Flight Review -- Legend Hobby 86" A-1 Skyraider S.E.A. Camo | The RC Geek
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
- To finish off my series on the Legend hobby A-1 Skyraider 86" ARF, here is my flight review at last. This is such a good flying model, I really can't say enough good things about it. The electric power system pulls the airplane beautifully and the model presents much like its full scale counterpart in flight. The full weapons load really finishes off the look too and the bomb drop is extremely fun. Interestingly enough, the full stores loadout doesn't notably change the performance of this warbird at all, so there's no question that this one will be flying fully loaded regularly. :) Lastly, the 3 piece wing really makes transportation manageable and setup at the field quick. Man, I can't wait to get this thing back out to the field! My full series is available at thercgeek.com/Skyraider #Skyraider #TheRCGeek #socool
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What a beautiful model ! The details you add make all the difference ! 👊👍👍
Thanks so much!
No holds barred on that one.Awesome
Awesome!
Good stuff Chris. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much man! 😊
Great job as always.
Thanks man!
Awesome job man and great flying. Plane looks great.
Thanks! 😊
This is like my dream airplane! Amazing build!
Thanks so much! It’s a really cool model and my favorite to fly right now. 😁
Wonderful plane Chris, brilliant job 👍🏻
Thanks man!
Awesome flying dump truck. Gorgeous finish.
Thank you!
Wow amazing man!!
Thanks so much!
Best refinish ive ever seen :)
Thanks my dude! I really appreciate your help in filming and taking pics. Cant wait for the next outing!
@@Thercgeek you and me both homie. Just remember to flair...lolol (mostly talking to myself lol)
Nice flying and beautiful scenery!
Thank you!
Very nice!!
Thanks!
Great looking A-1 !
Thanks!
My Favourite plane in its monstrous glory.
Great work an scale flights.
Need to get it somewhere hot, wet and green for the Photoshoot of der century!
Thanks! Yeah, a jungle background would be nuts! Especially with some droppable napalm canisters. 😁
@@Thercgeek Ahahahaha, only You can come up with this insane stuff, unreal thanks!
Very smooth landing on intro! Nice.
Thanks! 😊
What a Job you made 😱congratulation Chris, that warbird is beautiful and very scale.
Thanks so much! This is my favorite airplane to fly right now. 😊
@@Thercgeek I do understand, I'm working on my next project VQ F8F Bearcat which is my favourite WWII Bird, and I'm a bit impatient to put her in the air...congratulation again for your work.
Nice! Those VQ bearcats fly great!
Great flights. My dad flew the Skyraider in the Marines stationed in Hawaii in mid 50’s (VMA212 Devil Cats). Got a DLE 55 looking for a new plane. Maybe next year
Awesome!
Absolutely fantastic Chris that is one sexy bird 🦅
Thanks dude! I’m not sure sexy is a word most folks would use for the spad, but I love the shape! 🤣
@@Thercgeek most definitely sexy sad I missed out on the old HSD but this one is calling me now 🔥🔥🔥
That landing.
SOCK IT TO EM!!! 🤣🤣🤣. GR8 Flight Video California Bro!! PS- Is that a “Classified” flying Spot? Looks awesome there!! 😃😃😃
Thanks dude! It’s an undisclosed location specifically set aside for sandwich drops... 🤣🤣
@@Thercgeek HELL YES!!! Would Love to check it out with ya sometime bro!!
Oh I want one.
Wow....that could not be more perfectly done. Who makes the engine noise audio set up?
Thank you! The engine noise comes from a Model Sounds Inc. sound system and two speakers in the cowl.
what a massive flying site. Hard to lose a plane there.
It’s an amazing place to fly!
Great vid....glad i got to see it fly at our " classified location" i see you have the iX 20 how many chn is your RX ?
Thanks Rodger! I’m using the spektrum 20 channel power safe receiver.
Just brilliant,i wondered if u r an engineer or professional pilot? So many RC pilots are some type of mechanic! HVAC, plumber, auto
I am an aerospace engineer. 😊
Great looking plane! Also, who is your photographer? Those still images are tack sharp!
Thanks! The pics were taken by my friend Corsair Nut with my camera and lens. He helped film also.
hello Chris mine is on order, where to find the sound system?
Check out modelsoundsinc.com
Hello, the flight is magnificent but how much does it weigh in total? Thanks in advance for the reply.
The model weighs about 30lb ready to fly.
Nice job!
Where is this dry lake bed you’re flying at?
Thanks! It’s rabbit dry lake in the high desert.
@@Thercgeek wow, looks really smooth! Hey that camo really works there! 😜
Yes it does, haha!
