Not much more to add to the above review, a quality build and a dream to fly.

With the thin section put the nose down and it moves, albeit very smoothly.

Get happy, buy one. :~)

Replaced a broken boom on a Blaster 2. Interestingly the replacement boom didn't fit into the pylon part of the pod as expected; it was too wide. I had to sand down the internal part of the pod and then cut an inch off the thick end of the boom in order to get it to fit. Other than that the boom is lovely; stiff and light

Almost all Electric RC Gliders had HyperSpinners at first national F5J competition in Japan.

We found the Altis v4 was convenient at first national F5J competition in Japan.

I managed to break the boom on my Ava Pro and found that there was nil stock available but on the suggestion of hyperflight I would still be able to fly my Ava Pro if I fitted the Slightly longer Super Ava Pro boom. This was duly ordered and arrived the next day ( thanks again for quick service hyperflight). Some modifications were required to extend the wiring inside the boom and increase the length of the box that I transport my model in. The other area that needed attention was a change of CofG. This was easy, in the original set up prior to crash I had the battery as far back in the pod that it would go. With the change of CofG the battery now fits forward in the pod. I didn't have to use any extra weights and the glider flys fine.

le vario marche parfaitement
merci beaucoup

Excellent quality goods and service. Thank you.

Great bag, good secure storage for wings an fus, however most slope nutters take more than one model, would be nice to see this bag with two fus pockets an one more divider inside, and a shoulder strap. Overall thou a good buy.

Ottimo articolo e consegna super veloce

Really delighted with this product and the fantastic speedy delivery service. The Avitron is realistic, enormous fun, and gets great looks out in the field with people asking what it is and where it's from - this is my first ornithopter and I'm really delighted with HyperFlight's service.

Model arrived in good health though had to be collected from courier owing to problem locating address. Built easily in one evening, looks really nice. To date flying has been in 10mph wind, slope soaring, can't wait to try thermaling when the weather improves.

Everyone who has seen my Elf wants one, trouble is they are all family members and want me to buy them!

This model is highly recommended.

Very quick delivery and good price.

Very good product as usual form Neil

I have used this Vario for about a year now with gps module.
works well in Google to revieu flight fron a ground view.
Clear voice announcements easy to understand ,Vario sounds.
Cant say mutch more than it does all very well & is easy to set up.

TheK8B Six Metre glider is a very well built & good value for money model. It is mutch better value & quite a bit cheaper than comparable models of this size which retail at almost double the price.

I did make two modificationsfollows:
I fitted Kavan large Nylon Hinges to all control surfaces & inserted a wooden dowel after removing the plastic insert, dowel was a nice close fit in the aluminium tubes, I then replaced plastic insert.

A bit 'Belt & Braces' butit gives me peace of mind.

Excellent company to deal with, 1st class customer relations.
I would highly recommend anyone to deal this company.

Received the Elf in pristine condition well boxed and packaged. The instructions are clear as long as you have a knowledge of RC construction . The only thing I find "wrong" if that's the word are the carbon control runs they are very very fragile (or maybe it's my ham fisted approach lol).

Very very pleased with my purchase and would be only to happy to recommend Hyper flight and the Elf to anyone.

When will it stop raining? lol

I bought 2 off these batteries for my Blaster and Topsky DLGs last Dec. They have proved to be a lot better than expected, they maintain voltage for ages and seem to last forever, highly recommended, 5STAR! I do not use a voltage reducer which also saves weight.

I bought this 7mm carbon rod to use instead of the steel wing joiner in my Great Planes Spirit Elite glider. By doing this, and replacing the heavy wire elevator and rudder push rods with plastic snake ones, I was able to chop 4oz off the weight.
As always, a great service from Hyperflight.

Very pretty. Very functional. I love them.

Good stuff, need a little modif for some motors, like Turnigy, with a M3 scrsw instead of the original 2,5mm.

Very efficient on a ORION glider with a 13x8 prop and a 2000kv 480 brushless motor.

There is not a lot I can add to the RCME review by Andy Ellison. I took his advice on replacing the elevator pushrod (my supplied carbon rod broke the first time I tried to dismantle it). I also used 2mm bullet connectors on the servo leads at the tail as conventional plugs will not pass into the boom.
To install the Hyperion DS09 AMD elevator and rudder servos in the fin I wrapped them in masking tape then epoxied directly to the inside skin of the fin inside the cut outs. However I quickly discovered that normal epoxy does not bond well to the resin/ carbon used by Vladimir as the servos came loose under moderate handling. Having roughed up the internal surface slightly I got a good bond but the fin skin is so thin that the servo flexes it under load resulting in some play on the rudder. I will probably add a doubler of 1mm glass sheet when I get around to it.
Unlike Andy I operated the spoilers directly from long servo arms bearing on the underside, I used New Power XL161HM servos which are small, powerful and cheap. The servo lugs were removed to enable them to butt up to the spar and a square of 3mm liteply brought them up to the right height. As with the tail servos they were wrapped in masking tape and epoxied in place. No bonding issues here.
Fitting all the gear in the pod took some planning. I used a 4S 1600 mah / 50C flight pack which fitted comfortably under the hatch with the Rx and UBEC behind and under the wing mount. With the CG exactly in the middle of the recommended range this left sufficient room for a satellite Rx behind the motor along with the telemetry module. A further satellite Rx was fitted in one of the spoiler bays (with a small balance weight in the opposite wing).
Power was a Plettenberg HP220/A3 p4 with a 5:1 gearbox driving a 14x8 prop. I had intended to use a 15 x 10 but broke it whilst bench testing. In the event the smaller prop has proved entirely adequate giving 200m in 18-20secs.
Flying it is a joy. I had none of the issues with power to glide transition that Andy noted. I did mix some down elevator into motor to control a tendency to loop under power but when the motor stops at 200m the plane just levels itself out and starts gliding. I have slightly more throw on the rudder for thermalling but a lower rate for the climb out. The spoilers are progressive and give just the right amount of pitch down for controlled spot landing.
So my only minor criticism is the flimsy elevator push rod. Otherwise I cannot praise it highly enough.
Peter Wood

Snapped the fuse flying in silly conditions, just one more flight! 😝
Neil did not have a spare but kindly split a kit so I could enjoy the glorious weather we had over the last bank holiday. Great service thank you.

Amazing glider

Very good quality and very stiff, a lot better than the GF version that came with a radian pro. Fast delivery once in stock.

Many thanks

Very good ballast system. Easy to use and easy to adjust. Would liked to have seen an extra brass bar included but this is not a problem.

The frames were too thin. An extra 1mm had to be added so that the servos are not protruding out the underside.

Once again Neil and his staff have excelled themselves with excellent (speedy and secure) service to the other side of the world.

I'm looking forward to further firmware updates from Jozef. Already the Altis V4 is a great little device, with a wider range of telemetry options it can only be better.

Finally took the plunge and fixed this with a 3mm
carbon rod.

I can now give the Blaster a hefty throw without worrying.
Just lightly sand the wing end top and bottom with a metal modelling file.

Clean off dust with an alcohol wipe then ightly coat the wing and slide the peg over the CA glue. Allow to set in place.

Then carefully drill through the centre of the peg with a good 3mm bit. Vac off the residue.

Trim a 3mm carbon rod to length and slide in through the peg and wing in a light gel of CA through the hole you have made. Finally sand any raised areas smooth.

Then go out throw with all you have to 60m+!

Ho acquistato due Hyperion DS09SCD su questo sito perchè altrove erano esauriti. La qualità dei servi Hyperion è indiscutibile e ben nota...quello che non conoscevo era l'efficienza e la convenienza di questo negozio online. 5 stelle al prodotto e 5 stelle anche al negozio per la qualità del servizio. Tornerò senz'altro.

Would you throw your iPad on the back seat with no cover? Thought not.

The Blaster 3 is a High Tech crafted model so wrap it in these fine leggings. Keeps it cosy too on frosty mornings and keeps the heat and UV off the lovely spread tow carbon on hot days.

Buy a set!

Bought this for my Elf after my SmartLipo starting giving me poor flight times of <30 minutes before beeping.

I stripped off the heatshrink, unsoldered the connectors and soldered my own connector onto a short flying lead, epoxying it to the non-tab end of the battery. I then epoxied a mating connector to the top of one of the servos in the Elf avionics bay, allowing me to plug-in and un-plug the battery with ease, and without fiddling with any wires.

The battery seems to be performing very well, and based on the flight times I've had so far, I should get around 1h30m to 2 hours per charge. With the batteries this cheap, I bought two, which should give me plenty of flying time per session!

I'm using a FrSky FASST-compatible TFR4-B 4-channel micro receiver and two Ripmax SD100 servos - both of which can run directly off 2-cells.

The biggest surprise for me on the first flight of this model was its ability to penetrate into wind despite its low wing loading it easily matched my sprite at this. It also has he ability to hang well and is very agile, I put this down to the short moment arm. Don't let the v tail put you off it has a very steep angle and the rudder input Is very pure. The quality of manufacture is very good but that would be expected at this price point. Completing the radio installation was quite a challenge due to the small nature of the components and my large hands but nothing to surprise anyone who has a couple of similar models under their belt. Overall then a very nice model that is well made and a joy to fly I have high hopes for it on the competition scene.

A really small, light and effective unit. Much easier to operate than expensive height limiters. Can't download flight data but I don't anyway.

Serious bit of kit and good value compared to some others.

Neils service is as ever top notch.

Brilliantly easy to use.
Matched DS 09 servos to my elderly 3030 Mpx Tx frame spacing and also reset the deadband width with a few clicks of the keyboard.
All 6 servos were done quickly and easily as all the settings are pictorial.

Excellent product. Faultless delivery

Muchas gracias por todo. La atencion en el momento del pedido, las facilidades en la gestion y la rapidez en mandarlo a casa solo 3 dias.

El supra glass pro es magnifico es el segundo que tengo en mi poder.

Description of product was spot-on! Shipping time was less than I expected. All-in-all I am VERY happy with product, ease of purchase and shipping. A little on the pricey side but quality is 10/10. Well done and thank you.

Description of product was spot-on! Shipping time was less than I expected. All-in-all I am VERY happy with product, ease of purchase and shipping. A little on the pricey side but quality is 10/10. Well done and thank you.

Description of product was spot-on! Shipping time was less than I expected. All-in-all I am VERY happy with product, ease of purchase and shipping. A little on the pricey side but quality is 10/10. Well done and thank you.

Usual excellent service. Product was very well packed and arrived on opposite side of the world in pristine condition in less than 10 days.

I love these spinners. The only issue I have is that after putting on and off a number of times the plastic of the cone where the screws go in gets a bit soft and the screw keeps turning. My fix has to been to put a drop of CA in the hole and let it dry then use. If you've been using a regular spinner this will decrease your effective prop diameter while bringing the props closer to the fuse when folded back. (A good thing).

HyperFlight comment:
We do sell replacement plastic cones quite cheaply!

I love these spinners. The only issue I have is that after putting on and off a number of times the plastic of the cone where the screws go in gets a bit soft and the screw keeps turning. My fix has to been to put a drop of CA in the hole and let it dry then use. If you've been using a regular spinner this will decrease your effective prop diameter while bringing the props closer to the fuse when folded back. (A good thing).

HyperFlight comment:
We do sell replacement plastic cones quite cheaply!

These take the pain out of servo installation, making accurate secure placement simple.I fix them with Gorilla glue with the servo in place ,the servo wrapped in polyprop film to prevent it getting stuck.Small birch ply blocks are then fitted against the servo lugs. A thin strip of 1/32 ply then goes across the servo held by screws. Perhaps not the most elegant but its rock solid and in the event of servo death they can be easily replaced .
These frames also fit some Hitec servos with only a tiny bit of trimming.
The foaming action of the Gorilla glue fills any voids and spreads the loading to the wing. Simples.

Got this Mini-G shipped from England across the Atlantic in 6 days! Nuts! Well protected, quality is beautifully fit and finished, can not wait to get it flying. Ferrari red with wide white stripe undersides (wings and V-tail), white top, yellow topside wing tips. A piece of art. Ridiculously lite and stiff. Adorns my ceiling while waiting for parts. Beautiful. Well done Vladimir!

Ordered this from overseas and it arrived in about 1 week. Very fast, considering. Spinner works great on a geared out runner with about 600 watts drive power.

Great service and advice from Neil. Elf arrived very quickly and beautifully packaged, all parts being of a very high standard, finish and fit.

I have now flown the model several times and it is a delight - just finishing my lunch hour with this review, after catching some unlikely slope lift in the field next to work - perfect!

One word of advice - be very careful with wiring polarity, especially if using a MPX light RX with the case removed, I learned the hard way, how easy it is to toast all your lovely new radio equipment!

Super smooth and free (with stainless steel wire) glues very well and securely.
Easy to stretch to make thinner for using finer wire inner too.
Excellent product 5/5

To any thermal soarer this is gold !!! A sheer pleasure to hear your climb rate as you circle skywards !!! A great help on those tricky stable days or days with a little breeze !!! Worth the money, gives you all you need to know info wise !!!

A thermalling machine on no wind days !!! A beautiful build, craftsmanship is nothing but perfect !!! Very lightweight for an electric and really flies great !!!

A must for protecting your little Elf's wings !!!

Simple, perfectly crafted DLG !!! A joy in every way, to build, to fly and to just look at !!!
Every time I launched this model I was was a blip in the sky within minutes !!! Flies like a dream !!!
If you're thinking of buying an Elf don't hesitate at all !!! It's worth every penny !!!!

This product is very good, very strong, very light the best money for value.

As always good service and high quality boom.

As always good service and high quality. Thanks.

Perfect quality and stunning performance - just awesome! MKS DS6100 all over, Neumotors 1110/2.5Y gearless (!!!) with a 10x6" prop on 3S-LiPo 1800mAh (65/130C) makes around 12m/s at 1820g total weight... for an outrunner there's no space!

Très bon servos, pas de jeu et neutre parfait.

The build quality of the glider needs to be seen to be believed. Super attention to detail, Someones given this wing a lot of thought. Arrived swiftly & packaged with the care it deserves. Cant wait to thermal it out.

Great product at a good price, the blaster logo is a great touch, but these could be used on any 1.5 m dlg, the rear elevator fin pouch inside the wing bag was a nice unexpected touch.

Very Nice product, good quality .......Vladimir's Models !

Very good item, quality, torque, speed, and good price.
Fast delivery, many thanks Hyperflight !

Very good item, quality, torque, speed, and good price.
Fast delivery, many thanks hyperflight !

Great quality mounts with great service and fast shipping

A must have spare part for the Ava stab mount! Very hard to find in grass so keep one in your flight box.

High quality stab mount!

Great little tow hook!

All good, works smoothly, wish I'd used this from the start.

I used this on a 1500mm dlg, fed up with the supplied control cable, I used this with 20swg wire to give a positive control movement. You need to file the end of the wire to pass it through or it will snag.

Used one of these as an elevator servo in my Fireworks 4.2. Excellent servo, gives movement resolution at the level of one digital pulse. Centers perfectly.

Used two of these in my Fireworks 4.2 - lovely little things, so precise, can be adjusted down to a single pulse from the transmitter - incredible! Center nicely, weigh almost nothing, fit anywhere, and pack a powerful punch for their size. Shame to cover them up!

I am really glad I fitted this to my new Fireworks 4.2 DLG. It does what it says on the tin, and I especially like the warning beeps when the battery is getting low - thats a model saving feature in my opinion, especially as I lose track of time chucking my DLG. :-) I also like that I can recharge it from any 3-4 cell lipo without a charger. The ultimate go-anywere battery - no need to lug a charger around or big 12v batteries.

I was originally intending to buy a Blaster 3 from Neil as I already have an ELF and a Blaster 2 Electric and have been very happy with both, but after a long chat with Neil from Hyperflight I decided to get the Fireworks 4.2 instead. Why? Well mainly because the design of the fuselage is so much more advanced. All control rods are kept internal, no exposed pushrods for any surfaces and no fiddly plastic pushrod guides to glue to the outside of the Fus.

Its certainly a "builder's model" and the manual from PCM seems to provide lots of detail on some aspects, but very few details on others! Nonetheless there is a good build guide on RC Groups, and I managed the build without too many issues.

