E-flite - Cherokee 1.3m - Unbox, Build, Radio Setup, & Maiden Flights 

You give such a detailed review i dont even watch other channels for plane info anymore..keep up the great work Brother

I also have been a real flight instructor since I was 19 years old. I love aviation. I just sold my Cessna 421 last year. I have flown it all over the US for the past 20 years no crashes!!. I am looking forward to all your RC stuff.

Can't tell you how much I appreciate your explanations on Radio set up. Would've been overwhelmed without Brian Phillips RC.

Seriously, I have been building and flying since 1986. I was taught by a B-17 gunner and a P-40 pilot that flew in WW2. I flew with stuff people can't imagine today. 72 ghz. You just never knew when someone would turn on without checking for the channel and your hard work would die a horrible death. Best we had was duel rates and later some mixing but you flew by the seat of your pants. You had to be good to stay airborne. But here I am 70 years old and still flying but we have all this cool tech. Tech that you and your great instruction( and the entertaining funny stuff that makes me crack up) has helped me become a good setup person with a DX radio, this plane, and many others you have covered. Your flying is good too. You're darn good and you have big ones. But you have the humility to show when you screw up. Like the F-15(I also have, mine is still cherry) hitting the tree. I like the way you repaired it and got back on the horse and flew her socks off. I'm a veteran of the movie industry. You'd be amazed of where I've been. You just never know who's watching. Yes I have a channel too full of weird shit and RC airplanes, Slot cars, RC cars, and even RC submarines. The not so weird shit. Ok I'll shut the hell up but I just wanted to say thankyou to you and your wife for the entertaining, super helpful videos. You two rock! Steve Neill

I usually don't watch long videos because I have gotten bored with some that's been even 45 long. I really enjoyed watching my first long video from Brian. Narration, information and build of this excellent model was the best I have ever seen on RU-vid. My ultimate goal is to some day order this Piper Cherokee after I improve my skills on the Park Flyer I have. Back in the 60's I flew glow engine control line. I thought they were awesome. I love and enjoy you're videos, so keep up the great work. Dennis

Dude, just put my Cherokee together today based on watching this video. Thank you very much for such a detailed build video.

Nice video, very helpful as always. Just want to highlight to viewers that HH moved the location and orientation of the AR631 receiver. If you watch old build videos for prior version, the receiver used to be mounted on the ledge of the fuselage with the antennae facing forward, as shown on page 11 of the manual. Do not remount the receiver to match the manual unless you want to maiden nose first into a corn field 😩

I’ve been flying for years! Probably have over 60 planes. Recently I just picked up a brand new arma felony ( won it in a raffle) and good god miss molly! Rc in general is just so addictive! I would love to see Brian have this on his channel

I watched your assembly video of the Eflight Piper cherokee Being a general aviation pilot and a certified FAA Powerplant and airframe mechanic for years I have a couple of comments. First of all when you were guessing who was the manufacturer Piper was correct FYI all pipers are low wing A/C and Cessna's are high wing Low or high wing A/C have their advantages and disadvantages Secondly, I worked for a FAA licensed propeller repair facility After smoothing the propeller surfaces we would balance the prop just like you did our balancing room was completely free of any air drafts I noticed in your video that you had a ceiling fan on. That causes air currents that affect the prop. Eventually you just end up chasing your tail Loved your video Im a new RC pilot and love the flaps and lights as well as the performance. However, unlike you, I probably wont wait 2 years LOL Gary

1:08:20 Thank you for showing the collet and how it holds the prop on. Being new, I didn't know that or how to loosen it if it was too tight. Worth the price of admission right there. Also the nose wheel... already done and nice to know that there were un-needed instructions. The stabilizer was easy after watching your build. And one last thing. I wanted the antennae even though it wasn't really necessary. Thanks for showing that. I love you guys. It's a beautiful day but there's just too much wind for a maiden. Probably tomorrow. 🤞♥

I've said it a few times already but dude......those intros kill me every time!!!! Legend.

I love my Cherokee, such a great plane. Landings are awesome too with how nice it floats in!

Silliest build video ever! Loved it!! You two make the best RC videos. Especially love the radio set up information. Cornholes away!

Love your videos guys! Y'all crack me up! Think this plane is gonna go in the hanger soon as i make room. Keep up the great work

Very nice, I'll have to put this one on my list. I like the clear canopy and top loading battery and scale detail.

OUTSTANDING Review!You two are the best!

