FPV Glider Tow

[Miles]

So guys, anybody want to try a FPV glider tow? No Gyros and it is pretty obvious that multis can't do this (Though i would be happy to be proved wrong)
I will have a go at some point when I find another local FPVer but I reckon a few could try this.
I found a Glider tow latch you can make from lego too :) Have a look around on the net.
Look forward to seeing some videos :)
Miles

[BlueFlyer]

they tried this on flite test, lemme find the video...

Flite Test - FPV Tow Glider - PROJECT

[TeeJay]

I wonder if a multicopter could lift a glider straight up in the air by it's tail and just drop it ?

[Miles]

Well TJ, you fly your Multi and lift up my Fox, and we'll see :)

[TeeJay]

Well TJ, you fly your Multi and lift up my Fox, and we'll see :)

My multi is a bag of poo Xaircraft
About as stable as an egg on a spoon, vibrations upset the AHRS when the motors get spinning fast enough to get some height

I'm gona convert it back to FPV set-up and crash it til it dies

[Miles]

Well TJ, you fly your Multi and lift up my Fox, and we'll see :)

My multi is a bag of poo Xaircraft
About as stable as an egg on a spoon, vibrations upset the AHRS when the motors get spinning fast enough to get some height

I'm gona convert it back to FPV set-up and crash it til it dies

Lol, well when you have a working multi :) Or I can design you one, and on that topic when Chrisbrit reads this, his is done too :)

[BlueFlyer]

I'll use my quad to lift someones plane if they wanna meet up.

[Miles]

I'll use my quad to lift someones plane if they wanna meet up.

OK, youll only be an hour away :) How much can your quad lift?

[TeeJay]

I'll use my quad to lift someones plane if they wanna meet up.

I beleive the Fox glider weighs it at over 1.1kg, so you'd need a pretty strong quad to take that up high enough to drop it :)

[Miles]

I'll use my quad to lift someones plane if they wanna meet up.

I beleive the Fox glider weighs it at over 1.1kg, so you'd need a pretty strong quad to take that up high enough to drop it :)

No no, my baby fox, ways 110Grams ;)

[BlueFlyer]

Ill check the ecalc to see the capacity of my setup.

[TeeJay]

I'll use my quad to lift someones plane if they wanna meet up.

I beleive the Fox glider weighs it at over 1.1kg, so you'd need a pretty strong quad to take that up high enough to drop it :)

No no, my baby fox, ways 110Grams ;)

Can I take it up with my catapult ?

:)

[Funky Diver]

I think it'd be more fun trying to take it DOWN with your catapult  ^-^

[Miles]

I think it'd be more fun trying to take it DOWN with your catapult  ^-^

I'm not going to answer that.... And you could try, its pretty quick though :)

[BlueFlyer]

the quad I'll be using is 900g with LiPo and FPV gear (not all attached yet, just threw it all on the scales). I put that it weighs 2kg on the ecalc and it says I can hover at 70% throttle, so I guess it's possible to take up a bixler or something but without stabilisation for my quad (i missed my chance for a CC last night) I'd be very nervous taking a payload. Plus we'd have to figure out a release mechanism.