The finished article is beautiful and flies very nicely with easy launches and good hang time. If there are any areas of lift these are telegraphed clearly by the wing tips. Its still March, and the weather in England hasn't delivered me too many good flying days so far, but the initial trim is done. I needed to add about 30g nose lead, and after a few flights I removed a few grams to move the CG back to rear-limit identified in the build guide, and she seems much happier now. I just need some warmer weather to really get the trim finalised.

So overall I am very happy with the model. Thanks again Neil.

Excellent product which I have now used in two models.
Easily bonded to keep in place and free movement of the pushrod.
I will definitely use it again.

I use these on all my DLg gliders. Never had a problem with them and they will be in all my gliders for the F3k world championships in Denmark July 2013
regards Nick Chitty
UK F3k Team pilot

Superb product for the job of remotely controlling points,definitly the best yet tried.

An excellent purchasing experience, easy order & got the goods delivery with quick & safe. Thanks for Hyperflight & Neil's great support !

I'm not going to review the flight characteristics of the ELF as a) I haven't built it yet and b) I'm a newb to DLG so I wouldn't know what I'm talking about! I can say that the build quality appears excellent right out of the box, the fits are nice and tight, edges are clean and well finished. Covering on the wing is perfect. I'm looking forward to building this one.

Hyperflight's service was great. Quick turn around on the order and the model was very well packaged.

Excellent stuff, easy to cut, easy to soak, low epoxy consumption, light and hard parts.

Blaz

This is a great battery for my blaster 2 holds voltage well. A great buy thanks.

After weeks of wind,rain and snow I finally got the chance to test fly my Maxa. Power is a geared Hacker A6xl and TP 1300mah 65c. 15x10. Prop.

Assembling the model was no problem but I'm not totally.convinced about tail servos in the fin. It a very tight fit but it does fit, just.

Climb rate is more than adequate for comps. (Not that I am an expert). After a few trimming flights I inserted a fresh battery. The weather was now overcast and cool. After a climb to 150m using telemetry I managed an 11 minute flight. A relaunch gave me a similar time,
Even in this weather I still managed to find weak lift and work it. I am really impressed.

I've just come in from flying my Mini Super Topsky. The SmartLipo 240 battery lasted for exactly 2 hours continuous flying before it started to give a double beep. My model is running ailerons rudder elevator flaps with CAR so quite a bit of servo use. The ability to charge it from a lipo in your pocket is wonderful. I've been put off getting one as I thought the cost was a bit steep but a Nimh setup caused this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIB_R15D--k
and prompted me to reconsider! Great bit of kit.

Great little product, seems to work really well and takes the stress out of charging and knowing how much charge you have left. Fits will into the Elf

The plane arrived to DK only two days after ordering. The plane was packed carefully and everything was in finest order including the other parts that was ordered with the model.

The quality of the plane is just flawless! Especially the fuselage is a impressing piece of art. It is extremely stiff and light due to its sandwich construction. There is a good working instruction included and what needs to be done is mainly gluing the fin in place and installing the RC equipment. It took me three nights to finis the plane including programming the transmitter. The plane ended up in a flying weight of 260g (including 4 servos) witch is exactly as specified on PCM´s homepage.

At the maiden flight the CG was set to 70mm (specified range 65-70mm) and this works out fine with no tendency to tip stall. The plane only needed a slight trim on the elevator - that is all I had to do. From the second flight this plane was in trim and it flies like a dream. The plane is very sensitive and easy to read. The plane have a great ability to cover ground and accelerates very fast when negative flaps is applied. Launch is easy, straight and high when the right amount of negative flaps is applied for a given wind wind condition.
If I should compare this plane with my Blaster-2 the FW5 launches higher, is more sensitive, covers more ground and has a far higher speed potential. The FW5 is simply fun to fly!

Ordered 2off these for my Blaster wing. Very fast delivery, servos are real small and very easy to fit into wing. Sufficient torque to fly my DLG and great price!
5 STARS ALL ROUND!!

Excellent stuff and does a great job.

Thanks, will be back for more. Always good product information on this site.

Great product, well packaged and timely delivery. Would not hesitate to use this seller again

Product was delivered well packaged and timely, I would not hesitate to use this seller again.

Excellent servo for the ailerons in basically any DLG. Reasonably light, excellent strength and virtually jitter free.

Purchased this servo on its reputation for rudder operation as a replacement for a cheaper one which had stripped gears.

Tested and installed on receipt and found to be ok but on arrival at the field would not centre and moved about with no stick input.

Returned to Hyperflight who couldn't reproduce the fault but supplied a replacement by return which seems ok over 6 or 7 trimming flights.

I have to assume at the moment that I damaged the original by knocking the rudder perhaps although I dont remember this but it has a very short link to the rudder horn.
I now store my models with keepers on to stop large rudders being moved accidentaly and will see what happens from here.

I tried a few throws from the shoulder first and then off the slope in 7-12 knot winds, no problems, just wants to go up. 255mm electric airbrakes fitted on top surfaces(with Y-lead, now proportional), they do slow her down but do not bring her down! Use the ailerons turned up as well to land. I cut away the covering to glue a lower floor between the first two bulkheads with cable ties to hold the rolls of ballast (about 18ozs), the CG is now back from the manuals guide and she is flying well. The five cell Nmih sits over the top of the ballast and is tied in the same way. All standard servos, Hitec 325 on the ailerons(all what I had secondhand), 3 X Cirrus 601 inside. Damage to balsa sheeted wings after I dropped and grabbed for it, they are slippery! The glider is impressive and robust, to a point, it will make a good everyday slope/tow hack. Magnets on way to fix cockpit in place.

My kit arrived in excellent condition. Built and flown and flys like a bird. I am very pleased with it.

My set up: Hacker B20-15L-4-4:1 gear box.with 10x8 prop using 1300mah 3s Li-Pos

No problems. Service excellent

Test flew mine today in almost still cold air, and even with no lift, it is obviously going to be fun when things warm up! Got to practice the dicuss launch though!

I used SD100 servos and Losi 150mAh battery and with this arrangement, the nose cone fits fine. Needed a little Blutac tail weight and the model came out at 106grams.

A tip - I tack-glued the fin in place, then fitted the all-moving tailplane. Good job I did, as the fin / tail was out of square. This is because it's easy to get miss-alignment of the fin within the fuz fin slot - be careful!

Lovely quality bit of kit, especially the wing. Highly recommended.

Excellent service from Neil at Hyperflight. A beautiful plane built by master craftsmen. Excellent finish throughout.

This review is a little previous as I have not had a chance to fly this beautiful little glider. The model is nicely built and is very light with kevlar and carbon where needed. It comes almost ready to go. It's looks.... the Ferrari of the species!! Just stunning.

Just a little work and install the electrics. I enjoy soaring in marginal to moderate winds with a little aerobatics thrown in. Neil @ Hyperflight was exceptionally helpful in my model selection and I can see this is my ultimate dream glider for my flying.

I look forward to adding its flight characteristics soon. I am certain it will put a grin of my face!!!!!

Having adopted various fishing bags and owned a Multiplex bag for years this is definitely the best. Well made, well padded and a neat holder for slim pod and boom fuselages. Good value. Excellent.

These are superb little servos. I needed one for use with a gyro that was introducing jetters due to digital servo narrow deadbands. This one, once adjusted to suit the gyro has proven to be absolutely perfect. It has practically zero gear slop (it is there but is extremely small) has perfect centring out of the box and is very strong for it's size, and extremely well made! Will be getting more! Worth 10* - let alone 5 - any day of the week!

Very impressed with this very small servo. It is quite fast and powerfull just the job for e gliders and DLG flying. Will not break the bank, very satisfied customer.

Fast delivery, fits perfect AVA V mount.

Technical question, answered by Neil with requested picture. Great Service

Fast delivery, fits perfect the 25mm - 9mm x 1m Tapered Carbon Boom.

Technical question, answered by Neil with requested picture. Great Service

Nice high quality wire, excellent for making small springs with the advantage that it won't rust.

Light glass fuselage with some carbon reinforcement; motor mount easy to fit after cutting nose off. I used colloidal silica and epoxy fillet at rear. 18-8 boom fitted simply and quickly. I reinforced frontal area with inner kevlar doubler because Im hard on gliders. Ended up with an easy to build and light 2250mm span esoarer assembled very quickly .

No criticisms currently. Excellent product and knock out pricing.

I recently received an ELF to Norway. Due to low temperatures, -10C, I have not started the build or flying, but would like to comment on the model and shipping. First the ELF is a beautifully crafted model, light and apparently strong for its weight. It is apparent that a lot of thought and experience has gone into the model. I love the wing, I got it in red, it is gracious and purposeful. The space under the wing will in my case be filled with the tiny 4 channel Orange receiver. But you could probably fit quite large units there. Also I like that the carbon fiber tail tube continues all the way into the nose, it should provide extra crash resistance, The downside is that you have to create your own servo attachments. The manual is clear on haw to do this though.

I was pleasantly surprised by the packaging, there is plenty of room for crushing, but the fact that the fuselage is taped to the side of the box does put it in an exposed position. Every thing arrived quickly and in perfect shape though, so no problems.
I an looking forward to warmer weather and a chance to try the ELF!

HyperFlight comment:
We are no longer taping Elf fuselages to the side of the box, to reduce the chance of shipping damage.

I use it in a Blaster3sc .I can use it at ease when I charge it and also flying the DLG anytime. I think it is the best battery for any DLG.
Thanks Hyper and Neil.

Un très bon servo rapide et très peu de jeu, même après 1 an d'utilisation en competition.
Le boitier métal permet une fixation pratique et solide dans les ailes fines comme celles du Supra.
Un excellent servo.

I had been looking at this model for some time and as soon as it came in stock I placed an order. It arrived after two working days in an enormous box which ensured adequate protection. The wing and fuselage moulding was immaculate
I had read the previous reviews but was not sure about the positioning of the servos so got in touch with Neil who promptly e-mailed an instruction sheet with helpful explanatory photos.
My set-up was 2 x Ripmax SD 100 servos, a Purple Power 2837-2700 motor, 30 amp esc, 4.75 x 4.75 prop and 1600mah Nanotech battery. This gave about 200W. Overall weight was 425 gms.
There is not much space for the aileron servo to clear the battery so it is imperative that the balsa mounting pad is not too thick and that the servo arm just clears the upper wing skin. I glued both servos to balsa pads and then to the glass moulded wing and fuselage with epoxy thickened with micro fibres.
The battery was fixed to the fuselage bottom with sticky backed velcro.
I also drilled two 8 mm holes either side of the nose and made air scoops from diagonal slices of 12 mm carbon wing tube. a slightly larger triangular hole was formed behind the wing trailing edge, reinforced with a carbon patch.
Otherwise the installation was very much as reviewed by Andrew.
I set CG at the rearmost position ie 18 mm from the leading edge.
The first flight lasted less than a second as there was no aileron control. Fortunately there was not much damage due to our sodden field. It appeared that the battery velcro had come adrift from the fuselage bottom from the vigorous launch. It had slid backwards, hit the aileron horns and the servo had come unstuck from the wing.
Overnight repairs, including epoxying the velcro to the fuselage.
This time the little plane was away smoothly and responded well to the recommended throws. After a few minutes getting used to its handling at some altitude I decided to come lower to explore landing approaches. As I fed in down elevator it went into an unrecoverable vertical dive.
Examining the wreckage all the radio and power train still worked but the elevator servo had cleanly separated from the fuselage at the epoxy joint.
I suspect that some types of laminating resin leave a surface film of wax after curing and it was this that was preventing good adhesion of the epoxy gluing the servo in place.
In summary, a nice little plane, however take particular care how the servos are affixed to the air-frame.

I`ve recently bought a Supra. Receved in perfect condition.
Currently I`m uploading the building in my Blog of RC Groups.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1821065

I`m going tu use an outrunner (Hyperion HS 2216-12) with a 5:1 gearbox (Reisenauer micro edition). This will be a slow "assembly".

José Luis G.

I used one of these in an e converted Dynaflite Bird of Time, to drive the large all moving tailplane.
(MVVS 4.6 840 sport,14x8 Aeronaut).

Works perfectly!!!!!!!!!!!

Best pushrod housing. Light, low friction and easy to install with CA glue.

Best pushrod housing. Light, low friction and easy to install.

I was hesitant in buying this for my Super Mini Topsky DLG, given the price for its size, but it's well worth it. It fits in the nose of the glider perfectly and charges off a 3S li-po pack.
The audible tones are plenty loud enough.
The only mod I did was to shorten the rx lead, but this was an easy job.
I haven't yet flown the glider long enough to see how much time I get from a full charge, but since field charging is so convenient it doesn't really matter! If you've got a mosquito class DLG or similar, put your hand in your pocket and get one of these Smart LiPo's!

This is my first DLG and I've been very pleased. The quality of the components is very good and although fiddly in places, the assembly is nothing too serious - anyone with some aeromodelling knowledge won't have any troubles. I put mine together over about a week and didn't encounter any difficulties.

I set the dihedral to 40mm under each wing and it flies fine. The glide ratio is very good but I've yet to get a good height on the launch - that'll come with practice.

A great service from Neil (thanks!) and a great glider, I can certainly recommend this one!

I bought 2 of these for the elevator and rudder of my Super Mini Topsky DLG. These are great value servos and work perfectly in this glider. I bought the more powerful DSM44's for the wing servos. Recommended!

I bought two of these for the wing servos for a Super Mini Topsky DLG.

Great servo for the money, ample torque and speed for the job, with negligible slop.

After searching stores in Norway for pushrods that is longer than 1 meter I did a search in some forums and found Hyperflight.

The cables came to Norway well packed in a pizza box and the shipping was almost as fast as I should have ordered from a store here in Norway. High quality pushrods and outer tubes.

Well done Hyperflight, thank you. I will buy more from here.

Excellent service and I was very well looked after. Thank you!

Just what I needed to do the job, nicely made and a good price, but I thought the postage charges were a bit high considering the size and weight of the item.

Fully satisfied. Exceptional servos having very few competitors.

We use a LOT of these (several hundred each year) and have tried a variety of suppliers.

The fact these come in longer lengths means that we get much less wastage, and the price is competitive too.

The quality is comparable to the DPP carbon.

The usual hassle free and fast delivery from hyperflight, too.

I have been a modeller for the past 45years and have tried lots of well known brand servos over this time. I wanted some quality servos for my new camera gimbal for my aeropic quad.I looked rather deeply into the subject to the point of thinking of building my own.
I could not find any servo with zero backlash on the gear train. However I was so impressed by a video i seen featuring these so i decided to purchase a pair.

Money very well spent!

This servo just speaks quality product from the time you pick it up to connecting it to your radio quiet power with a reasonable response. The mounting lugs are robust and the whole servo speaks quality. It is supplied with a lovely quality alloy servo arm and a collection of nylon arms and screws. The alloy arm is a perfect engineering fit to the knurling on the output shaft and requires a perfectly true pull to remove it. This quality of engineering I like.
I will be purchasing more of these servos in the future for my larger models
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I only have one negitive thing to say and its so minor i was not going to mention it the mounting lugs are bored for a 3mm threaded screw But there is not enough free space against the casing for the head of a 3mm threaded pin either a allan head or dome head to fit without taking a little from the diameter of the screw head However having said this, I highly recommend this servo if you require precision and like quality engineering and a servo you feel you can trust

My second elf, after my first was accidentally squashed!!!!#%........And I'm still totally intoxicated!! Simply beautiful to fly, fly almost anywhere for instant gratification. If you've not tried DLG Before, this is the perfect introduction!

Packs a mighty punch even when being used to power an International One Metre sailwinch and digital rudder servo for an hour and a half competitive racing in top of A suit conditions...highly recommended, fantastic weight too.

Exactly what I needed in my DLG. Battery is very small and allowed me to install my medium size receiver in the nose together with this small and light weight battery.

To stay any concern the last reviewer may have raised I can personally vouch for the fact this boom ordered sensibly as full length does indeed fit the Blaster 2.

After a tree grabbed my Blaster and after 4 days finally snapped my original boom, I replaced it with this boom and fitted a new V Mount no problems. You do of course have to telescope the new one into the old remaining boom when doing a proper job, and re-lay the balsa pod area. But no problem for anyone with modest experience. Lovely quality and very pleased :-)

Ordered two of those. One was perfect (stiff and lightweight) but one had a spot that was weak due to poor epoxy impregnation. It was replaced immediately by Neil, no questions asked. Thanks for excellent service.

