HSD 105mm F-16 EDF Jet

[rifleman_btx]

I was thrilled with mine this past Saturday, I got it off the grass in right around 250 ft, and landed (with brakes) in about the same amount of space. I think my 80 needs more space actually on landing at least, but take off rotation is almost identical in distance. I do hold the brakes until the edf ramps up to full power to assist take off

[rifleman_btx]

Got a pic from grass ops

[Hugh Wiedman]

Got a pic from grass ops

High Alpha on steroids! Sweet! Is that taking off or landing! 🤙

[DCORSAIR]

High Alpha on steroids! Sweet! Is that taking off or landing! 🤙

My guess would be taking off, if that is a landing that tail cone is going to have some grass stains on the bottom of it...

[Aros]

Sweet!

Mine is just sitting waiting for her maiden. As soon as there is a low wind, nice weather Saturday or Sunday I'm hittin' the beach with her early AM.

[rifleman_btx]

Actually, I think that was landing, the take off i dont remember it pulling so hard.

[rifleman_btx]

We are actually on the way to the beach now to fly some otters.

[rifleman_btx]

Aros, what are your servo setup travels for the ailerons on yours. At 50/50, the roll rate was way too slow for me. I was just wondering what you were set to.

[Aros]

I'll have to check for you. I'll get back to you when I can...I always struggled between too much and too little, lol.

[rifleman_btx]

That works, it definitely has good enough pitch authority, but it's roll rate was around 120° per second. I'm use to around double that. Lol

[Aros]

Okay my high rates on roll are 15mm. Guide’s suggested lists 11mm. Take it with a grain of salt because I have not maidened this one yet.

[rifleman_btx]

We have video, hoping to get it to the field soon.

[Aros]

Super cool!!

I'm still waiting for ideal conditions to maiden mine! DOH!

[rifleman_btx]

Got her in the truck, taking her up today. Figure that's a good way to spend the B-day

[Aros]

Happy Birthday and Happy Landings!

[rifleman_btx]

Here's the video! Went perfectly

[Aros]

That is so flippin' cool!!

So let me get this straight. You are flying FPV, using goggles the entire flight? That's incredible man. It's stressful enough flying this bird looking directly at it the whole time let alone putting goggles on and flying FPV.

Well done!

[rifleman_btx]

Yes indeed I am, soon as a buddy of mine got me into digital fpv I been swapping out all my analog stuff to digital. I am, for the moment, keeping the back seat of the T28, and F14 on analog, my next to swap over is the OV10. I did have a kink in the pitot probe, so that's why the airspeed was slower than it should have been, also was a split in that tube that leaked the pressurize air into the static tube, I replaced the pitot yesterday so hopefully I'll have better more accurate data tomorrow when I head out flying again.

[rifleman_btx]

New video from a paved runway. Altimeter had a failure, the barometer was plugged, but flight went on without any other issue.

[rifleman_btx]

Everything fixed, and now has retracts down and locked indicator, really love this jet.