Hi Folks,
Does anyone know if the TBS Caipirinha is available from any UK based stockists? I quite like the look of them, it would fit perfect on the parcel shelf of the car for impromptu flights....
And, does anyone know what size FPV cameras fit in the premoulded recess?
Andy
Pretty much any camera will fit in the recess, either completely drop in or with a very small amount of adjustment so don't worry about that. And yeah it fits on the parcel shelf very easily :)
I maidened mine yesterday. I had so much fun that by the 3rd pack I was doing flights through the goal posts at top speed. And I had so much fun that I went into full kamikaze mode and ended up stuffing it into the ground....Must remember not to have so much fun next time.
I can confirm that they are indeed excellent. I really fancy one myself.
Yep LOVE mine, excellent fun and fly really good. Do not use the bunny ears though. I found they wag about a bit with these.
Where did you guys buy from, TBS direct?
Andy
i'm also wanting one as well having seen TeamFTPs in action
Quote from: Andy Sayle on June 10, 2013, 03:32:38 PM
Where did you guys buy from, TBS direct?
Andy
Yep I ordered in Febuary and it arrived at the end of May :o :o :o
Stop it!
SERIOUSLY! Will you all just STOP IT!!!
I have enough god damn planes and wings....stop tempting me with new honey :D
Looks awesome I must say!
Keukpa
PMSL @ Keukpa. It does look impressive though.
want want want thats all i do now :L WANT!!
I can report that the TBS webshop is bloody annoying. I've been trying to place an order for the last half an hour, and getting nowhere fast. I can add stuff to a basket, and choose the express shipping. Great. I can enter my shipping details, and I can hit proceed. Can I work out how to pay the guys? Nope. I have had 5 confirmation of order emails, and not one of them, nor one page on their website tells me how to get a paypal payment to them!
Maybe it's a sign telling me not to get a Caipirinha afterall....
Andy
Buy it from here, it will work out a lot cheaper, and quicker for you.
http://www.uavworks.nl/webshop/fpv-aircraft/tbs-caipirinha/detail/332/tbs-caipirinha---now-in-stock-color-black.html (http://www.uavworks.nl/webshop/fpv-aircraft/tbs-caipirinha/detail/332/tbs-caipirinha---now-in-stock-color-black.html)
I actually emailed them last night. They have no stock for a good few weeks apparently...
TBS website has an order cap. When they get too many orders you can't order again.
Stupid really, means you have to wait around for the cap to go away.
Better to just have a variable delivery date. When X orders give the customer a X day wait. So at least you can order and pay and get your name on the short list.
Quote from: keukpa on June 10, 2013, 07:35:01 PM
Stop it!
SERIOUSLY! Will you all just STOP IT!!!
I have enough god damn planes and wings....stop tempting me with new honey :D
Looks awesome I must say!
Keukpa
DO IT...
WATCH THE VID....
BUY ONE NOW...
http://youtu.be/Glg_2hV0Vxs (http://youtu.be/Glg_2hV0Vxs)
Quote from: dogzilla on June 11, 2013, 12:10:10 PM
TBS website has an order cap. When they get too many orders you can't order again.
Stupid really, means you have to wait around for the cap to go away.
Better to just have a variable delivery date. When X orders give the customer a X day wait. So at least you can order and pay and get your name on the short list.
It doesn't say that on their site anywhere that is obvious? Bloody stupid system if you ask me. If they can't, or don't want to take the orders from people, why are they still allowing items to be added to a cart, details to be entered, and sending out confirmation emails? Yet at no point do they say there is an order cap, or provide links for payment.
I'm half tempted to sack the idea off, and build something else instead....
Andy
Ritewing Mini Zephy is pretty damn awesome mate to say the least. I have got some nice GoPro / FPV mount that go on the front. Can either email you the DXF file to cut one out or get one sorted for you.
The Mini Zephyr also runs great on the AXN motor and goes like stink. Best thing is that you get a good 15-20 mins flight time from a 2200Mah 3s!!!
Take a look at this:
RiteWing Mini Zephyr EPIC FPV Flying wing in Formation, High Altitude and Down LOW!! NEAR MISS!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utwbbrbq3PQ#ws)
Quote from: Andy Sayle on June 11, 2013, 12:38:34 PMIf they can't, or don't want to take the orders from people, why are they still allowing items to be added to a cart, details to be entered, and sending out confirmation emails? Yet at no point do they say there is an order cap, or provide links for payment
Sorry you mis-understand. When the cap is in place you cannot make a new order. So if you have ordered it and got a confirmation e-mail then I believe you are all good.
Ah, right, if I get the confirmation email, then they should be accepting orders. It's just odd that I can't find any way at all to make a payment to them! There is no link in the email, nothing on their website, nothing when I was filling in my details for the order, nothing! I've put a post on the order cap thread on FPVlab, so I think Trappy is looking into it now.
I'll look into the Mini-Zeph though, it looks like a similar type of model! I was just taken by the premoulded compartments for all the usual gear on the TBS offering. It should allow even me to make a decent job of the build!
