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Microaces are micro profile-scale kit warbird replica's. Each of these RC airplane kits are designed to replicate an actual aircraft flown in history! We test fly and review these highly detailed Depron Aero airframe profile kits.
What do you get when you mix an EPO Parkjet Mkll RC plane and an Estes rocket engine? A rocket plane of course!
The Open Source Remote Control (OSRC) isn't a transmitter, and it's not a receiver, it's an open source remote control system!
The OSRC offers FPV capabilities, digitally encoded self-moving gimbals, additional module components and more!
The Quadshot is a flying wing that is designed to be flown as a quadcopter or as an airplane (flying wing) and it can transition between either flying style in mid-flight!
In this episode, we review this unique creation from Transition Robotics, Inc. and take it for a test flight indoors and outdoors!
Josh and David take some time to respond to viewer questions!
They talk about controlling your radio thumbs or pinch, taking care of your lipo battery numbers on your motor, best crash stories, GoPro FPV setup preferences, their favorite airplanes and more!
Eric shows off his modified Align T-Rex 700E helicopter which has been equipped with a PhotoShip ONE 2x Pan/Tilt DSLR Camera Gimbal.
Learn how to solder thick gauge wire properly with today's Fast Tip!
We get a lot of questions regarding our video equipment used to create the Flite Test web series. Today, Chad talks about the DSLR cameras, lights and studio setup!
Josh and David take some time to respond to viewer questions! They talk about tricopters, quadcopters, H-quads, T-copters, scratch builds, Giant Scale RC, servos, and more!
What do you get when you combine a Tricopter and a Diana F+ Lomo camera? You get the Lomo-Copter!
Josh and David go over some basic information for choosing the best frequencies and power for your FPV platform.
Arron Bates stops by to fly his Large Scale 100CC gas airplane. He shares some tips and shows off some impressive tricks!
We are excited to announce the Flite Test Speed Build Swappable Kits in our web store! These are RC airplane kits, laser cut from foam board. Designed directly from our scratch build swappables.
Chad and David answer questions about the anti-drone laws, upcoming projects, tips about propellers and more!
Josh shares the basic setup for connecting the electronics in your FT Speed Build Kits or any other electric scratch build aircraft.
The wait is over, after many requests, today we review FT 3D Swappable! With the help of Arron Bates, we take a look at our latest scratch build swappable, the FT 3D.
Learn how to scratch build your very own foam board 3D FT RC Airplane. This is an advanced swappable plane, featuring full airfoil tapered wings.
We teamed up with Time Warner Cable's Connect a Million Minds program and held a workshop on aircraft control surfaces, teaching kids some principles of flight at the Greater Stark County Urban League.
We take a ride on the Goodyear Blimp and learn more about how this "lighter than air" airship works! The adventure inspired David to customize his own RC Blimp too!
With the popularity of our speed build (scratch build) kits, Chad wanted to share some fast tips on control surfaces for your scratch built RC aircraft!
A Vampire Mk6 modified with a real working EDF afterburner! Powered with butane and ignited with parts from a stun gun, David attempts to fly this EPO foam RC airplane with real flames shooting out of the exhaust tube!
The FT Baby Blender (Version 2) is an updated version of our original foam board scratch build! We took input from you (our viewers) and redesigned this scratch build/ speed build kit with added strength, better flight characteristics, and a much easier build experience!
The J*Scott is a custom made foam board RC scratch build from FliteTest.com author ExAir!
David and Chad answer questions and discuss David's 'FPV to Space and Back' project, as well as upcoming projects, website articles and more!
The FT Spitfire is a swappable airplane that we'll be featuring very soon! Watch Josh maiden the 2nd version of David's foam board scratch build prototype.
The Dream-Flight Alula, the original forward-swept "fly anywhere" R/C glider! The Flite Test crew take a look at this "urban glider"
Balancing your props is one of the most important steps you can take to ensuring your R/C multirotor or airplane flys smoothly.
Learn how to build a tricopter V2.6HV! David goes through step by step details of how to build a multirotor featuring wooden booms and a custom vibration-dampening camera tray.
The Flite Test crew teamed up for a spot landing challenge as kids from the Greater Stark County Urban League use vortex cannons to shoot down the planes!
The FT Cruiser is a twin engine foam board scratch build airplane that's also available as a speed build swappable kit!
The FT Cruiser Twin Engine Speed Build Kit is the 9th airplane available in our scratch build swappable series and is available as a scratch build airplane as well.
Learn how to build the additional Split Flaps and FPV pod for your FT Cruiser and create the electronic connections needed for twin engine setup.
