OMP Hobby T720 RC plane, it's a winner!
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- This model is the perfect introduction to RC model flying for beginners and everyone at the field had a ball flying it. Definitely a recommended buy if you are looking to get someone into the hobby or if you just want to have some relaxing fun for yourself.
Pros:
- sub-250g means no registration required
- so simple to fly
- durable
- quick to assemble (just click-and-fly)
- comes with two flight batteries and charger
Cons:
- not suitable for windy days if you're a beginner
- requires 4xAA cells for the transmitter (not included)
Disclosure: This particular unit was provided for review by the manufacturer.
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9:00-9:04 😀 You were just so fond of this model that you didn't want to hand it to your rc buddy 😀... Great review Bruce. Keep up your good work!
I believe the RC Sailors also reviewed this, I forget if as well Essential RC, and they both loved this as well. Hell if its that fun maybe I should consider it for myself! Its always good to have a nice easy flyer on hand, and a dream of mine is to one day be able to get someone else into the hobby with my craft too.
No wonder this plane took the first place on the list of my most favorite RC planes to keep with me :) Glad you like it. Try FPV on it.
is it powerful enough to do that?
I'm really surprised to see this flying so well for Bruce. I found the CG was so far aft on mine that I added 15g of weight to the nose before I flew it. Yet Bruce doesn't seem to have added any. I suppose the gyro must simply compensate for the very backward CG.
BTW, there is a Mode 1 version - that's the one I have.
Bigger battery & an AIO FPV camera help shift the COG forward. And yes this is 1 of the few cheapy beginners that allow you to chose a mode 1 or 2 Tx. Motor failsafe is good too.
Awesome review! I just ordered one from Banggood (mode 2) for $84 shipped US warehouse. Also, since it's a little tail heavy, I'm going to install an
AKK A3 FPV AIO Micro Camera with 5.8GHz in the front and see how it goes.
For $86USD (around £100GBP after postage, import fees & Royalmail monopoly tax) that looks like a pretty good beginner option. And it even comes with two lipos.
Only downside I can see is the proprietry transmitter.
what a great little plane, been trying to get my 8 year old son into it and that seems like the perfect starter. Thanks for the review
Great to see you looking well Bloke . Great Review . Man, you really like this model , so it must be good . You should have a "Bruce's Thumbs up ", Stamp for the good models mate .
Did you have to add any weight to balance this or was it good out of the box? What’s the best way to calibrate the gyro?
I've had a couple of these and with both there was a massive centre of gravity problem. They needed about 40g in the nose because the planes were so tail heavy.
Can you FPV this foamie? How about a kit version to use your existing radio and receiver?
I've just bought one of these....... first time flying something that isn't a fpv kwad!!!
Very nice flying powered glider. I wish they would have put a (3) position switch to included a full manual mode but it would make an excellent trainer. See you in the Air!
Mode 1 Yes......Great looking little model
Will it bind to Frsky or Jumper?
I had a look on Amacon and saw the price, went to click buy after watching the video and it's out of stock. :-(
Its also on Banggood
@@RuudyL Who won't ship it to my location for some reason.
Righteo... Bruce....
simple is the best..... for a newby or a child....
Can the aircraft be dismantled again later?🤔❓Thanks for the Video 📹 😊
Nice background!
Matthew
Awesome little airplane, Bruce! 😃
Really nice! Great review!!!
My model arrived with defective right aileron connection lever. Will return. Perhaps QC issues are setting in?
I bought this as a slow flyer so I didn't have to go to the flying field. I wanted something where I could walk out the back door, launch, fly over the pasture, and belly land. It does all of that, but just barely. The controller is really poor. The sticks are very twitchy, even in "normal" mode. In "Sport" mode, the plane will occasionally loop or roll, but most of the time it won't because it's severely underpowered.
I couldn't get the receiver to bind to my Spektrum NX10. I thought binding the plane to a good Tx might even out some of its bad tendencies, but it simply wouldn't bind. I can go through the procedure of holding the Rx bind button until the blue light does its fast blink (indicating the Rx is in bind mode), but no joy.
If you or someone you know is absolutely band new to R/C airplanes then this might be a good trainer, but there are many better. If you're an experienced flyer looking for a slow flyer or something you don't have to drive to the field to fly, this isn't the model. Sorry.
Which satellite Spektrum DSM (or clone) receiver do you have plugged into the flight controller on this? I'm assuming that you are not dumb enough to think that you can bind a Spektrum protocol radio to an OMPHobby protocol plane without using a satellite receiver?
Brilliant! Sold =D
Pop in an affiliate link, just for one video, it would be interesting to see the results for you!
does this have standard receiver that can be replaced with a different radio?
@@lj8952 yeah privileged with a proper economy and good family
Hey there.
Great review. I landed on this video ;) because I am looking for a good trainer plane as I never flew an rc plane before.
This looks like a good contender.