Great quality lightweight fuselage pod. Good size balance - big enough for 28mm outrunners, RC gear and batteries but still small and streamlined.

Used with Hyperflight 18mm boom and Topsky 2 wings for an electric powered DLG.

See this RCGroups discussion for more info:
www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1801899

Great product,works like a charm. I sprayed silicon spray into the tube and onto my 1.5mm carbon pushrods before final assembly and they turned out super slick, no friction at all. Thanx HyperFlight

Excellent product-made pushrods for my epo glider almost zero flex and awesome response on control linkages. Super service from HyperFlight.

Have not yet had chance to use this servo type but recently purchased 8 of them for an upcoming project.
I have however found that there are considerable differences in the amount of play in the gear train from one servo to the next. I had to send back 5 out of 8.
Excellent response from hyperflight in changing the servos for slop free ones.

Mid-October and mid-December ordered received, neat arrangement. The tip panels could not be better packaged. Very satisfied.

As always good service and high quality goods

As always good service and high quality goods

This was ordered as a replacement for the supplied item which came off during a throw and was lost (plane still floated away just fine albeit not quite as high as normal !)

I suggest sanding the inner contact surface of the peg as well as the wing in the peg area only with a flat modelling file to improve bonding. Clean surfaces of dust with an alcohol wipe before rebonding.

Others also suggest a 3mm drill and carbon rod fitted through the peg and wing and flush with outer face of peg but I am reluctant to do this to a perfectly formed wing like the Blaster's. Bond appears fine now after sanding.

As supplied, the wing and peg are finished to the very highest quality - light,careful sanding provides the additional bond needed.

Good quality, quick delivery, decent price - can't ask for more than that!

Good quality rod, nice quick delivery (150 cm sent via Parcel Force).

The Elf Mini is a beautifully manufactured model. My first wing arrived slightly damaged but Neil was excellent in organising a new delivery. This is my first DLG and I’m still spending time practicing my technique. The model seems alarmingly delicate when building (I’m used to chunky foamies) but is very sturdy out in the field. I’ve had a few tough landings with very little or no damage. I removed the covering of the recommended smart-lipo and found it fits at the front of the nose cone much better. I also replaced the carbon pushrods which have a glued steel horn with a one piece steel wire. This removes any chance of failure on a really hard throw. I definitely recommend this model to anyone new to RC flying or DLGs. Thanks Neil for the great service. I’ll be looking at a Blaster 2e when the summer comes!

An impulse buy late on Sunday evening resulted in a ring on my doorbell the following day. Despite the courriers best attempts, the Sokol arrived well-wrapped and intact. Included were two PowerHD DSM44 servos.

Build:
Relatively straightforward. From front to back: 30mm Graupner precision spinner on a Mega 15/16/3 turning a APCE 4.75 x 4.75 prop pulling 30A. Speed controller behind that, mounted to the inside top of the fuz with hook and loop tape. Next comes the 2200mah 3S lipo that *just* fits in. Its almost as if the fuzz was designed for it. Wrapping up the fuzz install was a smaller receiver and the elevator servo mounted vertically aft of the trailing edge. The single aileron servo is mounted flat against the wing with about 6mm of balsa shimming it off the surface.

I did cut some cooling holes - 3 smallish ones on the nose and a large triangular one just aft of the trailing edge, durectly over the elevator server. A little carbon re-enforcing was needed to replace some of the lost strength around the wing bolt mountings. The final glue was used to mount the elevator horn. About 6 hours later, the plane was ready for its maiden.

Flying:
The maiden flight was a bit of a disaster. At full throttle she pulled away easy enough from the hand-launch and I quickly throttled back to about 1/3 to keep the speed down - boy this plane is quick! A wiggle of the elevator showed the recommended control throws were about right. However, a wiggle of the ailerons showed I've done the unthinkable and had my ailerons reversed. I slowed her down and did my landing circuit, but couldn't get that final turn sorted. From about 5 feet she stalled into the long, wet grass. The damage was a broken prop and some cosmetic damage to the wing. Repairs took less and an hour and I was really impressed with how tough this little plane is.

I did the second flight today and this time all went well. She flies nicely and sports-plane like on about 1/3 throttle. Half throttle is lively and full throttle is simply insane. Being a little plane you've got to keep her close and at 130mph your circuits start to look very circular. Throttle back and she'll glide on forever. Once the speed decays her sink rate does start to increase, as the extra weight of the lipo starts to be felt. Elevator high-rates are useful here to help with the final turn and flare before touchdown. I came in a little hot and broke the prop when she ground-looped, but there was no further damage on the plane.

Verdict:
This is a lovely little pylon racer that is relatively inexpensive, robust and quick to build. She looks the part and flies even better. Its the ideal plane for a club-level speed freak like me. I'd certainly recommend it.

Expensive but worth it. They centre superbly, run off a 2 cell lipo and have loads of fittings. Use in an Elf DLG and brilliant. Very happy with them and worth the price. Don't bother looking around they are this price everywhere. As they say, you get what you pay for.

Great for the Elf. Fits as is above but you can shave off 3 grams by taking off the cover and soldering a lighter connector on. (Not neccessary but it was fun!)

Wow. Pure simple fun, easy to launch, to catch with a bit of practice and wil stay up for about 30 seconds in zero lift January conditions. Keep it light. Mine was nose heavy!! The 175 mAh 2 cell just fits, I would fit a 120 if doing again. The 6 channel orange also fits fine, again a 4 channel will save a few grams. Very easy to build, Be very careful with glue on the all moving stab. I glued mine solid!! Worth every penny, Go for it! Excellent comms from Neil at Hyperflight as well.

Excellent items made placing the servos easy

Es un producto de gran calidad y magnifica precisión.

Gran servicio por parte de Hyperflight

Very good small servo. Fast, accurate, and quite powerful.

Recommended.

I have been out of regular RC flying for some time and did not wish to carry on with petrol and glow aerobatics so selected to have a go at this new-fangled electric power.
I purchased the Mini Graphite some 6 months ago and finally got around to assembly November. The quality of the components are 1st class and having read all available from the instructions and e build threads decided on the setup below.
Kontronik 480-38 5.2 : 1 gear
Hyperion controller 90A
Hyperion Lipo 4s 2600
Aeronaut 13 x 8 folding prop
Had first flights last week set up with recommended throws and mixes and it flies like a dream. Once trimmed in all flight modes I was amazed at the pure soaring ability and wide speed envelope of this model. It is just as at home soaring gracefully or tearing up the sky. I have adjusted the C of G to 107mm which gives the feel and reaction that I am comfortable with for thermal sniffing and aerobatics. Crow braking is a revelation, as I have never used it before, I don’t think that I will ever tire of the sight of this delightfully sleek model gently and very controllably settling back to earth.
Great job Vladimir.

Du super matériel.

Livré avec un clips plastique qui permet de faire varier le CG .

Le prix est élévé dommage .

Toujours meme rapidité de commande sur ce point c'est un réel plaisir de commander chez Hyperflight.

Les housses d'ailes pour blaster de chez Vladimir sont parfaites, il y a même une poche intérieure pour y loger l'empennage de queue.

Dommage que cette housse ne prevoit pas le passage du PEG . Trés bon matériel un peu chére

I think this wing has the best finish of any DLG . The perfectly finished surface is very beautiful and very very stiff.

I appreciate HyperFlight's support in replacing the wing which was damaged in shipping to Japan. HyperFlight did a good job when handling this matter. Thanks a lot Neil.

Great to have 3 sizes available. Perfect for the home builder.

These boom are excellent, stiff and light. I have used one for my Supra 3.4m winged O.D. E Soarer, and likewise for a 2.3m E Soarer.

I have been using 3150 servos from Futaba for years and they are great but the MKS is a jewel, same size (although thinner), stronger, more precise, no backlash in gear train, and a much better way to install in wings.

Highly recommended

This size is ideal for my pushrods in micros. Great.

This was thinner than expected, but will be very usefull in my micro models.

Very pleased with all products, will be back again soon.
Regards, David.

I have made pushrods for a 4m electric glider using this tubing for the outer and some Hyperflight 1mm carbon rod as the inner.Together, these produce a lightweight, slop free,low friction unit at lengths just over a metre.The tubing glues very easily to a Hyperflight carbon tailboom using thin cyano.

Super swift and speedy service as we come to expect from Neil, the silicone tuning looks top quality - yet to try in the field!!

Great service, very quick turnaround.

I already have one of these that I purchased years ago in Germany. I find the german lady a bit strict to my liking and prefer the more gentle english voice.

Joking aside, this timer is great for practice and also during competitions. The great thing is that you can turn the voice off if you want during a competition in case you want your caller to do a countdown manually.

Another excellent order with Hyperflight. Very quick turnaround and great service.

This ballast is for my Supra's. I intend to use it my lighter ballast and I have one for windy weather.

Yes, you can make your own ballasts quite easily, but with this one pre-made the perfect fit, clearance of the canopy and servo's and the easy cg setting with the multiple holes make it a no brainer for me.

I would not aim to modify the ballast on the field, it is for this reason I have this light set and a heavy one. I don't want to be fiddling with ballast setups between flights, I prefer to only decide which one to use before a flight.

These SD100 servo are superbly engineered and remarkably efficient. I use 4 in my Blaster 2e but in hindsight would have started out with the more robust SD150 for wing flaperon use, with the SD100 for rudder and elevator. A heavylanding under gusty conditions or even careless handling of the wing control surfaces can strip the nylon gears.

Comendation to Hyperflight for super quick response on two replacements and it would be great if spare gear sets could be stocked in due course. A shame to bin such a good servo for the lose of a couple of teeth.

Ordered and arrived at the door within 22 hrs, .... I'm very impressed!

Remember to the order the length you need.
Stretch to size works well but you will need to cut off about an inch at each end that will be ruined by the pliers or two bits of wood in a clamp.
Worked well with 025 piano wire

Ordered this for a Mimi DLG build, excellent service from Neil. It arrived in two days.

Good model! Recommended.

This model is so beautiful, so well made it was a nervous and very careful build. (Very easy though). So much so I hesitated to use it in autumn wet weather soon after I finished it (and thought of selling while still pristine to buy a cheaper chucker). However have now flown it twice and it is absolutely brilliant. Imagine the benign Elf (which I also have), carry over the float and friendly characteristics and multiply by 2.5.
There you have the experience of flying this performance machine.
Build quality and aerodynamics of an inverted Adrian Newey F1 car.
Fitted up with Smart Lipo 650 and Hyperion metal gear digital servos all from Hyperflight. I got so carried away I ignored the battery warning double beep. Believe it or not it floated down level from 30m, to a safe, horizontal, gentle, slow landing with no Rx/Tx control!! What more can I say about the balance? CG spot on with 4 servos in the pod and no ballast.
Thankyou Neil for making these Ukrainian masterpieces so accessible in the UK.

Recently purchased the Mini Grapite-e hotliner, it arrived in a huge well packed box.
Was delighted with the with the quality and finish of this model. Even the hardware pack is second to none, if the biuld quality and finish are anything to go by, this model when completed should fly like a dream.

I was prompted to write a review on this product, not so much on the glider but more on the first class service I had from this firm and the courierused. I ordered the item around midday on a wednesday and in no time at all had an email
to inform me the item would be delivered on Friday. I was sceptical of this claim but it was
delivered in unmarked condition on the Friday around 1500 hrs. Now 3 days may be average for the UK but I reside in south eastern Australia. Superb courier service!

The glider is highly prefabricated and requires very little work. It is superbly finished. Vladimir does a first class job. The only quibble I have is that Neil did not answer a couple of queries of mine though with the vast amount of email traffic an internet company must deal with it possibly is easy to miss one every now and then. Apart from that top marks. I will do a flight perfomance review once I get the glider airborne.

good quality tube and super fast delivery

Good quality tube and super fast delivery

Wow, this is a fast plane, I really mean it! Perfect molded and perfect surface, a pro must have built this. Assembly takes about 8hours, you need to glue your servos and drill holes for the motor, thats it!

I used a Mega 16/15/2 with a YGE 60amp ESC and a Turnigy Nanotech 1600mSh 3S LiPo that is a tight fit in the fuselage. And off course I used 2 MKS DS65K servos, I just love them! I got no slop in any control surface. Last I used a Graupner Precision 30mm spinner and APC 4.1x4.1 propp. I think the all up weight is a little bit optimistic here, mine ended at 420g but it was no problem. You can add some more aileron movement, as it was in my opinion very slow at recommended aileron setting. 45% expo in elevator and aileron and a CG at 20mm I was ready for flight this rainy day!

First throw was exiting, it started to torque roll but it had no bad habits when I gave full elevator to save it. It is fast, crazy fast, no, super fast, no, mach 1 fast, yes! It flies very well but is a little bit "nervy" on the elevator at full speed, maybe to nose heavy. Landings isn't too hard, lands at reasonable speeds but make sure your prop doesn't point down or you may break it! Turns like a pylon racer!

Received my Graphite 2 today, Friday 16th Nov at 1530 hrs Eastern
Australian time. Box was unmarked and glider in excellent condition. Great
service! Must be some sort of record, UK to AUSTRALIA via DUBAI in 3 days!
Parcels within Australia take more than a week. Absolutely top stuff!

Spent today admiring my new toy. Am very impressed with the standard of finish and level of completeness. I am very pleased.

Regards, Alfred.

Softens CA. Visible as a pink gel then wipes iff easily.
Used it to remove misaligned V Mount and refixed with Epoxy.

Ordered CAM and unit came within 3days. Good service.The CAM is a super piece of equipment and the one I have been using for the last 18months has not let me down. New model new CAM.

Excellent product,very cleanly cut,

I use it in a Vortex dlg - what i great thing! The best battery I ever had!!!!

Very pleased indeed, bought for the Elf.
My Angel wings are safe and sound now.

excellent stuff

During my search for RC components to build into my Sprite RC Plane, I bumped into the high quality of MKS servos, which I also ordered at Hyperflight a while ago.

Going over the electrical system and measuring the stall currents of each control surface with MKS servo's, I found out that the voltage at the servo is varying with the current drawn by the servo, due to the loss in the cable and connectors. One of the servo's (MKS6100) in the system didn't permit me to increase the voltage to compensate for this loss and since we cannot control this effect, I decided to look around for a local powersupply for each servo, as I prefer to have a stable voltage independant of the current draw at my servo's.

2nd reason is that if digital servo's are mechanically limited, the gear could break and they tend to draw Amps from the system, lowering the supply voltage, probably below the safe conditions of the receiver. I do not need to describe what the next phase will be. This BEC circuit also protects the rest of the system if this sitiation occurs, like an electronic fuse.

I searched for a solution and read a lot about these issues and realized that only a local stabilisation with non-switching technology (so linear) would work, as a switching power supply can sometimes generate spikes on the cable harness in a plane.

I plan to have each servo in my Spite plane equiped with this 2A BEC with a supply of about 6 Volts on the servo, which gives enough room for the cable/connector loss. The 6V supply is a switching supply, which gets its energy from an 3S LiPo. This way the switching back will take care of most of the voltage drop.

Why a 2 Amp MKS BEC and not 1.5 Amp MKS BEC; the maximum operating temperature of the 2A version is 10 degrees Celsius higer than the 1.5 Amps version. Since during summer it can become hot in the wing or fuselage, I decided to take that extra margin with that respect, despite the price difference.

It was the second time I ordered parts at Hyperflight and the parcel was here in The Netherlands within 5 days after ordering. I am thinking already for my next plane, probably DLG style.

Thanks to Neil for the good support and advice.

Package arrived very quickly and product was exactly as advertised. Very easy to deal with supplier.

This plane is just awesome and flies in an own league, in my opinion.

Very controllable even at slowest speeds and with an unbelievable fast airfoil!

Perfect build quality without exception. Beats my Supra Pro Competition Spread Tow in almost every condition.

Good quality carbon tube that maintained a very consistent inside diameter. Very impressive service ordered late afternoon but still delivered next day.

