Hi Guys
I was looking to buy a slow-flyer kit and came across FlyLite sold at RCD and bought it nearly two months back. After a months gaps i build the model and flew it near a small ground and crashed into Neem tree :'() i thought it was gone but model survived with little foam rash ;D. Me and my friend began looking for large flying site and found a large open space near a lake bed (leveled farm land) 9km from my home, on our 1st day of flying just after our third flight we meet a person named chandu and he is an ex-modeler in Singapore and offered us to use his space :hatsoff: :hatsoff: saying he knew how hard it was to find a flying field :bow:.
Review :
Pros: 1. excellent beginner model in terms of flying, building and repair.
2. Light and durable plane.
3. Very well written manual except for battery size part.
Cons: 1. Rx-R package has not come with manual.
2. Rx-R ESC has high LVC and no further instructions on Programming.
3. Rx-R servos are barely up for the job and control rod binds at some points of servo travel.
4. To complete the model one needs wing C.G cut out markings.
5. Not sufficient cooling for the motor and recommended 2S/300mah battery will not do.
Mods: 1. replaced the stock Rx-R servos with 4.3 grams E-Max servos from RCB
2. Added some fiber glass tape reinforcement to elevator control surface.
Manual Link:
http://www.electrifly.com/parkflyers/gpma1107.html (http://www.electrifly.com/parkflyers/gpma1107.html)
Equipment:
Transmitter: Airtronics SD-10G
Receiver: Airtronics 10Ch FH-3
Battery: Hyperion 2S 400Mah (4 nos)
Servos: 4.3 grams E-Max Digital (2 nos)
ESC: OEM 2S only with 500ma BEC
Motor: OEM BL motor
1. i found it hard to mount the receiver safely without touching (gluing stuff etc) so i used bubble wrap and wrapped around the receiver for a snug fit in the fuse ;D >:D .
2. used rupee coins as weight for C.G/balancing.
3. DIY charger cables and soldered mini dean connectors on all packs as the OEM ESC had mini dean.
4. keep the antenna orientation 90deg b/w the two receiver cables.
5. Also the prop that came with the kit has some sort of prop-tips like wing-tips :headscratch:
Plane repair and damage pics, the ESC was pushed near to motor helping C.G.
Here is a video of me and my friend flying (day 1 and today morning).
Flight times that we recorded from the transmitter for today.
Min:Sec:??
pack 1 10:54:75
Pack 2 07:20:13
Pack 3 12:40:10
Pack 4 08:55:15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXZ-tiApgdg# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXZ-tiApgdg#)
The model throws were set in between the high and low rates.
Today morning fligth and battery pack details
Pack 1 11:30:06 (min.sec:??), voltage after use 7.1V
pack 2 12.32.33, 7.28V
pack 3 11.90.03, 7.08V
pack 4 01.49.68, 8.01V (due to wind picking we stopped flying).
Sahil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg8eSngALMc#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg8eSngALMc#ws)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MvYTAOc_dY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MvYTAOc_dY#ws)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKDnqVlgiWo#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKDnqVlgiWo#ws)
super ga chesaru... :)
Nice one sahil its some what like the blue baby, does it have UC, whats the wing span and auw ,seems like a good slow flyer :thumbsup:
Quotesuper ga chesaru... Smiley
Thanks but i have not done much other than little assembly and flying. One can buy FlyLite Rx-R version from Rcdhamaka.com
http://www.rcdhamaka.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_46&products_id=1595 (http://www.rcdhamaka.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_46&products_id=1595)
Roman it a under camber wing, need to measure AUW and its a slow flyer ;).
Spec. from manufacturer
Wingspan: 35 in (890 mm)
Wing Area: 261 in² (16.8 dm²)
Weight: 7.2-8 oz (205-225 g),.
Wing Loading: 4.0-4.4 oz/ft² (12-13 g/dm²)
Length: 29.5 in (750 mm)
Requires: 3-channel radio (min.) w/2 pico servos, 1700kV outrunner brushless motor, 8A brushless ESC & 7.4V 300mAh LiPo battery.
very good plane :thumbsup: tough too
Updates
1. repaired tail steering wheel.
2. added new prop, hole reamed with flat screw driver to suite prop saver :giggle:
3. some dents on wing tips can be seen due to rough landings :'(
Today morning we flew the model in windy conditions but got only 8min average flight times :(
That is a one Good Plane.
Regards,
Aman.:)
current AUW is 301 grams +-1 gram. (receiver changed to Minima 6S)
Is that Hitec minima 6s
yes
For how much havv u buyied the Hitec lite 4
No i have an airtronics sd10g and hitec flash 7 and i got my minima from muav.in.
You are using hitec lite 4 ? seems like a no frills solid radio.
Quote from: sahilkit on February 15, 2015, 06:27:24 PM
No i have an airtronics sd10g and hitec flash 7 and i got my minima from muav.in.
You are using hitec lite 4 ? seems like a no frills solid radio.
I have not understtod
Yeah and the model seems like copy make of plane techonr fun fly ???
Hitec Lite4 is a 4ch 2.4Ghz RC transmitter and i'm not sure who copied whose :headscratch:
Sahil
Nice Plane!!!!:)
Regards,
Aman.
Got new bigger battery packs for longer flight times ;D and a watt-meter for tuning the setup. ( Robu.in - Ebay IHS )
Thanks aman and what model are you flying?.
Sahil
Hey Sir,
Sorry for late reply as of now i dont have a plane but planning to buy or build one.
Regards,
Aman.
Hi Aman
okay do let us know if you plan on buying a plane.
Sahil