This is my maiden flight for the brand new Eflite UMX Waco RC Plane with AS3X and a 2S brushless motor from Horizon Hobby.

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In this video I do my best to fly my Waco when some wind out of no where picked up and made the landing very challenging. My girlfriend also recorded most of this video. This was her first RC Plane video recording RC Flight and I am very proud of her!

I tested the air before I took it up with my other ultra micro biplane or "bipe", the EFlite UMX Pitts S1S.

Here is a list of pros and cons for this UMX RC Biplane:

Cons
Its stickers were not applied very well
The elevator has some asymmetry issues
It does not handle wind very well

Pros
Looks great in the air and on the ground
Nice size
2S brushless power
Well built landing gear

This is how Eflite and Horizon Hobby describe this UMX RC Plane:

"Own a piece of history and get a taste of what the early days of aviation were like with this scale reproduction of the classic Waco biplane. The Eflite® UMX™ Waco BL blends classic style with stateoftheart features to give you one of the most rewarding flying experiences at any size. It comes out of the box with scale touches which include molded surface details on the wing and fuselage, carbonfiber flying wires, windscreens and more. You even get a pilot figure complete with a flying scarf. All this detail is brought to life by a 180size brushless power system. This power system, along with the model’s light wing loading and AS3X® technology, gives you a wide flight envelope to play with. Firewall it to fly aerobatics or throttle back and cruise – the UMX Waco BL will deliver smooth, stable response whatever you want to do."

I have to say that over the years the three best UMX RC Planes have been the Eflite UMX Pitts, the Eflite UMX Radian, and the Eflite UMX Timber. All three are the best at what they do IMO.

It is pretty amazing how far this channel has come since making this video. These days John and I are flying high performance EDF Jets like my Eflite Viper and Freewing BAe Hawk, but it is still nice to mix in planes like this along with the new Eflite Night Radian Glider.