What arrived today?

[Coyote]

Anybody got anything they'd like to see one of these have done to them in the context of a review? Other than that it's just going to get compared to something like my Z-84 (I'm quite interested to find out which one is best actually... I expect it'll be this).

Nice one ! :)

To be honest I'd probably be tempted to go with the same power options everyone else does, it gets crazy flight times / distances.

[FPVSteve]

I am tempted to make it a night flyer - there's nowhere for an HD camera, and with a small stabiliser and a Runcam Owl or Night Eagle in it, it'll be ideal since it weighs nowt and its generally calm on evenings so it'll be fairly steady in the air too....

[ched]

So Banggood asked me if I'd like something to review and offered me some crappy 2.4GHz F-16s which I declined - they asked me if there was anything else I'd be interested in and I decided to ask for one of these because I quite fancied one when they first came out and it arrived today.

However, given that everyone and their dog has already reviewed one of these, I'm not sure what to do with it. It's a kit version so no stabiliser included, so all bets are off, everything I put in it will be of my own choosing.

Anybody got anything they'd like to see one of these have done to them in the context of a review? Other than that it's just going to get compared to something like my Z-84 (I'm quite interested to find out which one is best actually... I expect it'll be this).

I would be interested in seeing how it's built. What I mean by that is, I have only built quads, so things like COG and working out servo throws, the sort of basics you guys take for granted. Quads are just bolt together, and solder a few wires up. I believe planes are a bit more involved with motor mount construction, chopping holes for servos (how do you decide where to cut the holes, do you glue them in or use tape?) Are there special hinges or are they part of the kit?

Cheers.

[Loopdreams]

Planes like these are way easier than putting a quad together.  You screw on a motor, glue in some servos, stuff the rest in, check the CG and chuck it!

[FPVSteve]

The servo holes are already cut and the CoG is already marked. To be honest there are a million and one tutorials on how to build a plane and I'm the last person you want to listen to for tips on a build lol. On that basis you can't go wrong because I've flown a lot of planes and most of them worked fairly well.

[Dave]

Planes like these are way easier than putting a quad together.  You screw on a motor, glue in some servos, stuff the rest in, check the CG and chuck it!

That's exactly what I did. It was at that moment that I discovered I cant fly a plane LOS :(

[FPVSteve]

To be fair a Mini Talon isn't exactly beginner friendly, they're fast and not very forgiving at low speeds.

[English Turbines]

 Flying a plane, even one with a Flight Stabiliser, is not remotely like flying a quad. It takes a degree of skill, and the first obvious difference is, when you chuck it, it will get small very quick, you can't hover it while you become friends with it....lol.

  Im still amazed how many FPV Pilots still can't fly LOS, a dead giveaway is landing time as they invariably land using the Camera, and as any LOS Pilot knows, the visual queues LOS gives are way superior when landing in a controlled fashion.

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[FPVSteve]

No way - landing FPV is much easier lol. Landing LoS the aileron controls are reversed, at least until you go past yourself and then they aren't.... with FPV you can see exactly where the plane is going to go at all times.

[Loopdreams]

To be honest I'm fine either way, once you can actually fly LOS then the ailerons are never "reversed".  I'd say it's easier LOS to slow the plane down to the point where it is just above a stall and make an actually decent landing.  This is why you see a lot of FPV flyers just flying the things into the ground at 30 mph and calling it a landing.  It's also one of the reasons why their planes often don't seem to last very long.

[English Turbines]

  Are you listening Steve.....?.....A controlled crash is not a landing....lol..... :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat:


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[FPVSteve]

Phff - if you can pick it up and chuck it again, it was a landing lol

[ched]

Cheers everyone. Would be interesting to see some build picys anyway. Thanks.

[Coyote]

  Are you listening Steve.....?.....A controlled crash is not a landing....lol..... :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat:
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:rofl:

[Coyote]

Another 5.8GHz receiver for my Pelicase GS ( ongoing ) and a replacement DVR for it ( see thread )