Eflite Eratix 3D Maiden Flight Flying Fun 4-10-2010

My New Eflite Eratix 3D plane. My Son picked this plane up for me as a gift for Easter. Its a great plane to fly in many wind conditions and is labeled as a great intro plane to 3D flying. So I'm looking forward to honing my skills with this plane. Besides, it's just plain fun flying this plane, and I love the color scheme.

The Last photo is nearly real. This very plane caused the many gashes/cuts in my leg seen in the photo. Let this be a lesson, Never set up NEW mixes in your transmitter while the plane is armed and pointed towards you. While trying to set a mix of Elevator to Aileron, the mix starts out fresh setup as Throttle to Throttle. The moment I changed the first Throttle setting to elevator, the throttle went to full speed and jumped into my leg, cuting me and in the process, breaking the wood blade into numerous peices and actually burned up the motor within seconds. Lesson Learned!

Thanks for watching and I Hope you enjoyed the flight. I look forward to many more fun flying experiences with this plane! Thanks Zack for the awesome gift!



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[justlostagain]

GREAT flying! Very nice model. I enjoy watching our videos, thanks for taking the time to put them together and share them on here. Your son is a great little pilot as well. (My boys are just not into YET ... LOL.)

Keep flying!

[dphotos]

Ouch! Looks like a big bandaid is in order. I have the same plane and love it. I had to re-enforce the area were the landing gear sits with bass wood and 1/6 plywood and the front leadind edge on both wings with 1/6 balsa wood strips. Have fun with your new plane. Love your videos.

[TinkerManRC]

Thats a great little plane the Zack picked out.. Very nice Zack. she looks like she flys well.. 5 Likes////

[RCRedBaron]

@TinkerManRC : Hey Tim, Yeah its a great flying plane, and with all that wing area, it can really do some neat stunts.

[RCRedBaron]

@thebigbrownbox : Thanks man! I have flaperons and spoilerons built in on a Glide Lever, but havent deployed them during flight yet. I added them in preparation of some interesting maneuvers.

[RCRedBaron]

@photobart1 : Thanks man, and yes, Ouch! After I got the bleeding to stop, I found chunks of wood prop still stuck in my leg. That hurt more removing them than it did when it chopped me up. LOL. What a way to learn a lesson about setting up new mixes. Didnt even consider that would happen.

[RCRedBaron]

@youtwoba : They are wood Props designed for Electric motors. When you fly a Wood prop versus a APC you can really tell the difference when you are trying to hang on the prop or other stunts. Its amazing. I didnt believe a guy at the field before I got into the 3D planes, but once I tried both types of blades, I was shocked at the difference. As usual Tom, Thanks for watching and commenting buddy!

[RCRedBaron]

@justlostagain : Thanks man! Sometimes I wonder about the monster I created in my son. Now he constantly wants to take over my planes. LOL.. Thanks for watching!

[thebigbrownbox]

What a SWEET landing! Do you use those spoilerons that were showed in the first part of the video while you fly the plane?

[RCRedBaron]

@harveymacdonald Nice, you going to get video?

[youtwoba]

Awe man thats raw, so you using wood props with electric motors, how's that workin for ya? thought you should use electric props for electric motors? I know you can do whatever you want right :)

[RCRedBaron]

@BROOKLYNDREAMS : My leg starting hurting when I read your comment. Ouch!

[navihawk]

Nice vid. That was a sweet landing. What equiptment you using?