Was looking for exactly this video just yesterday. Thanks for the great advice!
@flyingtiger4991Ай бұрын
JabberWocky 😍
@Frederick-e5hАй бұрын
Love your videos, recently bought a carbon cub s2 and have been watching everything about planes. I've watched you the most, keep up the great work.
@boss2234Ай бұрын
The min wax does add weight, but it’s minim, when looking a weight you need to look at dry weight. Of corse surface area is a factor. But most 1.5 m planes will be less than an ounce overall.it also makes for a smother more aerodynamic surface. It also helps in making the foam slightly more rigid . I believe the pros out weigh the cons.
@stevens1026Ай бұрын
No pun intended (pros, cons out weigh...)
@boss2234Ай бұрын
@@stevens1026 😂😂
@1212354a20 күн бұрын
I pretty much focus the Minwax on the nose, belly, wingtips and tail. No need to coat every square inch.
@Shatheedjameson.Ай бұрын
I am really thinking about getting a carbon cub because of your videos, Thank you!
@GenealRC225Ай бұрын
I have one! I fly it a lot it flys really good I would get it
@Shatheedjameson.Ай бұрын
@@GenealRC225 thanks for the important info.
@VideolinquencyАй бұрын
Upgrading the prop is great advice. I use fishing scales and and amp meter to measure static thrust per amp, and can usually increase power and efficiency of ARFs by at least 50% with a premium prop.
@DownNDirtyRcАй бұрын
Umma grip goes in every plane I have! Nothing beats it
@williamhoodtnАй бұрын
I've found that Varathane Ultimate Spar Urethane water based w/UV protection works even better than Minwax Polycrylic for protecting foam planes. Use the same foam brush.
@Goofy-2dАй бұрын
Day 2 of asking you to do a review the the cub s 2
@tristontherailfanАй бұрын
I love my the cub
@user-zu6wg9wt8mАй бұрын
Day two of piking your comment
@twillison88249 күн бұрын
I love mine, but the gear sucks. I robbed the mains from another plane and modified it. It's far better now.
@aloeisthestuff9622Ай бұрын
Your vids are like an Infomercial on to much coffee.
@TailHeavyProductionsАй бұрын
😂
@WindCatcherRCАй бұрын
An added comment with #2. Moving the control linkages to the extremes on a plane that has a factory gyro (Horizon Hobby) may cause the gyro to over correct due to being tuned for a specific control linkage settings. On #8, larger tires, you are not a fan of Dubro? Or are they too heavy for the size? #9 Look into the DIY Goop hinge. I have yet to have one let go (outside of crashing). Fantastic video, as always. Love the tons of info you are putting out there.
@TailHeavyProductionsАй бұрын
We don't use AS3X so we left that out, but true nonetheless. We do not use Dubro. WAY too heavy. BRICKS. lol. Thanks for the support!
@WindCatcherRCАй бұрын
@@TailHeavyProductions Dubro makes a "Super Lite XL" wheel. 6" foam wheel 2.5oz. I tried to look up the two mentioned in the video, however they don't list weights on the website.
@hanspeterfranz6888Ай бұрын
Good Morning, thanks’ for that great Video! I´m from Germany and I always be very excited about your videos! You are so right with your comments about the propellers! Almost, when I bought a foamy I change the propeller and sometimes also the motor for example at the PREMIER AIRCRAFT CESSNA 170 SUPER I changed the motor from 540kV to 380kV and the 16x6 propeller to an 17x10. This modification almost doubles the flighttime without an excessively loss of power.
@costastheodoropoulos7171Ай бұрын
AMAZING video you guys keep it up like this
@user-tg8bu8qu9wАй бұрын
❤
@InfoWithheldАй бұрын
+1 on the Polycrylic. It makes foamies look legit.
@arosnettАй бұрын
Tip: Propellers can be like a transmission: Low gear or high gear for low or high speed. Pitch and diameter can be varied - low pitch for low gear and high pitch for high gear.
@FarmerFpvАй бұрын
I used to fiberglass GWS warbirds with Minwax before airbrushing them. When you do it right and squeegee most of it off, it won't add much weight. It also makes the foam planes stronger. This was years ago GWS is no longer around. I miss their ARF foam kits. We used to build some super fast ones with direct drive inrunner motors and small high-pitch props. They were screamers making a buzzing sound.
@TailHeavyProductionsАй бұрын
I've still got my GWS Spitfire with a 400 sized brushless motor. Light as a feather - and that's what made them fly so well! Love it. Alfa warbirds from Europe were the ones we used to mod more for speed.
@arosnettАй бұрын
Tip: Some expo is always good to compensate for servo arm circular motion that make control surface throw nonlinear
@mikefortune1263Ай бұрын
I use the minwax and would be very curious how much weight it adds. I’m a noob and can’t really tell any difference. Love your channel.
@Jesusistheonlyway86Ай бұрын
Please do a review on the Arrows Husky A-1C 1800mm 4s.
@snoriverrc3842Ай бұрын
good lord why, its the worst version and 4 years old now?
