Official Freewing Twin 70mm AL37 Airliner Thread

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Ok, so the manual calls for only one setting for throws on the elevator and ailerons. 28mm and 15mm respectively. Are you pilots setting yours this way?

Tom

[Elbee]

I don't have flight video yet but the maiden of the "Maiden" went great. 😁

IFT, Just love that livery. Bravo Zulu, Sir. Best, LB

[Aros]

Ditto what LB said.

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Ditto what Aros said.
I took the easy way out and used the decals in the box, Lol

Tom

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Here's mine. Received it yesterday. Ready for maiden.

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

I can't get the winglets back far enough on the AL37. Is there a fix I don't know about?

Tom

[xviper]

I can't get the winglets back far enough on the AL37. Is there a fix I don't know about?

Tom

Clean the slot of any excess material that might be blocking the pins from sliding in and also do same on the pins and winglet side of the mating surface.

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Clean the slot of any excess material that might be blocking the pins from sliding in and also do same on the pins and winglet side of the mating surface.

I got it sorted with my trusty file. Thanks

Tom

[xviper]

Finally maidened my WestJet 737 Max 8 today after having it hang from my ceiling for months. My camera failed to capture the flights but a friend (who is a WestJet pilot) came to watch and he took several videos of the 3 flights and put together a short video to show the essence of what this plane does. Not shown are the rolls and loops that I did just to see if it could (and it can with ease). It needed some heavy aileron trim but that's because the flaps weren't equal. Once I align the flaps properly, I should be able to take the trim out. Even with the heavy trim, this plane flies like it was on rails. Then I turned up the gain on the gyro and it was like it was glued in place in the air. No wing rock at all as seen in some examples of this model. This one is very sedate to fly and was definitely worth adding to the hanger. It's a great crowd pleaser at the field.

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Finally maidened my WestJet 737 Max 8 today after having it hang from my ceiling for months. My camera failed to capture the flights but a friend (who is a WestJet pilot) came to watch and he took several videos of the 3 flights and put together a short video to show the essence of what this plane does. Not shown are the rolls and loops that I did just to see if it could (and it can with ease). It needed some heavy aileron trim but that's because the flaps weren't equal. Once I align the flaps properly, I should be able to take the trim out. Even with the heavy trim, this plane flies like it was on rails. Then I turned up the gain on the gyro and it was like it was glued in place in the air. No wing rock at all as seen in some examples of this model. This one is very sedate to fly and was definitely worth adding to the hanger. It's a great crowd pleaser at the field.

Well done.

[GliderGuy]

Has anyone tried to do a cabin light modification yet?

Hi...Enter Window Lighting in the search box. You'll see some results.

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Maiden flight in the books.

[MikeT]

Maiden complete. A bit windy but it flew great. I think this is a keeper. Sorry no video. Next time.

Mke

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Maiden complete. A bit windy but it flew great. I think this is a keeper. Sorry no video. Next time.

Mke

Congrats Mike

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Ok, so the manual calls for only one setting for throws on the elevator and ailerons. 28mm and 15mm respectively. Are you pilots setting yours this way?

Tom

[MikeT]

I just dialed in some expo and flew it. 25% aileron and 30% on elevator.
Mike

[GliderGuy]

Has anyone tried Phil ball and roller bearing waterproof grease to fix the "baby-coach" noise of the landing gear wheels? A bicycle shop owner suggested it will absolutely stop the noise.

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Grease and or oil will attract dirt. Try a dry lube which is safe for plastic.

[avanti127]

Has anyone tried Phil ball and roller bearing waterproof grease to fix the "baby-coach" noise of the landing gear wheels? A bicycle shop owner suggested it will absolutely stop the noise.

TriFlow, works wonders!

[xviper]

Grass ops on a windy day ................................