Official Freewing 80mm A-4E/F Skyhawk Thread

[Greyhound61]

My NAVY A-4 in full ordinance. The next sortie will be in spring time.

[Bobaroo]

VeryNice !!

[Scale Master]

Did a custom Top Gun "Viper" Aggressor scheme for my son and his 15th bday! He maiden'd it yesterday like a champ, jet was perfect!

[Bogietrim]

more i fly it, the more i really enjoy this bird. it is such a presence in the air. piercing speed and awesome photo opportunity casual pace flybys.

i did manage to snap it twice on a reverse cuban, but she recovered nicely. Lots of elevator authority.

only item i keep struggling with is getting her to settle nose up when i drop the flaps for landings. wants to push the nose down slightly with each step of flap.

Flying off Grass field and she handles it well.

Mine doesn’t really pitch down at all with flaps. Do you have an elevator/flap mix set up? Does it settle down when you slow down? Putting the flaps out at higher speeds can affect the pitch more dramatically.

[RichJ53]

more i fly it, the more i really enjoy this bird. it is such a presence in the air. piercing speed and awesome photo opportunity casual pace flybys.

i did manage to snap it twice on a reverse cuban, but she recovered nicely. Lots of elevator authority.

only item i keep struggling with is getting her to settle nose up when i drop the flaps for landings. wants to push the nose down slightly with each step of flap.

Flying off Grass field and she handles it well.

I agree this is a great jet! It handles like it a sports car in the air.

Enjoy....

Rich

[Jdcrow]

Congratulations! looks great too. This is under rated jet and tons of fun. It can be a nit tricky during landing but very predictable.
Rich

more i fly it, the more i really enjoy this bird. it is such a presence in the air. piercing speed and awesome photo opportunity casual pace flybys.

i did manage to snap it twice on a reverse cuban, but she recovered nicely. Lots of elevator authority.

only item i keep struggling with is getting her to settle nose up when i drop the flaps for landings. wants to push the nose down slightly with each step of flap.

Flying off Grass field and she handles it well.

[pullupnow]

Nice Maiden on the A4 today. Very nice machine! I set her up with control throws per RC Geeks recommendations. Callie decals for Adm Stockdale's ride. Some light weathering as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x82t7QWtIAs

[Evan D]

Easy to land because it can go so slow. It’s a delta...

[RichJ53]

Got to maiden my A-4 Sunday. Grass Field, No Flaps on initial flight. She took right to the skys. Admiral Pro 6000 50c. no gyro. winds 5-10 just slightly cross the field. I never had to make one click of trim. What a great aircraft. Callie Graphics

Congratulations! looks great too. This is under rated jet and tons of fun. It can be a nit tricky during landing but very predictable.
Rich

[GBLynden]

Get it Dustin!

[Jdcrow]

my long awaited A-4 arrived yesterday... sure is bigger in person

started assembly last night and had to stop as the rudder servo started screaming... stripped ... frustrated I called it a night and this morning called Motion who said to create a ticket, so I did... then I go to check the plane over again, cycled the retracts a couple times and the port retract sticks\stays midway down.... what the heck?

are all these servos an issue?

I had the same issue with one of the mains. It was an issue with the rotation pin. i just replaced it complete retract and its been butter ever since.

[Elbee]

Got to maiden my A-4 Sunday. Grass Field, No Flaps on initial flight. She took right to the skys. Admiral Pro 6000 50c. no gyro. winds 5-10 just slightly cross the field. I never had to make one click of trim. What a great aircraft. Callie Graphics

JDC, Great looking Model, Sir. Bravo Zulu. Best, LB

[Jdcrow]

Got to maiden my A-4 Sunday. Grass Field, No Flaps on initial flight. She took right to the skys. Admiral Pro 6000 50c. no gyro. winds 5-10 just slightly cross the field. I never had to make one click of trim. What a great aircraft. Callie Graphics

[Evan D]

I'm hoping he comes back with an explanation of what happened that takes the "blame" off Free Wing...

[EA-6B Geek]

my long awaited A-4 arrived yesterday... sure is bigger in person

started assembly last night and had to stop as the rudder servo started screaming... stripped ... frustrated I called it a night and this morning called Motion who said to create a ticket, so I did... then I go to check the plane over again, cycled the retracts a couple times and the port retract sticks\stays midway down.... what the heck?

are all these servos an issue?

Hang in there. These are great jets, and Motion will make it right for you. Planning a 223 Bulldog scheme?!

Did some quasi formation flying today with another Scooter at the E-Jets event, Deer Creek State Park, Ohio. Big fun!

[Woodcock]

my long awaited A-4 arrived yesterday... sure is bigger in person

started assembly last night and had to stop as the rudder servo started screaming... stripped ... frustrated I called it a night and this morning called Motion who said to create a ticket, so I did... then I go to check the plane over again, cycled the retracts a couple times and the port retract sticks\stays midway down.... what the heck?

are all these servos an issue?

Patients is a good thing in this hobby mate. I'm certain it's a bummer that ya got some bad parts on a plane you have clearly been wanting. This kind of thing happens with all models from all companies. But the good thing is ya got it from Motion. These guys will do there very best to make sure they take care of ya mate. It just takes a little time. Sucks I know. About half of all the models I buy have something wrong, one way or another. FYI.

Woodcock

[HuffDaddy]

my long awaited A-4 arrived yesterday... sure is bigger in person

started assembly last night and had to stop as the rudder servo started screaming... stripped ... frustrated I called it a night and this morning called Motion who said to create a ticket, so I did... then I go to check the plane over again, cycled the retracts a couple times and the port retract sticks\stays midway down.... what the heck?

are all these servos an issue?

[RCjetdude]

RCJetDude... can you show a pic of your brace and additional mod?

Here you go. I added a wide piece of basswood that I embedded in the belly that the plate butts up against. The foam by itself was just not enough. The basswood speads the load and works much better.

[mongo]

thanks,
now to find someone to print it...

[RC30Flyer]

RCJetDude... can you show a pic of your brace and additional mod?