After many weeks searching the internet for the right product I finally decided on the SkyAssistant Logging Vario. My decision was made easier by the helpful advice from Hyperflight prior to purchasing this product. Once the order had been made and money sent my vario arrived the next day.

The software was simple to down load and the vario was easily set up to my personal preferences using the user friendly software. I required some advice on how to get the verbal information to the MT3030 in the format I wanted but this took one email and the response came within 20 minutes.

I also purchased an Intek M3030 Vario Receiver which is used to relay the information sent from the SkyAssist unit. The binding of the two units couldn’t have been simpler and in fact was a case of charging, switching on and selecting channel 6 which is the factory settings used by PitLab. If you need to use different frequencies because of interference then this is well described in the instructions and a straight forward procedure.

All in all 2 hours work had my vario up and running and installed into a model. The obligatory range check has found things to be good with no interference between the SkyAssistant, RC receiver, motor or Lipo. Some ground tests followed and the vario responded well to any movements. The information given back through the earpiece is excellent with regular information on Voltage capacities, altitude reading and temperatures been most helpful. The intervals for receiving the information had been preselected during the set up of the unit along with maximum and minimum parameters which should prove invaluable during use, especially the low voltage alarm on the Lipo. The vario will hopefully help me to fly smoother and centre thermals more easily ultimately and hopefully extending my flying time with the peace of mind I have life in my Lipo to do so.

Approaching a weekend in Mid November the weather forecast was grim (wet and
windy) and it looked like it will not be possible to test my new SkyAssistant Vario again. However on the Friday evening the forecaster change their report to broken cloud and sunny spells and a 5mph Westerly winds ideal for flat field soaring from my local club.

Batteries charged and another range checked completed to ensure there was no interference between the SkyAssistant and my other onboard electronics it was time to assess the Vario in flight.

My Lipo was attached and the start up process was doubly reassuring, the ESC bleeped as should confirming flight readiness and the SkyAssistant unit completed its series of bleeps and verbal report confirmed it was ready for use. I always check my Lipo with a battery checker prior to use but it was also nice to hear verbal confirmation of the Voltage condition of my Lipo. With a club mates help to launch my model we were finally away, the earpiece began to intermittently bleep in my earpiece confirming the glider was climbing in turn confirming the SkyAssitant was working.

The SkyAssistant unit can be set up on a PC to your personal preferences. I had calibrated my unit to inform me of the following information.
1, A 0.1V drop from my Lipo
2, A 20ft height gain
3, Temperature reading every 3 minutes
During the flight the SkyAssistant unit passed this information on to my earpiece as per my pre selected settings and without fail. Of course the vario continued to emit its tones depending on the air conditions I flew in.

There was little lift to be had on the day however the vario responded well to attitude change. What I liked was that I could use the vario to trim the glider to its best possible glide angle by listening to the tones and watching the speed of the glider.

Conclusion: If you are looking for a standalone telemetry system then you cant go far wrong with the SkyAssistant. The telemetry information you receive can only help you to seek thermals out and prolong your flying time knowing your battery condition is within safe operating conditions.

Great Product from PitLab and great service from Hyperflight.

Does sterling work on my Elf, highly recommend.

Very nicely made. Stiff, strong and very good ergonomics! Highly recomended.

Nice quality boom at a very reasonable price.
This 25mm fits over the end of the kristoffair M2E-e fuselage very nicely.
The 22mm boom will fit inside the Kristoffair M2A-e

Nice quality boom at a very reasonable price.
This 22mm fits inside the kristoffair M2E-e fuselage very nicely.
The 25mm boom will fit over the end of the M2A-e resulting in a longer boom length if preferred.

The order arrived next day in strong cardboard box. Super service and comms from Mr Hyperflight. (Thank you).

A fast appraisal of contents showed that everything needed to complete assembly/build
was in the box and appeared to be of quality construction. I'm looking forward to putting this one together and trying on flat field and slope. Will post in forum when maidened.

Keith Maunders

An excellent product well manufactured and a superb fit.

I think it is a good servo and i decided to use it in my Supra tail . I am not sure if it is the okay for elevator but most of my friends use this servo in their Supras.

Vite commandé, vite recu, vite mise en fonction.

SBEC de qualité par sa stabilité de fonctionnement. Ne chauffe pas ou vraiment trés peu.
Son fonctionement, son ergonomie, ainsi que son poid son des elements de choix qu'en à l'emploi de ce SBEC MKS, vraiment trés pratique et simple d'emploi nul doute que sa qualité sera gage de sa longévité .

Tres bon matériel. Le buseur est super intressant, stabilisation voltage à 5 Volts plus besoin de régulateur de tension = gain de poid pour nos modèles.

Le chargement super rapide et controlé . Je me demande comment j'ai pu me passer de ce type de matériel jusqu'ici . Vraiment trés pratique et lèger.

The Erwin XL is manufactured very well and is extremely hard. Everything fits and the installation can begin.

I also fly the Ultralight Erwin XL and am thrilled by the performance. I look forward to flying this design with more speed and in windier conditions.

Many thanks to Hyperflight for the great service and for stocking these superb models.

Fantastic servos, light, strong, accurate and small - needed to be thin to fit in the Steigeisen wing. Beautiful too, it was a shame to have to cover them over.

Excellent product, ideal for the Elf I recently brought from Hyperflight. First class service as you would expect.

I needed a tailplane for my Supra Pro quickly. Hyperflight's website showed one in stock (the color I wanted) and Neil's response was outstanding. It arrived here packaged securely, undamaged, 5000 miles in less than a week. Credibility is the key with suppliers and Hyperflight is great.

Would just like to say the this is quality carbon, and excellent service as normal

LIGHT AND A FAIR DIA OF WIRE, EASY TO SOLDER AND USE IDEAL FOR EXTENSIONS WITHOUT EXCESSIVE WEIGHT - GOOD VALUE !

VERY QUIET , ACCURATE AND QUITE FAST, AMPLE POWER FOR AILERONS ON MY 2.5 MTER DG 1000 , ELEVATOR AND RUDDER AT 4.8 VOLTS .
VERY NICE SERVO

Perfectly packaged product. Just the job.

A basic item in many ways. However vitally useful
and does what it says on the tin i.e. makes pushrods glide like
the precision DLG they control. What is less commonplace is the
immaculate way they arrived - neatly coiled and taped together with the ss pushrod wire ordered at the same time, in a tailor-made flat box.
Packed with less care and the wire would spring open and be ruined with kinks and bends. These things matter and Hyperflight takes the trouble.

Beautifull modell and great service. Cant wait to put it together...!!!

Although I'm experienced RC modeller, I had no experience in DLG gliders. The idea came from some videos on YouTube. After some research in RCGoups, the Elf came up and so the site of Hyperflight. After the initial contact with Neil, I decided to try it out. Neil's support was EXCELLENT! He provided all the info that I needed (Lots of e-mails - Thanks again Neil)! The pack arrived in Greece in 7 days perfectly packed without any damage!

The assembly took about 3-4 days. The manual is really straightforward and I enjoyed every step of the building process...a few measurements, a careful use of glue and that's it. Now, flying this baby is just amazing! The first throws were without running, just a gentle swing, but it worked just fine! It took me about 70 throws to learn how to throw it right! So far in dead air, with a strong throw and careful flying I can fly for 1 minute and 15 seconds! The longest flight I've managed so far is 15 minutes...But I think that everyone can do better than that. The Elf can loop, fly inverted, make (very) tight turns, make square loops, it can even ROLL!!! I flew it with a Blaster II and gained more altitude in less time! The only setback of this plane is that it can't fly with a lot of wind.

The Elf is simple, it's easy, it's fun, it's cheap, it is brilliant!!!

None of these wouldn't have been realized without Neil's support! This site is excellent! My next model (Blaster 3 or FW5) will also be from HyperFlight!

Thanks Neil.

Great service received next day.
Very comfortable to hold and launch, and easy to install.

Arrived yesterday, 20,000km without any damage whatso ever. All parts wrapped and suspended in the box by tape.Well done.

The standard of construction is first class.

Tony Ruddlesden.
Wellington
New Zealand

As usual anything bought from Hyperflight is of outstanding quality, with very quick service , and help if needed.

I bough one of these after a buzzard got hold of the Elf and broke the boom in 2 pieces and wrecked the elevon link.

Delivered promptly as usual and packaged professionally in a tube.

I replaced the old broken fuselage with this new version. I must say it is very user friendly. Furthermore after you realize that the carbon pushrods are very delicate and they break just by beinding them slightly then you are off to a smooth and easy finish. It took me approx 1.5 hr to get the fuselage replaced. Great product highly recommended if you want to sprouce up/repair your elf.

Thanks to hyperflight 'recieved order the next day.

I ordered the Topsky 2 disser.The kit was slightly different than the pictures as in the wing tips are curved back so a bit of care is needed to place the launch peg so as not to have the tip catch your hand.(maybe it is supposed to be cut straight ?) the wing does have a nice shape.The kit went together well and using the supplied formers for the tail makes setup easy.Have had a few launches and quite impressed as this is my first DLG. Plenty of build tips on the internet to help.

Hi folks if you're reading this you are probably thinking of buying a small DLG. I have now built and flown a Mini Top Sky which was my first DLG and I'm really happy with the results. The little glider flies really well and the discus launch thing isn't as big a nightmare as I thought it would be.

That said here are a few things that may help if you decide to build one.
1. There are no instructions in the kit, but they are available on the web link provided and numerous web forums have variations and modifications. In any case the build is very straight forward.
2. I didn't use any where near the recommended amount of dihedral it seemed way over the top. Mr Hyperflight was very helpful at working out the correct dihedral, seems to know his stuff and didn't mind answering a few queries about my build.
3. Keep the tail light and reinforce the bottom of the fin with a strand of carbon fiber and super glue.
4. If your going to use it for slope soaring don't be too worried about the weight saving. I'm not saying build it heavy, just that you can afford to use two drops of S/G to hold the horizontal stab on instead of one!

I hope you enjoy yours as much as I'm enjoying mine :-)

Quality - slightly above my original, which was impeccable. Super packing and speed of delivery too.

A very good servo - almost as good as the legendary DS6125... In my MAXA-4 I only have DS6125 and DS95, but in my Supra Pro Competition Spread Tow I decided to use only the DS6100 in the wings because of the weight. Vertical down from a height of 280m (vario measured) is no problem for the DS6100!

One of the best planes ever! If I could own just one plane - it would be a Supra Pro. The quality is outstanding and the weight is unbelievable...

I needed a replacement nosecone after 'landing' my Elf on top of a 75' high flood light - one of the challenges faced when catching the thermals rising from the school's Astro-turf sports pitch! Fortunately the wind rose while I was working out how to get it down and solved the problem for me. A cracked nose cone and a broken push rod, I recon I got off lightly. Notification that the nosecones were back in stock arrived, the order placed next day, and delivery in less than 24 hours. That's the level of service I've come to appreciate from Neil and his team. Thanks lads!

Requested notification when stock arrived - received email about 3 weeks later. Very prompt delivery

A lot of glider for the money. Nicely made, but not air brakes and the pilot is the wrong scale and rubbish, but these are easily fixed.
Bring out a Sperber Junior Phoenix.

HyperFlight comment: Airbrake pockets are built into the structure, so fitting brakes is reasonably straight forward.

I have managed to test the JJ Edge some more. I wrote to you some time ago that this bird needed a little more thinking ahead, and I also had the impression that it needed more speed than my old DLG. It's all rubbish, just a matter of getting the CG right!

What a wonderful plane it turned out to be! Floating forever in dead air it seems and handles beautifully in all conditions. Very responsive with the throws suggested on your page. Here in Norway we have quite some wind, but with the extra ballast you hardly notice the difference. So far I've only tried with 40 g ballast. But in exactly that kind of wind I sometimes miss having a rudder, so I may install it during the dark winter days here.

As elevator servo, I first had a Dymond D47 as suggested on your site, but it doesn't seem to handle the pull-string system. Constant chatter and from time to time it would give full elevator-up for a second! Happened during a full power launch the first time, so now I know that it also flies well up-side-down. Luckily it only lasted for a brief moment so it wouldn't do a full loop. I tried with 3 different D47 that I had lying around, all with the same result. So now I changed to a Futaba digital micro servo with stronger torque, the problem is gone but it's a tight fit. Maybe that's worth pointing out on your website as I really wouldn't recommend the D47 (Ripmax SD100).

Like flying an Angel..... Couldn't be more delighted!!

Fantastic service, my AVA Pro-e was delivered the day after I ordered it. Thank you very much Hyperflight. There was a small hole in the box but there was no damage to the contents due to the large amount of packaging. However, I did have some out of date instructions with the kit but a phone call soon had the correct instruction emailed to me. The wing joiners needed some sanding down to create a good fit. I am still in the build phase at the moment but will send another review after flight. I ordered 4 Hyperion DS09-AMD servos to install in the tail and spoilers and while these servos were connected to my AR6255 the servo connected to the aileron output started to hunt around the null point and then stopped working. The end result being that it appears as if the gears have all been stripped. A phone call to Hyperflight and they are sending me another servo and I shall return the non working back to them. I am a bit worried that this kind of problem happened while there was no strain being applied to the servo. The total cost of the glider with Rx, motor and batteries comes to £1200 and this is a lot of money to be in the air should one of these Hyperion servo failures happen again.

As perfectly formed as the original.

Only issues is I feel it is a pity that one has to purchase the entire kit, as it really comes with everything..tail fin, fin mount pendulum mount, cockpit hatch, hardware pack.. I only needed the fuse, so I have a lot of spare parts I don't really need...Oh well.

Replacement horizontal stab for the blaster 2. Great, well packed and perfectly formed just like the original...as you'd expect.

Normally I wouldn't bother writing a review for something like this. But these covers are realy great! Easy to cut (although you have to take care not to crack or deform them while cutting the "bump", I used a new exacto blade), and easy to fit. I just used tape.
And for that price you can't make them yourself!

Excellent servos with a tight slop-free gear train and plenty of torque. I've found them to be particularly good for large flaps on Open class e-Soaring models. Not the cheapest servo around, but definitely one of the very best! Highly recommended.

First class service from Hyperflght.

Product quality excellent as expected.

Very nice DLG, well designed, light and strong.

I had a problem with shipping damage, but this was dealt with quickly and professionally - great customer service, I would recommend and will be using 'Hyperflight' again

My Elf was mysteriously attracted to landing on slate and rocks in the welsh field where I fly. That and my own inexperience led to the urgent need for a replacement nosecone......which Neil supplied in the usual prompt manner. If only all suppliers were as together!

Next day delivery and I cannot fault the price or quality of the product.

Great product,7 day delivery to the other side of the world,excellent service.
This is the second product I have purchased.

Still in the process of assembling this model might speed up a bit now the nights are drawing in...
Many years ago I had the F3b Graphite glider when they first came out, it was absolutely amazing, in build quality, finish and performance. I was very pleased to see that the build and finish are still just as good & I am sure the performance won't be a disappointment.

I got a Kontronic KIRA 480-34 5,2:1 + JAZZ 80LV speed controller Direct from Kontronik in Germany. Motor calc is predicting a 3900ft/min climb rate with a 14" Aeronaut prop using a Thunder-power 3s 2500 lipo. I think I will use a smaller prop 13 X 7 for general flying as the previous set up will get the Graphite VERY small VERY quickly.

When I picked up the glider from Neil along with one of the glider bags I bought 4 X Hyperion DS09-AMD metal gear servos (2 for the V tail & 2 for the Ailerons) and 2 X Hyperion DS095-FMD servos for the Flaps. As a side note the DS09-AMD does fit in the V tail, they do protrude a couple of mm but the carbon fibre servo covers are con-caved so clear the servo body nicely.

Having previosly bought the larger bag for my Ava Pro E ultimate it was a natural choice to get another for the mini Graphite I bought. Extremely well made tough bag, just what is needed to keep these models protected.

This is a spectacular glider a true comp winner or if you are like me a sheer pleasure to own and fly.

Quality is unsurpassed in my experience and consequently not cheap.

Lacks only comprehensive instructions which would complete an excellent package.

I have used the outer and carbon inner on a V-tail Alex and the outers as closed loop guides in the fuselage of a 5mtr, scale sailplane. Both applications are very successful and I would have no hesitation in recommending there use.

