Freewing F4 Phantom Maiden with 8s and Elevator Upgrades

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Thanks for watching. This vid is dedicated to my best friend and travel buddy. She went to probably more flyins than your avg pilot ever will. She loved standing with me while I flew and couldn't wait to travel to events in the RV. Flying will NEVER be the same without her! my heart is broke!!!!!!

I picked up a unflown f4 on a consignment sale. After doing a little research on this plane I found out it was the v1 with a 6s power system. You can now buy them with this power system already in there. I fly off grass and needed it to have all the power it could so I upgraded to 8s. I fly Jeti for control so a Jeti esc was top of the list so I could get true telemetry. Mainly MAH used for flight times, battery sag voltage and amps. In the future I will do a comparable vid on the hrb vs smc packs.
Thanks to my buddy Jeff at Jeffs Custom Rc page he and others had recommended that I upgrade the elevators servo and linkage and linkage. So go big or go home. I chose the KingMax S30M, digital, super strong and super quiet for a mini, over 160in/oz. I also used a Titanium pushrod and ball links from Gator Rc. I made a great decision on my mods, listed below and they will all be done in a separate vid.

Motor upgrade:

Servo Upgrade:

ESC:

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Brings back fond memories. I was in the Marine Corps 1962-1966 and for most of my enlistment worked on F4 Phantoms as a fire control technician. Attached to VMFA-542 from its formation at MCAS El Toro to its disbandment at MCAS Iwa Kuni.

BillKisel
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So sorry for your loss. I'm sure you gave her a fantastic life!

erc
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I know your pain. I lost my sweet little girl last May.
Awesome plane, just love the F4.

xKmotx
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I am so sorry for the loss of your dear friend. They become such a comfort to us and us for them.
Very nice job with the Phantom. They have always been such a rugged workhorse. Beautiful plane and nicely flown!!!

robstanton
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Great maiden and tribute to the flufffy one who I am sure now has wings for the sky, and will always be their with you in the sky. 👍🏻

DadsRCHangar
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Nice maiden.... 👏👏
Sorry about your loss, always sad.. 😥

mariusmarais
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That’s so sad I’m with ya brother!! Kudos to you for sharing! They truly are our four legged furry children!! 🐾🐾

iflylow
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Sorry for your loss and great flight. Cheers

ghoustanable
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Nice 👍 field to fly, thanks for sharing and for the touching tribute.

tediouja
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Always tough losing a furry member of the family. Thanks for sharing the great photos of her!

FortyEcho
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Sorry for your loss. I love the F-4, I had to get one when they first came out. It flies great but I have trouble seeing it at times.

rdkr
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That was a sweet tribute. It choked me up a little to see it. ❤️🍻 -Mike from Maine-

michaellipousky
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Beautiful maiden ! One of my fav EDF jets of all time ! Sorry you lost the little one 😞 sad .. I’m very sorry and I do feel it !

RCFlyBy
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Awesome flight - Very nice intro dedication

waltee
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Awesome maiden and F4! I have the newer 8S version but have not flown mine yet, really interested in a future upgrade video to see how you added the servo and turnbuckle.

afterburnerrc
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Oh man it got dusty in here. Sorry for your loss because they are family.

tennriverluver
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Nice vid and really sorry to hear about the loss of your furry friend. Greetings from Belgium

Icarusthend_RC_and_friends
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Congratulations on your maiden, Glad you did those elevator recommendations. That is the way an Phantom is, She likes a pitch up a little. I always just went for it. Just be careful if you do a go around. That's where I got in trouble. I knew you wouldn't enjoy the 8S power. I miss mine a lot. Sorry for your loss too 😢

victorrcjets
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Flew mine 6 times today. Absolutely loved it. I did put a Jeti Assist 10 channel receiver and it flies on rails with the heading hold feature on the Gyro. The knife edges look pretty good.

richard
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Very nice job. I always like to have the maiden in the bag and not the plane in a bag. Sweet!

mikessi