E-Flite UMX Air Tractor BNF Basic with AS3X and SAFE Select - Model AV8R Announcement/Review 

We appreciate that...next time. Have fun with it, great plane!

Thanks brother Brad! Good lil plane this one!

@@ModelAV8RChannel Yes it tis.

Thank you Tony! Great little flyer!

Thank you Tony! It is fun! My first AG plane.

Thanks Jeff!

Hehe, my thought too, what can they do up to 250gr.

It is fun and different Gina. They are getting close, matter of time before we see a twin or something that is right there at 8oz.

You'll enjoy it !

Thanks very much! Glad you are enjoying the channel. I agree the UMX stuff is great!

Thanks man!

Yep, they are ready to go, and tough!

I agree! Very versatile plane.

Thank you so much man! We appreciate the support! You will enjoy it, great lil crop duster!

Thanks Joel! Yes...you do!

Thanks Mark!

Thank you Danny!

Thank Noel! Solid flyer this one!

Great little flyer Dan. Our link is just a link to Horizon for now. Our video officially goes public at 11am eastern (It is private now, but you have access through Jason's RCG thread). Unfortunately I'll be at work then, so it will be a little bit later before I can change the link to a direct one to the UMX Air Tractor. That said if you go through the link we provided and look it up, we still get credit for that. Thanks man, we really appreciate it! You'll enjoy it!

@@ModelAV8RChannel Awesome. I always come back after the videos go public just to make sure the view gets counted.

Hey Dan, thanks buddy. I thought you meant our affiliate link. Lol.

@@ModelAV8RChannel Oh, I do use your link as well. I just have to copy and paste it from my normal browser to chrome.

Gothca Dan. Thanks so much for all your support! We appreciate it so much!

It is. Lol. Amazing the detail at this size.

Lol...I know right!

Thanks for supporting us, and have a Merry Christmas! You'll love the Waco.

Lol...another project!

Thanks man!

They can be expensive. One piece of advise - you know how when you got into cars a little TX went a long way, but then as you progressed and wanted more cars and more programming capability you ended up getting a better, more expensive TX? Same thing happens with planes if you get into it. Instead of buying two or three TX's to end up with the one you actually needed, get a good one right off the bat so you only have to buy that one. 8 channel minimum. Trust me. Bigger hit to the wallet now, but less in the long run than if you have to upgrade when you realize that simple 6 ch. you bought to save money isn't enough.

Lol. I know who you're talking about. Our set up page is always right before the flying starts in our reviews. You can see our rates, expo, balance, and a good bit more info as well, so if there is anything we did different than the manual you'll know. On this one the manual is in a new format as it relates to programming the transmitter. They have made it super easy. It is more thorough and takes you step by step...every detail. This is a good improvement, before they were written for someone very familiar with programming Spektrum. Now it is written so someone that doesn't know anything about it can do it.

Honestly, the setup of these planes has become easy and I think everyone should be able to do it in about 10 minutes, beside you don't even need the plane to do the setup, I download the manual set it up and all you need to do is BNF

I should be getting mine later today, I will do a complete setup on my NX8

Thanks Randy...great little airplane.

Noted Noel, thanks! For what its worth the last landing on 2s and the landing on the grass on 3s are as short as it gets with this one, and that is pretty short. While I didn't do it on camera, as with the majority of rc planes if you just "punch n go", the UMX Air Tractor will be off the ground in a couple of plane lengths. STOL is not a problem, and you saw the slow flight and slow turns. It can be flown in a tight space as with most ultra micros. As for the vertical we'll make it obvious on the next one!

Thanks man!

Thanks man!

Thanks man!

Thanks Steve! So, to be fair we had more time, and better wx to fly the TTE. The circumstances were not in our favor with the AT. We had a lot of rain, and when we had good wx, there was not as much time to do all the things we wanted to with it. Sometimes it's tough getting opportunities when you're flying something unreleased and you can't let anyone see it. I did enjoy flying the Air Tractor. It is a good, honest airframe and a lot of fun. So...that said, I'm a bush plane guy. They are one of my favorite genres and I own several from the UMX TTE to a 20lb 1/4 scale Super Cub. You can bush fly the Air Tractor a little bit, but the bigger wheels and gear on the TTE are better suited for that. Both planes are equally aerobatic and powerful on 3s. Both are stable and predictable. Both have an awesome set of lights. The TTE will fly slower than the Air Tractor, but both can land and stop very quickly. The bottom line is I think a person will be happy with either one depending on their personal taste. To answer your question though, because I'm such a bush plane fan, the TTE would be my pick of the two if I had to pick. I like the "both" option! Lol.