@leytonsimons8638Ай бұрын
It’s a quite heavy scale flyer with terrible wheels. I swapped mine out to Dubro 5 inch inflatables, and really enjoyed it for nice scale flying. My SE also had enough power and throw to hover and do quite a few maneuvers, like knife edges, flat spins, and tumbles.
@snoriverrc3842Ай бұрын
@@leytonsimons8638 theres a reason the newest version is 6S, and has upgraded features. The original 4S was a great scale flyer, if thats all you wanted to do, fly scale.
@Jesusistheonlyway86Ай бұрын
@@snoriverrc3842 Maybe learn to actually fly and not just rely on power.
@joedonbaker1673Ай бұрын
Learned really good tips. Thanks THP!
@butterflyfpvАй бұрын
Nice guys!
@lamborghiniespada8732Ай бұрын
Well, if you want the absolutely most incredible 3D performance from your Piper Cub, feel free to give it a mighty 5S setup, 60° of control surface angle and put the CG backwards as far as you want. You can do that, I did something similar as well to my trainer plane. Now it's got 4S instead of 3S, 450 Watts instead of 170 and 2.5 times the old control surface travel. I don't regret that but I had to replace every single component because they weren't able to withstand the new demands and I also had to add a lot of CFRP rods because the foam was to weak. Now it is really very heavy and it's lost all it's initial features (those were boring, to be fair). However, it didn't trade those very well as it still isn't really great in the aerobatics I force it to go through. Long story short: Think twice how much you want to 'upgrade' your planes, as they were built the way they are for a reason. Small upgrades usually won't hurt but if you are about to push too hard, remember that you can ruin your plane in countless ways and consider buing something that was actually built to fit your demands instead.
@mattthomford4462bАй бұрын
This is a great video, thank you.
@QuadyMcQuadFaceАй бұрын
5:20 lol awsome like always
@tauncfester3022Ай бұрын
My latest model (scratchbuilt) only weighs 4 .oz and draws about 1.3 amps on a 2S pack. It flies slowly because it's a biplane and it also flies for a 20 minutes on a 450 Mah battery. Low pitched props are a decent choice for slow planes you want to stooge around for long periods.
@shelliesalzaАй бұрын
number 7 actually just happened to me the other day and my massive ultralight slammed full speed into the ground. definetely try not to use connecters
@bwjones890325 күн бұрын
If power is the product of thrust and speed, how much power will I need to hover? Thanks for all the great content! Cheers.
@Lopez_rcАй бұрын
Yesterday I flew my corsair a little too tail heavy and it was so much more fun to fly! Could almost hover it
@jennifersaglimbeni5276Ай бұрын
please do more telemaster videos i have one and its my favorite plane
@ashtonhylton5709Ай бұрын
8:04, the aircraft's flaps are acting as aelerons... I've been trying to figure out how to set that up on my DX6e transmitter for years. I've always wanted more roll authority in a hover, and bringing the "aeleron" control surfaces into the propwash seems like the way to do it. The flaps are in a perfect spot for this, but I don't know how to program them to work as flaperons in unison with preexisting aelerons. Could you guys do a video on how to program that?
@SafetyThirdRCАй бұрын
I put TTE tires on my mighty little Valiant and it became a bushy little beast.
@RcFlyer-PeaceАй бұрын
I love this channel
@1212354a20 күн бұрын
I like most of these recommendations. However, almost all of my batteries are XT60 and most EFlite planes are EC3, so I have at least that connector in most of my planes. It’s when the battery is Deans and I have to go to EC3 to EC5 like in my Yak-130 that things get dicey.
@EJ-74Ай бұрын
LETS GO 🔥
@IgorDovbaАй бұрын
Yes learning how to fly
@TheSundayFlyers-c5uАй бұрын
Love the video😊
@frysercvliegtuigenАй бұрын
awsome video
@jacksemporiumofstuffАй бұрын
Tail Heavy!! I love to open my phone and find a new vid from you folks.
@saki121-xf5kyАй бұрын
PLS make a aeroscout review ( 5th video asking)
@danflom1271Ай бұрын
Great video TH. Now that's what i call infotainment.
@mikenowland2739Ай бұрын
What prop did you put on your T 28 2m. guys ?
@IgorDovbaАй бұрын
Green timber x
@toolbaggersАй бұрын
Ummagrip? Is that pantry shelf liner they sell as an "RC specialty product" for a 10,000% mark-up in price?
@air-headedaviator1805Ай бұрын
Number 13: Custom Design. Why modify a plane to fly better if you can just build better 😏(I say definitely NOT having built better yet 😆)
@agniusbaltaitis5615Ай бұрын
You unintentionally promoted some brands, even tho they didnt sponsor this video
@TailHeavyProductionsАй бұрын
We were just talking in an unbiased way about things we use and enjoy. 👍
@kenkingsflyingmachines2382Ай бұрын
Minwax Polycrylic...So tempting...so useful....so available...so heavy😢 Maybe a thin coat of spray Krylon Crystal Coat. Also heavy.
@SebastianfliegtАй бұрын
Try to add a stall gorn to a rc plane
@TailHeavyProductionsАй бұрын
How about an AOA gauge instead?
