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Hahaha! I can believe that!:D

Appreciate the good words! Fortunately, it was just the nose gear that needed replacing and is now ready to go back flying!

Thank you much! The extra power allows this model to cruise around at around 40 - 50% throttle and pretty much has unlimited vertical. The motor and prop are stock. I think the stock esc can handle 4S, but I changed it out just for a little extra peace of mind.

@@frankflyrc I bought the 1700mm and my ESC (stock 45A FMS predator) caught fire after a totally normal flight. It did happen while the plane was upside down, but I also inverted it in the air. Might get a spektrum avian 45amp to replace it. How did you get in there to the ESC? Don't have easy access in mine...

@@misaelramos83 That sucks your ESC caught fire! The ZTW ESC 45A ESC I replaced the stock 40A one with is only slightly larger. The cowl and motor needed to be removed to access the ESC to change it out. Hopefully your upgraded ESC will work without issue.

Congratulations on your new bird! A 1300 mah battery might be too light and it may be on the tail-heavy side. I would like to put at least a 3s 2400 battery in to get a better balance on the CG. Best of luck to you on your maiden!

I use the RadioMaster TX16S transmitter, and a FrSky Rx8R Pro receiver.

Greetings EastCoastLtd! I believe the CG was placed a little further forward than factory. I'm pretty certain I was using Admiral 4000 batteries. The 3200 you have is probably a good deal lighter, and would need to be placed further forward. I don't remember adding additional weight. I would start with the CG a little more forward, and move it back if you feel it's too nose-heavy. Best of luck on your maiden, and many happy landings to follow!

Thank you much! Always fun with more EDFs!

Haha! Can't disagree! Gears are on a pretty narrow track! My timer's set to 4:45. I also don't do extended times of max throttle on the regular. I generally come down around 3.7 - 3.75 volts per cell.

The original motor was the 9-blade one this model was sold with. There is a noticeable increase in thrust with the newer 12-blade motor, especially when going vertical. But I can't tell any difference in top speed. Granted, I don't do many sustained max throttle runs.

Thanks, Shadow! Your good vibes are always much appreciated!

Greetings, and Congrats on your new acquisition! There are screws on the sides of the plastic cowl. I'm not sure if there's a third screw on the bottom. All you need to do is remove those screws, and pull the plastic cowl off. Hope this helps, and good luck with your new Corsair!

It flies very well! I think you'll be happy with it if you do pick one up!

It's hard to compare the two F-14 models since the E-flite one is a twin 40mm and this one's a twin 64mm. Also, I don't have have experience with the E-flite model, as I've never owned that one. Not sure what your flying environment's like, but if you have a long runway and no space restrictions, I would go with this one, the Freewing twin 64mm.

It's a real stable flyer! Come to think of it, I'd say this is the most solid feeling jet I currently own! It flies on rails!

Yes, that is correct. There is no screw holding the gear piston in place. You need to remove one of the C-clips. I removed the top one so the whole scissor link stays attached to the piston when it drops out.

​@frankflyrc awesome, thanks for the info. Pretty sure this spring is helping to bounce her back into the air when i hit a bump in the runway at the speeds this one seems to need sometimes.

Thanks a bunch, Shadow! I really like how this one flies! Started getting carried away with it and almost pancaked into the ground a couple times!😆

Thank you much! It was fun flying around with Tony and his B-2! It's like a huge wing!