Can I use my radiomaster TX16s transmitter to bind with this plane? I know it binds with OMPHobby's helis.
Yep. The OMPHobby protocol is used on both their planes and their helis. 1 of the few makers that seem to have standardized their protocol. With the 2 satellite sockets you can add a DSM or S-bus satellite to use a lot of other transmitters as well. Add a bigger battery though - it is tail-heavy stock. They even added a ball bearing into that black nose cover to try to compensate!
Gday Bruce, great review as always thats a cool rc plane, nicely done mate.👍🛸
Looks like a great trainer
Sr Bruce have you tried to bind with jumper? what protocol is this? Have fun !!
I couldn't find a compatible protocol on the Jumper unfortunately
I wish Amazon (US) had it. they would have sold one today, Thanks Bruce
Amazon did have it, they sold out :(
Well you have already Sold them Out!!
Another nice plane under 250g Bruce :-)
Great video 👍
Hi Bruce, I'm just a little worry about how long it would take for the gears to wear out and become a control issue, like the Talon had.
Very cool plane I'm really thinking about getting one Can ya get replacement parts ? Great flying mate I subbed 👍✌️
Nice little plane. What about the AXN Floater Jet? I take it you are not going to review it? From what I can tell by reading on some blogs, it's about the same, other than cheap components and the canopy can crack very easy, and H-KING doesn't offer any replacement parts yet. :-)
Hi Bruce, can you use another tx with this model, ideally one that can also be used with the 400mm p51 warbird ?
Any radio with a 4-in-1 Multi Module. Both V761 for the Mini Warbirds and OMP for this are available.
@@theoztreecrasher2647 thank you. I know the direction to go now. 👍
This is off-topic, but I would like to hear from you a pro/con discussion of mode 1 vs. mode 2. It seems many "old-timers" such as Phil Kraft flew mode 1. Thanks.
He did have a bit of an explanation about it once before in one of his videos. I think it was something to do with how the first RC transmitters were set up. They weren't proportional control, just basically on-off switches.
I forget the details, it's just old school stuff, and muscle memory once developed it hard to change.
Deffinetly a sweet little plane 👍
Wow alot of birds there
Well It Must Be Pretty Good Ifin Tim, John & Ron Can Fly It Without Breakin It!!! LOL Thanks Mates
Let's see how it goes with Tim at the sticks , haha
Did he get his license back? Last I recall several years back, the licensing authority in his country revoked his license for very rational, mature and professional reasons... not.
What, if you know, is the center of gravity for this guy? Mine seems to balance way back, it seems.
Thanks!
John in MD USA
Another great review on quadcopter 101 check it out for specs etc. Quick question...can this plane fly the mobius action cam in your opinion. Cheers for the video mate.
Bought one of these after watching your review, I'm an established rc flyer, after one small crash the motor bearings sound really rough, do you know what replacement motor I could fit in this?
I sense some unbridled childlike excitement .
Bruce amazon link say its sold out looking for it as my first rc plane
Look like fun. Amazon (two batteries) $US109 - $19 Coupon + shipping $20.63 = $US110.63, OMPHobby $US84.90 (one battery) + $15 Shipping = $99.90 (add another $9.90 battery and freight shoots up to well over $100). So, you are just paying for the extra battery from Amazon. Those Lipo batteries are a bane on shipping even if they are shipped at 29% charge. Am I going to get in before the GST here in New Zealand, I doubt it.
I ordered one from ebay last week with 2x batteries and delivery to NZ for $99usd all in. They still have more on ebay.
@@laspaz8142 do you have a link? Amazon have sold out of the T720.
@@SighKick Try this www.ebay.com/itm/293202979742
Can you fly this using the Jumper 4in1 module on a taranis?
Not currently - proprietary protocol.
You can add a satellite receiver to the sbus or dsm ports on the receiver on this to use other transmitters.
crazy how we have to register our 251 gram toys but not our firearms.
Not available in the UK store 😒
Would be nice to change it to frsky reciever. Are there any european stores that has it?
Does it fly slow enough for indoors in a gym?
I think you could fly it on a double basketball court. It can go pretty slow, and it has very good turn authority, even in the Normal (beginner) mode.
I watch a CZcamsr from NZ to find something that comes out of a warehouse 2 miles from my front door!
Cool plane, great review!
I think I might build one over Christmas tho...😉😉👉👉
Flight Test sent me.
Try fpv with it Bruce
BTW, Bruce, would it be possible to change the receiver so I can use my own radio?
The receiver & stabilizer are an all-in-one and the protocol is proprietary and not hacked yet. However there may be an out. If you check the RC Groups forums for SoloProFan's thread on the tractor version (S720 - same Rx & Tx combo) there is a note about the stock receiver on these having com ports for sbus & DSM. No further info yet though.
@@theoztreecrasher2647 Hmmm... I see! Thanks!
No, will not fly this when the Christmas is given, because we open them at the night. And here the sun sets at 15:00-16:00 then. :-)
How much weight to Balance?.....
