Gorgeous! And great performance. Plus, I have to add, wonderfully done pilot - knew who it was the instant I saw him. Great work and I hope it brings you many hours of pleasure.
I just bought "This" (Mike's) beautiful Corsair....CAN'T WAIT to fly this plane!!! just gonna do an engine change...saito 325 5 cyl... and its out to the field...
When the video started, I wasn't liking the rustic look of that plane, but it grew on me the longer I watched. Super job! I'm not being critical, because you've done this longer than I have, but for me, it is more difficult to line up on the runway when I use ailerons for the final turn. It also shoots up my anxiety level. Lol The rudder makes this maneuver much more smooth and less stressful. Love that plane wcolby.
Really nice job. I know that thing is hard to land and takeoff. I had a smaller scale one as a kid. landing and taking off was a big problem. But once it got in the air if they're fantastic I think it took me a year to build mine. & I didn't do as much detail as you did I still watch black sheep squadron. Every Sunday on me TV at 7 p.m.
Nice camera work! It's a pleasure to watch a flight with a competent camera operator catching the details and working the zoom! Nice work on the Corsair Mike! It is truly eye-candy. I see you did the nav lights and the formation lights, but I did not see the retractable landing light. Did I miss it? Nice work on the Earl Aune tailwheel! Did you do the tail-hook as well? Did you rig up the Dive Brake option? That's where the Mains are extended but the tail wheel is not. Its a cool option for scale flight that I have not seen anyone do for competition. Congratulations on a great project!
Great job Mike and flite.I just flew my TFGS F4U and she flew great,,,landing was not good,5 ft short of the runway.Little damage but she is ready to go .Tom
Very nice scale modifications to an otherwise benign looking ARF. Dicey rotation and landing but a good maiden flight nonetheless. A 3 bladed prop would complete the scale appearance.
Yes I agree..............Why after all this effort in your work did you not go with a scaled hartzell three bladed prop setup? Hope you changed it by now. Otherwise fantastic work.
I have a Byron Original FU4 Corsiar complete kit with motor and FM transmitter - its 1/6th scale .... any idea where I can list it for sale and a value?
+bogey19018 I watch the video again at 3:19 and 10:23 you see the rudder goes the wrong direction, I think the rudder may be reversed, but during taxing looks like the rudder direction is correct. Only the pilot can answer that.
Beautiful craftsmanship on this Corsair, but I agree, piloting skill is not very evident or commensurate to the beauty of the model. Landing was a bit rough, pilot can use more practice on a cheaper large foamie until he greases his landings. I wont risk 8 months of hard work if I can't land well enough. Truth is, I don't land well enough consistently myself, that's why I will not invest a lot of time and money on my RC planes. Anyways, I say well done to Mike, Builder and Pilot of this Corsair.
Unfortunately, this is a common "problem" - a lot of great builders are great builders more or less at the expense of not necessarily being great pilots. Understandable, but unfortunate.
Mike is absolutely crazy when it comes to scale (in a good way) monocote is too flexible to look real & it won’t accept painted details as well as fiberglass .
well, scale is great, however, Paul is right. All that fiberglass makes for one heavy ass plane..makes for hairy flying conditions..judging from that landing, Mikes gonna take some time to get used to flying this bird..long approaches and landing a bit HOT with full flaps ..workable indeed..its all in the eye of the beholder..but too me..a perfect scale model dont mean nothing if it flies like a man hole cover..just my opinion
Ah, thank you very much. Back in the day we built from the ground up to flight status, usually at least 1 to 2 years depending on the plane. I flew an F4U 1 Corsair and a P51B Mustang, both Top Flite models, both with Schnerle 60s in them.
Dang it. I was hoping you wouldn’t notice our mistake. Hey let’s just keep this between me and you. And when I say you I mean “somebody with a CZcams account”.
