks
@@garyvale8347 for me, my start in the sport was a really cheap push prop glider- Dynam Hawksky. (It was something I could fly at a Park, or big parking lot. Somewhere to fly without joining a club. My first high wing 3s was the Eflite Apprentice with AS3X and SAFE. I felt it was the perfect plane to start with, while you’re also figuring out the use of the transmitter and all the switches. There are now tons of trainers that are cheaper from ArrowsRC, but I would suggest one that has stability and a gyro. (Even with AS3X and SAFE I still had to replace a prop and a left wing. Poor landing stills) Warbirds was a big jump. I had bought 3 other planes (all high wing, with flaps and the Eflite Turbo Timber being 4s making it quicker and more maneuverable) Nothing above prepared me for my first warbird. (ArrowsRC T-28 and Dynam 1250mm Corsair) I hadn’t really figured out Center of Gravity, and I wasn’t ready to fly, struggle and trim. Both warbirds ended up with broken props and at least one wing broken on their first flights. 2nd attempt with both planes went better only because I went for more attitude and fought and struggled to get them flying somewhat level. Center of Gravity, knowing how to manually trim the control surfaces before the flight and finally understanding Dual Rates, all went okay… till having to land. Landing even after 7 years is still a weakness with some warbirds.
Did she feel a bit squirrely to you? Looks like it wasnt locked in at all regardless of the wind. like you kept fighting to keep it where you wanted. maybe a pinch tail heavy? Good job none the less though. I'm having issues with my homebuilt mustang. Just wont fly nice no matter where I get the cg. Hope the next landing goes to plan, shes a beautiful bird
Yeah, was definitely fighting it a little bit. It did feel tail heavy (not insanely though), which is a bit tough since I had the battery all the way forward. May require some weight in the nose to balance better
@@nelsonhobbiesrc7720 think of it this way .. a car doesn’t need power steering to steer it .... it just helps to smooth the steering ... you still need to drive the car . I see it as the same concept with gyros I have flown with and without gyro .. if a plane is giving me problems and a gyro would help I definitely put it in my planes 😊
Hey bud, do you think that the landing gear could be swapped out for gear that has struts with suspension? Does it look like it could be done easily to you? Thanks and sorry about your crash. Been there done that too! LOL
asking as a beginner who has flown only high wing 3S trainer type aircraft.....can you guys list the warbirds ( electric only ) , that are most easiest to hardest to fly....asking as someone looking to go to them eventually........thanks
The two gotchas about warbirds are the wing designs that favor speed and maneuverability at the sacrifice of stability and their conventional (taildragger) style landing gears which have to be handled carefully on the ground. With that said, the E-Flite T-28 Trojan (Foam) and the Sonic Mk2 Low-Wing .25-.32 GP EP ARF 52.7 (Balsa) are both very good low wing trainers to get you acclimated to a faster model that you have to keep flying all the way to the ground, both of them have tricycle gear. In terms of getting use to conventional landing gears try the FMS super easy v4 (Foam) or a piper cub (Balsa/Foam). There really aren't any good trainers out there that combine both low wing and taildragger gear as doing so would make for a pretty brutal trainer. That said if money is not an option and you flat out want to start with a traditional warbird that is eclectic I've heard the Eflite/park zone P-47D is a more forgiving design if you can find it. Happy Flying.
Agreed! Warbirds in general can be a bit trickier than some of the high-wing trainers out there, but the T-28 is definitely a solid start. In general though if you feel like you really want to go with a warbird, just realize they can stall out in turns pretty easily so try to keep the speed up a bit more starting out and stay higher in turns.