This plane is awesome and as always you do a good job at explaining everything and a great flight

Brian Phillips, you are not right! Which is one of the reasons I enjoy your channel.

dude! camera crew: at around 7:00, the thing takes a disguised overshoot and pretneded it was a touch and go! woh! too fvking cool. dude.

I purchased this a few months ago. As a Cherokee pilot it flies surprisingly realistic. Just has a little bit more power than you’d expect from a real one on 3s.

You're doing a great job! Thanks to your video, I chose this E-flite Cherokee 1.3m BNF Basic aircraft. And I'm moving from helicopter to plane. I support you and greet you from the Czech Republic from Europe :-)

It’s crazy you just put a review of this plane!! I was going up pacific coast highway around Half moon bay on an evening drive for my anniversary with my girlfriend and we saw these older gents flying their RC planes off a cliff in half moon bay! I looked at her and she said “go ahead pull over” and I did and they had this very same plane!

Bryan you have so much experience with different planes. I think it is about time for some my favorite videos!!!!

Cool vid as always. I have wanted one of those Cherokees since I first saw one. It looks great in the twilight with the lights, looks great in the air in general.

Bout Time you experienced the beauty of the Cherokee! one of my all time favorite night flyers

I've been waiting for you to review this. A real looker!

I’ve learned so much from this video, I was gonna buy this but it’s on backorder. This exactly why I like your channel, because you learn me good 👍

One of the best looking plane ... Love it.

Big fan of your channel. The nose wheel linkage is easy to break. Mine broke on a less than ideal landing. I didn't want to pay for replacement, so I tightened the top collar and works, down side is that no shock absorbing. One of my favorites planes.

Love this plane such a solid flyer!!! And very easy to build and fly this was one of my fist low wings flown

BOSCH Dishwashers are awesome... and quiet too.

Thx for sharing, although I'm still a beginner pilot I love watching your videos. Respect for the camera crew and great to see how passionate you both are. Greetings from the Netherlands. 🛩

Love the Cherokee Beutifuly scale plane Seems to fly very well also Nice flying Brian Great job as always Camera Crew 🔥👍✌️

Hey Brian I use to flight RC airplanes and helicopters 24 years ago. They were all nitro then. What a change in technology.I love it. I have been watching your videos all week. Have a Habu STS coming this week. Then I will order the F16 thunderbird, F16 Viper, F16 Falcon, Cherokee 1.5 , helicopters and boats too. I retired in July this year. Looks like fun,fun, fun and more fun. Your runway in font of your house is too short!!!!!!!!!

That’s gonna be my next plane. Great video I loved every minute of it, guys keep up the good work. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I love this guy's energy!

Brian, love this plane! it's on my list, Thanks

Awesome vid, I’m loving mine so far. By far the best RC reviewer out there

Glad you finally got one. My friend has one and I enjoy watching it fly. I love it when he does a high speed low level passes along the runway. Total drug runner passes lol

i love the way he calls Megan "The Camera Crew"

Yes. I am loving this plane.

Brian, I saw in the air tractor video that the skeeters where bugging you and Carmera crew.pun intended lol. We use those Therma cells to keep em away. My boys and I love watching your videos. Thanks for being sooo thorough! Can't wait to hear HELLOOO YOU TUUUUBE again!

Your video solved the problem. thank you

I love Your long videos i watch them over and over again Big Thanks from Sweden //Pär

Man Brian, I learn so much from your channel, got me up and flying solo after 3yrs. buddy box. Love the audio,as well as camera crew...off to Muncie for a week 😉 see if i can fly my jets now 😀😎👍 Timber X helped alot

Hello Brian, First. I really appreciate your very long and detailed video builds. I have been doing RC for decades, but have been inactive for several years. I have picked up several great building tips from you on the foam models and setting up the new computer radios. I especially liked your detailed explanation of forward programming. Thank You! Apparently I missed in this video, where you set the neutral stabilator position when setting up your radio to the model. I could not find how to do this in the manual, so I guess, and guessed wrong! My maiden flight did not go well, as I fly off of narrow rocky dirt roads here in the high desert. The nose wheel hit a rock and stripped the rudder servo, and I did not have the stabilator correctly aligned. I had to do a full slip approach to keep the plane level, but doing so, I fell short of my runway, landing in a creosote bush. I replaced the servo and installed a Dubro servo saver. In another RU-vid video, they showed where a dent is located on both sides in the rear of the fuselage where you are suppose to align the leading edge of the stabilator. I could not find this in the manual. This is where I set mine, but would you verify this is correct before I attempt a second flight? Again, thank you for doing such long and detailed videos! Regards.

