E-Flite P-51D Mustang 1.2m BNF with AS3X and SAFE Select "Cripes A'Mighty 3rd" - Model AV8R Review 

Thanks Thomas!

Thank you Jay. Really appreciate that!

Thanks Martyn! LOL...thats funny, but true! The Allison it had was crap!

Thank you brother Brad!

Man thanks very much for taking the time to write this...we really appreciate it! Your aviation story is fantastic...having Bob Hoover as a mentor must have been amazing! I come from a full scale background. My first hero in life was my brother. He was a Marine A-4M Pilot, then flew for Delta until retirement as a 777 captain. Instructed me in a 177 Cardinal and a J-3. Many of my methods and preferences in model aviation stem from that. We are blessed to be able to share. Oh, and yes...I one wheel everything because of Bob!

Lol...Thank you Joel!

Thanks very much David!

Thanks Chris! Way to make lemonade out of lemons!

But can you do that without resetting the receiver to factory settings? I've found all the BNF receivers neuter your ability to even access those features of forward programming until I have used the Spektrum programmer app and special cable to wipe all that BNF programming.

@@snoriverrc3842 Safe is in the receiver from the factory, you just have to turn it on or off with a switch, when you go into forward programming you see gyro settings again you depending on how you setup your plane you can turn stuff off based on how you fly.

Yes thanks very much. I've been playing with the forward programming to tune a couple of other planes, went through learning to do an initial set up on a AR637T I put in a PNP. It's really not hard at all, just basically follow the instructions. It surprised me how simple it is...I thought it would be harder. I'm typically not a big switch flipper on my planes. In the case of the 80mm Thunderbirds F-16 it was nice to go in to forward programming and get all aspects of the AS3X set the way I wanted. It's very cool to take advantage of the telemetry offered by the more advanced rx's as well. I get that you can assign modes to a switch, but for me personally I don't need SAFE and I'll get the plane set up, tune the AS3X, and let it ride. I'm impressed with the P-51. The first thing I checked was could I adjust the AS3X on the AR631. When I saw I couldn't I was a bit concerned, but the gains are on point right out of the box.

Thanks man! It's so easy to fly scale, smooth plane. I'll give your short idea a try this week!

Thank you very much! Yep, the 1.2 warbirds fly really well. Enjoy your Mustang!

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks very much Will! It is a really great flyer.

Thanks very much Danny!

Thank you Ken!

Thanks very much Tony!

Thanks Keith! It is a really great flying P-51, and I knew you and Derik would like the paint!

Thanks Jeff! It is a great flyer!

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

Love the AAA Rating lol

I get ya Pappy. Nothing quite like a Corsair, but Mustangs don't suck! LOL

Nice mod on the tray.

Thanks very much Brad!

Thanks very much!

Thank you very much John! Yes sir, these Mustangs are great planes.

Thanks!

Thanks man!

Thanks Miss Gina! You are my kinda gal, I love the scale flying especially with a warbird. The 1.2 Stang is quite the airplane and I'm with you...the 352nd paint looks so good!

Thanks man! Nice bird for sure!

Thanks man! Yeah I missed the posts! I think Ryan was in a hurry. Good point on the connectors. Funny thing...Chuck said Bob Hoover was the best he ever saw.

@@ModelAV8RChannel Great flying and review - very smooth camera work as well! A favorite book of mine is: 'To Fly and Fight' which is about Col. C E "Bud" Anderson. In the forward by Chuck Yeager he says of Bud: "Best fighter pilot I've ever seen. He's also the best friend I have in the world." I have been lucky enough to see both men fly a P 51. They are both excellent! I have seen Bob Hoover come down and touch one gear down, roll for a bit, then lift off (with power) pull the nose up and do a roll with the gear still out. Back to level, he powers down, and settles in to touch the opposite gear down. He then flew back off to do other parts of his show. Bud is our highest scoring, living ace pilot with 16 1/4 victories and he passed his 100th birthday not too long ago. God bless 'em.

Thanks very much!

Thanks Ian! Yes sir these 1.2's really are great flyers!

Thanks very much! That is a great tip on the gear. I figured in tall stuff it might be a challenge.

It is!

Man you're the second guy to say that! It never dawned on me it sounded like enemy fire! Kinda cool now. Brother thanks so much for the kind words. We appreciate your support!

