Five years of work, truly a labor of love. That Stuka looks amazing!

Not only he knows how to build it, in every detail. He also knows how to fly it. 2 very different skills. Very impressive.

I'm not a modeller myself but I can appreciate the jaw dropping level of commitment to such a project. Well done!

Simply amazing! The best looking WW2 plane in my opinions. I loved the ME-109 as well but the wing design of the Stuka is just immaculate!

From one builder/flyer to another... hands down you're at the top of the class ! An amazing display of discipline and talent, both in the build and the flying ! Definitely of the best that I have seen. Congrats!!

Absolutely beautiful build brother. You are a very talented person. Thanks for sharing

Pat.....I don't like to throw this statement around or use it lightly but your a FREAKIN GENIUS....by far the most amazing and time consuming process that I've ever seen and it worked beautifully...my hats off to you.....a maizing....nuff said

Brilliant build! The large scale makes it fly like a full size aircraft, much more realistic, top man!

I’m glad he added the true to life insignias...the swastika and not some generic design.

Brilliant. How far we've come since my own feeble R/C efforts in the early 1950's. Wonderful.

Very impressive from start to finish ... you have a lot to be proud of.

From one Brit to an American Cousin, SIMPLY STUNNING! Well done.....

I didn't see a bomb drop on the underbelly...perhaps you could add one and drop it on the knuckleheads who gave your video a thumbs down! I really enjoyed it! Even buying models that you build with plans out of a box is a mostly lost art today. 5 years and from scratch...that's an accomplishment! Well done!

Great build sir and you are the best pilot I've ever seen, smooth and scale speed too. Congratulations! I love the way your whole family was with you.

Bro, imagine if he could add the Jericho trumpets. That would be so cool!

That was an epic film...beautifully detailed model and the first flight...amazing!

What brilliant craftsmanship. Beautiful. My great grandmother saw the real things come screaching down on her in Greece during early phase of WW 2.

What a beautiful model,,and the electric inbuilt starter, Great flying too, well done.

Simply amazing. Beautiful, detailed, inspired...and it FLYS!

FANTASTIC JOB!!!!! My favorite aircraft Patrick!

Brilliant! I was in awe and then...”the tool man”. Love it!

Beautiful build..... Great job..... She look's gorgeous!!!!!!!

Wow! Five years! You got the aerodynamics perfect. It flies like a dream!

Wow! The wing loading looks perfect. This airplane fly's beautifully. Congratulations!!! Your very hard work has payed off.

I echo the other's comments: What a build! What dedication! What tenacity! There wouldn't be 20 out of a 100 that would have even attempted this project, let along complete it. My hat is definitely off to you. Note: I built 3 Experimental Amateur Build airplanes - flew the last one for 13 years. Your build was definitely more difficult than mine. You, sir, are a fabricator. I know the hard work and dedication that goes in to these projects, be they full scale or less. You had the guts to take it all on and to realize a beautiful outcome. By the way, those wheel landings were superb. Difficult to do with any size airplane - takes finesse' which you have. Many thanks for letting us see this wonderful project.

Big patience and an awesome reward. Good job.

inspirational to see reward from a long passionate journey..... thanks Patrick

Epitome of RC modelling!!! Metal canopy frame, electric starter, etc,? Hans-Ulrich Rudel would have been proud of you!!! OUTSTANDING!

Just wow on every count, design, build, problem solving , flying and an incredible landing 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Wow! Beautiful build and the flying sure looked real to me. The take offs and landings looked so real. Bravo!

Outstanding! Beautiful scale model and looks to be perfectly balanced. Congratulations.

Very very impressive and She looks Great.

That was awesome, what an AWESOME plane! Thank you!

Absolutely awesome. My favourite of all the WW11 planes. Stunning

Skills my friend....you have them in abundance! Thank you for showing us your passion.

The craftsmanship is first class. Excellent!

Freaking beautiful! Well done!!!!

Great project. Fantastic craftsmanship. Congratulations!

Amazing how smooth that plane is!! 👍🏻

That was one of the most scale take offs and landings I have ever seen on a maiden voyage. Beautiful warbird and great skills.

Beautiful work. Lovely looking model.

Masterful craftsman, building skills, imagination, and flying. Thanks for sharing the journey … loved every second. Kudos from one builder/modeler/flyer to another.

What a beautiful piece of work. Congratulations.

I scratchbuild small RC planes out of cheap foamboard, and maiden flights still scare the puddin' out of me. I can't imagine flying something like your Stuka for the first time. Amazing! What a great build.

Just stumbled across this , mind blowing engineering crossed with artistry, amazing work.

Great job!!! Beautiful mode,. Best of luck.

Awesome build and flight! Thanks for posting.