Hey Brian what’s up, hope you’ and your sidekick are well, you might want to grab a beer before reading this as it’s somewhat verbose 😉Really enjoy your channel, be nice to to live near you, grab a beer and learn from you while enjoying RC. Man II was bitten with the RC bug bad a few years ago at the begging of the pandemic and my addiction has led me to become immortal ( given your wit I thought you’d enjoy that). Anyway I’ve been mostly trying to master helis (y’a I know I’m somewhat of a masochist) and thought why not enjoy a plane and actually be able to relax, it’s been awhile . Different world right , you can actually get a relaxing effect from the hobby and with my basic acrobatics I can fake being halfway good, I think flying a plane came a bit easy for me from the start ,used to be a daredevil with my kites and the UMX Ultrix is my favourite of all time and dollar for dollar given the most enjoyment vs sorrow and expense. So I got the Cherokee, very largely as a result of this video. Kudos man, Horizon and Eflite owe you one. So Il preface this by saying that my by lack of experience “building ” these things, I was able to make an adventure of it. Wrong screws for landing gear and wings, horizontal stabilizer put on the wrong way (thanks a ton for clearing that up, I knew it just felt way wrong but as you said it’s ridiculously ambiguous). So I’m down to two issues. One is I don’t find the radio set up instructions that good being used to helis and I can’t for the life of me assign a safe switch despite toggling my B switch forever. Am I missing something? Do you have to assign a channel or something before hand, flight modes? Lastly, I’m definitely sure you understand, it’s a sad night in my rc life. After all of this I brought her out to the field today at dusk only to have the prop fly off before she even left the ground. I’ve watched the prop part of the video more than once and I’m puzzled by what I could have went wrong. Could it it just wasn’t tight enough? It doesn’t look like I put it on wrong? Sure seemed tight for the maiden yesterday. Do you have to tighten it every time? The part the assembly that tightens around the shaft (the one you tried to bend ) are well bent , I fooled around pliers trying to get the spaces right but I’m not sure if I I need a new assembly or is it good if I can tightening it again (tomorrow, it’s outside in the trunk tonight). Finally regarding the mechanical elevator trim , you loosened the screw but the trim buttons still move the elevator? Do you return the trims to center after tightening the screw? Would you do the same after any mechanical adjustment, clevis, plliers on small planes etc? Lot of questions I know but I’d really appreciate your thoughts on each. Thanks ahead of time and thanks for your channel, it’s a great and entertaining resource. Cheers 🍻

I turned mine into a Seneca - I think it's the only one in the world. It was and still is easily one of the most reliable, stable, and rugged birds in my hangar. I added extreme-scale detail which you can do to this without worrying about it being too fragile or affecting flight performance - so much do I love it that although I designed the Seneca mod to be removable and the original nose goes back on, I am going to get another stock Cherokee and keep it stock.

Great job, thank you guys.

Super awesome flight 👌🌞👍

Realy nice plane. love your videos. P.S. You have so sweet cats😍

As it got darker the lights look great!

When I was a kid we had a Piper aircraft plant not far from where I live. It closed many, many years ago though.

This is my favorite plane to fly. If you want to kick the sound of the plane up a notch, put an APC prop on it. This plane flies great on 4S 3000 to 4000 also. Best behaved plane available.

Beautiful. Just beautiful!

I need this plane I love the slow flight since I’m new. And I learned in a Cherokee.

The Cherokee rocks. Flys better than the cirrus in my opinion! But I still love the cirrus. It’s a cool plane.

If you have an aircraft with a AR631 receiver and you want full pack telemetry you do not have to change the receiver just put in a Avian ECS which is also simpler and cheaper then replacing the receiver. Thank you for all of y'alls times and hard work and for entertaining me so well! Just thought this information might be useful to you or someone else.

love this video as all your vidz, I am a long time fan of your videos. I am thinking of this as my next purchase an upgrade from the Turbo Timber UMX. Greetings from Indiana!

Nose wheel "fixed" Can't wait to fly it again! Hopefully wind will give me a break. I posted the repair videos.

A beautiful model!

Got the Cherokee, balanced the prop tightened the mount screws and still have some vibration noise.

Hello Brian, another great video with all you need to know! Just put my Cherokee together following your video. Only confusion I have is the proper final adjusted position of the horizonal stab. Difficult to see exactly where you set it while you were out on the runway. Couldn't find anything on the subject in the manual that came with the plane or the manual on Horizon. Thanks for all you guys do for the hobby!