Thanks! It doesn't fly better, but it is easier to fly if that makes sense. The 1.5 is even smoother and handles wind better, but it stalls like a P-51 should...which I actually like. It's a more realistic experience from a piloting perspective.

Thanks brother! So, I'm amazed I don't know this, but what is your favorite warbird? I know you like the PZ Wildcats, but if you could have a super scale 1.5m anything warbird...what would it be?

@@ModelAV8RChannel Well, it would have to be the Wildcat because I've liked them even longer than I've liked Twin Otters, and that's saying something! I understand the landing gear would be pretty tricky though, but if Blitzworks RC can do it, I'm sure HH could pull it off. It's always nice to dream...

Thanks! Glad it was helpful!

I love my Dallas Doll TOO even with the original (Slow) power system

Thanks man! They are great low n slow!

Thanks very much! It is a very forgiving warbird.

Man we have a great hobby shop called...The Hobby Shop, Lol. It is i Stockbridge Ga. We featured it and did a quick tour in our UMX Pitts part 2 vid (episode 51). We also land a UMX Pitts inverted...lol.

Thanks man! I like the 352nd colors as well.

Thanks Dan! Ha ha...I think you may get your wish...

Would love to see a 1.2m P-47!

Thanks man! Yep, Heidi is amazing!

Thank you Chris! Fun Mustang!

It is Eric! Man that transformation will be sweet!

Thanks Jimmy!

It's fun Mark!

Thanks Chris! Man you're right. So many choices for chargers. I have some cheaper BGUAD 4 port 100w per port chargers and they work great, but still don't have the power (amp capability) to charge bigger packs (4s to 6s 4500mah and above) at full 1c charge rate. If you have plenty of time to charge they are great. We recently got a Spektrum Smart S2200 G2 two port charger. That one has 200w per or 380w on a single capability. The G2 Smart batteries are 5c charge rate capable. It can pump out enough amps to charge those packs very fast. I can charge two 2200 4s in about 5 min! It can charge two 5000 6s at about 2c each, so 20 minutes or so. It can also charge other non Smart packs with balance leads, you just need adapters to accommodate the main connectors if it isn't a EC3 or EC5. It can also charge other chemistry's (NiMH, PB, LiIon, etc) like other chargers. There are an array of advantages to the Smart batteries, but they can't be charged on any other kind of charger, and the Smart stuff is pricey. That said, I like having both types of chargers and mixing it up with batteries. I'll still buy some cheaper packs, but also some Smart packs as well. You don't have to have the Smart tech, but it is fast and convenient if you can afford to go that route. Regardless of what route you decide to take, make sure you know what you're doing with Lipo's. They're perfectly safe, but only if you are.

Hey man thanks! I have flown the T-28. They are both super forgiving and as capable when pushed. If I could have one or the other, the T-28 for me...I have so many taildraggers a warbird with tricycle gear is a nice change.

@@ModelAV8RChannel rog that. I want the big one. But i missed the first pre order. Hhhhh

@hechtspeed1198 Yeah man the carbon Z T-28 is amazing

Thanks Dave!

This one has enough, although it takes big inputs to keep the tail in check. You can mechanically get a bit more, but what it had right out of the box was enough. You just have to stay ahead of it. All the 1.2 stuff flies great. I wouldn't thunk the small amount bigger that they are than an 1100 would make as big of a difference as it does. These things are crazy smooth and predictable. If you get one please use our link! Thanks!

Thanks! Believe it or not, Bob Hoover used to do one wheelers with a full scale Mustang!

@@ModelAV8RChannel 😯😯😳😳

I think they are 40 roll, 50 pitch, and 60 yaw.

Thank you, I'll try that 😊

In*** any case-

Hey Barry thanks! Man we goofed on the set up page. Usually any flap settings are there, but I forgot on this one! Sorry about that. There is no elevator compensation needed on ours with the balance where we have it.

@@ModelAV8RChannel greatly appreciate the time you took to respond. Thank you kindly and excited to take off any compensation i put in my nx8. I tried to mirror what i have on my june nite- I could research but just in case you are still here, do you have a june nite? Did you set it up the exact same way since these planes are pretty much the same aircraft save the awesome updates on the latest release (thrust reverse, telemetry)

I have flown the JN Barry, but I don't own one myself. I imagine since the airframes are exactly the same that the settings would be as long as the balance is the same. One thing...our Horizon guy said that the thrust reverse feature isn't recommended with this one. It could loosen the prop and make it come off. It slows down so well you shouldn't need it anyway.

