GBLynden

Hey guys!

I finally got to put together an unboxing, maiden flight, and flight review video for the UMX Radian RC power glider. I hope those of you that have not purchased this plane yet will benefit from this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAZxL0WZM_4 Here are my Unboxing, Maiden and Review Notes:

Cons:
- Fragile
- Not easily transportable like previous UMX planes
- Brushed motor

Pros
- Handles stiff and swirling winds pretty well
- Good slow speed handling
- Performs loops well
- Good flight times
- Fun

aeajr

My Feedback: (2)

A member of our club has one of these and brought it to the field Saturday. Breeze was in the 4-7 mph range.

Glider was very very stable and could be flown hands off much of the time. The climb was very strong so I saw now issue there.

I only flew for a few minutes but my buddy put it up in several thermals with great success.

The only issue as a thermal soaring glider is the size. Naturally when you get in a thermal you want to go up, up, up and this small size limits your altitude. That is not a flaw, just a fact of using a small glider.

Overall we found it to be a lot of fun!

It would probably do great as a slope glider for very light wind days too.

GBLynden

I agree with your assessment and I am glad that you got to play with one too! I will continue to report my findings and encourage others to do the same including pictures and video, of course.

LSP972

My Feedback: (13)

I snagged one of these a few minutes ago at the LHS… along with a DX5e transmitter. It was either buy the TX, or buy another Futaba RX… and I got the TX-only package, so the price was the same. Something not right with that, but whatever… guess I'll see now if this AS3X technology does what they say it does.

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GBLynden

That sounds like a great way to go! Keep us posted on how it actually works out for you.

GB

GBLynden

Here is a look at a "Flight and Glide" from 200 Feet in the air

http://youtu.be/l26_vF_AoaA

GBLynden

I made another "Flight and glide" video, but this time it was from a height of about 350 feet instead of only 200. This video also includes some nice wide angle looks at this plane in the air:


http://youtu.be/ccUsHX8vvQQ

GBLynden

This video below centers around me nearly losing my UMX Radian last night on a bright and sunny evening. While it was missing from my sight for what seemed like forever, in that helpless span of time I decided I needed to ensure this wasn't going to happen again with my next plane since this one was likely gone forever.

Thankfully, I was able to regain sight with it after spinning circles for a bit. What you will find in this video are a few ideas I applied literally to the surfaces of this RC Plane.

http://youtu.be/loTnbSEXJYo PV: I know some of you have tons more experience doing this than me, so if this is child's play compared to what you do, please feel free to share your expertise

GBLynden

This is the highest I have taken my UMX Radian on video (I am guessing at least 500 plus feet) and I decided to keep the video shown below pretty raw. It includes some pretty funny parts that show the interaction between my camera woman and myself:

http://youtu.be/-OdrNSpeX6g

GBLynden

This is the first "Flight and glide" video I have made post-crash with my Ultra Micro Radian onto my neighbor's roof. The cause is unknown, but after I crashed my UMX Pitts on video the cause seemed similar. I put fresh batteries in my DX6i and I haven't had a problem since with any of my planes.


http://youtu.be/BscaoTsfZSk

paxskipper

To help kept track of the plane at altitude put some silver monokote stick on trim on the leading edge. Try about half of the leading edge and wrap an inch or so top and bottom of the wing. The sun will glint off this when you turn, it will help keep track of the plane and orientation.

GBLynden

That is a great recommendation. Where would I find something like that?

Thank you,
GB

paxskipper

I suspect that any hobby store that carries covering would have it. There are a number of different colors and styles:
http://www.monokote.com/trim.html
I have used the chrome and the gold.

GBLynden

Thank you very much for that link! I may just have to order some with my holiday cash I expect to receive lol

GBLynden

This is the updated version of my "Visibility Enhancements" video I made back in May shortly after this E-flite UMX Radian RC Glider came out. The changes I have made since then was to use all of the black strips that came with this plane and add green and orange Sharpie ink to this plane. The key for the best result on this foam is to use the liquid Sharpie ink and NOT the traditional style marker. The green didn't turn out as well as it could have as a result of previous attempts with the traditional style Sharpie.

https://youtu.be/mao8KmvL190