Thanks for the thorough reply Adam. I love Bush planes myself. The first one I saw in person was at the landing strip in Wiseman Alaska. I could not stop checking it out and I am leaning toward the TT (UMX and standard) for that reason. However, I love the color scheme, clear canopy and Pilot on the AT. Pretty cool for a UMX. I will be reconnoitering a new field up north in a few weeks. That will help with my choice.

Correction…the airfield was in Cold Foot which is just south of Wiseman. You can see the airstrip on Google maps.

Thanks Ian! It is a great airplane, but I get it...crop-dusters are a little different genre wise. I will say this...if you see one in action over a field it is pretty impressive. I do love your trusty Maule...

I have the Night Pawnee and it is a total Joy to fly as is the UMX Turbo Timber. You are truly missing out friend.

Thanks Travis! Yeah man they are so easy to transport, etc.

Can I ask, between this and the TTevo UMX, which is more comfortable to fly in smaller spaces? Looks like the tractor might like a little more power on landings and maybe not able to float in as much as the timber.

@Travis Jacobus Travis, they both get pretty slow, but the TTE will fly a bit slower.

Thanks Jeff!

Thanks Will! It is a fun one!

Thanks Joel!

Thanks man! The runway at this field and our new one is a Geo-Textile fabric. Our club president is a contractor, and brought in some heavy(ish) equipment to grade the land and remove the grass, then he used one of those heavy rollers to flatten and compact the dirt several times. The Geo is then rolled out and you use Large U shaped stakes to hold it down.

@ModelAV8RChannel Thank you so much. It really means a lot. We're trying to do something here for us. And our boys, we've been flying off of grass which is not a problem, but our jets are getting damaged on landing. Really appreciate it... big Aloha. From the Islands, you're always welcome if you come this way. Thanks, bradda

Hope whatever you fellas decide it works well for you, happy flying my friend!

Have you ever used a portable runway? I'm thinking of something about 6' wide by 15-20' long maybe nice to take to a field.@@ModelAV8RChannel

You're welcome!

Thanks man! Yeah the AG planes are work horses. I've been up in a glider two times. First one was towed up by a Super Cub (150 horse) and the second by a 300hp Pawnee Brave...what a difference!

@@ModelAV8RChannel The one I flew was 235hp. Behind a 300hp Parwnee must be like being on a winch launch xD

Pretty darn interesting!

Rocky I think it would be really nose heavy with that pack. We had our 300's pretty far back as it is. The Spektrum 300's are reasonably inexpensive at $14.99, and you can use them in several UMX planes available now...and many more to come.

@@ModelAV8RChannel it’s not the price that concerns me. It’s the quantity that I already have. Lol. I got tooooo many batteries

@@pstarxxx78 Lol...I hear ya, me too. Thankfully these are tiny...

Thank you brother Chris!

Thanks man!

I don't use a throttle curve on this one, but it is a preference thing. If it is too sensitive to throttle inputs to you, a throttle curve could help that.

Thanks Mike. I think the manual tries to be specific for newer, less confident pilots (less confident programming the TX). You can assign rates/expo to what ever switch you like. Its fine to put them all on the same switch or to put each surface on a separate switch. Whatever you prefer.

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Thanks! Yep, gotta love a good slip. It's funny, some of these UMX planes make a good bit of noise, and I've balanced the props. Not sure what it is, but some are quiet as all get out, and some aren't. The new Timber EVO, quiet. This one and the Pitts...not so much.

Thanks buddy!

AS3X mode, or advanced. It is essential to do this with the UMX planes especially. If the trim is way out electronically that will have an adverse affect on how SAFE corrects.

Jon I prefer the Waco. It has a bit lighter wing loading. To be fair part of that is that I'm not personally an Ag plane guy, but I love classic biplanes. They both fly well enough that whichever one is your type of plane you'll enjoy either one. Durability is probably similar, but I don't really know for sure. I haven't had any incidents with them yet ( I hope I don't! Lol).

They should fit, going to be a bit nose heavy, but probably will still fly fine.

John I'm actually not sure. I know I've heard of folks using 450mah packs in it, and you may be able to go bigger. It is a good size battery bay for an ultra micro. That said...I always prefer the UMX stuff as light as I can fly them. Grams count a lot at this size.

@ModelAV8RChannel thank you and happy 4th of July

Thanks man! Yeah they are pretty tough...actually tiny aluminum gear!

UMX Timber EVO for me.

The Pitts. AWESOME little bird. Close second...UMX Waco.