I asked Neil and his team in the order comments section if the list of items I had ordered were compatible with each other (fire wall, spinner, props, collect etc). Within an our of placing the order Neil rang me and informed me the spinner I ordered was incorrect for the set up. The correct one was added to the order and the wrong one removed. Great service as always and the components are the best on the market. Many thanks Neil & Team.
Received in a great 7 days. Well packaged and all there . There was a replacement parts bag for some bits that were cut too small, all good. There is a small leaflet on some instructions , but minimal , there is a build thread on RC Groups. Some thinking on some of the build , but an experianced builder should be ok . Some of the ply fuse parts needed a little sanding/cutting as they didn't quite slot in . The wing joining points I got to a great fit and good angle UNTIL i covered when they bent noticebly , some angled balsa needs to be added at 45 ' to stop this , braced against the carbon spar at the next rib down . ( like a geodetic structure. ). Not flown yet but will soon . Overall pretty good .
I've given these 4 stars only because they don't last very long, but are great for holding the prop blades close to the fuse. No more blades that dangle or don't quite fold all the way back. Will be buying some more, although I forgot with an order I just put in - doh!
These are very nice prop blades, but there was a difference of 0.4g in weight between the two blades. As you can imagine, the front of the fuselage had the shakes when I tried a static test (it was at this stage I weighed them). I ended up sanding the front and rear surface of the heavier blade until it matched the lighter one, and repolished it. The other issue was I needed to remove bulges from the roots as they were preventing the blades opening. Hopefully Neil reads these reviews and feeds them back to manufacturers, at least match up pairs of blades better. Having said all this I would use these again, as once balanced are great, and fold nice and close to the fuselage when used with a CN-U Spinner.
I wanted to wait until I had completed the build and flown the model before posting a review. I mostly scratch build my planes from plans rather than a kit but wanting a 2m glider and faced with all those ribs, so on this occasion I chose the Eli RES. Like other reviewers I was very impressed with the quality of the kit and apart from a few head scratches during building, it went together very nicely with excellent fits. I used a suggested power train of the DYS D2225-19 1350kv (which is a nice snug fit in the nose) and the 28A BLHI-32 ESC. For r/e I used a pair of the CHA DS06 Chaservo and a pair of Power HD servos for the spoilers. The suggested spoiler/servo mechanism works fine. I covered the model with Hyperflight's own transparent covering and was surprised how nicely it worked. Finished weight was 470g with a Tattu 750mAh battery which I was able to squeeze in. I have flown it several times now, the power setup gives several reasonable climbs and although there was marginal lift on most occasions I flew the ELI it still managed not to disappoint. I can't wait for some better days. Spoilers are set to about 60 degrees and a little up elevator to compensate. They are not overly effective. I would thoroughly recommend the Eli, it looks and flies great. Excellent service from Hyperflight.
I found the Glider fun to build and seemed to be reasonably easy even for me a first time builder.
The Pug flies great and responds to very light lift conditions which is a blast, I was able to thermal it first day out!
Unfortunately, I found the 3d printed bits to be excessively brittle I broke one of the pushrod guides separating them, broke the elevator mount installing the elevator, broke the forward wing mount tightening down wing for the first time and finally the rear wing mount broke on the second day out during a slightly hard landing. My kit was also missing the carbon throwing peg.
Regardless the pug is a joy and I will likely be picking up a twisty soon enough!
Bought two Pico Reds and installed in both a Prestige 2PK Pro Standard and Storm. Both in conjunction with a 2S/300 battery. My last flight yesterday testing 6S in the Storm, and not yet familiar with the total consumption used at full power. Ended up at around three hundred meters in 10 seconds (after already flying for 20 min...) and got low voltage warning. Looked at the Jeti display which told me 15 volts! No chance to fly the 2PK down in time. Then "popped" the low RX voltage up, and the backup battery took over. Full brakes from 300 meters brought the ship safely down.
I have set the BEC voltage to 8,4 V, and charged the 2S/300 battery to 3,9V cell (7,8V total). 3,9 V gives around 190 mAh for use. The telemetry is set for Voltage low at 8V, so I knew the backup was "taking over".
What a fantastic solution! It helped me this time, but I know for sure to land before this happens again
The kit itself is high quality. I would rate this kit about 9 to 10 for craftsmanship!
I am very impressed with the way the servos for the tail are laid out in this sailplane.
The elevator control horn uses a steel rod that is joined from the root end of both elevators. You have to use a clevis to connect to this rod and the servo, but it's a neat idea the way it works!
Overall, love this kit!
It's one of the best kits on the market!
Usual speedy delivery from Hyperflight and after a couple of minutes with a permagrit to reduce the width of the servo lugs they fit the frames just fine. The external bearings need pliers to gently snap them into place into the nylon frame but just be careful to keep the bearing level with the top of the frame when doing this. So much better than the wooden frames.
Superb quality part that was on my doorstep, half a world away, a week after damaging the original DLG style fin which is fragile in a sloping environment. The replacement fin arrived perfectly packed to prevent damage during transit. Superb service as usual Neil!
The original fin was fairly easy to remove at the glue joint and a minimal amount of boom sanding was performed to assist adhesion. A hole needs to be created in the forward 'shell' of the fin for the pull cable to pass though. I re-purposed the original horn and torque rod but needed to make a new pull cable due to the extra length required. The whole job took less than an hour to complete.
