Official Freewing 64mm F/A-18 Hornet Thread

[paulrkytek]

Thank you Paul! I’m going to get to work adding rudders before I maiden. Thanks for the detailed information and resources. I’ll share my experience once I get it together and up in the air.

-Jason

Our field has now been cut and rolled, just waiting for suitable day and wind direction before maiden flight

[paulrkytek]

Maiden flight today went well. flew straight off the deck, no trimming required, 4s CHNL G plus 70c 2200mah 3mins 18% left mixed power flight. 2 further flights , same pattern of climb figure of 8 , climb and roll, use rudders and counter aileron for flat turns, keeping speed up in turns, coast downwind, power up to full, climb, roll and loop off the top, power off, fly by, landings floats on in with minimum power, front suspension holding up well and taking out the bounce on our grass runway. for more power runs and more aerobatics need to set timer at 2 mins 30 to 2 mins 45 secs. Note, 3 mins not really enough time for a go around if you get it wrong !!!. Suggest practice landing approach with a minute left on timer to setup for landing on maiden flight