@stejer211Ай бұрын
What is the last plane shown at 8:33? She's a beauty!
@lightningww2Ай бұрын
Yo can you checkout the acro Wot 4 Mk2 Low wing foam-E? I would like that!
@clopetroneАй бұрын
That's why I always scratch build my rc planes
@aSpyIntheHausАй бұрын
Puts truck tyres on a micro stick! 🤣
@dubiousloaf3239Ай бұрын
Ight hear me out, helicopter glider tow
@ssrattusАй бұрын
Thanks guys!
@daflyingmonkey6937Ай бұрын
Please review them Carbon cub s2 😢
@ultratorrentАй бұрын
Minmax Minwax testing on 2 separate airframes +++
@awkragtАй бұрын
Also good for waterproofing dollar-tree foam board.
@officialfanofrichiebricker8324Ай бұрын
yeah, weigh the minwax
@toolbaggersАй бұрын
Imagine a plane that weighs 1kg. Let's say a prop swap will give you 2 kg thrust. Sounds like a rocketship right? What if that thrust comes at the cost of prop pitch speed? What if that 2 kg thrust only provides a pitch speed of 40 mph but the stall speed of the plane is 50 mph? This means the plane can ONLY HOVER! Basically it is not a plane at all anymore but a weird thrust vectoring helicopter type aircraft. Thrust is great but some people like to fly lazy circuits at 1/3 power and changing a prop just to maximize thrust is not what everybody wants. HH knows most people don't want to 3d high wing trainer/scale planes and this is a reason why not all planes come with a prop designed for max 3d performance. Kinda like how a Toyota Corolla is geared to maybe go 160 mph but that tall gear ratio is meant for cruise efficiency not top speed.
@m-e-m-e-yАй бұрын
I like your funny words magic man
@lamborghiniespada8732Ай бұрын
@@m-e-m-e-yReally? He's got a point and your answer simply suggests that you haven't got a clue of how propellers work but want to make his point look stupid by using an ad hominem. Great job, that is exactly the way that uneducated people hold mankind back...
@warbuzzard7167Ай бұрын
Not the usual scream fest of belly-laughs I've come to expect from the likes of THRC, but some practical and valuable advice in any case. Respectfully suggest you tell people to buy an RC wattmeter to make sure any new prop won't overburden the electronic speed controller before it gets smoked in the air.
@SeanPoulterАй бұрын
Any recommendations and does it have to be RC specific?
@PanocekАй бұрын
6:02 - I've replaced deteriorating original tires on 1300mm PA-18 with 15cm balloons because question if I want flying monster truck can be answered only with "yes".
@TailHeavyProductionsАй бұрын
😂💙
@thatairplaneguyАй бұрын
Unfortunately I have to disagree with your explanation of surface travel vs resolution. For the application you want to find the maximum throw required. You will setup your linkage geometry from that. You want an appropriate size servo arm to control horn as they relate to eachother. That appropriate size is determined by the full deflection of the surface (for the application) so that the pushrod is parallel to the stab or wing. This gives the most torque and mechanical advantage where it’s needed most. That needs to be obtained with FULL servo travel. 150% in most radios end points. THAT is how you get your full servo resolution. The resolution comes from the full range of motion. Do NOT do as your instructed and setup bad geometry mechanically then dumb it down in the radio with a reduction in end point travel. That is 100% the wrong way to achieve what you said you are looking for. The rule of thumb is to have the same servo arm length as the control horn length from the hinge. So if you have a 1/2” thick surface, the hinge will be 1/4” from the top of the control surface. You add that 1/4” to the control horn length. So if you have a 3/4” tall horn, that is a full 1” from pushrod hole to hinge. So your servo arm should be 1” also. That’s ball park. You adjust from there to get the pushrod parallel to the stab or wing. There are lots of video out there for that.
@TailHeavyProductionsАй бұрын
You're not wrong which is why we added the fine print. It's just our way of doing it - presented in a take it or leave it form. We've done it for the full 17 years we've been in the hobby without consequence. Whoops...just jinxed it.
@thatairplaneguyАй бұрын
@@TailHeavyProductionsjust because it works doesn’t mean it’s the best or correct way. I’m not trying to give you crap but when so many people follow you and you give out information I’d just like to see it be correct information (of which you are usually 100% right on point) Doing it the way you suggest does give maximum throw but also gives the worst mechanical advantage and the worst resolution so much so that expo is almost a requirement.
@TailHeavyProductionsАй бұрын
Again, you're not wrong - but a technique is a technique, which is why we provided the fine print. Appreciate your support!
@jasonhansen782Ай бұрын
I lost My Hobby in boating accident, All ground RC , At least So Far the government hasn't Taken control of This side of my hobby 😞
@noahcutting546Ай бұрын
Im number 1
@givdulsenАй бұрын
@@noahcutting546 Either you or me
@jacksemporiumofstuffАй бұрын
Today I feel like number 2.
@operaswift8623Ай бұрын
Day 14 of asking you to come to Germany to fly together