High quality product with a nice surface finish, easy to build and a joy to fly!
Was worried about the short boom and its overall "short" length but it is very stable, very agile and light like a feather. A great DLG!
Great service from hyperflight and received it within 5 working days to central europe.
These are ideal for lightweight models. The only problem is that you have NO adjustment. Just roughen the end of a 1.5mm carbon push rod, apply medium cyno glue and slide on. The pin needs a 1.6mm drilled to the control horn for a perfect fit. Only 4 stars because there is no adjustment but they do work well.
Well packaged and great 1st impressions of the Hawk 2 glass layup, superb build quality!
It's my 1st DLG having mainly flown slope so was impressed at how feather light but very stiff it was.
The build was tricky with no real guide but decided to brick all 4 servos together (bluebirds) and after a few attempts got all control rods and lines perfectly installed.
Maiden flight in very light but cold conditions was a blast! Launched it over 60 times that day! Think I'm hooked! Roll on summer!
Got these from Neil today (untracked shipping to Germany within 5 days!). Sadly german Post does add 6,- Euro just for the service of handling with 3,75 Euro tax.
The blades are looking absolutely bling-bling! Excellent craftmanship!!
Can't wait to mount these on my Sansibear Juna (which is still in the making at the manufacturer)...
What a super little sloper !! Assembled in a couple of hours using little Emax servos which fit perfectly, cg at 20mm, 3mm reflex on the ailerons and away she flew, two clicks of left aileron trim and that was all the trimming required !!
Very impressive stability, no dropping of wings even when slowed down, not that it will slow down very much. This little plane makes you grin, lots of fast fun !!
My plane was rudderless and used three XG-6 servos. The center of gravity is 80mm from the leading edge, and the total weight is about 132g.
Comparing the launch altitude between the Hawk2 and the MiniDart2, the HawkPro climbed the highest. In addition, it was easy to ride on thermals. The HawkPro and Hawk2 have completely different airfoils, but both fly smoothly and nimbly.
The HawkPro flies differently when there is no wind and when there is a little wind at launch. Even though the camber setting was the same, when there was no wind, the elevator in launch mode and speed mode was trimmed up by 2 to 3 frames from neutral and rose smoothly at an angle of about 80 degrees. When the wind came up, I thought that nose-up would be suppressed. So, I put it to another trim for about two frames, and it went up smoothly.
In summary, it is an easy plane to fly, but it is a fun plane that changes how it flies depending on how you adjust it.
Got my glass MD2 and very pleased with it. Fit and finish and paint are all very good. Roomy servo area for a DLG. Used a three servo setup, taping the rudder straight and it flies very nicely w flaperons and elevator. Used Beadalon pull wire. A 2S lipo and R84 rx in front balance the plane nicely. The wing and tail bags allow me to keep the plane ready to fly.
Superbly fast delivery.
Kit was well packed, with nice quality parts. As others have said, the only negative to the kit was the lack of building information. I've been building all types of models for 40yrs and there were some tricky areas to figure out with this kit. (Some I only figured out after construction was complete!)
Still, the model built to 364g easily and flies superbly. Looking forward to some completions this year!
Very nice and well constructed electric powered glider. I have a Medina F5L but in comparison I clearly prefer the Polires over the Medina so far. The Polires is lightweight, has low drag, the pushrods allow a more precise piloting and the power train option are much more robust .
As usual, the service from Hyperflight just couldn't be better. The parcel arrived in Thailand in less than 2 weeks. I am just about to start building. The quality of the kit is superb, the laser cut lines are really fine. Looking forward to getting it in the air. Thanks, Neil
the craftsmanship of the wing is amazing. I am blown away. When launched it will soar like a rocket ship into the sky. I got the glass layup maybe next I will order the Carbon. I recommend getting the servo sold as optional, they bundle together as a brick and fit perfectly into the fuselage.
The first time i used this set up was in a Max Flight F5K and was so impressed with the power it delivered. I never thought this small unit would be so strong. the power to weight was unbelievable compared to the other brushed motors I used in the pass. Thank You Greg Prindle
Generally happy with the program-ability of E-Power class of ESCs. My only gripe is that there are options to increase BEC voltage to 8V on the card but there doesn't seem to be an ESC in the product line that can actually change past 5.5V. I would love to be corrected on this.
I was a bit reluctant to use this covering due to the lack of reviews but I bought the yellow and red and set about covering the Eli RES kit. It was excellent to use in all respects and gave a great finish. Plenty of adhesion and easy to work, even on the undercamber of this model. I did use some 'Hi Tack' for some extra adhesion on the undercamber though probably not necessary. So yes, would recommend and less than half the price of Oralight. I tacked it at 115 degrees and shrank at 130 degrees.
The kit itself is high quality. I would rate this kit about 9 to 10 for craftsmanship!
I am very impressed with the way the servos for the tail are laid out in this sailplane.
The elevator control horn uses a steel rod that is joined from the rood end of both elevators. You have to use a clevis to connect to this rod and to the servo, but it's a neat idea the way it works!
Overall, love this kit!
It's one of the best kits on the market!