The Skywalker X8 is a giant EPO foam wing designed for FPV. We review the X-8 and also try out our custom 360 degree FPV camera rig.
Josh and David talk about the custom built 360 degree FPV camera rig, answer questions, discuss their favorite transmitters, worst R/C airplanes, favorite episodes, and more!
The JA 37 Viggen EDF is a scratch built airplane hot wire cut from foam!
Dynaflite Bird of Time Sailplane featuring a 3 meter wingspan and made of fiberglass and wood. We review this glider and check out some of its flying characteristics.
Rotor Bones are multi-rotor accessories designed to offer a durable, cost effective option for building your own multi-copter. We take a look at some of the features of these new Flite Test products and test fly some of our designs.
Super Cub LP gets modified with a brushless outrunner motor, split flaps and ailerons!
Josh and David narrate through the entire build of this Super Club LP in this edition of Talk & Build.
Josh and David discuss how they get air to air footage, their favorite flight control boards, upcoming events and more! Also, we'll be at Joe Nall this weekend!
The FT Spitfire is the 10th installment in the Scratch Build Swappable Series.
We take a look at this scratch build war bird and check out it's flying characteristics!
Watch how to build the FT Spitfire foam board swappable! This Supermarine Spitfire is the 10th installment in our swappable series
The Roadrunner is a classic R/C kit plane that Josh picked up at the 2013 Toledo Show. The previous owner installed a 38cc gas engine and the Flite Test crew set out to get this large scale plane back into the air!
Josh and David talk about their adventures at the Joe Nall outdoor flying event.
A huge glider with a 4 meter wing span gets towed into the air with a 38cc gas airplane.
Learn the basic assembly of the Rotor Bones AnyCopter Hub Kit.
Learn how to build your own vibration dampening camera rig! Designed specifically for the Rotor Bones AnyCopter Hub.
iBcrazy stops by and shares the results of his Long Range System (LRS) shootout!
Setting up the control surfaces of your R/C aircraft is very important. Here's a tip that will help insure you have everything setup correctly.
An FPV challenge with R/C flying wings and pool noodles(aka: woggles)!!
The Bat Bone tricopter center plate is the newest installment to our Rotor Bones multirotor components.
Painting foam board can be challenging. Here are a few tips for getting the best results when painting your foam board aircraft.
Josh and Josh answer questions about props and the new location, Chad and Josh cover flight control boards and more!
The FT 3D Swappable Speed Build Kit is now available in our store! Arron Bates stops by again to review of the final version of our speed build foamboard swappable 3D airplane.
We deliver rescue supplies with the ArduCopter 3DR Hexa autonomously using waypoints!
Josh and Josh give the top 5 things a new pilot should be aware of.
We bought the new "teach your self to fly" E-Flite Apprentice S 15e with SAFE technology to put it through its paces. Is it really as good as it sounds? Can a beginner teach him or her self to fly without an instructor?
David bought some smoke bombs at the local firework store. Naturally he had to strap it to something.
The Multiplex DogFighter gets put to the test in two streamer cutting challenges. HITEC team pilot Nick Frederick joins us for some fun warbird flying challenges!
The Heli-Max BLACK HAWK is a highly detailed 1/43 scale R/C brushless aerobatic helicopter that we review and compare to the Heli-Max EUROCOPTER.
David shows how to build a V-Tail Quad using the Bat Bone frame. He also shows how to set up the KK2 board as well as the fist flight adjustments.
David teaches Josh how to discus launch and he shares some tips for achieving a successful flight with your DLG.
Josh and David respond to viewer requests and go head to head in a speed challenge with their scratch built planes!
Learn how to do stick scaling on your multi-rotor with the KK2 and David shows how to flip the V-Tail Quad.
The FT Versa Wing, the most versatile speed build swappable airplane that we've ever made!
Learn how to build your FT Versa Wing! This step-by-step tutorial will show you everything you need to put together your speed built kit or scratch built wing!
The FT Versa Wing supplemental video which walks you through setting up your Versa Wing as a pusher and installing FPV.
Josh and David are responding to viewer questions and share some great articles currently on the website!
Inspired by the Ripslinger from the Disney movie 'Planes', Josh and David decided to make their own scratch built character planes! In this episode of Flite Test, they review the FT Slinger.
We posted a message on our facebook page to hear what some of you would like to see as an episode. A Tour of the Flite Test Headquarters was one of the top responses.
The FT Duster, a scratch build swappable character plane inspired by Dusty from the Disney movie 'Planes'.