Product is excellent, just what I have been looking for.. Using carbon tube for insert tube for fishing floats, already tested and cannot find fault. Good few salmon in the freezer will testify to my claims. Made a jig for cutting tube to prevent splitting as freehand cutting not recommended. Many thanks, will be ordering more.

I thought long and hard before hitting the buy button on this vario and Intek receiver because they seem so expensive when you have got used to Chinese "chip as chips" electronics!
However, I am glad I did as it is a rather nifty gadget (although I can't claim it has made me any better at finding thermals but at least I now how quickly I'm coming down!).

I struggled with setting it up at first because I don't think the instructions are very good. In addition, I think it was supposed to come with voices pre-loaded which mine didn't, but once I'd sussed that and loaded them and then played with the setting having plugged it into my PC all is well. It sometimes momentarily loses contact and squarks at me but I suspect that is when it gets shielded by a bit of carbon in my glider.
All in all I'm happy but I can't help feeling they should be half this price (although the £40 off was a good discount and I wouldn't have bought it at full price)

HyperFlight Comment
Yes all SkyAssistants do normally have the English voice file loaded. Apologies that you had to do this.

Having crashed my Supra in Australia I could not source replacement rods locally of suitable length (around 1.5M) They arrived safely in around 4 days in a nice pizza box. Quality is very good. I am now back in the air. Thank you Hyperflight UK

I put them in the wings, servos KST 125 and KST 135, the cool thing on the plane Airon - Valentamodel.cz

Using these micro servos inall sorts of applications. Never had a bad one.
Stripped a gear due to turning servo arm (dont do it) but spares easily available so fixed in no time. Surprising power and very fast especially on 2 cell lipo with MPX or Jeti Rx that can also run on 9volts.

Using these micro servos in lots of models - Gliders and Egliders, indoor 3D, Tomboy/Mills 2Channel and small EDF.

Never had a bad one. Stripped a gear once due moving servo arm (never a good idea) but just replaced gearset.

Well worth the money................ IMHO

Good quality and nicely cut to spec, also posted really quickly!! Very pleased! Cheers //O.

Spedizione velocissima. Imballo robusto. Modello splendido. Estremamente divertente, Un ottimo acquisto. GREAT !!

I have orderd seval items from Neil recently. He provides a friendly and efficient service and I would reccomend him to any potential customer

This is not a direct replacement for the Blaster 2 you cannot use the V mount and fit this to the pod at the same time - if you install into the pod - the diamater of the tube where the V mount is supposed to go is WAY too wide - this is NOT a Blaster 2 boom at all. Pretty dissapointed that it is sold as such.

HyperFlight Comment
The product definitely is a Blaster 2 tail boom, as made by Vladimir's Models. Maybe the customer forgot he requested that it be cut down to 88 cm length to allow it to be posted by regular mail.

Bought two. Great service and quick delivery. Servos are good. I would use this shop again. Thank you!

Good service, perfect fit.

Very High Quality. Will be used to custom-built Bubble Dancer wings.
Thanks for the quick service - Sven

Very High Quality Will be used to custom-built Bubble Dancer wings.
Thanks for the quick service - Sven

Very High Quality Will be used to custom-built Bubble Dancer wings.
Thanks for the quick service - Sven

There are many model products you can fabricate yourself, or make do and mend with other options. But these have to be one of those components you'd be crazy to even try. They're as light as it gets, superb quality and a breeze to fit on a blaster2/2e or even your own DLG and as always very safely and quickly delivered. As are all Hyperflights products. Cheers Neil :-)

Nice quality, good shipping package. Overall good purchase.

Ideal suggestion for my Blaster 3 thanks

OEM nosecone from Vladimir. Brought the Elf back to new after a bad landing hit some gravel. Fast delivery as always from Hyperflight.

Compact, powerful, fits the Elf nosecone snugly. Gives a close to ideal CG. Good value and gives long flight times. A safe choice for those worried about Lipo impact damage.

The ASK 8 landed safely today, what a fantastic model and what excellent value for money. I built the Flair kit years ago but it was nothing like this, the finish is superb. I now need to move house as my modelling room is not big enough!

Thanks again for such great service (my dog even enjoyed the foam packing, I am still finding bits around the house).

Regards,

Bernie.

I bought this LiFe battry for my Stark DLG - to get rid of the regulator and to get longer flight times. I removed the wrapping and the wires in instead soldered a standard RC servo plug that I connect directly to my receiver.

The weight of the wrapping is 1.4g and without that and the balance wire the total weight is just 27g . With my 2S 350mah lipo and bec + a 5g noseweight I had 31g in the nose so its 4g lighter now! This will be my standard battery for all my DLG planes.

I use 4 MKS DS65K servos in my Stark and they seems to handle that extra 0.6V great so it should be no problem to run 6V rated servos on this LiFe!

Super handy item!! You don't need to worry about crashing you're DLG in to the ground because of low voltage!

Dream Machine! High pressure, stable air, no thermals but a gentle flow of air up a large south facing stubble field with a ten foot hedge row at the top. My Blaster 2e tracked to and fro along the stationary wave created by the hedge, no power input required, just lowered the flaperons about 5 deg and immensely satisfying flying! A wonderfully aerodynamic machine.

My setup: EMAX 2822, 15A ESC, 10x6 prop, 4xSD100 servos, Futaba R617 2.4GHz Rx.
For light air 500mA 3s LiPo, giving 6 climbs of 30s. Flying weight for thermalling is 394g AUW.
For 15-20mph winds 850mAh LiPo, with AUW 415g; plenty of fast flying with good penetration to windward. No additional balancing weight needed.

Two noteworthy points concerning assembly:-
1) To get a really good alignment of the motor and spinner: ensure motor is mounted geometrically central on the supplied bulkhead, cut three air flow slots on the circumference, mount using 3mm bolts. Now face the smaller front mounting bulkhead with a thin ply disc. Drill a 3mm hole absolutely centerally and glue bulhead temporarily. You can now slide motor and bulkhead forward so that the shaft engages the 3mm hole and is thus in true axial alignment ready for epoxying into correct position.
2) A neat way of connecting wing servos to the Rx in the fuselage. Cut the female servo connectors from the wing servos. Now wire up the two futaba female connectors into a four wire harness(Common. +ve supply, signal left aileron, and signal right). Terminate this in a 4pin JST-XH socket (ie a balancer socket from Lipo). Feed the the females down through the wing pylon to the Rx Ch1 and Ch6. The second part of the harness starts with a four pin plug but you need to solder TWO +ve leads and TWO -ve leads - thus there are six wires, which will now go up to the opening on the underside of the wing and into the servo bays where they will be soldered onto the previous cut wires, and sleeved with heat shrink. By carefully arranging the length of the wiring you will be able to plug and unplug the wing AND separate the two wing halves, folding them together for transportation, while maintaining servo connection.

The kit arrived in a sturdy cardboard box less than 24 hours after I ordered it - great service from Hyperflight.
All components required for finishing the model are in the kit bar the adhesives and radio gear. The tail surfaces come finished in glass cloth and hinges laser cut (or milled?) into the balsa.
I built the glider over a couple of evenings, following the not very comprehensive instructions linked to on this site. It isn't a difficult build so I guess the information on-line is adequate but patchy.
The on-line instructions call for 8cm per side for dihedral, which seems excessive for and aileron model. I built mine with around 25mm per side and it flies fine. The fit of the tail boom to the pod is a little sloppy so I wrapped a piece of the supplied glass cloth around the spigot on the pod to obtain a tighter fit without recourse to a big dollop of epoxy.
For radio gear I used a standard 6 channel Flysky receiver stripped of its case and wrapped in heat-shrink. I found that by cutting down the plywood servo tray (made for 3.7 gram servos) I could slip the receiver down under the wing, which gave more access for the battery and a small switch (I used a 210mah Nicad and a jack socket switch) in the nose. I didn't like the wire in Teflon tube control runs taped to the exterior of the tailboom so made the surfaces sprung and ran guitar string pull wires down the inside of the tailboom. There where no hints on how to attach the carbon fibre nose hatch so I epoxied with a small glass cloth patch an overhanging length of 5x0.5mm carbon fibre strip along the underside of the cover which enables the cover to be slid forwards and then back to secure the ends under the hatch opening.
I also decided to leave off the launch peg and initially try launching by holding the wingtip between thumb and fingers. This seems to work fine on such a small model and I can throw the thing to around 30 metres with no trouble so I shan't bother fitting it.
Finished weight of my glider was around 170 grams. I made the wing centre section a little heavier than it needed to be but otherwise can't see where I could save much weight. Balance with the 210mah Nicad is about spot on. I suspect the pre-finished tail surfaces could be lighter. At this weight the glider flies very nicely. It responds well to the controls and I'm amazed how, when I want to land it nearer to my feet, I can get one more 360 out of it so near the ground without tip stalling. The rudder is handy in these cases for overcoming adverse yaw and helping it round at low speeds. The wing skin aileron hinges are still a little stiff so throw is restricted if available servo torque is low. I mean to detach the linkage and wobble them around a bit to free them up. The foam wing is easily bruised and mine has several dents where Ive absent-mindedly held it against my Tx whilst fiddling about with something but I doubt this noticeably affects performance.
It’s a great little model. Make some wing covers so you can chuck it in the car ‘just in case’ when you ‘nip out to the shops’ and you’ll have a tough little glider you can fly almost anywhere.

Finally maiden my new Hyper AVA Pro-E from Neil and all I can say is "fantastic !"

This is my second AVA-E that I've built and decided to go the non conventional route and put the servos in the nose of the fuselage instead of the tail. My setup is:
1. Motor (light weight with planetary gearbox)
2. Servo's
3. ESC
4. Lipo
I then put the receiver in the wing, theirs room in the center section were the wing mounts to the fuselage and I ran 2 small tubes into the 1st 2 ribs for the 2.4 whiskers (JR DMSS). I just heated and pealed back the covering and reapplied a small amount of covering.
Ended up with a very light weight, easy to balance, electric sailplane that is just a joy to fly.

Thanks Neil

Simon

Neil, thanks for your help and also your hospitality on my last visit. I have now had some time flying the Blaster 3 purchased on that visit and I am finding it an absolutely delightful model to fly.

The weight came in at 268gm due to cutting wiring and leads down to minimum. It is set up as per instructions with the recommended settings and flight modes. The CG is as far back as I can get it while remaining positively stable (about 88mm back from the LE). With this CG setting the model is extremely responsive to the lightest piece of lift. I am getting very good, high launches, much better than my old Longshot. The dead air time from a good launch is around 1 min 45 sec on average. The longest flight so far is 27 min fron a single launch. The lack of a rudder does not seem to affect the handling at all.

All in all I am very pleased with the aeroplane and I am very glad you persuaded me to go for this machine. Regards, Brian.

This model is a beautiful looking model and the finish on the flying surfaces is very good. The fuselage, with the kevlar front, is nicely finished although the join seam around the kevlar was a little ragged in a couple of places, but not of any real concern. Radio installation is very straight forward, just ensure the ballast tube access is kept clear for ballast insertion. I fitted a rudder servo, utilising a pullcord and spring system as per the already fitted elevator system.

From a flying point of view, this plane doesn't hang around. In my opinon I don't think you need the heavier of the two ballast options (80g) . The EDGE handles windy conditions well and the 40g only needs adding if it is turbulent. At the other end of the wind scale the EDGE will react to any small amounts of lift and is very happy figure-of-eighting at low
level which can add valuable seconds to your flight times.

Having bought the all black version I have found visibility a problem when below tree-level. Maybe not an issue on the other versions. One thing I did change was the wing peg. Without balancing the opposing wing I found the model tended to drop a wing slowly . It is a big heavy peg and having to drill into the wing tip to insert the "spike" of the launch peg was fraught with the danger of breaking through the wing surface. As an alternative I retro-fitted a "through-the-wing" peg of my own design.

In terms of control movements I felt that more aileron movement was needed for quicker response at low level. The launch flap setting (-1.5 mm) was, I thought, a bit much originally. After having flown the model for a while now I feel
that -0.5 mm is better in low wind speed keeping the -1.5 for higher wind speeds.
This model covers the ground quickly and has taken a few months to get used to it.......but now I really enjoy flying it and have great hopes for the future with it !!

This is an excellent kit. Everything is very well made and it includes all the small parts needed to complete the glider (actually, more than all you need as there are parts for various options). If this kit was missing anything, it was that the assembly instructions have to be downloaded from the manufacturer web site and, as I write this, the schematic is not yet available (recommended throws, etc).

Cons:
I was a little disappointed with the general quality/finish of the kit. The fuz. moulding seams required cleaning up, the top seam in front of the hatch being particularly poorly finished & required filling in places, there appeared to be sanding marks in the gel coat & the gel coating patchy & slightly dull. Any rectification work however would require a new coating of paint.
One of the pushrod outers had become trapped in the slot exit for the rudder & I had to replace it. I just bad luck.
The wings had a few ribs that were proud of the moulded LE skin & under the edge of the film so could not be sanded without part removal of the film. I had to re-heat bond some of the covering films edges & there were a few hairs under the covering.
The sanding of the balsa tail plane & fin was quite poor with balsa ‘whiskers’ on the edges. Nothing can be done about this unless both items are re-covered.
The ‘two servo’ mounting plate was not wide enough to fit into the fuz.

Pros:
The fuz. is fairly light & resistant to bending & twisting & has ample room for RC gear, motor & batteries.
Pushrod outers are pre-fitted, metal pushrods supplied & the fuz. slotted for pushrod exit to rudder.
Mounting holes for the wings & tail plane are pre-drilled & tapped.
The motor bulkhead is fitted & drilled with a centre hole to aid positioning of the motor mounting holes.
Fin slot is already cut for fitting of the fin/rudder assembly.
The lightweight canopy supplied allows easy access to a large hatch opening.
The wings are free of warps & due to their construction are light & resistant to bending & twisting Tubes are pre-fitted for servos leads which made their fitting easy & much quicker than threading leads through holes in ribs.
The flaps are cut free from the TE leaving a live hinge, the cuts are neat & accurate.
The wing retaining holes are pre-drilled.
The tail plane has its mounting holes pre-drilled & fitted with eyelets to prevent damage to the balsa structure when tightening the retaining screws.
The rudder is pre-hinged to the fin.

Items supplied are - ‘Epoxy board’ control horns, two pairs of alternative design servo covers & mounting screws, one ‘two servo’ mounting plate, nylon screws for wing & tail plane mounting, steel wing joiner & a length of wire for a canopy clip. Instruction leaflet.

Flying:
I set up the control throws to +/- 8 elevator, +/- 20 rudder, 70 Degrees down flap & -40% elevator flap compensation, the C of G to 75mm just rearwards of the recommended 70mm from LE.
I did not have to add any nose weight as there is ample room in the fuz. to adjust the position of the LiPo to suit.
First test flights were without any problems but I only managed couple of test flights before my first competition with it so it was not completely trimmed out.
First comp. - The Thermal-e flew well in the practically no wind, lifty conditions. After initiating a turn the controls could be centralised & it would continue turning smoothly, quite relaxing, allowing time to quickly spot any other competitors.
The loading being ~ 8.5 oz/ft2 allowed it to cover a reasonably large area of sky & it will be interesting to see what wind speeds it will cope with.
I maxed at 605m altitude in one slot & getting down required a combination of spinning, spinning with flaps, flaps & down elevator & down elevator only which proved the wings did not flutter & would stand up to some abuse. Other lighter wing loading models I have owned have suffered from flutter & loss of control at speed so it was refreshing not to have any similar problems with this one.
The flaps & larger rudder made it manoeuvrable when landing.

My set up:
Motor: Hyperion GS2213/14 with 9 x 5 folding prop, Aluminium spinner & 800mAh 3s 30C Lipo

My overall impression:
This kit would be a good introduction to someone with little building experience as it is well pre-fabricated requiring only the ‘gluing’ of the fin to the fuz. & fitting out with radio gear, motor etc.
By using the pre-drilled holes & tapped holes alignment of the wing & tailplane is practically guaranteed just requiring the fin & rudder to be aligned.
The present instruction manual provided is not suitable for the ‘lone novice’ builder but Neil is aware of this.

The only modification I made was to increase the size of the rudder as the original looked rather small in my estimation. It may well be large enough but I did not flight test it with its original rudder.