Andy
Mini Zeph is a small wing, that is the only resemblance in my opinion.
TBS wing is EPP, lighter, stronger, more durable. Also pre-moulded will go together in very little time.
The Zeph mini wing is an after thought and requires much more building to get in the air.
First and only FPV flight of my Caiprinha
TBS Caiprinha - RIP - FPV London (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyTM7cdd8cc#ws)
Ouch! What the hell happened there??
Sorry to see it go to the big winged graveyard in the sky buddy. It looked to be flying quite well.
I was using a really crap camera and my picture was very dark. that's why I hit the ground the first time.
so I decide to do a double roll and got the ground and the sky mixed up. I thought I had completed two turns and was gonna pull out but I was upside down and so I just hit the ground.
I always thought acrobatics was no fun in fpv, but a plane like this turns so quick in the air and maintains alot if airspeed that's flying like a hooligan is great fun.
deciding whether to get a replacement airframe now or just sell the electronics on.
A glue gun, ca and tape are your friends.
I have caused similar injuries to my caipirinha and since it was either the bin or the bin I had a go at budging it back together.
It looks like frankencaipi but it still flies, so might be worth 15mins effort?
Quote from: plingboot on June 12, 2013, 07:42:01 PM
A glue gun, ca and tape are your friends.
Yes mate I believe you are right.... on second glance I should be able to get it flying again. Cheers :)
At last, order placed, and payment successfully, er, paid! Fingers crossed it won't take months to get here now :)
Does anyone happen to know the dimensions of the battery bay as standard? I'm looking at using a 3s pack if possible and motor/prop to suit....
Andy
Actually the Mini Z is the wingtips that make the ZII the ZXL, they have the same airfoil as the Capi. The Mini Z has been around in cad design for a year or so longer than the Capi.
The Capi in its essence is my 36 Ritewing Lightning that's been around forevvvveeer.
I worked with Trap to make it designed to fit a go pro. The capi is 36 the Mini Z is 31 WS, their wing area is almost the exact same.
Epor is lighter than EPP usually and much stiffer.
I did do some Epor in higher dencity and their mite be a few out there in the higher dencity .
Here are some pix for some stimulation. Capi being the youngling of the group.
The Mini was never designed specifically for FPV in mind but seems to be pulling it off with mods done. I had some extra room in the mold with the wingtips so we made a quick blunt section to make a fun little wing.
The Capi is a great little plane and so is the Mini Z is too and its not after thought by any means.
Quote from: dogzilla on June 11, 2013, 04:26:36 PM
Mini Zeph is a small wing, that is the only resemblance in my opinion.
TBS wing is EPP, lighter, stronger, more durable. Also pre-moulded will go together in very little time.
The Zeph mini wing is an after thought and requires much more building to get in the air.
oooohhhh - i do like that twin Z
Just had "that" call from the wife. You know the one, it goes along the lines of:
Ring Ring
me: hello
wife: what the f*** have you been buying this time?
me: errrrrr
wife: another big box that looks expensive
me: errrrrr
wife: it looks foreign too, I bet the postage was a fortune
me: (realising what it might be) ah, is it quite a light box?
wife: um, fairly.
me: oh, right, that wasn't expensive at all then, it's just some chunks of foam for me to build a new plane with, nothing pricey at all.
wife: riiight.
me: no really, check the shipping label (praying that the value was put down lower than it should be, beads of sweat forming on my brow)
wife: oh, well that's okay then, it looks like it only cost $40.
me: (breathing a sigh of relief) see, there's no way I'd spend loads of money on toy planes in these hard financial times we are living in.....
wife: don't take the p***!
click, brrrrrrrrr
So anyway, it looks like a pair of Caipirinha kits have arrived at home! Happy days :)
Andy
Mine arrived as "product review" for TBS :laugh: :laugh:
Genius! I have a feeling that if I tried that one, I might get a reply along the lines of "You're not good enough to do that"!
Andy
Quote from: Andy Sayle on July 02, 2013, 12:26:15 PM
Genius! I have a feeling that if I tried that one, I might get a reply along the lines of "You're not good enough to do that"!
Andy
I just got the normal..
.."Whatever"
Quote from: Andy Sayle on July 02, 2013, 10:59:55 AM
Just had "that" call from the wife. You know the one, it goes along the lines of:
Ring Ring
me: hello
wife: what the f*** have you been buying this time?
me: errrrrr
wife: another big box that looks expensive
me: errrrrr
wife: it looks foreign too, I bet the postage was a fortune
me: (realising what it might be) ah, is it quite a light box?
wife: um, fairly.
me: oh, right, that wasn't expensive at all then, it's just some chunks of foam for me to build a new plane with, nothing pricey at all.
wife: riiight.
me: no really, check the shipping label (praying that the value was put down lower than it should be, beads of sweat forming on my brow)
wife: oh, well that's okay then, it looks like it only cost $40.
me: (breathing a sigh of relief) see, there's no way I'd spend loads of money on toy planes in these hard financial times we are living in.....
wife: don't take the p***!
click, brrrrrrrrr
;)
I know that phone call.........