Thanks. Happy New year as well! Just thinking about that right now, I'd say the P-47.

I'll try to answer any questions. You can ask here.

I only ever fly on grass. I would like to ask if possible more precise indications for take-off, i.e. the controls, how and in what quantities to use them. Even when landing, how much flap to use and advice for flare. A thousand thanks!!!

Terry the P-51 uses a removable battery tray, not as much room as the regular battery compartment in the P-47. 3200 max, and that takes some doing. They both fly very well, but I prefer the P-47.

Hey thanks for watching! I actually have a 100c, a 50c, and two 30c like yours. We flew them all and it does fine on all of them. We used the 100c to do the watt meter tests and see what our balance point/RTF weight was. I just listed it on the set up page because its the one we used to get the numbers.

They do! lol

Thanks buddy!

It's just the hard stock tires. You can put some Du bro's on it, and it will sound fine.

Good thing I'm confident in the man I am. It would normally bother me when someone questions my integrity, but I've reserved myself to the fact that there are a lot of ignorant people in this hobby. Not that it will do any good, but I'll spend some time trying to educate you. Think for just a moment...is that what you'd do if you were sent free airplanes? Be a "shill"? No, ok so you'd be the one guy that is honest right? Pretty arrogant to believe you could do it, but we can't. Also think of this...our channel isn't like yours. Nothing wrong with what you're doing but we ain't hat camming it and sitting a phone on a tripod. We have very high production value and thousands of dollars in lighting and camera equipment. Between me and my wife for instance...we have about 27 hours of filming, writing, and editing in this 30 min episode. Hell, it takes us over an hour sometimes just to design and make our thumbnail. We do that every week, so the planes are not "free." We work our ass off for them and these companies get plenty in return from us...like well thought out, well written, well executed content that is fair to them and the would be customer. Our format is designed to be easy to follow. We tell you what is promised of the plane...you can look and read along on the website page. We tell you about the features it has...you can read that for yourself as well. Then we test and demonstrate what the can do so you can see for yourself if it delivers what is promised. We hold the plane to the standard promised...nothing more, nothing less. If it does more than promised, we tell you. If it doesn't deliver on a promise, we tell you, AND...if you're paying attention you can see that for yourself. With this P-51, it delivered. That should be obvious to you if you were paying attention. So, where exactly Rudy did we BS you? And be specific. Don't throw an accusation out there and challenge my integrity if you can't be specific. What part of this review was dishonest? I already know, because we are very tactical. It was on point. Anyone with a brain that heard what I said about it, and watched what it did can see that. Period. So, if you have nothing but ignorant assumptions based on what you've seen other channels do, you ain't packing much of an argument Rudy. You've just taken the easy way out and decided everybody falls into the same basket. You don't even have to think to believe that. Lazy. Don't question my integrity Rudy. It ain't nice, it's not polite, and we work VERY hard to be different, so we don't deserve it. So if after this effort from me to educate you if you still want to insinuate I'm a shill, then feel free to unsubscribe and be on your way. Your loss, and we'll be fine without you.

Ruudy, You are judging a man you don't know.. Assuming Model AV8R isn't being honest about his reviews makes you look foolish.. I'd ask you to watch a few of his videos and you'll quickly see what EVERYONE else on the comments sees. A man with integrity and character. BTW, I bet he spend 20+ hours on this video and gets his free $350 plane.. That not much of a hourly wage ($17.50/Hr). I don't think he's doing this for the money.... Would you do all this work for that?? I doubt it... Do yourself a favor and watch some more of his videos. you'll learn something, or Model AV8R will give you your money back.. 😀

Tires just need some oil, or you can replace them with softer Du Bros.

It would be very tight, but probably.

@@ModelAV8RChannel thank you. Ordering this plane today!!!

You're welcome, and you'll enjoy it. I will say with the tray, it is MUCH easier with a 2200 to 2700. BTW, when you order it go through our link...wink wink. Lol.

@@ModelAV8RChannel definitely will!

@@offswitch1 Thanks man! We very much appreciate the support!