The model is relaxing & forgiving to fly therefore possibly a good introduction to 2m eSoaring at the next level above a RE foamie, also as a second lighter model to a full house moulded model which is why I built one. It’s wing loading and construction allow it to cope better with ‘breezier’ conditions than a more lightly loaded model.

I left the finish as was supplied & doubt there would have been any discernable difference in its flying capabilities even if I had taken the trouble to rectify the blemishes. Anyway, you cannot see anything amiss from a few feet away. The addition of clevises, adjusters & spare nylon screws would be useful & would add little or any to the cost. The price of the Thermal-e is similar to other models of its type but I would like to see better attention given to the finish & quality control which rather lets it down.

If anyone is interested, I can supply information & photos as to how I built my kit.

I must thank Neil at Hyperflight for, as always, supplying a well packaged & quickly delivered kit.

I think this is the lightest and smartest battery that I have ever seen. PCB+battery=11g!! It's not only a battery, but also a high quality process.

bonjour,réception du colis aujourd'hui . tres bon service ,tres beau materiel .
merci

EXELENTE MODEL!!!

Just had my first flight with the Sprite. Absolutely brilliant! As most of my models are cobbled together from balsa and ply, this represented a big change for me in terms of expense and performance and I was more nervous than usual before a first flight. I needn't have worried, from the moment it left my hand the model flew as straight as an arrow. The control deflections suggested in the instructions are spot on with no adjustments being necessary. I did need a fair bit of elevator trim, caused no doubt by my conservatively forward CG and possibly less than 100% accurate setting of the AMT (my fault). The initial climb was very fast and once in gliding mode it settled into a very flat and fairly fast glide. In zero lift conditions it stayed aloft for over 16 minutes with two motor runs totalling less than twenty seconds. I can't wait to try it on a more thermally day.

As for the construction, it was very quick to put together - most of the assembly time being spent soldering servo cables and connectors. The fit of the parts is absolutely stunning throughout and the model goes together very well indeed. Having read Martin Bell's account of fitting the tail servos I was a bit worried that it might be a struggle but it really wasn't - just take your time and the servos fit in with no trouble at all. Top marks for a great model, worth every penny of the price tag! As someone once said, you will remember the sweetness of the quality long after you have forgotten the bitterness of the price!

The set up I used is a Mega 16/25/4 inrunner turning a 9 x 5 folding prop with a 60 amp ESC (huge overkill but it was all I had to hand, I may replace it with something smaller) 3s 1600 Mah lipo, Hyperion DS09 tail servos and MKS wing servos. Multiplex 7 channel M Link RX.

Great great plane! Its a realy high launcher and floats really good. Building wasnt hard at all with some help from Neil, but you need some building experience then you need to drill wing and stabilisator screw holes and get the correct angles.

Finish is superb but be carefull to not lay down it on a dirty table then you can get bumps on it. I used 4 MKS DS65K servos and a 360Mah 2S lipo with bec and a Sanwa rx500 receiver and all up weight was only 240grams, and I could even get it lighter with less use of glue and lighter wingservo cables. Compared to the Blaster 3 the Stark floats better and launch higher but maybe a litte bit more sensitive on the control surfaces so use expo!

The Akcent 2 is without doubt a fantastic model for the price. This was my first F3K DLG and I am about to buy a second.

I have recently converted mine to rudderless without any major differences in the handling.
The wings have had a lot of abuse from me as I got to grips with DLG and I have twice hit the goal posts on my local field, the repairs required were easily done without any ill effects to the model.

My only criticism would have to be the frailness of the fin and tailplane supplied but providing the landings are carried out in a straight and level line they should be ok.
My overal rating is that this model will take some beating as a first time DLG.

What an amazing piece of kit, within the first half a dozen outings with the Akcent2 I managed to fly the plane up into a thermal until I could hardly see it. It has outperformed my expectations.

The only thing I found was that I had to put 25g of lead in the nose to get the CG to 78mm but that still gave me an AUW of 288g.

The wing is very durable too, I have had a couple of incidents with it which dented the leading edge but these where easily repaired with epoxy.

This is an excellent piece of kit. We all want to stay up longer and this does give a dramatic increase in airborne time.

Especially useful when the glider is high overhead and it's difficult to see pitch changes as you move in and out of a thermal. But you can use it when you get sucked into a cloud to monitor a controlled descent. And to get the angle right for max rate of climb under motor. And to add just the right amount of elevator as the turn tightens up.

The temperature probe doesn't seem much use, but the height read-out is surprisingly useful and the battery voltage read-out is very re-assuring after multiple power climbs during a long flight. Looking at the height trace on your computer later is fascinating - you can tell just how good (or bad) you were objectively.

The only problem I've had was interference with my 2.4 Ghz AR600 rx on the first flight, but I simply re-tuned the vario to a higher frequency and have had no trouble since, even at extreme range.

I've just discovered a way of direction finding the glider using the vario and LPD radio so if ever I loose sight of it I might well get it back. That would certainly re-pay the cost! Google "Fade-circle direction finding". On the subject of cost, IMHO it's better to spend £250 on a vario and LPD radio than an extra £250 on a better glider!

The Mini Graphite (Mini G) is my second composite electric sailplane after the Eagle 5 by RCRCM.

The first thing I noticed about the Mini Graphite-e was its exceptional build quality.

Not wanting to spend more on electronics, I transferred the power plant from the Eagle 5 into the Mini G and boy was I impressed by its performance.

Slight shimming of the V-tail was required for optimum performance. With the V-tail mounted at it's original position, I noticed that the glider had a tendency to pitch up during dives. To eliminate this, a tape was repeatedly folded till it was approximately 1mm thick and wedged in between the the front of the tail assembly and the fuselage. After that, it flew like a dream!

The Mini G is currently my favourite model and it is always brought to the field . It is capable of high speed dives but is yet also capable of "floating" ever so gracefully.

My setup:
Motor: MVVS 5,6/960 Redliner
Prop: Aeronaut Cam 14X9
ESC: CC Ice light 75

After owning a 3.2m flapped Ava - and loving it's flight characteristics - it was a difficult decision whether to buy a bigger Ava or an Avalon for light-weather competitions. After pondering over the Ava/Avalon trade-offs, which largely come down to marginally better sink rate compared to improved manouverability in the landing phase, I eventually opted for the Avalon on the basis that more landing points would maybe outweigh the few seconds lost in the air.

As always the model had been fabricated to absolute perfection, deserving a place in any modern art gallery! Servo installation was straightforward, but I did have to experiment a little with lipo and ESC placement to balance out my relatively lightweight HET+g/box drivetrain, finding that a 4S 1800mAh lipo would sit nicely forward of the ESC to get the best moment arm for balance.

In flight the Avalon has exceeded my expectations. There may be certain conditions when it loses out marginally to a 4m Ava, but how many times are we going to get that sort of weather in the UK? Where it really gains for me however is in the landing phase where you can position it much more precisely than I ever could with my old Ava. Maybe if I was a better flier this wouldn't be so important! One point to watch is that the big flaps can catch on grassy lumps on uneven ground, so be watchful and make sure you mount the flap servos so that they are demountable. The new range of lightweight servo frames with extended bearing supports are well-worth considering here.

So definitely 5* for the Avalon. Roll on sunny Summer competitions with light breezes!

Great service from hyperflight, beautiful little model - as good as they get. A couple of comments - I tried to build it as light as possible, but found that I had to add 6g ballast to get the CG right - result 95g exactly!

Being slightly behind the curve (and making the mistake of using reduced servo throws to de-tune the responsiveness) I occasionally stalled it in - resulting in a cracked boom just forward of the front wing mount. This is a weak point as the foam filler doesn't extend back to the mount. A layer of carbon uni (laid longitudinally) laminated with epoxy sorted that out with very little weight penalty - probably worth doing during the build..

When I eventually total it - I'll have another!

My last so-called HLG was built 30 years ago - Raven 1M span built up wing, balsa fuse, flew well but impossible to get decent launch without a mini bungee. A discus launch would have ripped the wings off!

How things have moved on - bought a Mini Elf DLG from Hyperflight, arrived very quickly well boxed - built in an evening, went flying the next. Trim about right with stab parallel to the boom. CofG started off about 70mm back with Hyperlipo 2S 175mAh, Orange DSM RX and 2x SD100 servos.

Never tried DLG before yet within a few tries was soon geting a good height and able to sniff out almost non-existent lift. Tiny weight at rear end bought CofG to recommended 75mm and behaviour definitely more 'buoyant'. A few hundred launches later, a few hard arrivals, mis-catches and encounter with tree yet no sign of damage - it's strong! 2S 175mAh Hyperlipo about half discharged after 1.5 hours so should last well over 2 hours with reasonable safety margin.

Great fun DLG from a highly recommended supplier. Can't wait for some decent lift days! So what next ? Blaster3 or ???

Once again received everything in great shape, not a mark on the box and you did an excellent job packing.

I wish there was a prize for top service because you one win hands down. Look forward to doing lots more business with you.

Simon

First bought two of these fine litte lightweight servos for my Stark DLG. They were so good I decided to get 2 more! The best perfect centering I have ever seen and no gear slop. Easily strong enough for spring/pull system on elevator and rudder. This will be my standard servo for DLG planes! They just so light! You can remove the bottom case for even lighter weight and this will not affect the structure.

I ordered this LiFe 2s 480mAh battery yesterday afternoon and fitted it in my DLG this morning! I have run the model for 2hrs and voltage is still 6.6V. I will have plenty of capacity for a LONG Flight time!! Perfect with 5 Star all round. Highly Recommended.

I bought my second Supra-e Competition, and its just amazing. The new boom, with spread carbon its very light and stronger than the old boom.

The structure only weighs 1150 g, including joiners. Wow!

best dlg for best price........

As a first time DLG builder & pilot, I wanted a small, robust and low cost DLG. Choice in this size and price range is limited to two or three planes. My choice of the Super Mini Topsky was based on the abunancy of build logs, tips and information available on the Super Mini Topsky, giving me somethning to hang onto.

The plane arrived very well packaged on my doorstep in Belgium only days after my order
so the order process was simple, quick and painless.

As I learned from previous projects, building light is essential for performance, so I made a number of weight saving decisions up front, based on information I had gathered from various forums:
-The plane would be rudderless
-The elevator control surface would be spring loaded in the up-direction and actuated by a single-pull kevlar thread (braided fishing line) in the down-direction.
- The tail surfaces would not be covered using the supplied covering film, but slightly clear-coated.
-The wings would be permanently glued to the fuselage, eliminating the need for bolts, blind nuts.
-Epoxy was to be used sparingly.

This all lead to an AUW of 142g including 240mAh smartLipo, receiver AND 7g ballast in the nose.

Building the plane was not particularly difficult or time consuming, the biggest challenge in
my view is joining the wings. I built a jig from insulation-foam and 'rehearsed' the joining
of the wings several times. Not having to make hard-points for the bolts did make this task considerably more straightforward. Be aware that the foam is fragile and can be damaged by CA glue, heat, acetone and possibly other solvents !

Flying this plane is a pleasure. It is very forgiving and in still air it requires minimal control input. It is so light that it immediatly signals even the slightest thermals. The small wingspan combined with the ailerons makes the plane very agile. An additional advantage of the light weight is the low inertia, making hand-catches very easy and minimizing damage in case of a rough landings.

I would say this kit offers good value for money.

I love this little glider!

I ordered the red wing version, and Neil provided the kind of customer service that is frequently mentioned in these reviews as exceptional - giving lots of helpful advice and support.

The build was very straightforward, even for someone like myself with limited building experience. I used Ripmax SD100s, an old spektrum AR6100e receiver I had lying around at home. As Neil had no SmartLipos in stock I used a 1s 260mah lipo from my mCPx heli. At first I also used a small step-up regulator given to me by Neil FOC from his own personal hangar (did I mention that excellent customer service?), but later found that in practice there really was no need for that, the 1S 260 mah lipo alone was fine. I also sprayed a little fluorescent yellow foam safe paint on the tail feathers for extra visibility and a little personalisation.

I get around 2 hours use from the lipo and put back in around 160mah, so still loads of capacity in there!

But the real joy of this model is the flying. I use it as my stress buster. I fly a fairly typical flat field (Heart of England Aeromodelers - Hampton-inArden) that's often cold, damp and windy. The Elf doesn't much care, and even handles the wind much better than I thought it would - of course its best with a little sunshine and I cant wait for those summer evenings. Its a doddle to find lift, the Elf bobs up about a foot as soon it finds a wind ridge, small thermal, etc. I have been flying her most evenings (except when its raining) since then and its great way to ease the stresses of the day.

It looks like a delicate model, but its very tough - one evening after having to fish it out of a bush (oooops!) I failed to notice that the elevator mount had come unglued from the boom in the crash - I gave the sticks a perfunctory wiggle and everything moved as expected, so I gave her a big launch. Well that elevator that looked fine in my pre-launch stick wiggle couldn't handle the launch pressure, and the Elf executed a perfect 20ft tall parabola, and crashed into the edge of the farmers crop under full launch power. I was sure she would be a write-off, but no! There she was nosecone embedded 4 inches into the clay - standing vertical. There was no other damage. I applied some cyano to the offending stab mount, and she was back in the air again in 5 minutes. OK, probably I was a bit lucky, but I think the main thing is that with such a low weight there is very little inertia so damage is limited, and that carbon D box in the wing is very resilient. A great design.

This is a cracking little glider and I would heartily recommend it to anyone.

Laurence.

I wanted to save a bit of weight in the tips of my Elektra 3.5mtr F5j model. I was going to use Hyperion DS09 which I know are sufficiently powerful . But was concerned that the gear train may not be robust enough to withstand the occasional sharp knock as I previously had one fail on the rudder of an AVA after I accidentally kicked it.As my ailerons do seem liable to receive sharp knocks, I thought the thicker and more robust looking metal used in the gear train of the DS6100 would be more suited to the job. I have mounted my servos into the wing with 30min epoxy after first wrapping them with heatshrink.

They are more than powerful enough, center perfectly and are very smooth in operation from one end of travel to the other.

It's too early to comment on wear/slop, and they do occasionally buzz (like all digital servos do), but so far they l look like a very good choice and I plan to retro fit them in my other F5j models, a lighter wingtip is always a good thing.

I bought this glider from Hyperflight a couple of months ago and I'm really glad I did. It looks quite amazing - when do you ever see such a large glider with glowing see-through red construction? - and it flies so well. It it such a slow floater, with a weirdly flat glide angle, yet it can be quite fast and agile too.

I use good old Hitec HS-85MG servos in the wing, and one of those in the tail for the elevator, and one Hitec HS-65MG in the tail for the rudder. These work really well, but the tail servos protrude 1mm. If you like digital servos the little MKS DS6100s would be excellent.

I use a MVVS 4.6 840kV motor, which is superb. I use a 15 x 8 Aeronaut prop, a 60A ESC and a 3S 3300 lipo battery. The ESC has a high power 5A switching BEC so I don't need a separate BEC. This setup draws 50A max, which is quite powerful but not vertical performance. Those MVVS motors are delightful, the world's smoothest, quietest motors - and cheaper than a geared setup. I'm really happy with this power train.

My C of G is at 118mm - this is neutral in the dive so I wouldn't go further back than that. My elevator throws are slightly larger than specified, and my aileron throws a lot larger. The specified throws are tiny, good for gentle thermalling but not really enough for all situations. The flaps don't need to be at 90 degrees to be effective, this glider slows down superbly. The Pulsar is the easiest plane I own for hand catching! Beware, the elevator needs a huge amount of down when crow brakes are applied (exactly as specified).

My all-up weight is 2050 grams. You could get it down to 2000g with lighter servos etc, but I can't see how to get it any lighter than that. Not that you need to - it's super light whatever you do, making it lighter just makes it fly less well in most "real world" situations.
You can see a video of my Pulsar in action on YouTube, just search for "Slope Soaring Pulsar" or follow this direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UqYUw04Qjs

Thanks for another brilliant shipment to France. The supra parts and Elf arrived in perfect condition, much due to your meticulous packaging.

The timing was perfect, as I just got the flu and managed to have the Elf ready built and balanced in a couple of hours after I received the parcel... Weight is 98g, cg at 75mm with no ballast. Supra fuselage is currently curing the epoxy joint as we speak.

