Horizon Hobby - Turbo Timber UMX - Unbox, Setup, & Flights 

You and your wife (camera crew) work well together. Whenever I want a detail explanation on how to setup my plane I switch to your channel. Keep it up.

Is it bad that the first thing I thought of when I saw this video was a flashback of your other Timber UMX flying into the sign post at the old house?!? I really do appreciate that you share those types of moments with us. It was a huge confidence booster for me when I was just getting started (and still is). You guys are awesome! Thanks for all the hard work that goes into your content.

I couldn't find the BNF file on my NX10, so this video was a huge helping hand for someone who hasn't been in the hobby for a while and have lots of new tech to understand.

I bought this plane and will say its what I want to take to the park. I have bigger planes, even have jets. There is just no way I will arrive at the park without it. I just LOVE this little thing. It hangs with the big boys in the wind no problem.

Thanks for the video. I had the same issue getting SAFE to work. Keep the setup portion of the videos. Very helpful!

Brian, Thanks for the video. I just finished setting up my UMX turbo timber and new DX8 using your UMX timber video of 2 years ago. It helped a bunch. I will definitely go over this video to look for any items I missed. I appreciate the detail you go into in model setup and especially the transmitter since I have less than one weeks experience with the DX8! Rich

I just set mine up. The SAFE didn't work at first, but then the second time it did work just like yours. Odd, but ready to go fly her. Thanks for doing these BTW. Very helpful, even for a semi-experienced pilot like myself. Keep up the great work.

This could be an easy UMX addition for sure. Great flying and beautiful. Thanks for the video.

I LOVE my UMX turbo timer. Low stress fun flyer.

Thanks so much for the video! After a hiatus from balsa rc models 10 years ago, I got this for some stress relief here at home. Your setup was great, and I had the same rudder and SAFE issues. The step by step helped a lot, and I am amazed how far this tech has come since the AM and FM frequency radio days. First flight tonight, and I mixed in some flap-elevator , but had two good 3 min flights! You have a new subscriber !! Thanks!

Brian Philips I can't stress enough how great full I am I found this! you are my hero I'm about to binge watch some of your content and see what else I might find helpful! hope you have an awesome day and stay healthy good Sir!

Had an issue with turbo timber flaps stopped working, but right before they stopped my takeoff flaps gave a full down elevator but full flaps elevator went back to level. I have to thank you for pointing me to Horizon Hobby, they replaced the plane for me unbelievable great customer service like you say. Thanks Brian enjoy your channel

I must have spent 30 +mins watching the D/R & Expo part at the slowest speed RU-vid will let me watch to and understand those settings you were entering. Finally got them, thanks to you and your wife!

Thank you for your work/videos. I used your link for an NX8 and will use your links for my purchases this year.

bought mine a few days ago... Love the flaps!!! I live in the city so space is limited, although I have a big yard.....NOT GOOD AT ALL IN THE WIND...A beginner will NOT be able to handle it in the wind..If a beginner buys this plane, consider first flights in a large field.. If you get in trouble , KILL THE THROTTLE FIRST, THEN ATTEMPT TO RE GAIN CONTROL...ALWAYS KILL THE THROTTLE WHEN IT GETS OUTA HAND...YOU WILL SAVE YOURSELF SOME MONEY!!! I am a scale flyer so this plane will fly better with less than half throttle once airborn... Night flying is awesome with a moon!!! Thanks for the Vids!!

Hey Brian, I took your advice and bought one of these. Set it up the same way you described in the video and it flies GREAT! Thank you for the guidance!

Hey Brian and Miss Camera Crew. I very much appreciate what you guys do! If I'm interested in the plane I'll watch your guys video two or three times and when I buy the plane I watch it all the way through before a bind! I appreciate what you do brother man. I'm getting back into it after 10 years and never becoming more than barely intermediate.... replaced the DX6i with an NX8 and having a lot of fun. Thanks again

I LOVE my UMX Timber............so fun and great for practicing flying, especially at slower speeds.

Great flying as always. This is a great plane! I got one and it is a blast to fly. This lil plane got me thru the lock-down with the fields all closed.