Today we check out the Ka8 Sailplane from ParkZone. We perform some high start launches and review this glider.
Step by step tutorial showing how to build the FT Racer speed build / scratch build airplane.
We thought it'd be fun to launch the KA-8 sailplane from the air with our E-flite Apprentice!
Step by step tutorial showing how to build the FT Duster speed build / scratch build airplane.
The RV JET from RangeVideo.com is an EPO flying wing designed for FPV, setup with an advanced gimbal system.
We just got back from Neat Fair and wanted to tell you about some upcoming events and future episodes!
We recap on our time at the 2013 NEAT Fair outdoor flying event!
Here are a few tips for building your scratch build and speed build kits!
Cleveland's local television show "Kickin' it with Kenny" featured Flite Test on a live tv broadcast!
We had a chance to help out on a short film recently, shooting aerial video with our multirotors.
The new Knuckle Hub Kit is the latest installment of Rotor Bone multirotor components. This kit will enable you to build the "Knuckle H-Quad" or just about any creation that you can imagine!
Here's the step by step overview of how to assemble your Knuckle Hub Kit into an H-Quad configuration.
The Kraken, a giant scratch built swappable flying wing gets equipped with an airsoft gun for some FPV air to air fun!
The Flite Test Beginner Series is brought to you by Horizon Hobby. This is the 1st of a 10 part series that will walk you through everything you need to know about getting started in the R/C Flying Hobby!
We review and test fly the Hadron from Flyzone, a vectored thrust flying wing.
The Flite Test Beginner Series is brought to you by Horizon Hobby. This is the 2nd of a 10 part series that will walk you through everything you need to know about getting started in the R/C Flying Hobby!
Josh and David have a glider build-off challenge requested by Flite Test viewers!
The Flite Test Beginner Series is brought to you by Horizon Hobby. This is the 3rd of a 10 part series that will walk you through everything you need to know about getting started in the R/C Flying Hobby!
Trappy from Team Black Sheep, Josh, David, Alex and Chad fly FPV together on top of an abandoned warehouse.
Here's the step by step overview of how to assemble your FT Simple Soarer
Flite Test is celebrating 100,000 subscribers with a big sale! No Black Friday here... Chad and Josh are offering these special discounts for most of November!
15% OFF Everything in the Flite Test Store.
Free Tow Release with the purchase of a FT Simple Soarer.
Baby Blender SBK price reduced.
The Flite Test Beginner Series is brought to you by Horizon Hobby. This is the 4th of a 10 part series that will walk you through everything you need to know about getting started in the R/C Flying Hobby!
Chad issued a challenge to Josh and David; Make a toaster fly!
The Flite Test Beginner Series is brought to you by Horizon Hobby. This is the 5th of a 10 part series that will walk you through everything you need to know about getting started in the R/C Flying Hobby!
Josh and David review the mini ducted fan E-Flite UMX Habu.
A step by step instruction on how to build wheel pants for your scratch-build!
Josh and David pit these WWI foes against each other in a head to head review
The Flite Test Beginner Series is brought to you by Horizon Hobby. This is the 6th of a 10 part series that will walk you through everything you need to know about getting started in the R/C Flying Hobby!
This is some 3D action that truly needs to be seen! This unreal quad was designed and built by Curtis Youngblood who made the trek from Texas to show off this beautiful machine.
The Flite Test Beginner Series is brought to you by Horizon Hobby. This is the 7th of a 10 part series that will walk you through everything you need to know about getting started in the R/C Flying Hobby!
A head-to-head-to-head battle for the best FPV platform.
The Flite Test Beginner Series is brought to you by Horizon Hobby. This is the 8th of a 10 part series that will walk you through everything you need to know about getting started in the R/C Flying Hobby!
Just us spending some down time at the office smashing these quads into everything we can!
Today we fly the Hobbyzone Delta Ray! This trainer features the SAFE system and the ever important "Oh, Crap!" switch.
Looking for some gifts for the pilot in your life? We recommend these awesome products that will let you fly indoors during these cold winter months.
The Flite Test Beginner Series is brought to you by Horizon Hobby. This is the 9th of a 10 part series that will walk you through everything you need to know about getting started in the R/C Flying Hobby!
Are you, or someone you know, interested in R/C flight? Here is a :30 second promotional video to share what Flite Test is.
The Flite Test Beginner Series is brought to you by Horizon Hobby. This is the 10th of a 10 part series that will walk you through everything you need to know about getting started in the R/C Flying Hobby!
Check out the beginner FPV system from ReadyMadeRC