You need 41grams in the nose, its terrible tail heavy if you put it in Sport mode
Bought one. Totally unplanned - just because I watched this video.
Me too!
Out of stock at amazon at nov 29, but $85 at
shop.makerfire.com/products/omphobby-t720-4ch-trainer-rc-airplane-epp-with-gyro-716mm-wingspan-rtf
Sir Bruce, been fettling with the sub 250g airframes myself. Love the review of what may well be my next purchase.
I have been playing with the Ranger 600 with AIO FPV that comes in at 64g with 500mah 1s, however only rudder and elevator. Will be nice to have the proper amount of control surfaces back. 👌
czcams.com/video/i0QIoytViRw/video.html
Volantex V761-2 (Ranger 600) now coming as Ranger 400 (V761-6) - not sure if it is 4 channel along with the V761-4 (500mm Sport Cub) and V761-5 (400mm mini P51D Mustang.) All brushed of course so these Omphobby 720 planes are a great upgrade to brushless.
I smell new Nat zi rules coming, since we are violating the fun barrier.
1st
damn
VOLANTEXRC RC FPV Airplane Ranger1600 have lot lot better first plane. or smal version same ranger 750
Switch to mode 2 like normal people.
Fly anything you want? Don’t register & fly safe. Most authorities don’t care wither or not your registered.
They don't care unless an incident happens. Incidents can happen sooner than you think, specially if the park where you fly at is not as big as it seems. Even when the incident is harmless, some sad vicious people are happy to ring cops given the occasion. Stay covered, that register thing is not that expansive (5 € in Ireland (3 € when part of a club)).
fk registering. never
Not bad BUT TRY THE REAL THING VOLANTEX FIRSTAR 2CELL FLY'S A DREAM INVERTED LOOPS ROLLS FLAT SPINS ECT ECT yours is a good little clone tho
The firstar is an awesome little plane, easy to fly but still good for loops and rolls.
Where this plane that Bruce has is better for a beginner as it's RTF (my firstar was plug n fly) And it has stabiliser. Better for an absolute beginner, but I'm guessing if you have flown a bit a firstar is the better choice. Although there isn't much room in weight for fpv gear if you wanna stay under 250g with it.
@@landlifem5872 hi cheers for the reply my FPV on the firstar eachine all in 1 light as a feather and the all up weight is just a tad under the magic 250 but I.cant be doing with trying to convince the authorities of WEIGHT so I put my number on every thing
Brian
London
@@BRIANFORWARD1 yeah you guys in the UK news to be a bit more careful than us here in Australia. I've never seen any form of authority when I've been flying, just using common sense and not drawing any attention to yourself you can get away with just about anything.
From my experience with volantex products, everything seems to be of good quality and well designed.
I hope this craft Bruce has here is as durable as a volantex product.
@@landlifem5872 hi your bang on about the UK even old ladies walking there dogs are the fun police it's got silly over here volantex kit as you say is well made the thing with the firstar it can handle the wind I put my wind speed gizzmo BEHIND the prop give it the beans wind speed bit was producing 36mph not bad for a 2cell
HHhhahaha "Ya know, no paying extra money to the government to get put on their offenders list"
Lol offenders list
time to FPV yhayt thing.....not outside the law 250....er t720
💩. I’ve had this plane and it flew horribly. I ended up yanking the cheap stabilizing unit out and even with inav it needs 0 wind conditions to fly in. Good for beginners? Maybe but they may get discouraged flying this little guy. Sorry just my thoughts on it.
Just had a look at your CZcams profile and was wondering what you were doing with something advertised as a RTF for Noobs & Beginners?
To quote ...... "I’m no consumer drone buyer and never will be. If I want it, I build it! What’s the fun in buying something that flies out of the box. I see all these channels with GPS platform drones and RTF packages and these guys call themselves hobbyist! Well I beg to differ as most people I run with do as well. You aren’t a true hobbyist unless you BUILD your own UAV’s or Planes.. If that bothers you that I say this well move on to those channels and learn little to nothing"
Seems a bit like a rank new-chum like myself commenting on a crack racing quad or large aerobatic heli.
some info. knowledge is power. consumers should Know what they are/are not getting for their money. to my knowledge, no manufacturer is making models of this type (offset pusher) in conformance with Science. this design has a second and Obvious design issue. the fuselage is, effectively, a Forward-located vert-stab. these are facts. any 'fun factor' is part of another discourse. googletranslate
A paid presentation by OMP.
Not likely!
Crapiest plane ever built cheap sevos
Looks boring as can be..
Horses for courses old son. You're probably a highly experienced & competent flier. So something that's advertised as a "beginner plane" is not likely to be your cup of tea. However our gang of Old Farts Fliers are having a ball with this & the similar tractor version. ;-)
Really!!! you call this a review??? What a joke
Not available in the UK store 😒
Not available in the UK store 😒
Get it on Banggood.com