Your turnaround and service is something other online vendors can only aspire to approach!!

Thanks and all the best, Daan.

Excellent kit, contains all you need bar servos, receiver and instructions!

Neil at HyperFlight was very helpful in emailing an updated set of instructions (the ones linked here do not cover the aileron installation), as well as providing some nice lightweight Ripmax SD100 servos that fit perfectly.

I'm just back in from maidening the Super Mini Topsky in 6-8kt winds, gusting to 15kts, which is probably 'top end' wind speed for this little glider. Mine balanced out at 172g AUW, which is 20g heavier than the plan spec, and I've put 11º dihedral on the wing to stabilise it further (I live in Scotland; dead calm days are few and far between). It's a cracking model, very lively on the controls but stable enough to make the most of gusty conditions.

This has been my first DLG, first foam wing construction, and first aileron RC glider. Construction was simple enough to follow, requiring a minimum of tools and only about 5 hrs in total. Novices like me would be best advised that CA adhesive will dissolve the foam core of the wings, however Loctite Superglue (easybrush) is a good substitute. I used 5min epoxy where directed and am very happy with the results.

For value for money, great aesthetics and pure flying fun, this glider is definitely worth a look.

HyperFlight comment: We are not sure that adding extra dihedral will help, as it will reduce aileron effectiveness, and make the model more affected by gusts.

Thanks for very good service. Received the piano wire, and thanks for warning when opening.

I use the wire to make springs for the enercher block in my Beretta gun and it out lasts OE by 10 years to 2. I now have plenty of wire to be going on with.

I will recommend you whenever i can. I don't recon you will get a steak dinner out of this sale but remember the acorn!

MB

Well I took the plunge and purchased this model. So far the experience has been really good. The service from Neil at Hyperflight is superb! Very quick delivery, and responses to my emails have been just as quick! Even when I have asked stupid questions like what radio setup do you recommend? He replied promptly he was gracious enough not to point out that all the info I was asking for, was listed on the Elf web page!! Sorry Neil you always get one!! I've now ordered a Blaster as I'm hooked after flying the Elf. I'm going to get another glider soon from Neil. So thank you for your professionalism and great customer service.

Bought the LongShot3 from Neil and as with the other two models ( Elf Mini DLG's) previously purchased it arrived the next day well packaged with no nasty postal damage.

I am about to start building and the quality is great, it is top quality as I and many others have come to expect.

I really can't praise highly enough the service and quality of product Hyperflight provide.

Very pleased with my Blaster 2e, it has opened me to a side of the hobby I had previously ignored.

I have enjoyed power flight and slope soaring for 30 years, and the Blaster 2e is my first moulded DLG / Thermal Soarer. The build was challenging, but satisfying, and all the build challenges melted away on the first flight - this is one incredible machine!

Having an all-moving tailplane, I did several un-powered glide tests to make sure it did not nose into the ground. By the third throw it glided flat for over 50 metres! The flaps have a massive effect and when fully deployed, the Blaster flies backwards in a 9mph breeze, yet remains completely under control. Some mix is needed with throttle and elevator as it wants to climb with power applied, but nothing serious.

It will find lift off almost anything or anyone: fence, tree-line, buildings, children, slight bump in the ground, etc. etc. There is a strange inner joy in finding lift like this, so much so, that I am now totally hooked on flat field soaring.

Service and help from Hyperflight has been without fault.

Would I recommend Hyperflight and the Blaster 2e? - Absolutely!

Set-up:
Dymond D47's all round
EMAX CF2822 Outrunner
DualSky 30 amp speed controller
LoongMax 500mAh 20C to 30C flight battery
8 x 4 CAM Carbon folding propeller with RFM CFK carbon spinner
Jeti Duplex 2.4EX R6 Rx with MUI 30 telemetry module

Motor / propeller combination gives 90 watts, which is enough to climb vertically out of sight.

All-up weight, with weight in the tail to balance: 14oz.

I work for a Fortune 50 company in the US, my company pays millions of dollars a year for customer service and do not come anywhere near the quality of service that HyperFlight has. It has been a pleasure to deal with you. Will do it again.

I love this DLG!

Got the dbox/kevlar version to try out. It's a very straight forward build and the extra room in the fuse is very accommodating for your choice of electronics. The finish is next to the absolute best available anywhere at any price.

The launch is great, the float is even better...

It has no bad habits I've found yet, I'll be getting another as soon as soon as possible. Do yourself a favor and get one while you can.

All the best,

Eric Lanning, USA

Great plane flys like a bird. 5 stars.

After a chat with Neil I ordered the Elf with a smart lipo to boot.
It was a lovely build and I can't wait for the weather to allow me to fly it!!
My full build is on RCGroups, see www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1582663

My only comment is that my Elf was heavy at 5.1g over its typical weight the wing and fuz being the culprits. Luckily I managed to lose the excess and build it to 95.6g.
Thanks to Neil for his fast and customer friendly service.

JUST A DREAM OF A GLIDER.

It is a WONDERFUL COMPETITION glider, very light but strong enough.

My setup is :
Motor: "Kontonik Kira 480-34 with 5.2:1 gear"
Ailerons-flaps: "Hyperion FMD095"
Elevator-ruder: "Atlas Hyperion Amd 09"
Speed control: "Jeti 70A"
Prop: "15X10 Aeronaut"
Hyperspinner 32mm turbo

Neil is an AMAZING DEALER.
I RECEIVED THE SUPRA in Excellent condition AAA+++

I fully agree with others about the packing care taken. My Hyper AVA was sent in a very strong box with lots of environmentally friendly protective packaging inside. Received safely even if someone tried to walk over the box.

I tried the MKS DS450 servos but despite the power they seems not good for rudder movement. So I have installed some Hyperion DS095-FMD servos despite their weight.
I don't like gears so I have installed the Hyperion GS3032 motor: this fits tightly, but you have to manage the leads that run inside but in the upper part of the fuselage.
The engine is limited to 35A with a 14x8 propeller. The Battery is a 2.6 Ah 35C. Flying weight is above 1800 g.

Maiden with no trimming climbing at 45 degrees. At sunset the Hyper AVA Pro is flying so flat the Multiplex telemetry cannot detect the descent rate.

I bought some of these for my Elf. They arrived in double quick time and fit the Elf wings beautifully. Ok, so they're 14 pounds for some foil covered foam, but they're the right shape, the right size, fit perfectly and most importantly protect from dings, dents and other hangar rash. Good stuff once again Hyperflight!

I bought one of these. The first thing to mention is the delivery - it arrived next day!

As for the bag, it was better than I expected - there are actually three compartments inside, it's made from sturdy fabric, has good padding and a series of pockets to keep bits 'n bobs in too. It has a tag on the back too so it can be hung on a coat hook.

On the down side, the fuse tube on the outside is a bit on the tight side and it would really benefit from having some sown in loops so you could add a shoulder strap.

Overall, a great bit of kit. I haven't regretted buying mine!

Well designed and machined centerpiece. Good snug fit on motor shaft and 4mm grub screws for tightening instead of usual 3mm. The blades fold close alongside the fuselage and potentially offer less parasitic drag but it does look a lot better.
The cone is very light (possibly too light). Disappointingly, I ordered a white spare cone only to realize when it arrived that it was a black one that had received a squirt of white paint. Rather than being molded in the appropriate colour.
Final note: I would purchase one again.

HyperFlight Note: The spinner cones are manufactured from a strong plastic that is not available in all colours. By painting them Vladimir is able to use the best material for the cone, and colour it exactly to match the fuselage colour.

Have found it quite hard to find these little gems. They look small but pack good punch. I have never burnt one out but have bent one or two shafts. Carries a Tony Nijhuis 30" spitfire approx 500g about quite well...loops from level

Perfect Idea.
I have 240 mA version!
Like it, need it!

This is a nice little LiPo and perfect size for my DLG. I have made a system so I can exchange the LiPo in my DLG and now the LiPo slides in and out easily.

So now I have three of these Rhinos and can spend the whole day at the field flying. Ive even overdischarged my first one until the UBEC cut out but it has not gone bad in anyway after it was recharged.

I'm pleased with them and will buy more when I need them.

I bought this for a little model that I was making. It is fine quality and has performed faultlessly.

Its very fine, and surprisingly strong!

Completeed with a 21 ozs flying weight. No extra weight required for balancing.

First flights last weekend, dull, cloudy, wind variable ~ 5 - 10 mph. Would penetrate reasonably well with some down trim.

Had one ten minute flight & several around the 5 - 6 min mark.

Flew smoothly with settings as per instructions. Could probably move C of G back slightly as it would pull out of a spin as soon as sticks were centred, a dive test also indicated it was stable. I believe this a good setting for a smallish model when flown at some distance/height from the pilot especially when the wind is variable.

Did not appear to have any flutter when speeded up for penetration & to burn off height.

I need to fit a smaller prop as I used a 11 x 6 cut down to 9" dia. incl yoke & reached 200m in about 23 secs.

My F3J flying colleague stated that it ‘looked right’ in the air.

The Elf is an amazing glider with only two axes. The construction is light weight and the details are absolutely perfect. The wing is extremely rigid and light.

It's so exciting to fly!

The 3mm carbon rods make great mCPx main shafts and you get 10 from a 1m length. Fantastic value.

Great carbon rod for making mCPx tail booms. The 2mm carbon rod is easy to work with and you can get 7 extended length tail booms from each 1mm length. Great value !

My first DLG and what a fantastic little plane!

Really quick and straightforward to finish. Please remember to trim down the aileron horns as they are too large for the model and protect areas with masking tape close to where you are working. I think hangar rash is probably the highest risk to this model - it's much happier in the air.

I'm still learning the art of finding thermals from hand launches but really for fun flying it doesn't matter whether you extend the flight or not. The moment it's down you simply hurl the thing aloft again or better still just catch and launch in one movement.

Great little plane with a performance that will impress even the most experienced of modelers.

I looked at various models within the class but kept coming back to the Graphite 2e although I took sometime to make the decision and take the plunge simply because it's an expensive purchase.

I already own a Mini Graphite so I had certain expectations about quality and I was not disappointed. I love the yellow colour especially with the stripped wing undersides which in my opinion improves visibility and of course it is always handy to know which way up the model is.

To be honest I followed the advice of Andy Sayle about several set-up suggestions and found his excellent build thread to be really helpful. I went for Hitec 82MG servos as they're quite a bit cheaper than the Futaba option which represents a large saving when you need six. I think they're slightly smaller than the S3150 as I was able to use a mount for the rudder servo after glueing the tailplane servo in position. The advantage here was that I was able to connect up the linkages to the flying surfaces once the servos were mounted.
I have about 14 hours of flight time and so far my servo choice has been fine. Just make sure that you eliminate as much play as possible in all the flying surfaces as this ship really wants to travel!

I have two battery options; X2 3s 3000mAh or X2 3s 1500 mAh lipo's. The latter gives me quite a gentle and light thermal soarer feel and the former a full blooded hotliner which is probably how the "heart" of this model wants to beat.

I agree with Andy Sayle about the flying characteristics of the Graphite 2e. The attraction is the versatility. It'll thermal just fine but with a little forward pressure she becomes very lively. There is just something about a large graceful looking model suddenly tearing up the sky with vertical climbs and high energy aerobatics with air noise that is more like a full size sailplane. The brakes are amazingly effective - easy 45 degree approaches maybe even more so it is certainly an impressive feature of the design.

I am very pleased with the Graphite and expect to have years of enjoyment from it.

I bought this glider bag back in March when I ordered a Graphite2e. At the time I remember thinking that it was somewhat of an unnecessary luxury.

However when it arrived I immediately had the impression of quality and durability and there and then decided that it was good value for money.

Months later and many trips out with the bag and glider everything is still looking like new - not a dent or mark anywhere! It also keeps everything in one place so just grab the bag and go flying.

Well worth the investment so don't hesitate.

I ordered this servo and it arrived the next day very well packaged had a test run on the bench and very impressed with the speed and lack of backlash and the removable servo cable waiting to put in a Elf Mini Glider .

After puchasing a Pulsar 3.6 the lack of access to the motor/ battery compartment was easily solved after a trial fit of my Supra E canopy on the nose cone of the Pulsar.
This was found to an extremely close match to the curves of the Pulsar nose.
A new canopy was purchased from HyperFlight.
Two tows of Carbon reinforcing were installed on the inside of the opening and a 16 swg wire catch fixed to the inside the canopy, running fore and aft, protruding into the nose cone to make sure it stays in place.

JOB DONE

I brought this expecting it to be good and was blown away
by how good it was. Excellent padding for the wings and
handy external compartment for fuselage.

Highley recomended!

First flight of my AVA Pro E on Sunday 24.7.11 at the Johannesburg Flying Club, South Africa. Launched at half throttle the plane reached thermal height very quickly. Dive tests showed plane to be slightly nose heavy, tested spoilers at 90 degrees deployment, landed perfectly. Moved battery pack back 20mm and launched again, still a little nose heavy. Landed and moved battery pack back another 30mm, launched at full throttle. Unbelievable climb rate to thermal height, very, very stable, and turning vastly improved by CG adjustment. The aircraft picked up the faintest thermal and rose to almost "out of sight" height. Deployed spoilers and brought the aircraft back to visible height, very quickly. This aircraft is incredible to fly. Very stable, slow flight or faster with down trim.

Building tips include wrapping boom with masking tape before gluing with 24 hour epoxy. Alignment of elevator and wing done by eye and checked by measurement. Perfect!
Servos for rudder & elevator glued with "shoe" adhesive, direct to surface and covers fixed with clear tape. Push rod to elevator fastened with ball joint and to servo arm with a normal fastner for quick removal and adjustment. Did not bother with fixing clamp for tail assembly but used small set screw into boom. Easilly removable if required. Glued two hardwood blocks adjacent to servo arms for spoilers, with cyno. Fashioned two straps from tin and screwed servo down with the two small servo screws supplied with Hyperion servos. Set servo's to 90 degrees on switch. You only require this one 90 degree position, forget variable positions. Fitted balsa platform to pod base to give level surface. Covered platform with velcro for battery fore and aft CG adjustment.

Have been flying for some twenty years, mainly five meter, air towed scale fibre glass gliders, the AVA is one of easiest and pleasureable to fly.

It is an amazing glider, received it in 4 working days!
The item arrived in excellent condition and Neil was very helpful.

My set up is:
motor kontonik kira 480 -34 5,2:1 gear
ailerons hyperion FMD095
flaps hyperion fmd 095
elevator atlas hyperion amd 09
ruder atlas hyperion amd 09
speed control 80A
PROP 15X10 aeonaut
hyperspinner 32mm turbo.

Just installed this in to my second Elf, fits in perfectly but out of personal choice I removed the ballance plug and cables.

I used to run the 120mah 2 cell but found it to a little short of the mark, I should get a good 2 hours with this new cell, more time in the air = more fun.

Another fantastic product from Hyperflight!

Having owned a Elf before - I pretty much knew what a fantastic service I would get from Hyperflight.
This is my second Elf that I have purchased from here, the first is getting passed about my aeromodelling friends so I got another one :)

I received the latest Elf which has the Pod, Boom and control rods already pre-installed and am running one of the newer 180mah cells from Hyperflight.

Over all the build process is obviously much shorter due to the boom,pod and control rods pre-installed but the quality of this pre production is as you would except from an Vladimir's DLG but I have to say I miss this part as it gives you more options (without modifications) but for a first DLG/Pilot its perfect.

Modding for pull spring is very much doable but you will have to take time to remove the lugs on the boom to which the control rods pass.

Another very happy customer!

This model has Vladimirs usual superb build quality and finish, it was a breeze to install the avionics with the cables already in place there is plenty of access through the canopy for the flight battery and height switch etc. I can not compare to a R/E Ava as I have never flown one, but I would compare the handling to a Highlight with ailerons (WLM) it respondes like a much smaller model and is very agile with the huge rudder and ailerons but it still remains stable and easy to fly. The flaps are very effective and slow the model very quickly aiding the spot landings. A joy to fly.

I bought an ELF when I first heard about them in the UK. The service from Hyperflight was fantastic, quick delivery, well packaged and a good price too.

