Official Freewing 80mm F-22 Raptor EDF Jet Thread

[SweetRicky]

Yay! I ordered the 80 this morning. This will be my first foray into RC flying. I ordered this when I saw that it came with the gyro. I intend on going slow and steady while I learn the basics of EDF flying. Wish me luck!

[Evan D]

I would not suggest any EDF as your first RC plane. Even with self leveling the F-22 is not a beginners plane.

[GliderGuy]

I strongly agree with Evan’s post… “I would not suggest any EDF as your first RC plane. Even with self leveling the F-22 is not a beginners plane.”

You should start out with a low-cost prop plane. The EDF you will likely crash and be frustrated. Most EDFs are intermediate skill to expert skill planes, and not intended for beginners.

Why? They are fast, things happen quickly, you need to be comfortable with the fact that approaching planes (coming at you) respond in reverse direction to aileron/rudder inputs, and you are only a few seconds away from the ground when you make a mistake.

Slow prop plane trainers are more forgiving when you make mistakes, and they mostly have benign flight characteristics.

The gyro on an EDF is not like a gyro on a drone. A drone gyro (and GPS) typically allows hands-off flying. The gyro on an EDF “assists” with stability ONLY! An EDF gyro does not equate to hands-off flying.

-GG

[GliderGuy]

Be sure to post video.

Someone is looking for a bit of entertainment!

-GG

[EDF-Jetpilot]

Yay! I ordered the 80 this morning. This will be my first foray into RC flying. I ordered this when I saw that it came with the gyro. I intend on going slow and steady while I learn the basics of EDF flying. Wish me luck!

Watch out, a jet as a beginner, I'm excited.
That's good for us, you'll need the luck... we're keeping our fingers crossed for you. Please let us know how your first flights went; it's sure to be interesting!

[Fast N Light]

Yay! I ordered the 80 this morning. This will be my first foray into RC flying. I ordered this when I saw that it came with the gyro. I intend on going slow and steady while I learn the basics of EDF flying. Wish me luck!

My 1st electric RC plane was the EFlite Habu On 4S it's a decent trainer if you have spent some time on the simulator before that. It's also very fun to fly even when you get better. I got 100s of flights on mine and loved it until it hit the expiry date.
Consider saving the F-22 for your 2nd plane.

[EDF-Jetpilot]

Yay! I ordered the 80 this morning. This will be my first foray into RC flying. I ordered this when I saw that it came with the gyro. I intend on going slow and steady while I learn the basics of EDF flying. Wish me luck!

And, have you followed with the F-22 yet?

[f4u ausie]

My friend has bought this 80 f22. And he is not sure about a wire.. it's a negative and positive. Around 1 mm in diameter. At the ec5 end( battery). Going into a red joiner

[f4u ausie]

Thanku bro

[Blackdog]

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[f4u ausie]

Hello blackdog welcome

[Blackdog]

Removed stock gyro got everything thing working but flaps they work on switch but can’t adjust or slow them down running nx8 with 8360

[Blackdog]

Not impressed with free wing so far now left elevator servo died

[Blackdog]

Ps no flights yet just out of box

[xviper]

My friend has bought this 80 f22. And he is not sure about a wire.. it's a negative and positive. Around 1 mm in diameter. At the ec5 end( battery). Going into a red joiner

I just purchased a set of twin ESCs from RC Castle. On the power lead (Y'd together from the 2 ESCs) was this very same red connector. Plugged into it was an external BEC. You can see it here:

https://www.rc-castle.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=11135&search=FMSPD80AV2ESCX2

The "center burners" I usually get are plugged into the balance lead of the battery, and generally tap into only 3 or 4 of the cells. "Afterburners" (ring type) can be plugged into that lead as they can take higher voltage.

[xviper]

Removed stock gyro got everything thing working but flaps they work on switch but can’t adjust or slow them down running nx8 with 8360

When this happens, it's usually because you did not declare in "wing type" ---- "1 AIL, 1 FLAP". Once you do this, it opens up the flap menu where you can then select elevator compensation if desired and deployment time and confirm which switch you wish to use. It is also in this menu that you can dial in how much flap deflection you want for each position (no flap, take off flap, landing flap).

PS, the stock gyro has no relevance to the flap function.

[Blackdog]

Have double checked wing type that is what I thought to just don’t know flaps still work just can’t adjust or slow them I think blue box is problem I have done this before had no problems Ty for reply

[Evan D]

Antholy has said the JST is for their new AB module. Obviously it can also be used for other things.

I just purchased a set of twin ESCs from RC Castle. On the power lead (Y'd together from the 2 ESCs) was this very same red connector. Plugged into it was an external BEC. You can see it here:

https://www.rc-castle.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=11135&search=FMSPD80AV2ESCX2

The "center burners" I usually get are plugged into the balance lead of the battery, and generally tap into only 3 or 4 of the cells. "Afterburners" (ring type) can be plugged into that lead as they can take higher voltage.

[Evan D]

The MCBe is just a pass through for flaps. The TX tells the RX what to do. The 8360 can have programming in it that could effect the operation of things but I doubt it is doing anything for your flaps. Then, if you have everything wired correctly, the RX sends the flap signal to the MCBe which sends the signal out through the "ribbon cables" to the wing connector. On the back of the wing connector are plugs and the flap servo plugs into one of those.

In my opinion the flaps not slowing has to be in the TX. The one flaps servo could be a loose connection behind the wing connector, either end of the ribbon connector not seated properly, a bad MCBe or a bad servo. Easiest way to find out is to unscrew the wing connector and plug a spare servo in it (or swap the aileron and flap plugs).

I have had well over a hundred FW planes and have had I think 3 servos go bad, one had no solder on an internal lead. I have never had a bad MCBe. The most common reason for others having a bad MCBe is powering their receiver with a non stock BEC or separate battery providing more than the maximum 5.5V it's rated at. Are you running yours stock?

Have double checked wing type that is what I thought to just don’t know flaps still work just can’t adjust or slow them I think blue box is problem I have done this before had no problems Ty for reply

[xviper]

Have double checked wing type that is what I thought to just don’t know flaps still work just can’t adjust or slow them I think blue box is problem I have done this before had no problems Ty for reply

This may be a possibility. Some planes with these "control boxes" will not allow for slow flap deployment if the time is set for more than 1 to 1.5 seconds.