Lipstick on a Pig....that plane is 8 lbs overweight struggling to fly on 80 inches of wing (hardly giant scale)...50+ oz. of wing loading...lots of Klasskote on the tail, means lots of lead in the nose... that's why it flys and lands like a brick.....The wing flap step of all D models, I assume that is what you were going for, is on the wrong side also, nice job overall however, a $1,000 on just the airframe and the attempt was commendable, but that is a huge scale mistake...a little closer research would have helped...to tell how Pappy climbs into a Corsair...certainly not from the Port side... Just a note...you need speed to make lift, that goes for landing and takeoff...and to the guy below...that's a Hamilton Standard prop...not a Hartzell...
Gorgeous! And great performance. Plus, I have to add, wonderfully done pilot - knew who it was the instant I saw him. Great work and I hope it brings you many hours of pleasure.
It's refreshing to see a scale pilot that is SCALE. Outstanding job - she looks sublime. Well done!!
I just bought "This" (Mike's) beautiful Corsair....CAN'T WAIT to fly this plane!!! just gonna do an engine change...saito 325 5 cyl... and its out to the field...
Brilliant!
What a wonderful gift to be able to create something this darned wonderful.
When the video started, I wasn't liking the rustic look of that plane, but it grew on me the longer I watched.
Super job!
I'm not being critical, because you've done this longer than I have, but for me, it is more difficult to line up on the runway when I use ailerons for the final turn. It also shoots up my anxiety level. Lol
The rudder makes this maneuver much more smooth and less stressful.
Love that plane wcolby.
stumbled across this while watching gun vids. very cool thumbs up
Really nice job. I know that thing is hard to land and takeoff. I had a smaller scale one as a kid. landing and taking off was a big problem. But once it got in the air if they're fantastic I think it took me a year to build mine. & I didn't do as much detail as you did I still watch black sheep squadron. Every Sunday on me TV at 7 p.m.
Got my DVD Very nice , Well done on the step by step conversion of a Corsair ARF .
Nice camera work! It's a pleasure to watch a flight with a competent camera operator catching the details and working the zoom!
Nice work on the Corsair Mike! It is truly eye-candy.
I see you did the nav lights and the formation lights, but I did not see the retractable landing light. Did I miss it?
Nice work on the Earl Aune tailwheel! Did you do the tail-hook as well?
Did you rig up the Dive Brake option? That's where the Mains are extended but the tail wheel is not. Its a cool option for scale flight that I have not seen anyone do for competition.
Congratulations on a great project!
Very nice Congrats Big thumbs Up..Tim
Great job Mike and flite.I just flew my TFGS F4U and she flew great,,,landing was not good,5 ft short of the runway.Little damage but she is ready to go .Tom
Great job!
Great job.
I have flown this model at this flying site, in Real Flight! :-)
Nice. Well done.
Fantastic !
Outstanding
Very nice scale modifications to an otherwise benign looking ARF. Dicey rotation and landing but a good maiden flight nonetheless. A 3 bladed prop would complete the scale appearance.
Awesome! Do you know if the Evolution 77cc 9-cylinder radial would fit?? Thanks for sharing!
Fabulous.
Very nice
😃 Excelente muy bien 😃👍👍👍👍👍
Great work! I guess of u can't build them anymore modify them:)
Yes I agree..............Why after all this effort in your work did you not go with a scaled hartzell three bladed prop setup? Hope you changed it by now.
Otherwise fantastic work.
Fantastic work. But just out of curiosity, why after all this effort in your work did you not go with a scaled hartzell three bladed prop setup?
He made up for it by using a figure that looks just like Pappy Boyington.
I have a Byron Original FU4 Corsiar complete kit with motor and FM transmitter - its 1/6th scale .... any idea where I can list it for sale and a value?
RCUniverse.
Hey! Did you fiberglass her?
the type of engine ?
Could you send the cd overseas??
What is the conversion.
Very nice! Hmmmm....why did you remove the fiberglass?
F35rc lightning maiden flight
Is this model still around?
mike where is your airfield
why all the scale details and completely non-scale prop and spinner?
It has to be able to fly. The Scale prop would be nice for static but a 3 blade 26" prop would not work without a specially geared engine.