Today I graduated from my rtf Sport Cub S2 to my bnf UMX Turbo Timber with a NX6 radio. This video sure made it easier. Man, the flaps sure make the landings softer! Thanks!

Thanks for yet another sharp video, sir. I always enjoy the time and effort you and cam crew put in!

Just ordered the UMX TT from Horizon and can't wait to fly. Great video, especially for me as a novice the transmitter setup is very helpful. Thanks for your help.

Hi Brian little mod I done... Pull the right side nose led off, put it through the hole and stick it to the flat front under prop. It looks fantastic in flight, gives you nice bright nose light. I know you love your lights.... Yep me too.

Hey Brian I ordered my plane using your link . Appreciate all the hard work you and the camera crew are doing for the hobby.

This is hands down the BEST SET UP Video for the UMX Turbo timber BOUND TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN A GOD DAMN DX6 lol every freaking video I found before yours was not detailed at all and no one had anything higher than dx6! I have a dx8 and I wanted to know if there was anything different I had to do from transmitter to transmitter! after watching you doing it with a DX18 I was so happy!! YOUR PERSISTENCE IS KEY!!!! I was so frustrated after buying my UMX TT that I couldn't get my set up absolutely perfect and go for my maiden!!! but now you have made my DAY!!! LIFE SAVER!!!! thank you so much for your time and effort!!!! and persistence! amazing content! liked and subscribed and notification bell! all the things!

I bought a 1.5M TT Evo but didn't have the guts to fly with only flying a sport cub s2. I picked up the UMX TT and absolutely love it. Now I'm really excited to try the big brother 1.5M TT Evo. Appreciate your videos and replies to comments. That's all helped me a great deal with this hobby!!! Thanks Brian!!!

Been using the venom 300mah on mine. This is my first plane in 15 years. Just getting back in the hobby. Crashed and broke the nose/ motor off mine twice. A little glue and it flies great after my re-learning curve.

The Turbo Timber is the BEST UMX out there by far. OK, they just re-released the Pitts, but still, this is the most incredible and best flying UMX there is, with beautiful lights too. This is the "put in your car and fly on a trip" Horizon Hobby plane!

I always watch your videos over and over again especially when I buy the airplane. Like this UMX turbo timber. Your video made me want to buy it

Love you detailed videos. worth every minute watching. Thumbs up for the camera Lady, Great job.

I just purchased that plane something I can fly out of my front yard, it’s been windy I can’t fly my Sport Cub S because of the wind. You guys gave me a lot of good pointers thanks. “Great Video” keep up the good work. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Very cool, thank you guys. It took me a few years before I picked up a UMX plane. I thought they were just to toy like. I was so wrong, they are great. If you have a small area to fly, give them a try.

Finally got to fly mine yesterday and today. I need more batteries! Mine was setup with the same issues as you had. Slight right rudder deflection and needing nose down trim. I did a mechanical rudder adjustment and moved the elevator one hole in and will try that maybe tomorrow. Not much elevator throw out of the box. Much better flying airplane than the Sport Cub 500. The plane glides forever. Have to adjust my base to final pattern accordingly to plan touchdown point. I like it!!! Thanks again. R

Flies exactly like the timber evolution 1.5. Handles inverted the exact same, same touch of forward pressure. Great flying plane. One of those planes where you can have some fun with and land anywhere

Love to attend a workshop in Iowa. I can’t believe I just said that but NO one does what you do. Very detailed.

Brian we appreciate the radio set up parts of the video you definitely help me out and my flights have been successful because of it. I did however screw up with flaps this is my first flaps plane so I did take off flaps and used elevator and looped her on my roof so I need a new prop and spinner but she still flies, but once I figured that out I've had some successful flights, so thank you guys for all you do for us beginners!

Just bought one of these yesterday and when I set it up the rudder was off about the same as yours, crazy! Using a Radiomaster TX16S, have everything working except for SAFE. Will have to try the stick position and switch flipping you described.

Your videos are such a help being new to the hobby, Thank you!

