Best Thermal glider at HK?

Great suggestion Troels 
And it would eliminate the crappy stickers on this that they use for reinforcement , which turn me off it to no end
I had a browse here and it seems 23 micron is available , would that be the "light" one you are referring to ?

I bought the Pheonix and if it ever stops raining I'll maiden it and let you know how it goes.

Thanks Ghost , would you say the 3300 was too heavy a pack regarding climb outs, as they recommend a 1300 to 1800?
Boysie , would welcome your thoughts when you do get her in the air , although the way the weather has been lately I might have bought one by the time you do lol

That is a very sexy unit there Budderino , I am feeling de lurve !
( P.S. nice sig .... ya douche )

Ok,

I've maidened the Phoenix yesterday. All went uneventful.

It was pretty windy and as expected the bird performed very well; the set-up is the stock motor and stock ESC with 3S 5000 mAh power pack. Lot's of air time 

Important points to consider:

- Motor have no downthrust; it raises the head when power applied. Either some downthrust should be given or else you have to fly considering the fact.

- Sailplanes are way different than regular planes when it comes to turns. Some differential to ailerons seems to be a must but you probably can get by with relatively smaller throws: 8 - 12 mm. for the ailerons and 10 - 20 mm. for the rudder.

- Landings are very smooth, you don't really need flaps.

- One piece wing makes the structure pretty tough, I strongly suggest that owners of Phoenix at least join the wings permanently and support the joint by fiberglassing at the bottom.

So, in short fiberglassing the epo parts was a good decision after all. Suggestion from Troels on OraCal arrived a little late for me 

I'd say Phoenix is a great bird to fly.

Cem.

Edited by simpleflyer - 23/May/2011 at 1:29pm

 

Originally posted by trumpy 3S 5000 pack ? thats waaayyyy heavier than recommended , it still flew ok even with that much weight on board ?

Hi Trumpy,

Yes, it is way heavier than the "advertised" weight. But the motor is powerful enough, and the lift of the airfoil is very good: no worries at all. In fact anything below 2200 mAh would kill the joy for me ... I like being sure that I have enough power ...

The stock motor seems to be the equal of Turnigy 2826. I wonder if that's true and hope Turnigy is more powerful. I have a replacement 2826 at hand and I will try it out soon - one last mod I plan.

Cem.