Quote from: dogzilla on June 12, 2013, 04:43:20 PM
First and only FPV flight of my Caiprinha
TBS Caiprinha - RIP - FPV London (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyTM7cdd8cc#ws)
That was salvageable :o
What did you do with the airframe, I hope you didn't bin it!
No mate, it's was actually extremely easy to repair. It looked much worse than it was.
I had some 10mm carbon strip laying around, stuffed it into the existing spar slot and CA'd the whole thing back together.... it looks almost good as new and very strong.
Not sure it's my cup of tea really. Might put it up for sale but not sure what the going rate is for cat-d airframes :)
Fairly sure there is no HPI register for RC planes :laugh: :laugh:
Glad it has fixed up ok!!
Why do you not like it?!?! Gotta say I love mine, flys great.
How much would you be looking for dogzilla???
Quote from: Steve W on July 05, 2013, 01:14:27 PM
How much would you be looking for dogzilla???
BUY IT NOW!!!! You know you want it. You can touch mine on Sunday and stroke it if you want...erm...
Quote from: dogzilla on July 05, 2013, 12:58:07 PM
No mate, it's was actually extremely easy to repair. It looked much worse than it was.
I had some 10mm carbon strip laying around, stuffed it into the existing spar slot and CA'd the whole thing back together.... it looks almost good as new and very strong.
Not sure it's my cup of tea really. Might put it up for sale but not sure what the going rate is for cat-d airframes :)
If you're local to me I'd definitely buy it :)... ...if the price is fair ;)
Most of my FPV planes have been fairly large with wingspans between 55-75 inches, all over 2.5KG.
In comparison the Caipr feels a bit too light for me, though it's great fun shooting through goal posts and stuff, I'm just not sure it would get much air time, and I'd rather not have my UHF RX and Immersion VTX sitting on the shelf not being used because HATE having airframes not RTF. If I have an FPV plane it has to be sitting on my shelf ready to go, no arsin around swapping VTXes and shit.
Gonna have a fly with it this weekend in the nice weather and make a final judgement, if not I'll put it in the classifieds by next week. Not sure on price it's the black wing kit with full TBS power/servo kit, has an EZ OSD embedded in the wing and I also custom made a EzUHF dipole with a flexible lower portion for landings.
Hmmm you sound like exactly how I felt with my X5 wing.. I worry I'd have the same buyers remorse with a Caipirinha now :(
Do us a favour and take a pic of where the EZOSD is. Keep on toying with the idea of popping mine in the wing.
Davey I'm beginning to agree with you about the X5 .. flies nice but more hassle than it's worth tbh!
I hate to say it but..
(http://rynobjj.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/told-ya.jpg?w=595)
:D
haha - every time I go out it needs a new repair. If it's not an elevon hinge breaking, its a control rod coming off.
I think I've come to the conclusion ill end up with another maxi swift but ill cut it down and blunt nose it :)
Found a UK supplier if anyone is still interested, £75 not a bad price, black and white available: http://www.electricwingman.com/tbs-caipirinha-fpv-white.aspx (http://www.electricwingman.com/tbs-caipirinha-fpv-white.aspx)
Sorely tempted ;)
-Al
I still cant work out how TBS can achieve an all-up-weight of not much more than 600g? The spared and laminated foam on my current build was nearly 600g on its own and its not much bigger than the Caipirinha :D
Helium filled EPP foam?
I have to admit, I saw the size of it, weighed up the equipment to go in it, and I wonder how they acheive that weight too. I reallymust get around to finishing mine off, just got the wiring to do, and some decorations to help orientate it when flying LOS.
Cheers
Andy
The battery is nearly 1/3rd of that weight (just over 200g) and I'd imagine the RC gear, motor, prop, rods, servos and vTX has to be coming up to 200g? Then add a GoPro? I doubt the foam and winglets are under 200g? :D
Maybe they have been cheeky, and not included the GoPro weight?
which battery as its meant to run on a 2 cell
3300 2s = 200g :)
I'm still wondering how they get that kind of efficiency! A tiny GoPro hauling wing with 35min flight time capability?! Must be that motor, shame it's $50! Trying to find an alternative, but not very successfully :P
-Al
Quote from: fpsazerbaijan on August 23, 2013, 11:47:01 PM
I'm still wondering how they get that kind of efficiency! A tiny GoPro hauling wing with 35min flight time capability?! Must be that motor, shame it's $50! Trying to find an alternative, but not very successfully :P
-Al
Mine is the TBS set up throughout and I get half that!!!! 17-20 mins depending how you fly.
I'm running an Axi 2208/26, Jeti ECO 12 ESC, 3000mAh lipo and folding prop.
Comfortably getting 22mins with around 20% left in batt.
With a 3300 maybe 25mins but I think 35mins would be pushing it!