How to Upgrade Your FT Cub - Floats & More 

Anyone else think these build videos are therapeutic? I plan to build these pontoons in the future but watching video now just helps melt away stress. Thanks FT!!

Josh has a great, calming voice and does a thorough job of explaining the process.

I flew buddy box for the first time with my 6 year old today on the Cub. He did pretty well and we had a blast. The bombs were the hi-light of the day. Without gear, I'm getting 12 minute flights off of a 1300mah 3s.

I have to say they have a way of teaching to the simplest form. I'm a disabled vet with some brain issues, i downloaded the Nutball and after watching about 20 videos I learned how to build, adjust, program AT10 and learned a lot about aerodynamics. these guys are GREAT. thank you for the help in getting some form of my life back.

your videos have a great positive mood and that helps after things we've been through

Thanks flite test just finished building my simple cub as my first plane and looking forward to progressing and then getting these upgrades on

If you are a beginner who thinks they want to fly with 3ch on just elevator and rudder, I seriously recommend building it with ailerons, you can always put the ailerons on an aux channel to disable them but still have the servos powered to disable them on the stick but honestly, rudder and elevator is harder to control and needs a much larger area than flying bank and yank with ailerons and elevator. I never touch the rudder, it only functions as a trim surface on my planes, bank and yank is both easier and more responsive. The ft simple cub is a capable plane when configured right, mine runs a racerstar 2212 1400kv motor swinging a 9x5 prop, 30a esc, two cams on a switcher allowing forward and down facing views (very useful when flying at altitude to keep track on location in relation to the ground ), it runs a 800mw vtx and battery is a 2700mah 3s. My cub regularly flys above the clouds, enough thrust to climb at a reasonable angle but is also has a decent level flight speed. The setup I run will give around 10 mins of flying throttle flight but I've managed to get 22mins out of a battery when just cruising. Check out my channel to see what this plane is really capable of :)

Bixler is the Bob Ross of RU-vid videos. I don't even take high blood pressure medication anymore... I just watch these

BIG TIME KUDOS!!! Thanks for the efforts in helping to make this hobby enjoyable to all, the issues and topics you'all cover is great, ..and done in such a manner that most can easily follow! High 5 and pats on the back!

I upgraded my cub By adding a tail wheel then a greater powerpod with a motor equivalent to power pack C I also made snow skids (although there's no snowfall in most parts of my country ) Also made bombs from small plastic bottles (50ml)

a way to water proof regular white or black foam board is to spray it with clear coat spray paint with very light coats and sprayed from about a foot or more away

I also appreciate very much, that you remember the "metric friends" overseas..... It's great to know the measurements. By the way, on my speed build kit of the pontoons, the holes were on both pontoons on the same side instead one left one right. just to mention.

i just spent $300 and i’m so glad i did since i’m 12 and get to build one of y’all’s planes

Im going to use the same technique for snow skies for winter time

Isopropol alcohol will loosen hot glue. It un-bonds the glue and the glue just pops right off easily. I scratch built the Cub; nice project.

*AWESOME build guys.* *Thanks for all of the builds and tests you do.*

don't even have a ft cub but still love this video

Make a video how to put a fpv camera in it and the other fpv stuff.

awesome mods I was always amazed by your guy's cleverness

Watching josh cutting 45° bevels is so satisfying

Showing off nicely, Josh! Thanks for the fine demonstrations!

Would it be a good idea to make little rocket gliders out of cheap bottle rockets?

Mighty mini storch!

Great stuff! 18:31

Great upgrades josh👍🏻..loved the video

Hey guys, I just started building my ft cub, I was just wondering if I need to spray the floats with anything to make it water resistant because I am using the dollar store foam not the FliteTest stuff. Awesome design by the way FliteTest!

My one critique is that the camera angle seems perfect for making his hands block everything you want to see.

@FliteTest please upload the scratch plans for the pontoons! They are not on your website 🙁 also, it would be super cool if you uploaded both flat and vhull designs 👍👍

We love flitetest - Abi 6 y.o!

amazing floats flitestest. really wanna build em. is it just me or did anyone see the build plans for the float phantoons??

I need that shirt!

Love from Bangladesh

I wonder if the kit comes with nickels.😂

I fly quads FPV. I want to get an FPV airplane. My fixed-wing LOS experiences have been tragic. What additional gear, Etc. will I need to make the transition from multi-rotor to fixed-wing?

