Hi Adam, thanks for the great review. Today I bought my F16 at my lhs. Maybe a stupid question but at 4.18 min. you show a wooden plate for mounting the as3x receiver properly. Could you explain how you got this plate fitting well? How did you manage to get the right shape and dimensions? Thanks!
Hey thanks man. It is just a light ply plate. I cut the length I wanted first, just long enough for my RX of choice. I wanted to make sure I put it far enough back to get to the nose wheel servo if I wanted to. I held it in place and marked the front and back positions with a mark on either side of the ply where the inside sides of the fuse were, then cut it. Shaped it with the Dremel tool with a sanding disk. Glued it with med CA.
Ordenace replacement cost is completely insane for this model Adam instead of offering an complete ordenance kit? each pair of missles and tanks runs you about $15.95 so if you have a bad day and tear up your plane alittle it will hit you in the pocket book for replacement parts. Not Happy about that at all FMS. So it looks like im gonna go with the Thunderbirds version instead for that reason alone
Hell yeah! Adam rippin up a baby Falcon! Scar it, glue it, stick it, radio it, juice it up and Send it! 😊 Solid, comprehensive review Adam. This plane isnt quite my bag, where i am in my stage of this amazing hobby. But, i know where to go when this plane IS my bag. Awesome footage, Heidi! This little bugger isnt easy to track 👍
What a very nice EDF Jet from Fms, very capable ( well in your hands, Lol ) I don't think those wheels would cope at my field sadly 😒 Very impressed with the price point seems very good value!! All in all a great review!! And as always expertly filmed by Heidi, great Job 😀👍
With those insanely stable high alpha abilities, this looks a perfect grass plane - hand toss, high alpha belly flop in and no worries about flying with the gear jammed unrealistically down. I typed this then you mentioned the scoop ... not so sure now but it does look good.
Nice review of the FMS 64mm F-16, AV8R. While naked, it flies like twisting off a bottle cap after a good shake.... Such a great little F-16. I hope that FMS upgrades the 64mm F-15 as well 👍. AirHammer out!!
FMS still smashing it in the RC plane world. Not many companies offer a choice in colours like fms does. Its like every new plane they learn something new. Rafale and Futura would've had the cherry on the top had they had LEDs. F16 seems to cover every area for a little budget friendly 64mm 4s jet. Great review Adam. Appreciate the extra info and unbiased opinions u put across.
Awesome & informative review, as always! I actually laughed out loud when you said it was "loaded for Bear" and then flashed the Tu-95 pic. Priceless, ... Loved it!
Good job of pushing the F-16 to the limit. Seems like they said during a demo of the Thunderbirds that the solo pilot was doing a 9 G turn in front of us. I think you did every bit of that - and then some. (Cool that it just wouldn't stall with those hard pulls.) I enjoyed your video - and it is a great presentation !
Yeesh, that landing gear is a non starter. If it doesn't retract, it better be sturdy. It doesn't look sturdy. Honestly it looks like they took the mains of a piper cub and put it on the rear mains of this thing. Tell me those legs are metal, or it's gonna be a hand launch/belly lander after the maiden. Oh that oleo strut is firm....just what you want for foam.
Monday night release? Sweeeet. I just ordered hobbykings new viper. Otherwise this definitely would have been of consideration. Always wanted a f16 in the hangar. I wish we could get retracts with these smaller jets. It's 2024, surely it can be done effectively. Great stuff as usual Adam. Keep it up bud! 🫡x
The eflite 80mm f16 looks pretty enticing.. I'll have to check out that l39. Buy I think they could start putting retracts in all the edf 50mm up. Whether they be mechanical or servoless, there is or has been options on the market which they could integrate it they wanted to. Even if it adds 20-30 bucks to msrp I think it would equate to more value than an extra 20 30. Tell me you wouldn't pay 230 for this f16 if it had retracts. Even if it was basic mechanical servo driven retracts, it would add a lot to a fairly basic model. Hell even if they had to remove the lights
