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Electric glider
Is an electric glider a good place to start?
I watched a father get his son up and running in one day with one that had ailerons and elevator only, no rudder, a Free Bird Mini. There were no dramatic crashes that broke stuff just a few hits that did no break anything. The son flew slowly and carefully. When the father got the controls the Free Bird turned into a jet and was incredibly fast and would go straight up for quite a while. I was amazed at the speed of this glider and then how docile it was in the hands of a beginner. |
RE: Electric glider
Electric gliders are indeed a good place to start. Many of the "starter" electric planes like the Multiplex Easy Star or the Hobbico Flyzone Ventura share similar characteristics to electric gliders in general.
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RE: Electric glider
Electric gliders are great! Slow, stable and easy to fly. I highly recommend them as first planes.
The Easy Glider is a good choice. The Easy Star is a cross between a glider and a parkflyer so it is an excellent choice. Everything you want to know about electric flight http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_7100376/tm.htm |
RE: Electric glider
Depending on where you are going to fly, I'd recommend going with a larger 2M powered glider over a park flyer. They will fly just as slow, but will handle wind a park flyer won't. Something like the Tower VIsta EP ARF should work fine to learn on. Gliders make some of the best trainers out there and you can't go wrong on one, especially when you learn to catch thermals and start getting hour long flights during the summer.
Hogflyer |
RE: Electric glider
ELECTRIC PARK/GLIDERS
If you would like to try soaring with the birds, then an electric glider might be a good choice. These planes are launched with an electric motor. They can be flown around using the motor, like a parkflyer, or they can be flown to height, then the motor is turned off and you hunt for thermals, just like the birds. They can do loops and simple aerobatics, but are really optimized for thermal soaring. The Aerobird and the T-Hawk, which are often mentioned as first parkflyers, glide and thermal pretty well, but they come with fixed props. These planes include folding props which make the plane more streamlined and so it can glide better than a fixed propeller plane. Some are RTF which are fully built, include all the radio gear with everything installed. Battery and charger are included with the RTF planes. Some are ARFs where you assemble the simple package, then add your own radio equipment. Some are available either way. With these planes you get a good first plane, a good first electric and a good electric glider. It may not have been what you were thinking, but it may be exactly what you were looking for. Easy Star - RTF - This is a Park Glider - can be flown as parkflyer or glider Great keep in the car plane! http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/240025.asp Easy Star - ARF - Add you own radio gear http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/240009.asp Build Thread http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=350408 Amazing information site for easy star http://www.mpx-easystar.de/ Video - touch and gos http://plawner.org/video/easygo.wmv http://plawner.org/video/easystar.wmv Ventura RTF ParkFlyer/e-glider - $120 I have not flown this one but have read many good reports Includes one battery and a timed charger. Add a second battery pack and a peak charger and you are set. http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXGFK0&P=ML Review http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...article_id=393 Video http://67.18.81.100/rcuvideos/magazi...93/Ventura.wmv http://www.hobbico.com/gallery/hcaa2010-large.mpg Ascent - this is a park glider ARF It can be flown as a parkflyer or a glider http://www.horizonhobby.com/Shop/ByC...ProdID=EFL1075 Review http://rcgroups.com/links/index.php?...at=237&id=4233 The Hawk - Available RTF with Radio or Receiver Ready if you already have a transmitter. The slow glide of an electric glider makes an excellent trainer plane, especially if you have just a little bit of help. The package is very complete and the tough foam construction can really save you time on a repair bench. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6485665/tm.htm Easy Glider Electric - ARF - $89 REceiver Ready - $159 http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXMYL0&P=ML - This is probably too large to be considered a park flyer but the combination of great flying ability, tough Elapor construction and great thermal or slope soaring ability makes this an excellent first electric sailplane. This is what we recommend to the new glider pilots in our club. http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXKHS8&P=7 Flight Pack http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXKYM0&P=7 Receiver Ready http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/240107.asp Review of Receiver Ready Package http://www.rcgroups.com/links/index.php?id=5042 Multiplex Site http://www.multiplexusa.com/models/P...asyGliderE.htm http://www.modelspot.com/mpx/easyglider.htm VIDEOS Slope http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...89904446915326 http://www.elflight.dk/video5/easy-gl-hang.wmv http://www.hobby-lobby.com/media/MPX...liderSlope.wmv Aerotowed behind a Magister http://www.multiplex-rc.de/cms/vorsc...er_schlepp.wmv Flying Indoors http://www.rcgroups.com/gallery/show...cat=506&page=1 Discussion Threads http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=347989 http://www.*********.com/forums/begi...highlight=keys Push-E-Cat - $95 with brushless motor 59" wingspan on an Epler 205 airfoil. About 22 ounces. EPP Foam 3 channel pusher design Thermals very well. Something like a larger, tougher Easy Star kit but with a brushless motor. http://polecataero.com/products/push-e-cat Discussion Thread http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=331174 |
RE: Electric glider
Took my new Ventura out and had 3 nice flights. Last flight it nosed into the ground. Not much damage, I noticed when Rudder trim is set full to the right the elevator goes full down when you turn to the right. I reset the trim tab to center and the problem went away. Please be aware this may be a problem, each time I set the rud trim full right the elevator goes to full down when you try to make a right turn. I contacted Tower Hobbies and they are sending me a new transmitter. Hope that cures the problem. Please try this on your Ventura before launch,, may save some crashes.
Lee |
RE: Electric glider
I must have missed something here, why would you set the rudder trim full anything ??? If the plane is trimed like it should be you shouldn't have to adjust more then a couple clicks. Maybe when you make the first flight but then you should mechanicaly adjust back to center before the next flight. ENJOY !!! RED
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RE: Electric glider
ORIGINAL: walkermsg Took my new Ventura out and had 3 nice flights. Last flight it nosed into the ground. Not much damage, I noticed when Rudder trim is set full to the right the elevator goes full down when you turn to the right. I reset the trim tab to center and the problem went away. Please be aware this may be a problem, each time I set the rud trim full right the elevator goes to full down when you try to make a right turn. I contacted Tower Hobbies and they are sending me a new transmitter. Hope that cures the problem. Please try this on your Ventura before launch,, may save some crashes. Lee I had that happen on a Hitec Prism 7X radio I used ot have. IF I touched the aileron trim the ailerons would go full right and roll the plane. Caused a couple of crashes till I discovered the problem. :( |
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