I have a question ,I want to mount the echiene aio fpv camera to a plane running a 1800 mah 3s 40 c lipo ,how do I mount it? if you can answer or make a tutorial please link me a video

Im building my second one at the moment I learned to fly on my first .crashed and repaired it many times .my one complaint was that there wasnt enough room for all the elctronics so my new one I am buildind a little larger . the first one I built from a plan that acording to the scale was 3.3333 to one scale on the plan this new one Im muliplying all measurements on the scaled plan by 4 instead of 3.3 Its working out well it will probabbly be a week before I get it completed and fly it but I'll let you know how it goes , I was going to buy a kit from you but when I went to order it said back order .,Too impatient to wait so I scratched build again , love your products and Videos , wish I was in the states so i could visit you .

Can the floats be used on a Tiny trainer? I am about to buy a tiny trainer get started kit, and will create some wheels as a guy named Torf from the forum did, and to be able to use the floats to would be good

Nice Idea, I love this plane 👍🏽

you guys should design some skies

hey man, where can the plans for the floats be found?

can u guys make a mighty mini version of the cub?

I need the shirt!!! Is it not out yet? Or where can I get it? It was not on the store yet.

only josh B can make those score cuts perfect

Question: Why nickle weights for bomb weights?? Why not use steel washers?? Save your nickles for more washers!!

IKEA has paper meter long tape measures for free!

great video as always use guys are the best

So these are what you need to build the planeFT Power Pack C - Radials I mean like those everything you need come in this pack apart from the foam board

LORSQUE L'ON VEUT MODIFIER LE PIPER AVEC DES AILERONS FAUT IL GARDER LE DIÈDRE D'ORIGINE OU NE PAS EN METTRE ? MERCI

That was so weird - I paused at 23:47 to try to read the name of the glue gun, as my current one is a piece of junk, and when I resumed you immediately said it.

Love the shirt. Will they be available soon?

its very good.

What would be the maximum take off weight for this plane?

Can you build a V22 Osprey, please. Sorry for the Bad English I'm from Germany

Daaaaaaam, those bombs are expensive

Will you be getting the FT Cub into the UK stockists as when trying to order from your site, estimated postage to UK was $99!

Will these work for the bushwacker? Or will it mess up the cg?

Plans of pontoons please 🙏

perfect!!!

Cool

when will the floats speed build kit be back in stock in the store?

Are the float plans available online? Can't find them anywhere on the page it's linked to.

Is there a way of adding flaps?

Is there ever gonna be a pontoon plan?

do the control horns come with most servos or the model if not do you buy them separately ?

could I mod it to add r channel and bombs if I cut out room for more servos?

can you make a mini simple cub

Hello, the power pack link does not work. What kind of motor an batteruy do i need?

Hey flite test crew.. Or anybody else. what plane is in the background? transparent orange covering?

The paper will not last long if it gets wet. The floats should be painted and sealed, even filled with foam so to not loose buoyancy.

When will plans for the floats be available?

I heard a nice health beat of glue 300 times XD

You should make a yak 9.

just a question for anyone watching this who knows anything about RC flying. If you are a pilot does it make it easier to pick up RC aircraft. I used to be into rc at a real young age but I couldn't grasp it and I'm considering trying it again. I don't know anyone really who is involved with the community in person.

how are the pontoons waterproof? is it your special brand of foam board?

someday need add one servo more, steering at pontoons, haha.

have the pattern link for the floats been erased or moved? because it doesn't work.

what materials do you use

Where are the float plans?

simple cub page not found, no have pontoons and light decals site.

What about the plans?

Nice !

The speed build kit for the floaters is no longer available, where can I download the build plans ?

Do you have the DIY plans for the pontoons?

Come on FT. you can't just say plug into the aileron channel. what if we don't use spectrum? this is for people brand new to the hobby

I always think A = part goes Above, B = goes Besides, C = folds Completely

Strong like....

What planes would you recommend after the Supercub S?

You'll want eggs zackly a heathly bead of glue LUL

Can we takeoff from / land on grass easily with the floats?

What are those pushrods made of?

My kit was missing the nickels :(

What's the mame of the papel that you used

😊

I would love to try building some of your designs but I need good permanent work place... I can see this Isn't your first build...

are you in america

hi!

hausa deuh nih ava chakawm ve le...

I'm a big fan pls help

Do you absolutely have to use a glue gun or could you get away with CA?

"healthy bead of glue" IDK how i feel about that