Excellent Builder,Great aircraft,Awesome Flying..Congrats!

Such Attention to detail. What a Beautiful Plane, he’s ended up with!!

Amazing work, beautiful flight! Can’t wait to see the fully completed aircraft!

"A critic is a product of creativity not his own!" You 'da Man!

Far out man that was an epic journey, way way kool!!!

Electric start, very impressive.

WOW...Just WOW! Thanks for posting.

i agree michael i have a zirolli stuka and i think he has made the nose to long possibly to conceal that zdz motor a fantastic build though, got to give the man a pat on the back

Well done. I was into rc aircraft in my earlier years and careers got in the way and now I'm back in it and I to am building a stuka.i love the look of it.ill refer to yours when I need to.again well done sir

_Congrats. Nice built and successful maiden with brilliant landings !!!_ *THUMBS UP*_

Wow! I mean WOW! That’s all I’ve got. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Beautiful build!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

excellent Patrick skill and perfection,and a good pilot and you got it all,good luck!!!

Amazing work. You are a mixture of engineer, mechanic and artist. Beautiful giant Stuka.

fantastic air plane .credit to your building skills .

This is FANTASTIC.... Thank you for sharing....

Put some miniguns on it and shoot down DRONES ! LOL. Absolutely awesome build !!! I've always considered them such a beautiful aircraft .

WOW WHAT A BEAUTY, THIS GUY SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF HIMSELF,

Great work! A really good result from the build and silky-smooth flying skills - very well shown with the nice landings! Well done!

I loved the fact that you are honest about your tryouts and revisions. A journey taken is worth as much as arriving! I hope your son recognises that he has an awesome Dad! Best wishes - Rick in London

Fascinating... fantastic craftsmanship. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. But 5 years!!!! Incredible dedication.

Labour of love! I am sure you added the wheel pants, a spinner and Jericho's trumpet later. Bravo!

Top RC plane. Perfect work. Congratulation!

absolutely fantastic, what patience you must have! what skill too. nice to see the darker side of aircraft, everyone has spits n mustangs etc but see a stuka thats so rare!I would love to have your model!!!

Great job. Dad and I used to build 'em. Your son adores you man. Enjoy that.

Beautiful ! A labor of love, happy trails !

One thing you did that so many others don't do was to keep the weight on the heavy side (more to scale) with enough horses. Makes for stable flight in wind. I like the way you strengthened and over built everything from the wings to the landing gear. The swastika was used as a symbol of good luck by many European countries before Hitler forever changed it to mean hatred and domination.

Older video, but it does bring back memories when I was building and flying RC. I even got to the point of teaching others to fly RC via the typical buddy-box system. So I know how much time, effort and work it takes to make such aircraft. And I can also understand the absolute "pucker" factor on your first, second and sequential flights with that build. I was holding my breathe on the first landing, but you did it very smoothly and life-like. Bravo sir, Bravo!

Great job. Beautiful plane.

Awesome build, and love those Tim Allen clips.

That's quite impressive! Congratulations!!!

Sweet takeoff and landing. That's a nice looking bird you built. Thanks for sharing.

Amazing work my friend, really amazing. Thanks for posting and big salute from Slovenia, Pilot Robert

Superb workmanship and LANDING ! As a 12,000 pilot I think landing without seeing the airspeed would be very difficult to prevent a stall but you make it look easy

Hats off to you geezer, what dedication, beautiful machine.

Outstanding! Great job.

Amazing! Flies like a dream!

Super awesome build!!! Great piloting.

Wow a real labour of love,great looking bird..

A truly amazing achievement & awsome build. Thanks for sharing. 😉✌️

Absolutely amazing!!

Much respect and many thanks for the upload. I was particularly impressed by the superb maiden flight landing. Looking forward to future flights here on YT.

You are an amazing artisan...beautiful war bird!

Fabulous model and love the build pics. I dabbled in these many years ago, but never got to this level. I had a habit of converting all my RC models back to kit form and every crash took part of my soul. I cannot imagine how bad I would feel if I crashed this one after all those years of work.

Absolutely incredible job!!!! The diving siren and a go cam in it would be really cool!!!!!

Beautiful! And the most realistic R/C (1st) takeoff and landing I've ever seen!

Well Done!!!!! Beautiful airplane

Super awesome plane!!

Beautiful plane and a beautiful landing, too. Well done!

Now , that's a damn good pilot !!!

Absolutely Wunderbar , Great Plane well Done .

One of the best T/O's and Landings I've seen on YT.

Thanks for sharing! Very very beautiful bird!

Beautiful work, absolutely beautiful. I was literally praying all would be ok on that first flight. Great video, and no shitty music. Please make more videos. You are awesome sir, a true master craftsman.