Just went out flying at dusk and very cool with the lights. I imagine the Night Timber X is fantastic.

That video was great Brian and crew .The plane is amazing 🍻

Was gonna buy the turbo anyway so I took your advise and used the links. Thanks for all your effort.

Great vid again guys! Love the taillight addittion on the origional UMXTimber, I think I found your channel when looking to see if anyone had a better idea than my own design plans for my 1.5M origional Timber.. your right, the UMX looks orange! Also love the airplane nook.. haha ..To share some mutual knowledge w/RU-vid'ers, on those soft/ rough field landings, just like the full scale planes, INTO THE WIND stabilized slow as possible airspeed, hanging on prop power and kiting the wing, flare by power (pitch will immediately stall it) and carry some power briefly "dragging" it as the prop blast helps keep tail down as it touches..flying taildragger ski & float plane models one learns how to use the throttle! The light planes tend to tip in the turf easy, especially if plane hasn't enough Elev.throw... (like, "WARP -15 EXPO" insanity "crazy" mode!) Lol🙃😁😜👍 LOVE THE THREE RASCALS!😸😸😸 We have a cute little mouse @ our airfield, cute till he gets in the mower..the baby rabbits & momma rabbit are a hoot too, they're very relaxed. Probably because I'm defending the airspace! WE should get chickens to eat the ticks, but they'd be chicken strips if a fan hits'em! Thanks again guys!

Thanks Brian, Make sense ...going forward I will use your links only....I have given your links to some of my buddies as well

Hello Brian and Mrs Megan aka camera crew, great review as always well done. That umx is so cool and awesome. Now im just gonna have to go and get one. Thank you for your video keep flying you guys. Just having fun RC'n with friends and family members.

Finally, a plane that I don't have to buy because I already have it..lol. I don't know how to feel right now. Usually, I have to fight off the urge to click the link. That being said, you guys helped answer a BUNCH of questions I had about the control surfaces and the radio set up. Beautiful sunset flight, awesome camera work and content as always! Thanks, y'all!!

I have one and it's one of my go to aircraft. I love it, the LCD lights are 9-10, the best light setup of all the planes I have owned. I use 3S 500s, and its as fast as a Scalded Ape.

Great video. I just picked up the same plane last week and had that exact issue with rudder position out of the box.

New to modern transmitters etc & safe + AS3X i had difficulty in getting my head around, being of a certain age. 50 plus years on 35mhs in the UK, changing over to 2.4 was & still is a challenge. So a big thanks to your videos on the Turbo timber 1.5, night timber & AHBU sts. Resulting in me purchasing same, thank you again

I owe you a big debt of gratitude. I went out and bought this plane and a DX6e transmitter. It is my second plane, RTF Sport Cub was first. Anyway I don’t think I could have set it up and got it to bind without your videos. Admittedly it took me a good while but I succeeded. Thanks again

Mr. Brian, just recieved thru ur link the UMX Turbo Timber. Today, I had the Yellow High wing Champ 3 Channel RTF as my 1st plane to learn. Had Umx, Skip Steward Bi Plane, as well P -47 Umx. Miss those.. Just something about a plane in the box, for travel. I drive a 56 Passenger Tour Bus Interstate,. Partime now,,Nice now to have the Umx Turbo on the road with me. As well as "State of the Art" Electronics,. Amazing . I'm 62 yo. Seen a lot of rc plane changes. Tks for your detailed Reviews. Captain John

brian youre legit my go to guy when it comes to new flyers and even given me the confidence to get my new floaters in the air! still freaked out to send my arrows marlin being it has no safe....yet

Truly appreciate the in depth review and especially set up Brian. I’ve been out of the hobby for year and only recently after a few training flights in a real R44, I’d swear these little planes are harder to master!!! Oh and with the amount of planes I’ve ordered through the links, please enjoy the new third story for your house!

I had to do the mechanical adjustment on my rudder too, same direction? Running my battery quite a bit further back, seems to like it.....

