Great video! I am working on a Merlin right now. May I ask what kind of servos you would recommend? I'd prefer not to have to remove and deal with problematic parts. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks a lot.
Can't really give you a good answer without more info. It could be one of several things, CG wrong, slipping control rod, bad servo, bad radio, bad receiver. All I can say is check over everything carefully, check the CG, tighten the control rod screws, check to make sure servos are working properly, check to make sure Tx/Rx are working properly and range is OK, and finally make sure your battery is good, giving out enough power.
I went and got 3 460 nanotech batteries, if i really like the way it flies i will think about getting 2 of the 850 nanotech batteries to increase the flight times, now i have an orange 6 channel rx what is your take on these rx's?
I've had good luck with the OrangeRx's I've used (half a dozen or so). In this type of light weight plane, I take the case off and wrap it in plastic wrap to save about 5 grams. The 3S 850 nanotechs work great for sport flying but not for gliding in this plane, so your flight times will increase but not significantly. The fun factor will increase more, however, if you try some stunts, easily done in this agile, powerful plane. And always remember to check the CG.
Now with your batteries most are recommending a 500-800 ish for the mah what flight time are you getting for the 460 and does the rhino bat come with minijst connectors?I'm also looking at getting the nanotech 850 what do you think about that battery the nanos are smaller....it get so confusing as to what to get :)
Mike, haven't really timed flights/checked batteries carefully since making video. But do some quick calculations from the video, you can clearly see, with lots of gliding, used only 64% (down to 3.88v) of 3S 360 battery with 7 minute flight, so easily get a 9 minute flight without taking battery down too low. So a 460 should be able to get a little longer flight (around 11 min.), but remember, the heavier you go, the less efficient it becomes. Want good glide? Light lipo best.
Oh, and all the connectors on lipos under 1000 (but not including 1000) should work. Wanna glide? Get 3S 370 or 460 Nano-tech. Wanna go fast? Get 3S 850 Nano-tech. And remember to place the battery in the right place to keep CG correct, 40mm back from front of wing. If you wanna go fast, then a little more forward CG is OK, but don't go farther back.
Loving her! With this light weight setup, she has very forgiving flight characteristics. You can do all kinds of craziness with the stick and still easily recover, really good for practicing stunts. The extra power on tap and the agility can really save you. Recommended for anyone, even beginners.
Great video! I am working on a Merlin right now. May I ask what kind of servos you would recommend? I'd prefer not to have to remove and deal with problematic parts. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks a lot.
And btw, you are an excellent aviator!
themainproblem 17 hours ago
for some reason mine stalls and goes into a nose dive random and it spins and i cant stop it, do you think its the plane or radio?
rc18trocks 6 months ago
@rc18trocks
Can't really give you a good answer without more info. It could be one of several things, CG wrong, slipping control rod, bad servo, bad radio, bad receiver. All I can say is check over everything carefully, check the CG, tighten the control rod screws, check to make sure servos are working properly, check to make sure Tx/Rx are working properly and range is OK, and finally make sure your battery is good, giving out enough power.
SteebunRoba 6 months ago
@SteebunRoba alright thanks, i think it might be the receiver
rc18trocks 6 months ago
I went and got 3 460 nanotech batteries, if i really like the way it flies i will think about getting 2 of the 850 nanotech batteries to increase the flight times, now i have an orange 6 channel rx what is your take on these rx's?
mikedoucette66 7 months ago
@mikedoucette66
I've had good luck with the OrangeRx's I've used (half a dozen or so). In this type of light weight plane, I take the case off and wrap it in plastic wrap to save about 5 grams. The 3S 850 nanotechs work great for sport flying but not for gliding in this plane, so your flight times will increase but not significantly. The fun factor will increase more, however, if you try some stunts, easily done in this agile, powerful plane. And always remember to check the CG.
SteebunRoba 7 months ago
Great Video :)
Now with your batteries most are recommending a 500-800 ish for the mah what flight time are you getting for the 460 and does the rhino bat come with minijst connectors?I'm also looking at getting the nanotech 850 what do you think about that battery the nanos are smaller....it get so confusing as to what to get :)
mikedoucette66 8 months ago
@mikedoucette66
Mike, haven't really timed flights/checked batteries carefully since making video. But do some quick calculations from the video, you can clearly see, with lots of gliding, used only 64% (down to 3.88v) of 3S 360 battery with 7 minute flight, so easily get a 9 minute flight without taking battery down too low. So a 460 should be able to get a little longer flight (around 11 min.), but remember, the heavier you go, the less efficient it becomes. Want good glide? Light lipo best.
SteebunRoba 8 months ago
@mikedoucette66
Oh, and all the connectors on lipos under 1000 (but not including 1000) should work. Wanna glide? Get 3S 370 or 460 Nano-tech. Wanna go fast? Get 3S 850 Nano-tech. And remember to place the battery in the right place to keep CG correct, 40mm back from front of wing. If you wanna go fast, then a little more forward CG is OK, but don't go farther back.
SteebunRoba 8 months ago
Any replacement that can be bought if this item is out of stock as it is right now?? Just broken my prop!
Thorblast 10 months ago
just got mine a few days ago! nice looking powered glider! going to use 800ma 2 cell and 800 ma 3 cell will see how it goes pretty soon now!
roberttreboranita 10 months ago
nice!
roberttreboranita 11 months ago
Got one on the way and 3 batteries 500Mah 3s, 800mah 3s and a 800mah 2s. Good to see your having luck with the bird. I assume it's all stock?
kenstogie 1 year ago
@kenstogie
Yep, all stock, plus the 3S 360 lipo and a 4g DSM2 compatible Rx.
SteebunRoba 1 year ago
so how do you like her?
badgolf1 1 year ago
@badgolf1
Loving her! With this light weight setup, she has very forgiving flight characteristics. You can do all kinds of craziness with the stick and still easily recover, really good for practicing stunts. The extra power on tap and the agility can really save you. Recommended for anyone, even beginners.
SteebunRoba 1 year ago
@SteebunRoba yes i totally agree!..enjoy bud!..i am hehe!!
badgolf1 1 year ago