Amazing beautyful buil! Conbgratulations for that successful beautyful build mate! But WHY you´re not using an gasoline Engine, even an Rotary Piston Engine, for exmpl an 5 Cyl. what does has such an nice sound, such an realistic kind of engine for esp. this one of the last of its kind rotary Piston engine powered Airplanes. It was the point of th "i" for this kind of model i think! :)
There is something different in my interest in such an Warbird/Bomber RC Airplane Model....Because i´ve a lot of knowledge for Airsoft Guns. And for exmpl, i like to find the right kind of warbird RC Plane to make an really special build/Project with that. I like to use such a A-1 Skyraider what i like to modify with 2 Airsof-AEC Gearboxes or even 2 AEG Airsoft Guns, what i like to modyfy to get it into the wings of the airplane. 1 per side at 1st. My problem is that i doesn´t know how much weight i could add to this kind of Airplane Model, but i think that the Fuselage Style with these big straight wings would make an kind of Aircraft Model that has more than enough airodynamic power to lift a little bit of weight from the ground, right?
I thing that the both AEG Gearboxes could weight roundabout 0.5-0.6kg, with the neccessary little mod.special parts to convert these to this kind of use. Because the AEG Gearboxes from airsoft guns are made for 1:1 "Model Machine/Sub Machine Guns" and so i had to mod that a little bit. The same about the conversion of the magazine feed for the 6mm BB´s what are the ammunition for these. The nice about that is that you could get TRACER UNITS, often build into a kind of "Sound Supressors" for the Model Guns. The internals of these tracer units could be also used for build these into the wings, too. So you´ve the great option of get fluescence/lightened BB´s, & fired with 14 BB´s / Sec. you get a really nice straight line of BB-Fire, what is a big Pro for the use in an RC Airplane i think. Because wou´re not sitting in the Cocpit with any crosshair ;) So you´ve to get that nice option for a better shooting expierence with the RC Airplane i think!? ;)
However, that´s even one of the MUST HAVE´s for my RC Airplane Build Project. It must have 2 AEG Gearboxes mounted into the wings, with tracer units, + that i´ve also to say that your bombing mechanism is GERAT. That´s also a MUST HAVE. Even because i really like to get an RC Airplane that could fire Airsoft Machine Gun Fire + Bombs to throw, to hit any nice targets on the field for exmpl. :)
I know it´s ll a litte different than ordinary RC Airplane Use/Hobby, but that´s even that what makes it a lot more fun about that hobby i think! =)
I´m interested to hear about from you what you´re thinking about that ideas for my project!?
I´m from Bavaria (ger) and i hope all, or the most of my comment is good understandable for you....
have a great day and a lot of fun with your beautyful A-! Skyraider!
(& can you tell me where i could get the Model Kit fo this A-! Skyraider, or any A-1 Model Kit like this one, please???)
Cheers Till
Beautyful plane, how much is the final cost for her
Thanks! Total cost for the kit with all the equipment, etc. is on the order of about $3k.
@@Thercgeek thank you, i watched at all your videos about the Beast (A-1). Plane i like very much, thanks for the link to buy accessories. Not living in the US, I can't order the A1 (shipping I guess will be more expensive than the plane) but very interested in the chip you designed to randomly move servos, that are not expensive to ship. Hope you can ship abroad
Yeah, international shipping is no problem and costs $15. Things are taking longer than usual to arrive, so do keep that in mind.
What a nice plane! Can u tell me your flying weight?
Weight is around 29lb.
@@Thercgeek cool, so quite as per the book. I am wondering, whether the high wing load badly effects the flying attitude? What are your experiences?
Honestly, this model flies amazing doesn’t feel heavy at all in flight. It’s one of my favorites to fly.
I have a Eflite Blue Angel 80mm and would like to purchase one of these afterburners for it and I'm not on Facebook. Who can I contact?
The burners are all available through my website at thercgeek.com/centerburner for the eflite f18, my 32mm inrunner multiburner would be recommended. Thanks! 😊
@Thercgeek great I will look into it thank you!
Why don't model Manufactures Place Marks (Just a Dimple at the Forward and AFT locations of the CG Envelope. Just make it simple Stupid, NO Measuring Required.
Could be done, but I don’t mind measuring as the manufacturers don’t always get the cg right in the manual. I’ve seen ome of the newer foam kits are providing molded Cg markations on the airframe.
As a rule of thumb, the CG of all conventional wing-type aircraft is located on the center spar. This doesn't apply to delta/ swept wings.
It can be, but that’s not always the case if the designer didn’t put the spar in the corresponding location.
1st!👍😁
Yasss! 😊
@@Thercgeek
Bout time! LoL 😂!
Dang, I could power a Tesla off that thing! Its cool because of all the visual interest of the airframe... And also one of the ugliest airplanes I've ever seen as a real plane!
Yeah, she was built for a purpose...and that definitely wasn’t for looks, haha! That said, I love the look of the skyraider personally. It was a really incredible machine and the full scale is huge!