Brian! Excellent video, thank you. Wished I’d seen it yesterday before I ordered, cause I’d of used ur link. Next time. Anyway novice pilot with a collection of heli’s and planes. You really got me wound up and excited for the arrival of my UMX T T! I’ll be watching, thanks Brian . Scott

Just bought mine today! Picked up an NX6 as well. Hope o don’t regret skipping the sport cub. I will be grabbing the sim and practicing on pc first. Excite!

Thank you for the help brian👍

Nice 👍🏽 I’ll be picking one up tomorrow, can’t wait 🤪😳🥳

it's a chirpy lil screamer... i love mine

Yes! RTF with DXE is what is needed!!!!

I didn’t have the addendum in mine and it took me a bit to figure out to do it the other way to set up safe. I bought this and a dx6e and so far it’s been a blast, maybe thinking since I’m loving the hobby so far I should have gotten the DX8E but I’m sure the 6e will take me a long time to grow out of.

Me and my buddies each have one we fly them ALL THE TIME at least every day

Keep putting all your information in your videos I like it!!!

DUDE MY RUDDER WAS WAY OFF AS WELL !!!!!! after I got everything set up perfect like you taught me and verified all was right, I went out for my maiden and immediately noticed the major yaw especially at full throttle it was intensified horribly! I have yet to make rudder corrections/adjustments. I was happy with the maiden flew to packs dealt with everything as it happened then went home happy! on my next flight I will spend time dialing everything in and getting all the control surfaces right!!!

Thanks

Waiting on you to get the F-18 to review so I can pull the trigger on it lol The F-16 is a great plane as well. And highly recommend the SU-30. But thanks for what you do Brian and recommend your channel to anyone in the hobby or starting and Happy Fathers Day as well happy flying.

Terrific video Brian! I can't fly mine at all r/n since it pulls hard to the right so I can't even take off. I feel like the thrust angle of the prop is too far right. Might have to get some washers to bring it left some. My rudder is also canted to the right for some reason. I don't understand the installation of the leading wing edges, or why they are needed either. Seems like they wouldn't attach very securely and sit up off the wing. I've very glad you go through the programming, it's super helpful. I did a profile from a template this time since the NX6 has it in the database, but it helps to recheck all those settings, and the manual isn't great about filling in the blanks.

My UMX is all set to go, except for the battery charging. The adapters I ordered are backordered and so are all the 2s chargers that I see on line. Crap! I was really looking forward to flying this plane, but it won't happen without some charged batteries. My rudder was in the same position as yours so I straightened it as you did and changed the elevator by just one hole. Thanks for pointing all that out. Great videos and wonderful camera work as usual.

Great info! Thanks

Great video thanks for showing the setup

One of my favourite micro planes to fly

GREAT video! Thanks!

I have been using the Lectron Pro 300mAh batteries. They weigh almost one gram less and usually give a couple of minutes longer flight time.

I’m a little late to the UMX Turbo Timber party...but I just made up for it by ordering one through your affiliate link to say thanks for the vid and to support the channel. 👍🏻

That is why I don't do business with Hobby King or Bang good. I just purchased the UMX Turbo Timber, and am waiting patiently for it's arrival. Thanks for the video. It was helpful.

I have a ton of tattu 2s 550mah 95c narrow micro quad batteries I use. I cut that crappy battery plug off and soldered on an xt30 ...more power, better performance, longer flights... and the battery only adds 12g of weight. Nice lil plane.

You make great videos. I use the same radio also. I just went out and bought the same exact plane and spent almost an hour adjusting everything 😂😂 and I also found out that you can use the styrofoam that holds the top of the plane in the box as the perfect plane stand. It works both upside down and right side up👍also the assembled floats fit inside the same box in the corner

I like it. I think if I were to get it, I would fpv it with landing touch and go, trying to be as close to flying full scale as I could: ie flaps for landing, and landing approach pattern. I would even do the radio call like they do in full scale: 'Timber916 on short final'. etc. I would request ATC clearance.

Reference to the rudder I have the same position that yours was in and this is a model straight out the box, have not seen any problems with it after watching other flyers on RU-vid, yours flew great so must be part ot the factory set up.

