FW F86

[Flygirl]

I think that will be my next one.... Always liked F86's!

[Lon]

I've had a great time flying the 86 this holiday weekend. Just finished 4 flights this morning. Such a great flying plane. My first EDF and loving it!!

[roys001]

I've had My F-86 for about a month. I'm running the 6s 5000mah battery. Carving out the canopy was not a problem. For me however My flight times seem to be limited to 3 minutes. The plane flys great. Like already mentioned wind is just not an issue. I've started practicing a steeper approach angle with flaps in light winds and I'm getting some nice squeaker landings. I have noticed though that the tires are getting flat spots on them. I'm wondering if anyone else is having that problem?

[OsideRCflyer]

One of the best flying planes around! 4000mah battery (3.5 min) 5000 mah battery (4 min) . Just like Ryan said, place the battery all the way back against the ESC bracket. I think it flies best with the 5000mah battery. You'll have to carve out the underside of the canopy, but it cuts right through any Cross winds. Normal take-off: half flaps, full throttle, gear up, flaps up.Cross wind take-offs: no flaps, slight aileron into wind prior to roll, full throttle. Landings: normal, half flaps on down wind, base to final, full flaps, cut throttle on short final and glide in like a Cub. Cross wind landings: low cross, half flaps, very little power on landing. High cross winds, no flaps, power on (25-40% )fast landing with a long roll out. I like high rates on rudder, mid-rates on elevator, low rates and 30% expo on ailerons. After flying mine for 6 months, I had to swap the main gear tires around as they will wear at an angle.Flies very sluggish with the drop tanks and they appear to be way out of scale (too big). Tests with my Big5 GPS meter (on-board) show 96mph with either size battery.

[Lon]

Share your stories with this EDF. I just got mine together. Excited to attempt to fly it and maybe crash it lol. One thing I will say is these FW edfs make all other epo birds look like crap in comparison. The quality is far superior to my ww2 fms birds. I also thought this unit was supposed to have ball links??? Mine only has them on the elevator.

Hey Zeto,

Yes, not ALL come with ball links. I had some spares and put them on all my links when doing the assembly. I had 10 flights logged on my 86 today, and was 10+ mph winds most the day. She handles the wind great! The biggest adjustment i've had flying her is landings. You may be surprised at how far she wants to keep flying when landing, even after you have reduced power to idle. Specially if not using landing flaps. My recomendation is even with a strong wind...use landing flaps. And keep adding elevator presure to keep her from touching down as long as possible! Set her down too soon, and you may end up with a bucking bronco in your hands to control. Anyway, drop me a message with any questions.

[AkumaZeto]

Share your stories with this EDF. I just got mine together. Excited to attempt to fly it and maybe crash it lol. One thing I will say is these FW edfs make all other epo birds look like crap in comparison. The quality is far superior to my ww2 fms birds. I also thought this unit was supposed to have ball links??? Mine only has them on the elevator.