Yeah, I'm trying to get some smoother landings. I haven't had one greaser, yet. But it does fly pretty good and stable. I hear what you're saying about the SAFE and AS3X, but I'm not familiar with those items as I don't use Spektrum and don't have a gyro/stabilizer on any of my fixed wing models. Since the gyro on this F-14 is built in to the control board, I used channel 8 on the receiver for the gyro and set the curve on the transmitter to -100 across all three positions on the switch the gyro is assigned to, effectively disabling it no matter what position that switch is in. With that being said, I do not have Reverse Thrust because that 8th channel on the RX (FrSky RX8R Pro) is being used for the gyro. Fortunately, I don't really need Reverse Thrust since I fly off grass. IMHO, the CG needs to be good (not on the tail-heavy side), but as neutral as possible using the CG markers on the fuse. I did my CG with the gears down, since all three gears retract in the forward direction, causing a minor forward shift of the CG when the gears go up. And the control surfaces need to be perfectly centered with each other mechanically. That can sometimes be tedious trying to manually center those. Hopefully, you get your F-14 squared away and it becomes more enjoyable to fly.

Thank you much!

This one flies well with the wings forward (still haven't swept the wings back). I'm trying to get a good landing, and more comfortable before doing the wing sweep. This EDF is definitely not for a beginner. And thank you much for your good words! Hopefully I can nail the landing next time I get a chance to go to the field!

It sure does seem to like to bounce! Still working on getting a good landing out of this one.

Thank you much Shadow! Your good words are always appreciated!

Very true! Flies very stable and is pretty predictable! But landing it has been a different story! It's been bouncing back in the air after touching down for me. I'll try to come in with more of a high alpha instead of trying to do the power off glide approach.

The servos for both wings got stripped, and the connector for the left wing got cracked. The servos will be replaced, and the vertical stabs got bent out of shape.

Yeah, the speed was a factor, for sure! The nose over on the last flight caused a broken connector on the left wing, and bent vertical stab. Also stripped servo for that wing. Need to replace the servos for the wings.

@@frankflyrc Things like that can happen. I've had to repair my F-14 a few times after bad landings. The F-14 flies as elegantly as an albatross, but unfortunately it also lands as badly as an albatross.

I hear you! This model's been giving me fits trying to land it! But I'll figure it out! It will be back at the field again!

Yes, one of the servos had to be reversed. I use the DPC-11 servo programmer from Hitec.

Yeah, that was a good flight, all the way til the very end! All fixed up now! Plan to take it out the next time I'm able to get out to the field.

Thank you much! Appreciate your good words! There's a lot of similarities between this and the bigger twin 80mm. I'm still figuring this one out. Just got it fixed up after the botched landing on the 2nd flight.

If 75 percent fly good it still makes this f14 a bad jet to buy make a v2 soon.

@@garyrussell7076 sounds like you should stick to flying paper planes

Nothing's wrong with the original one. It's actually never been used. I just happened to have a spare HiTec (upgraded one, if you will) laying around from a prior model and swapped it out during the build. Normally, the elevator servo upgrades are for the EDFs I own that have the full flying stabs. If I didn't already have a spare, I would have left this one stock. Now the stock servo's become the spare one for this model.

It flies well. This one's not a Super Hornet version. It's the older legacy platform.

Thank you, sir!

Thank you much! Glad I was able to go around on that botched landing!

Thank you much, Shadow!

Thank you much!

Thank you much!

Greetings Joe! Thank you much for your comment! Much appreciated! I got into the hobby in 2017. That is correct, there is no AS3X or SAFE as I don't use Spektrum, and the stock gyro is completely disabled via the Mix settings on my radio. My general setup is in the video description. But I'll make a video in the near future to give a more detailed rundown of my setup and modifications I did to this model.

@@frankflyrc thanks id appreciate that

you really did a great job and the grass is kinda high for the size of the wheels and it really just took off without any issues. I have mine set up with the stock gyro but doesnt fly like yours so im very curious on how you have it all set up?

@@DronemanJoeRc Thanks again Joe! I disabled the stock gyro. I'm mainly using the board for the pre-programmed control surface mix. I'm not sure what battery you're using, but if it's a large, heavy battery, that will affect how it handles the grass field, along with where the placement of your CG is.

Couldn't have asked for a better maiden day! To top it off with fellow club member, John taking these sweet aerial shots of this flight!👍

100% agreed!:)