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**apmech1** · May 15, 2019, 06:15 AM

Beautiful birds! I had the VHS "Threshold - The Blue Angels Experience" Someone liberated it from me. 2 yes ago I paid more than I did the first time to get it on DVD. Its about a season with the Blues when they used the F-4j. I bet I watched that tape once a week growing up. Cmdr Harley Hall was Boss. Leslie Nielson narrated it.

**EA-6B Geek** · May 15, 2019, 09:09 AM

QUOTE=apmech1;n194396]Beautiful birds! I had the VHS "Threshold - The Blue Angels Experience" Someone liberated it from me. 2 yes ago I paid more than I did the first time to get it on DVD. Its about a season with the Blues when they used the F-4j. I bet I watched that tape once a week growing up. Cmdr Harley Hall was Boss. Leslie Nielson narrated it. [/QUOTE]

Leslie Nielson?! Surely you can't be serious.LOL

**Bobaroo** · May 15, 2019, 11:02 AM

Leslie Nielson?! Surely you can't be serious.LOL

Nice Beaver !!

**TonyF3A** · May 15, 2019, 01:51 PM

Don't call me Shirley! Love it!
Got to maiden it yesterday after work and just got a 2nd flight in on my afternoon break.... Here are some pictures by Matt Ruddick, AMA Multirotor Editor who came out to check out the flight...

**apmech1** · May 15, 2019, 02:38 PM

Originally posted by EA-6B Geek View Post

QUOTE=apmech1;n194396]Beautiful birds! I had the VHS "Threshold - The Blue Angels Experience" Someone liberated it from me. 2 yes ago I paid more than I did the first time to get it on DVD. Its about a season with the Blues when they used the F-4j. I bet I watched that tape once a week growing up. Cmdr Harley Hall was Boss. Leslie Nielson narrated it.

Leslie Nielson?! Surely you can't be serious.LOL[/QUOTE]

One in the same. I am serious, and don't call me shirley!

https://youtu.be/ch_U62fJjV8

**EA-6B Geek** · May 15, 2019, 04:43 PM

Originally posted by apmech1 View Post

Leslie Nielson?! Surely you can't be serious.LOL

One in the same. I am serious, and don't call me shirley!

https://youtu.be/ch_U62fJjV8[/QUOTE]

LOLLOLLOLLOL how bout a vector Victor? Huh? We're hijacking the thread. Better knock it off.

***Grossman56*** · May 18, 2019, 11:14 AM

Looks great Tony, brings back memories of seeing the real thing at the airshows! I'd forgotten about the yellow missiles, looks so much like the real thing, congrats on the maiden as well!!

Grossman56

**Elbee** · May 18, 2019, 01:32 PM

Originally posted by TonyF3A View Post

Got to maiden it yesterday after work and just got a 2nd flight in on my afternoon break.... Here are some pictures by Matt Ruddick, AMA Multirotor Editor who came out to check out the flight...

TonyF3A, Beautiful work and paint on your Angels' F-4. Best, LB

ps: "You've got clearance, Clarence."

**Nottoday** · May 18, 2019, 01:51 PM

Hi, my Phantom is ready for take off. The Setup is Freewing 12blade Inrunner with YEP 150A Esc but with extern Freewing 8A BEC. Akku is a SLS 7000mAh 25C+.

Best Regards
Markus

**Elbee** · May 18, 2019, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by Nottoday View Post

Hi, my Phantom is ready for take off. Best Regards, Markus

NT, Welcome to Hobby Squawk. Your Phantom is Phabulous, Phor Sure.:bluecool Bravo Zulu, I am diggin' the Marines livery. Best, LB

**Hardway** · May 19, 2019, 02:28 AM

Howdy NotT. Welcome to Hobby Squawk! Great job! :Cool::Cool: Jerry

**Bobaroo** · May 19, 2019, 11:56 AM

..... NozzleMod

**PhantomNut** · May 19, 2019, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by Nottoday View Post

Hi, my Phantom is ready for take off. The Setup is Freewing 12blade Inrunner with YEP 150A Esc but with extern Freewing 8A BEC. Akku is a SLS 7000mAh 25C+.

Best Regards
Markus

Beautiful model!

**Nottoday** · May 19, 2019, 03:20 PM

Thank you:f4phantom:)

**The RC Geek** · May 20, 2019, 10:24 AM

Originally posted by TonyF3A View Post

Don't call me Shirley! Love it!
Got to maiden it yesterday after work and just got a 2nd flight in on my afternoon break.... Here are some pictures by Matt Ruddick, AMA Multirotor Editor who came out to check out the flight...

I love the blue angels man, looks great!

**The RC Geek** · May 20, 2019, 10:26 AM

I gotta say, I've really been enjoying flying my FW F-4. Such a solid flyer! Here's video of my refinished F-4 from a little bit ago. I'll be putting an 8s JF setup into it here soon.

**fhhuber** · May 20, 2019, 10:32 AM

Upgrading all of my pushrods to 4-40 with Traxas (RC Car steering) ball links on both ends.

No slop and very smooth.

**GliderGuy** · May 20, 2019, 08:02 PM

After reading the precautions about the elevator pushrod being weak and possibly bent with an elevator striking something during ground handling, I beefed up the pushrod with carbon strips. Many months and hours of successful flying followed the maiden flight. I was surprised when I experienced total elevator failure last weekend. The post crash analysis found a failed ball link. Therefore, changing to a more robust type of elevator linkage may prevent a loss of your F-4. See photo.

**themudduck** · May 20, 2019, 08:13 PM

Originally posted by GliderGuy View Post

[ATTACH=CONFIG]temp_40046_1558404029397_76[/ATTACH] After reading the precautions about the elevator pushrod being weak and possibly bent with an elevator striking something during ground handling, I beefed up the pushrod with carbon strips. Many months and hours of successful flying followed the maiden flight. I was surprised when I experienced total elevator failure last weekend. The post crash analysis found a failed ball link. Therefore, changing to a more robust type of elevator linkage may prevent a loss of your F-4. See photo.

Its true that this subject has been covered here previously - although its certainly not the easiest thing to find in the forum with more that 3600 posts! I posted back in June 2018 after the original plastic keeper on the elevator pushrod simply bent off during normal flight loads, and my Phantom went in due to having no elevator control. (here's the post-accident picture I posted last year)

After that, I installed a beefier pushrod and HD metal ball-linkages. (I kept the original servo, which seems fine, but I also added some glue to the mount.). Several others here have done this mod as well, with various degrees of fortitude. It seems important on this plane.... the elevator has some significant forces working on it.