I would like to have a copy of the DVD, the address you gave comes back??
Hi Michael, I am interested in your CD-ROM. Is that the correct email address? Did you mistakenly spell out the @ symbol and the . symbol?
You need to use the @ & . Symbols.
No flaps on landing and no rudder input on take off and landing, amazing how many pilots have no skills in rudder control. A very
beautiful plane.
+transformer889 He had the flaps down on landing. Came in pretty hot. Not much flare but still got it down. Thumbs up!
+transformer889 He used the rudder, he just steered into the grass.
+bogey19018 I watch the video again at 3:19 and 10:23 you see the rudder goes the wrong direction, I think the rudder may be reversed, but during taxing looks like the rudder direction is correct. Only the pilot can answer that.
Beautiful craftsmanship on this Corsair, but I agree, piloting skill is not very evident or commensurate to the beauty of the model. Landing was a bit rough, pilot can use more practice on a cheaper large foamie until he greases his landings. I wont risk 8 months of hard work if I can't land well enough. Truth is, I don't land well enough consistently myself, that's why I will not invest a lot of time and money on my RC planes. Anyways, I say well done to Mike, Builder and Pilot of this Corsair.
Unfortunately, this is a common "problem" - a lot of great builders are great builders more or less at the expense of not necessarily being great pilots. Understandable, but unfortunate.
Question from a newbie: Why would you remove the monokote and cover it in fiberglass. Isn't it way too heavy?
Mike is absolutely crazy when it comes to scale (in a good way) monocote is too flexible to look real & it won’t accept painted details as well as fiberglass
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well, scale is great, however, Paul is right. All that fiberglass makes for one heavy ass plane..makes for hairy flying conditions..judging from that landing, Mikes gonna take some time to get used to flying this bird..long approaches and landing a bit HOT with full flaps ..workable indeed..its all in the eye of the beholder..but too me..a perfect scale model dont mean nothing if it flies like a man hole cover..just my opinion
Would like a copy, what is the address?The above address comes back
A little rudder in those bank turns would be nice!
At the risk of being ignorant, what does ARF mean?
Almost
Ready to
Fly
Ah, thank you very much. Back in the day we built from the ground up to flight status, usually at least 1 to 2 years depending on the plane. I flew an F4U 1 Corsair and a P51B Mustang, both Top Flite models, both with Schnerle 60s in them.
+Pat McCann Yeah, I got it...
+NHfiddle Gotta admit, the dog one WAS pretty funny! XD
you need to get a 3 bladed scale prop for your Corsair then the package will be complete
vellieux : Better with a aluminium 4 blade prop ; you can troddle the eng. less & move more for stable T.O./ Land.
squirrely landing :: no wonder they werent good for Carriers..........lol
their also known as the the f 4 u crossaint....lol
Awesome plane - but do put in scale prop/spinner and a 5 cyl. radial - the sound is like a moped... :)
Only a four thousand dollar engine,why not right.
pesimo sonido, para el avion, 4t lo mejor
All that detail and no 3 blade scale propeller. Could have spent more on an actual radial engine.
Nice plane, wrong prop, wrong engine.
Dang it. I was hoping you wouldn’t notice our mistake. Hey let’s just keep this between me and you. And when I say you I mean “somebody with a CZcams account”.
Lipstick on a Pig....that plane is 8 lbs overweight struggling to fly on 80 inches of wing (hardly giant scale)...50+ oz. of wing loading...lots of Klasskote on the tail, means lots of lead in the nose... that's why it flys and lands like a brick.....The wing flap step of all D models, I assume that is what you were going for, is on the wrong side also, nice job overall however, a $1,000 on just the airframe and the attempt was commendable, but that is a huge scale mistake...a little closer research would have helped...to tell how Pappy climbs into a Corsair...certainly not from the Port side... Just a note...you need speed to make lift, that goes for landing and takeoff...and to the guy below...that's a Hamilton Standard prop...not a Hartzell...