X-FLIGHT \ XRP \ SUPREME HOBBY BOEING 737-8 TWIN 50mm EDF AIRLINER: ESSENTIAL RC FLIGHT TEST

X-FLIGHT \ XRP \ SUPREME HOBBY BOEING 737-8 TWIN 50mm EDF AIRLINER: ESSENTIAL RC FLIGHT TEST AVAILABLE HERE: https://bit.ly/xflightA320Airliner I spotted this on my Facebook feed and with it being relatively unique in the RC market I thought I would get one. Bit pricey at 260 USD but why not? After buying it I also saw another scheme I really like so brought that on impulse as well. Import tax plus handling fee by Parcel Force into the UK pushed this 737 up to to 320 USD ! 2 weeks later it arrived and was a little concerned as the brown paper wrapped polystyrene box just had a plain cardboard lid. When a manufacturer can't be bothered with nice packaging and graphics on the outside of the box it leaves you wondering about the effort that has been invested in the actual contents of the box. During assembly I found that some of the back plates for the horns were missing and most of the screws were too short to go through the control surfaces to hold the horns on. All the horns had to be drilled to 2mm so the clevises would fit. All small problems but not what you expect in a modern ARF kit. All the electronics and wires inside the model were tangled so after straightening that out and setting up the receiver I discovered one of the elevator servos was not working. Just gave a constant buzz and didn't move on the servo tester. 2 new servos ordered from a UK online shop and a few days later the assembly was complete. CG balance as stated in the manual could only be achieved with a 4S2500 pack. I suspect a slightly larger capacity pack could be used but no idea how a 4S pack of reasonable capacity could be used to get good CG as stated in the manual without moving a lot of the electronics inside the fuselage. In the end we went with a 4S4500 pack for the first 2 flights. On this second flight I kept the 737 on the ground with down elevator on the take off run to maximise speed before letting it get in the air. All I had to do was release pressure back to neutral elevator and it rotated nicely into a gentle climb. In the air despite the constant wind the passengers were suffering bad turbulence. We'll add a gyro for our 3rd flight in the very near future to see if we can eliminate all the fish tailing! Filmed by Carl for the Essential RC YouTube channel using the Panasonic AG-UX180 Pro 4K camcorder. Don't forget to subscribe for regular 'Essential RC' action using this link    / essentialrc   News, Reviews and Regular FREE Giveaways at   / essentialrc   If you enjoy Essential RC then please consider contributing to the improvement of our future projects by visiting   / essentialrc