10:43, I think it's the best pass ... ;-) Just bought ... after watching this video. Best regards Peter

Damn I love that plane . Had one in Nitro many years ago. Stick built with White and cared mono coat. It was a .40cc I put a .50cc on it . Oh year .Power !, I can see by the end of Next fall I’ll have around 4 new planes. I can’t find reloading supplies to shoot my guns. Time to rate invest in my RC hobby

I have this one and it is a sweet flying model; easy takeoffs and landings. Flying on 3S is more than sufficient; I fly mine on 3S 3300mah. I didn't care for 4S.

Reminds me of the blades on my old tractor

Great plane, nice flights!

Best intro ever!

Brian i run my 4s 3300s all the way to the canopy front keyway notch and it flys spectacular there!

I've been waiting for you to fly the Cherokee man. It was my first scale plane I got last year and it doesn't disappoint. 4s 2200 and it will do whatever you want. Like the perfect women. Great video as always

Esteban came for the beaver 🤣😂😂 😭😭 I'm dead 🤣😂

so funny when you said...i love the beaver along with a maniacal laugh...hilarious.

Just purchased this through your link Brian. It's on backorder, but I won't be flying it until spring

Try it with the FMS PC-21 prop! You’ll love the extra power and you get an extra inch of ground clearance for grass

nice looking plane

Audio is very much improved.

Physics by Brian: Principals of Balance

Fellow flip flop flyer here 🩴 🩴 👋🏼

Personally, I think this is the most beautiful RC plane I’ve seen. I am so close to buying it, (cuz I’m hooked), but have a little bit of hesitation because of my level of flying. Can anyone shed some light on this and perhaps throw me over the edge? I really want it, even if I put it aside for a while.

Man, there’s nothing like a perfect emergency landing when you overfly your battery! I may have to change my RU-vid name to AntiPinocchio, the truth teller LOL

Very cool!

I'm going to take a good look. Compared to the Eflight sr22, which one is faster and has better flight characteristics?

Decided to upgrade servos from the 330R to the 332R. When I tested the 332R they were not reverse rotation but were marked 332R on all 6 and they were all wrong. Have you had this issue?

You guys are more entertaining than most TV shows. That is a beautiful plane! Looks so smooth in the air. Might have to be my second plane. How does it compare to the Twin Otter?

Another great video,I always enjoy them.I really like this plane and your review sold me. But when I tried to order one it shows backorder. Then I saw discontinued. So today while buying props at Hobbytown there sits an E flight Cherokee BNF for $229. Sorry I couldn't go thru your link. Next time

Fantastic

9:18 nah we got this.... 19:58 okay we may not have this... Awesome job

Love your flying. Love the look of the plane, especially with the lights! I've been curious about "dead" battery. So it looks like you lose motor thrust but you still have control surfaces? I know it's not good for the battery but it's pretty doable. My glow engines have left me dead sticking so many times it's not even a problem if I still have control surfaces.

I may have to have one

looks real

Brian Phillips you also can get the Flybear FX 802 it cost around 40 it is so fun to fly.

I demand a workbench Q-tip repair edition, ha ha...

I always wanted this one, thinking I would add a 3 blade prop for more clearance to the ground

Thanks for all your videos ! Very helpful to newbie to the hobby. I have the Aeroscout and followed your suggestions to bind it to an NX-6. The SAFE/AS3X seems to be functioning properly and the aileron, rudder, throttle etc seem to be working correctly. I was wondering if there is a separate process to set up the Panic button and is there a way to test that it is working before a first flight? Greetings from Vancouver Canada and Happy Thanksgiving!

Meghan: “You’re well over the timer and I have a battery tester in my pocket.” Brian: “Taking off!” LOL! Great commentary and great entertainment, as usual!

seems to fly just like the real one i have been flying a piper cherokee for 30 years

Nice plane just got one just be careful tightening the prop on the adapter will break if you over tighten it

Glad you finally got a Cherokee. Three months after learning how to fly with the Aeroscout I bought this plane and was terrified not only because it was my second plane ever but also because it's a low wing. I feel like this is definitely a great first low wing plane because I had no problem making the adjustment even though I was still so new to flying in general. Thanks to you and the Camera Crew for another great video. I just backordered the FMS F7F Tigercat and would love to see you do a video on one and get your thoughts.

Hi Brian. Great video! I'm a newish pilot looking for a second plane for grass or dirt runways that can handle a bit of wind, and flies well at lower speeds. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this one fits the bill. Do you think this would be easier to fly than the Turbo Timber Evolution?