FREEWING F-14A TWIN 64 2ND FLIGHT HOW NOT TO LAND IT! CRASH!! by FGFRC

This plane is and was a nightmare for me. I harvested it for the few good parts it had and the other 90% is now in the local landfill. I just wish I never hit that buy button. I lost $500!!!!!

[GearUpRc]

I agree with the other person that said it didn’t appear that you were coming in too slow!!! She dropped a wing in a split second!!! I had the same issue with the Alpha Jet. I give you credit Fatguy for posting this video. It will assist a lot of people who haven’t flown that model yet. I really like the lighting and the after burner you installed.

[TwoBrosRC]

Sorry to see it, man! This is definitely a stall from flaring too early (and too high) without enough thrust to keep the jet in the air. Neither the 64 or the 80 are tolerant of flaring like that. You'll get it down with practice.

[FlyingKiltman]

Happens to all of us and it was a good flight in windy conditions! This bird needs consistent speed on turns and landings as it will give you a subtle warning that will pretty much look like around 02:52 does - that's its stall warning right before it drops the wing and loses altitude fast. Luckily this plane has a LOT of power so if you catch it you can go full military power and usually punch through it. For those watching and not as experienced as FatGuyFliesRc - Gyro is your friend with this plane - use it - it was designed for it and will make your landings so much less knee shaking!

[camtran]

LEDs and afterburner looked great in that sky!
I think gyro would safe that crash.
Sorry for the crash.

[davidhutchins]

Thanks for keeping it real! One of the parts of this hobby, expensive and gut-wrenching sometimes. That is why my Freewing PJ50 is now Air Force 2. Post crash repaint! Peace from California!

[KnifeEdgeCrash]

I would be doing some high altitude slow flight testing with flaps in various positions too.

[robsrc]

I've watched this video 3 or four times! It did not look like you were coming in too slow what so ever! As a matter of fact, it looked like it was coming in quite fast! Making me think twice about ordering it! Happy to see the damage was minimal!!!

[ricardopr]

I don't think you were coming in too slow. Something else caused the plane to bank the way it did. A wind gust, maybe? Sorry for your mishap, my friend. 👍🏾👍🏾 Thumbs-up for your video. 👍🏾👍🏾
Have a great day! Greetings from Douglas, Arizona 🌵 👍🏾👍🏾😊🇵🇷
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[rungy]

Hahahaha !! Wow, that was a jaw dropper! I cannot believe how fast and hard that bird dropped her wing. All you did was pitch up 15 degrees and then BLAMMO! The F14 has the widest wingspan to length ratio. when it yaws to the right, the right wing loses almost all of its lift (because the edge is no longer facing forward) A lot of peeps land with the wings swept back about halfway so they can land with more alpha. The actual F14 has speed brakes at the very back of the aircraft that keep the nose pointed forward (can't flat spin with those deployed)

[ficosk]

Super flight and I hope to see her soon :)

[hamiltonshangar]

Sorry to see that man! She was flying nice too! Nice job on the burner. You can click the button once to have them off if you wanted when you are at idle throttle. Yes tomcats need speed they are thirsty for it, I think the flaps work in the favor cause we can overpower easily with no floss and how much she glides. Just from my experience. We have another Tomcat to Maiden

[robc]

I always watch your videos on a big screen TV- But too lazy to comment there- LOL

[RMC]

I understand why you say to land it with speed, especially with this one. At least it’s repairable and o look forward to seeing this bird back up in the air!

[mikehench]

I really didn’t think you were too slow. It looked about right to me. I’ve never flown an f14 tho. I have all the other jets but the 14 makes me nervous for some reason!

[Mikeylikesit]

You should try landing with safe mode part on freewing gyro.

[RCThis]

How and what are you using go read speed and height???

[garyrussell]

This jet has a lot of problems. Freewing needs to make v2 soon and get this v1 off the market.

[Royshanger]

Tons of EXPO. People think it's bad. It helps so much.

[Bill]

After watching a few videos of this same Jet flown by many experienced pilots like you, flying more jets then you can count on your fingers 👉... Let me to the conclusion that this jet can not be flared to early and certainly not flown without a gyro. Needs to come in under power, nose level and not flared until wheels are just about touching the runway. Flies on a rail, very locked in but equally touchy. Thanks for sharing. It might save a few owners of this bird a hard lesson in a dirt bath. Sorry to see you get bit like that. 😢

[RARenfield]

Dipped hard right, just like your maiden landing. But the stall occurred high enough to do damage this time. Still tail heavy?