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“The model arrived well packaged and unharmed, the foam is very dense and the finish is superb. After taking everything out of the box, I began to assemble the plane. The build is straight forward and it's a matter of nothing more than a few minutes. While putting everything together it became apparent, that the quality of this model leaves much to be desired. The issues with this model are well documented online, so I'll only report on the problems that I encountered on mine.One of the wing mounts was installed the wrong way around, so the supplied screw didn't go in all the way. I solved this problem with a different hex screw and a nut to press on the wing. The first batch of this plane had a problem where the elevator mounting plate wasn't properly glued in. Because I got mine about 6 months later, this was already addressed on my plane, however due to this they pressed the plastic plate in a little too hard, because the foam right below it became soft. I smeared some CA around the edges of the plastic plate for additional support. The pockets for the ball bearings are too large and leave a lot of room for play. I shimmed the ball bearings with sheets of paper cut to size until there was absolutely no play left.I ditched the elevator servos because I didn't trust them to withstand the stress they would be exposed to. I replaced them with different servos with a lot more torque than the stock ones. Out of curiosity I took one of the stock servos apart and found out that there are 2 plastic gears inside. Not really what I expected as the product description mentions metal gear servos, not hybrid gear.The MCB-E (blue box) comes with most of the wires already hooked up, however I chose to bypass the blue box. There are three reasons for this: I read about the issues that come with this unit, including servo jitters, servos getting stuck, etc. I disliked the delay on the retracts. And most importantly I like to set up each function individually, which is why I'm using a Futaba R7008sb with a S.BUS adapter.According to the manual the cg is located 88mm back from the wing root, so I set my plane up to be in balance at this exact spot. The first flight proved that this location is way off. The plane became so unstable during landings that I'm lucky she's still in one piece. For the next three flights I moved the battery closer to the front. It was still tail-heavy, so I moved the battery a good bit forward, but then the ESC leads were too short, so I had to make an extension. For my next flight I chose to test the cg location that pilot Ryan mentions in his video on Youtube. Now she flies like a charm. Thrust is pretty bad, maybe the high performance version will have this problem sorted out. With flaps and gear extended at a low angle of attack things can become dangerous quickly if you mess up an approach because there's barely enough power to accelerate and climb in this configuration. Now to the positive things about this model:The landing gear is fantastic, it can really take some hits. The main gear was a little too stiff for my liking, so I took out the springs and shortened them by two windings. The shocks didn't compress very well, so I used some WD-40 lubricant to make them operate smoother. Now the shocks absorb the energy very well, which helps reduce bounce on landings. Even grass is not an issue for the landing gear, even though I wouldn't recommend taking off and landing on a grass runway.The high rates from the manual are a very good starting point, with the low rates the plane felt sluggish. I went with 100% on the ailerons, everything else I kept from the recommended throws. For the flaps I went with 40% and 80% with an up-elevator mix of 2.5% and 5% respectively. With these settings the plane will stay neutral when the flaps are deployed. Flying the F/A-18 is an absolute blast. It's a very agile plane and very much capable of what the full scale jet shows off at airshows and even more. Power consumption is pretty high though, after about 4 minutes of flying with mixed gas the 5000mah battery is pretty much empty with 20% charge left.”
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“Livraison rapide et parfaite avec même le liens pour obtenir les dernières modifications du fabriquant ,il reste a l'assembler et le peindre selon son choix”
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“Of all the Freewing models I have owned this is the real deal.The detailing is to a new level and the new power units also.I have finished in VFA 102 COLOURS of the Diamondback unit .Not flown it yet as our flying patch is under a inch or so of water here in England at the present time.I will submit a flying report in the English spring.Thanks for the prompt service that is MOTION RC!!!!”
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“Weather improved so made my maiden flight of this beautiful bird. I used the admiral 5000 mAh the the cg a little nose heavy. She rolled off rough grass in about 50m with no flaps. There was zero wind so the short take off surprised me. The Hornet climbed out with a solutely no trimming needed. I tested the flaps at height, both settings and she did not change attitude at all. I have however mixed about 5% of up elevator on the flap deployment. I saw this on pilot Ryan's video and it seems spot on. After about 2 and a half minutes of fast circuits and high vertical passes, I made the landing with full flaps. An absolute greaser, but she rolled on for ages. It didnt help having zero wind. Cant sing her praises loud enough! Great job Freewing and awesome service from Motion RC.”
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“Out of the box both elevator servos malfunctioned, MRC was great in replacing them... I did nog use the blue box, and shifted the CG to 95-95mm.... reduced the throw's on elevator and aileron, even the recommended low setting were too high.... Now it fly's great !!”
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“As always Freewing releases wonderful 90mm EDF Semi-Scale Jets. A stuning action on the ground as well in the air. Take offs even from 1.5 grass runways are possible. One has to admit though... replace front landing geer steering and the elevator servo with a decent type ;-)”
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“Beautiful model. Had one or two teething problems but Motion sorted me out. Excellent customer service. Thanks to callie graphics for the decals.Heres a video of it flown completely stock with the Admiral 6000 pack pushed right back on the battery tray right up to the blue box. 90mm C of G. Perfect.Ordinance is from the freewing 90mm F16.https://youtu.be/KohdsHnafqw”