Great video! Made me very exciting about the Turbo Timber I just picked up because of your video on ebay Kleinanzeigen for 30€ a minute ago (Broken, faulty electronics, as the owner flew it into a tree). I hope, I will have as much fun with it after building cyclic servos, new esc and differnt rx into it, as you had with it. Keep it up! Greetings from Germany.

This is a great plane. Thx for another great & thorough review. I love them! Be sure to watch those kittens scratching your nice leather furniture. My leather looks really bad now thx to our cat but we love our cat! =)

I like your Videos,its a nice Little Plane.Best wishes from Germany! regards Christian

This thing looks really fun! The next UMX you should get is the Gee Bee R2. I picked one up a couple weeks ago and it is absolutely fantastic!

Love your videos and I've used many of your repairs. How you you compare the UMX Timber to the timber 1.2 for a park flyer?

THANK YOU! SUBSCRIBED!

I'm new to flying rc struggling with setting up the simulator real flight this info will help me 😊

Great reviews 👌

This plane is a work horse I have Been flying my TT for exactly a year now not a single scratch or crash treat her like a balsa plane, gets flown for 30 mins 4 batterys straight almost 5 days out of a week Just yesterday my rudder servo went out Which is normal will be replacing Super reliable airplane

Great video, especially with the radio set-up info for a newbie like me. I see in your videos you fly in the area from the trees on the right to the clump of trees on the left. Roughly how many yards long is that area? Someone has said I can use a small field surrounded by trees and I wonder how much space I need for the UMX TT (I guess not much) and also a 1.3m Tundra. Thanks

Beautiful Lil Sunset, Nice Lil Plane Too! LOL PS YES, The Original Has 2-Forwards Facing Lights....Horizon Needed That 2-Cents More Than We Need Them 2-LEDs!?

After doing the switch 5 times Turn the prop on and hold plane and rev motor up and down two or three times to make sure in safe mode.

Did you fix the Rutter with mechanical trim or trim from the transmitter. I’m having that same problem and I’m just curious

I do too watch the whole Brian Phillips video! Maybe not all in one sitting, but I get through them to the end. Love this plane, been wanting one for a little bit. Might have to back-order now, of course with the link in the description. I am curious though, I thought they originally came with a battery?

I absolutely hate the jst-ph connectors that come with the airplane and Eflite batteries, they also create an amperage/power choke point which reduces performance while over working the battery and causing premature low voltage warnings. I switched to an xt30 connection and noticed an overall power increase, plus it works better for parallel charging numerous batteries at once. Awesome tutorial video and keep up the great work.

Great video, and yea I watched the whole thing! Don’t know why! LOL I’m glad we still have the same thoughts about HH and Hobby King. I don’t need Hobby King anymore, cause I’m going to switch over to Smart Batteries. I have all the Timbers except the X, but I don’t fly 3D. The 1.5 Turbo is fun to fly on 4S. Actually the Air Tractor as good if not better then the Timbers. Thanks Again

Nice plane Bri.

get an aluminum prop adapter from eBay if you intend to land in grass. the plastic ones break easily

I need that!

Hey Brian. I hope you guys are well. Listen I need your help here, I’ve got my timber flying really nice out of safe but when I put the flaps on it pitches up and becomes very hard to control. I’ve gotten to the point now where I just use the flaps on safe because I kind of just like to let it kite around anyway. Anyway I know you’ve talked about elevator mixing etc. Do you have any suggestions for me. Thanks.

Brian, does this UMX handle the wind any better than the Sport Cub? I was thinking of picking up the UMX Turbo Timber to fly at a local park near my house when the winds are a bit too much for the Sport Cub. I do have the Carbon Cub for flying at the club field but wanted something smaller for near the house. Thank you.

Just crashed my 2nd UMX Timber - both in safe mode. Was working fine, but middle flap setting seemed to conflict with rudder somehow, because the plane began to porpoise a little and then shot straight into the ground. 4:33 of joy for $150. It’s totaled - prop bent and fuselage crushed. Also - DX6 for sale. Very low use.