“This is one of the most fun you will get for under $100 in an EDF ! Get the gear , ROG it and have fun with this yank and bank plane.. I have since upgraded to a 4s 12B set up on this one and fly it with an Admiral 1600 4s . Flight time is 3;30 and is loads of fun with unlimited vertical. A RX with an integrated gyro smooths it out !”
“At the time of this review, I have not yet flown the airplane. It was packaged very well and there was no damage to any of the parts. Assembly was a snap. I'm waiting on a balancing device to arrive and, while I wait, I am doing a lot of research to try to determine the correct CG location. Based on many of the reviews, the location stated in the manual is incorrect. In the flight review video from Motion they just say to shove the 1600 battery all the way forward and it flies fine. Here's a suggestion to Motion: If what you say is true then locate the CG with the battery all the way forward and publicize that location. I think it is incumbent on the supplier to remove any confusion. That's my only complaint. Shipping was very fast and inexpensive. I'll follow-up after the maiden flight.”
“Finally had the chance for her maiden flight today. Went with a stock set up and flew her with a 3S 2200 40C battery pushed as far forward as possible. No surprises, only a few clicks of trim and balanced perfectly. No problem with the launch and she slows down for belly landing nicely and predictably. Easy to build and a good value.”
“I got my plane on Tuesday and the build was very easy. Did the maiden today and was a bit scared given that some people have had issues with the cg. Sure enough on my first hand launch it was super tail heavy even though I had balanced it per the cg on the manual. The plane went straight up hovered and then came back down. Fortunetly no damage. Thinking it was maybe my toss I tried again and the same thing happened. On the third try I moved the battery (1800mah) all the way up and it flew fine- just had to add some trim. The plane flew well besides a crazy spiral it did at one point but was able to recover. I would give it 5 stars but have to take one off for the incorrect cg info and one because some of my parts were different than those in the manual. Motion Rc please check the cg on this plane and confirm what it should be with and without landing gear.”
“This is a great kit. A friend flys one and its impressive in the air. Be sure and order the battery with the proper connector. One of the batteries listed in the spare parts section has the wrong connector”
“This is my backup Panther. I built a housing for the landing gear above battery housing area. I will do the same for this one. I love flying the plane ...real smooth it will glide forever. Perfect for small fields.”
“First one crashed because I used a bargain basement radio system. Yeah, don't do that (Pilot Ryan reference) Now that I have more Edf experience under my belt, I can give this model a more proper review.Build: when you open up the box, the model is very lovingly and painstakingly packaged. It looked good just sitting there as a collectors kit but the show had to go on. Build generally went well except that two servo back plates were of the wrong size and hole configuration. I just ended up using epoxy on the horns for elevators. Tail is a bit tricky to run the servo rods through the holes amidst all that epoxy goop that was just applied but it's not that big of an obstacle. No canopy fit issues this time but boy are the magnets strong! The metaphorical sheet metal will surely get gouged by prying the canopy off for access multiple times. What I did was insert some folded scotch tape on both sides to that act as handles for less damaging removal. Preflight: I am using landing gear and a 2200mah 30c battery. No mods to the power system, all stock. I seen too many horrific handlaunches on YouTube to not use gear. As expected, nose gear servo made it difficult to shove battery all the way forward to attain a CG of 30mm. The manual's CG specification is wrong as it will make your Panther ludicrously tail heavy. I am using a Dx6i with 65% throw on aileron and 75% on elevator with all clevises on the outer holes. Flight : Flight went really well overall. Take off was stable and surprise free. It did, however, want to forever climb so a handful of nose down trim was in order. A few clicks of aileron trim was also needed but not as extreme. Once dialed in, the F9F flew with animal grace. Controls were very responsive albeit sensitive. On the low flybys there was a thundering crush of air going through the fan reminiscent of a turbojet which made me smile with glee. Very impressive for a model of this size.Roll rate was fast but it was hard to pull a loop. Once inverted, it seemed to stall and roll from its back. I think once I dial the throw to 85%, it will perform a loop with no problem. Landing was rough as I came in too hot with too much elevator for flare. I recommend using a lower rate than 75% for landing. The nose gear popped out but no damage was done. Conclusion: The Freewing F9F is a solid and well designed EDF jet. The main demerits are the CG placement with landing gear installed and minor build issues but for the price, these problems are easy to overlook. The jet flies and SOUNDS fantastic. It is also very powerful under a 3s system with speed being very adequate. I, however, do not recommend this model as a, first edf due to its size and sensitive flight controls. I would recommend a model that's bigger and a little more forgiving, with perhaps a bigger wingspan. As a second EDF model, definitely. P. S. Parts are hard to come by for this model lately. Something else to keep in mind.”
“Nice well made plane. Has good power and is fast but you better use some expo on the ailerons and a little bit on the elevators. Rolls rate is high but positive and will loop from level flight which is good for a 64mm fan. Fun and well worth the price..”
