Flite Test - Balancing Your Plane - FLITE TIP

Flite Test - FLITE TIP
Balancing Your Plane
A Hobby King sponsored segment.

Do you ever feel like your trim is always off? Or do you have to constantly re-adjust your control surfaces? Well in this episode Josh and Josh show you how to balance your plane, so that you can have the best flying experience! Watch this episode to learn how!

[SuperWildman]

Another good, informative video guys!
I bought a brand name CG balancer, to get my T-28 Trojan balanced.
I had an instructor from our club maiden, and trim the T-28 for me.
He commented that the CG was good during this flight test.
I used the recommended CG from the T-28's instruction manual.
He also recommended that I add spacers or small washers behind the engine mount to give more down and right force.
The T-28 had a tendancy to climb to the left when throttle was increased.

[maaadcheddar]

The nostalgia I have for the old Flite Test is unreal.

[RCSurf]

Thank you so much, been rc airplane ing for 2 months, my champ and carbon cub ss became unflyable, knew it was cg but this video helped me balance both which were tail heavy, Joshua you nailed it with the flight characteristics and then seing you fly the t-28 was so impressive and it flew like my two, which now are out of the hanger and flying again, had to put a quarter and penny taped to top of the champs nose, but it then flew like a champ.

Keep going with the vids, btw my son name is Joshua and his 14th birthday was this year 1 - 4 -14 he turned 14

[FliteTest]

@iflybythebook2 You can use any pencils with an eraser. Just make sure they're the same length.

[dctisthebest]

Thank you sooo much. I was watching this video one night and i was trying to figure out how to stop making my plane tip stall. And it turned out is was super tail heavy. So i made myself a balancer thigy, and my plane flys again. Flite Test

[tydb]

Thanks this expaination has given me an idea of what i need to do to fly one of my planes. It is tail heavy and showed all the characteristics you said. I was always blaming it on it being the wings on the bottom but now i know! I will be trying to put weights in this plane. I also love your balancing rig, it will be my weekend project now.

[exoditegrayc]

Very, very nice instructional segment. Great looking planes, too!
This is what we like to see from you, fellas! Thanks!

[SecretaryNotSure]

I have 5 maiden flights waiting for a good day and this video has helped me be fully prepared for it! Thanks fellas

[shnlj]

Thank you Flite Test for this video.  I've hardly seen the subject of balance covered at all and those that did not nearly as well or as thorough.

[Rickazine]

I thought the music was GREAT and the extra commentary is awesome! Keep up the good videos. Now I need to go adjust my CoG.

[Chio_OB]

I erm overlooked checking the cg on my jetiger, 1 min flight ended in a 70 mph nose in, doh, it was WAY nose heavy the elevator barely worked. Check your CG! good video guys, great infact!

[furbyguy]

Thanks, this video helped me out a lot.

[flyboy-]

Great video, very important points to set your aircraft up, but as incognito53 says, the background music is way too loud!. Could you repost this video without the music please?

[lewy]

I forgot you did this video. I just bought the Mustang so this video has come in really handy. Thanks guys

[RCSurf]

lol, was referring to bixler . . sarcastic josh is great too, just not as informative and passionate, but a great rc sidekick for sure, yall have the best rc vids on the planet. helped me stay stoked on rc

[EProductions]

Great video guys! I just finished electricfying my Hanger 9 Corsair .60 and it was tail heavy of cours so ....I had to add over a pound of lead to the cowling! Keep these tips coming :)

[sawyermartini]

Hey, any chance this video could be added to your first playlist as the second video? I feel like this this inforation is overlooked a little too often. This is my go-to source for Miami University Aeronautics!

[albertgerrebos]

Great video, but the background music is way too loud and very distracting !!!!

[RC-Flight]

Man I miss seeing the other josh in the newer videos!!

[conradtaggart]

Great video - written summary of tail and nose heavy traits would have been superb in the intro / description