The build was pretty easy really, just a few points to keep an eye on to make sure that everything lines up perfectly. Take your time, and double check everything before getting the glue out, and all will be well. I've since been told that the pod and stab mount come pre assembled now, which makes it even easier to build!

I used a Jeti Duplex R4 receiver, and there was loads of room for it under the wing seat. Two sd100 servos and a smart lipo, and it was good to go.

When it came to flying, the Elf is a little cracker, so easy to fly on rudder/elevator only, and capable of astonishing airtime from a launch in dead air. Add the slightest bit of thermal lift, and it will stay aloft for ages! Due to it's very low wingloading, it can get a bit bumpy when the wind picks up, but it is by no means a flat calm model only. In fact it is awesome for impromptu sloping on ridiculously small slopes! I have had a five minute flight using a small sea defence wall as my slope in a 5mph blow! Don't expect this model to be sluggish because of the low wingloading too. Put the nose down, and it will zip around nicely. R/E aerobatics are good fun too, it can pull the most amusing tight loops consecutively!

I can only think of one thing that I could ask further of this model, and that is to ask if it can be produced inmore colours! That is purely because it would look great with some checkerboard covering onthe underside, and some fluorescent yellow onthe upper wing!

A brilliant and beautiful featherweight model!

Mine was the newest version where pushrod guides, tailplane yoke and pod and boom come pre assembled and glued; this means the fiddliest bits are done for you. I was however worried, without cause, that the tail/fin/wing relied on accurate factory setting but my only actual problem was that the fin and stabiliser were not quite square. I sorted this by careful surgery and as a result I suggest you only glue the fin on one side of the boom, tape it square and then glue the other side.
Overall it is a superb piece of work but fitting everything inside calls for care as it's not a job for the ham-fisted!
Love it to bits and even my wife thinks it's a work of art!

I bought the purple ELF but I've just ordered the white one because I love this model and one isn't enough for me!
Someone says......"only rudder and elevator....naaa"
When they see ELF flying ......."oooooohhhhhh".

Extremly light , extremely rigid , minimalist , beautiful , can catch big high and little lower thermals or play with wind just in front of you.
You can throw ELF in the sky with discus or simply with a light shot without effort.
Lands in your hand or like a plume on the grass.
NO BUILDING STRESS !
Suggested electronics components are perfect.
New pre-building is great!

I thought I would give these MKS servos a go as an alternative to the usual Futaba 3150 and Hyperion DS095 servos I have been using of late.

I was not disappointed. They have zero slop and are super strong. I have yet to break one (which is impressive as anyone who has seen my flying will testify).

The certainty of hitting the same zero position each time you come out of thermal or speed camber is a great bonus and a slop free servo means one less thing to worry about by the time your control gets to the control surfaces...

Over all - a great servo.

Even though I have a full compliment of 3150's ready I will be getting another set of MKS servos to fit out my new Stork 4 when it arrives. :)

Great next day service from hyperflight, highly recommended shop.

The Elf itself is stunning. Possibly the most beautiful build I have ever seen. Most of the work is done for you on the latest version and only requires 2 or 3 evenings to complete.

Everything fitted perfectly. I used 2 SD100 servos in mine with a 2s LiPo I ordered with the model.

Don't hesitate, just get one.

I purchesed my Elf a couple of weeks ago and must say what a lovely model to fly and build.

If you dont what to go down the LiPo battery route and to want save some money on dearer servos Losi do a 4.8v 150mah nimh battery for their Micro T cars that fits perfecty in the Flf the part number is LOSB0848

Thought I'd drop you a line with some feedback on the instructions.

Nothing major, but if I were to build the ELF again, I would fit the V-mount horn the other way round to how your picture shows and the rudder horn a little higher. This would allow the pushrods to run down the side of the boom parallel, with the rudder control probably going through the V-mount. It would make the finished result look a lot neater, if no more functional.

I've seen this on JetPlaneFlyer's ELF, in his video, looks neat, here's the link.

All in all, really happy with my Elf as a first DLG, think I'm going to have to save up for a Blaster 3 next!

HyperFlight reply: Thanks for the feedback Ben. In fact the fuselages are coming finished now, with the control runs ready installed. I think Vladimir is doing it the way you suggest.

Very strong and well done tapered boom.

This is one great motor, I used it to replace the motor on a hobby zone super cub, and the power is amazing, it is powerful, reliable, and I just can't describe how happy I am with it!
Great motor, and will probably buy more from them again!
Thanks hyperflight!

I have finally assembled my Ava. I replaced the stab pushrod with 2mm carbon rod and used only one metal coupler. The servos are connect by 4 wires and the servos are glued. I used magnets for spoilers. With the Hacker A20-6XL I had to add 10g ballast to the tail to balance it at 102 mm. I set the stab parallel to the boom centerline.

The maiden flight went uneventful. No trim was necessary. All that was left to set was elevator compensation for spoilers. According to my vario the climb rate is around 15m/s on a fresh battery.

This is a wonderful model, very easy to flight, with very effective spoilers, good in the wind up to 12-15 mph. This is without the doubt the best model I have flown.

I made a short movie: Click Here

As usual the plane arrived in a carton box off exelent quality so there was no dammage at all. Herewith the setup of the Sprite Thermal E

Motor : AXI GOLD 2212/26
ESC : RAY 40 AMP
Servos : Tail 2x Vigor £VS 12M
Eleron : 2 x Turnigy 555 MG
Brakes : 2x Turnigy 555 MG
Batt : 2200 3 cells

I will keep the CG at 10 cm, I do not need additional weight.

Happy landings

Eddy

Outstanding. I have currently sanded 2mm into mine, creating a flush surface and drilled holes for M2 screws and its still stronger than its equivalent size rod.

Looking forward to finding more uses.

As usual the plane arrived well packed and it is a beauty.
I use Multiplex 2.4 transmitter and receiver
Motor : KONTRONIK Kira 480-26 5,2:1
Prop : 14x10 cam
Esc : 40 Amps
Lippo : 3 2200MAH Zippy
Servo's : Tail ruder 1X Hyperion DS09 AMD
Elevator 1X Hyperion DS09 AMD
Elerons 2X Hyperion DS095 FMD
Brakes 2X Hyperion DS095 FMD

The CG is at 10 cm and I do not require extra lead.

Happy flights

Eddy

The Graphite arrived. Wow! Incredible build quality. I am truly impressed.

The orange is much more orange than I could imagine. Visibility with some aviators glasses is not going to be an issue.

I did have moment of disappointment when I found a slight moulding error around the edge of the canopy. Then realised that it is a machined cutout for lifting off the canopy!

Vladimir rocks!

I am building electric soarers 2.6 to 3m span. Something like the Bubble Dancer but with a lower camber airfoil. I have tried for 2 months to roll my own booms. After hand making eight with the video tape method I decided to have a closer look at this boom.

The boom is excellent. Weighing 30.8gr and with a stiffness similar to mine that weighs 10gr more (40-45gr).

Three days delivery to Athens-Greece is surprisingly good.

Andreas.

As usual the plane arrived safely in Belgium in a very strong box with no damage and in perfect condition.

I used the following set up:
Motor : Kontronik Kira 480-26 5,2:1
Prop :14x10 cam
Battery: 3S 3.2aH LiPo, but they will be changed to smaller cells.
Servos : Tail 2x Hyperion DS09 AMD, Brakes 2x Hyperion DS11 AMD, and as Neil sugested I used two small magnets for closing the brakes and I used longer servo arms, instead of the horn, it works perfectly.

The cg is at 10 cm, I did not need any lead, but with a smaller lipo I may need a little noseweight, but that is no problem as the plane flies perfectly with no trims required.

Eddy

The plane arrived in Belgium in very good condition - the box is super.

I used following set up:
Motor : MVVS 5.6 glider
Prop : 14x9 Cam
Esc : Robbe Roxxy 900
Lippo : 3 cells 2250
Servos : Tail 2x Hyperion DS09 AMD, Ailerons 2xTurnigy 555 MG, Brakes 2x Hyperion 131 MD

Using this set up no ballast is required and the CG is at 9 cm, the plane flies perfect, no trim, and all servos at neutral.
Happy flights.
Eddy

I purchased a Blaster 2 with the 2 piece wing a few weeks ago and have just got her ready to maiden.
I was a little apprehensive about getting the 2 piece wing as I was worried about finish and strength but the wing is very well built and the 2 pieces mate together perfectly. It has the bonus of makes transportation easy. Flight report to follow.

Great little radios and better still if tweeked to transmit at 2w not the approved 0.5w.

A mile should be easy in nearly all situations.

Brilliant product, Strong and light. Started to use as a replacment for my 2mm x 1m Carbon rods. Best price around.

I have now owned the Elf for a few days and yesterday I finaly got a window in the weather to get out and see how well this DLG floated. After I threw a few javlin style throws just to check C of G I built up the courage to do my first ever discus launch, I hardly put any force in to the throw and the Elf few up to about 25m!

This little model has given me lots of confidence, I spent an hour out at our local field this morning - throwing harder and higher, the Elf signals the slightest lift conditions - all I have to do now is to learn how to exploit the lift :)

For a first timer in this sailplane activity, I'm glad that I went with the Elf mini as my first plane.

I have only just started out in the world of discus launched gliders and this is my first retail DLG glider and can honestly say that its a beautiful little sailplane.

The wing is extreamly well built, it could not get any better and looks stunning. The boom and tail feathers are of high quality and a joy to set up. I used 2x SD100 servo's and a AR6110e Rx - I also purchased on of the small Lipo batteries as sugested which also works a treat.

Well worth the purchase if your intrested in DLG or if you just want a small sailplane that you can pretty much fly anywhere. Thanks Hyperflight!

Fantastic little flight pack, charges just fine and gives me about an hour and a half in the air while cuppled up to 2x SD100's and an AR6110e.

I have installed this in my ELf mini - it does need to be mounted as sugested slightly higher up the shaft on the Elf but this helped get my C of G spot on. Another fantastic product from HyperFlight!

Superb service from Hyperflight. My elf arrived well packed and pristine. Comes with good build instructions with plenty of clear photos though there is really very building little to do as everything is well finished.

I managed to fit an AR6255 Rx without removing the case. All that was needed was a little sanding of the inside rib faces that form the battery compartment.

Looking forward to flying it once I get my SmartLipo.

I have just retrofitted one of these kits to a classic AVA fuselage. I am still admiring the build quality of the product and can fully understand the price.

Fitting the new part to the V mount was very easy, just four careful cuts with a Dremel and the job was done. An added bonus was the saving of 8 grams in an area that matters.

Just modified one of these to fit a larger size boom, split it and then used cyno to refit it.

Still a super strong product. Recommended.

This is not a review actually but rather a compliment. I just want to praise Neil on the service he provides here.

A week ago, I wrote him a mail and he responded promptly. Then ordered two Blaster 2 and a Blaster 3. All in all .. it took just 6 days from ordering to the delivery of the Blasters in Singapore! Yes. The Blasters are here with me now, in excellent condition. And I think it could have been even faster if my payment had not been by bank transfer.

Thanks again for the prompt and swift service from Neil. Impressive!!

BTW this is my second time i bought from Neil. I got a Blaster 2 just a month ago. Hopefully I will be back to review the Blaster 3!!

At this time I cannot make a model review because I have not started assembling the Hyper Ava Pro yet, but I would like to asses a different subject, the safety of the shipments from HyperFlight.

This is the second glider that I have bought from HyperFlight, the first one was the DLG Blaster 2 around one year ago. Last week I took the decision to order a Hyper Ava Pro, but I have to confess my big worries and doubts about the condition or possible damage that could be done during the transportation from England to Spain to such a big and delicate glider.

After keeping my breath, two days ago I received it and I have to say now that everything was perfectly packaged, the card box that was containing the glider could be considered as a first class quality at the same level as the masterpiece that it was containing, It is even worth to keep it for future transportation needs (plane etc.). All the glider parts are perfectly wrapped and protected one from the other and fixed to the solid box in a way that prevents inside displacements and self damage.

I consider this a very important point to know and talk about according to two bad experiences I had ordering model overseas. Three months ago I received another glider ARTF (Bird of time) from an USA major store and the fiberglass fuselage was broken almost in two pieces due to the bad quality of the box that was compressed during the shipment, fortunately after sending photos and explanations I received a new one fuselage from them. The same happened with a 2.5m J3 Cub, both wing tips were compressed about 2 cm , and that time I had to repair them myself.

All that extra work and effort could be avoided using a high quality box that really protects its content and this is what Hyperflight does.

After this short brief of some bad experiences you can imagine all the worries when you order a plane like the Hyper Ava, that is why I wanted to point out this important characteristic that Hyperflight has when they ship their valuable models in strong and safe parcels.

Thanks very much

J.Compte

I bought two Vigor servos for a DL50 DLG.

I ordered one day and they arrived unexpectedly the next day. I was surprised at how quickly "HyperFlight" had managed to get them to me.

I have tried them with my "FrSky" and their neutral position is good using 4x350ma NiMh battery.

Best service around - Delivered under 24 hours - What you order is what you get, says 1 meter length thats what you get not 2 50cm. Will defo recomend.

A great product used for a couple of jobs. I know this is a glider specific site but the pricing on the carbon tube is the best around. I used the carbon tube for fixing a broken kite and for a mast and boom for a model boat for the kids.

The tube is of good quality, stiff and light weight. Delivery was quick and well packaged. You'll need to pay for a 1m tube if you don't want it chopped down.

I needed a regulator to use in my razor dlg where space is at a premium and after a quick search went for one of these. Delivery was very fast and the unit works faultlessly with no setup needed, is very light and fits easily into the very tight nose. I will certainly buy another one for my next dgl (hopefully a blaster 2).

I have just finished the Sprite which I purchased earlier this year. This is just a short note to tell you that having now flown it I am very pleased with this little aeroplane. The performance is rather better than I expected. The handling is very good and utterly predictable. The settings provided in the instructions are very close to my ideal - I have made very minor changes to elevator and differential settings. The motor / prop combination (Hacker A20-6L, 4.4:1 gearbox on a 15 x 10 prop) gives a climb akin to a "rat up a drainpipe". I calculate it to be in the order of 3200 ft/min.
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Have just returned from another session with the Sprite comprising of three flights. The duration of these flights was 31 min, 38 min and 37 min. The total motor run time was 32 seconds. This little model thermals beautifully and can be landed back into the hand. The Sprite makes my flying look really good.

You have one very satisfied customer.

Thanks, Brian

Muy buena calidad, he comprado dos uno de 32 y otro de 38. La hélice queda completamente pegada al fuselaje y el montaje/desmontaje es mucho más sencillo que con los clásicos de tornillo cónico y tuerca.

So I was building my Evo Alula, and being so used to dlg peg throwing I thought why not do the same to my Alula. So I did. Being reasonably familiar with carbon for RC uses I was very pleased to hear the sound of virtual metal on metal when my newly arrived HyperFlight carbon strip settled on my metal straight edge! Always a good sign. 500 dlg launches later and my Alula is showing only good things. So I would recommend this high modulus carbon to anyone.........really very high quality indeed. Plus it adds another feather to the Alulas credentials. I know I know... very bad pun! Enjoy the pics, Cheers Paul :-)

Well firstly, forget all your concerns about those old style jack plug failures. This great device eliminates all those issues instantly.

Secondly, the ease of use this switch brings you is in my opinion invaluable.

So what do I personally use this switch in? Well along with my Blaster 2 it's also in my latest Alula. If like me, you find the idea of the underbelly skid hole exposing your precious radio gear to grass moisture unacceptable and like me you loath the idea of removing the skid frequently, you'll love this little switch. It makes charging a breeze! I've enclosed a few pictures to illustrate my point. Hope they help, thanks and enjoy....Paul :-)

I bought this bag to house my AVA Pro electric soarer.

Although the price initially seems high, the quality and amount of protection it gives, makes it worth every penny.

There's plenty of room inside for my AVA Pro wings plus spare room for another set of wings, if required.

The outer shell is very strong and the 2 internal dividers create 3 well padded compartments for your equipment. One of these compartments also has pockets to hold fins, stabilisers etc. safely.

There's a handy fuselage pocket on the side, which holds a slim fuz nicely - even the AVA Pro electric fuz fits in, as long as your prop blades sit against the fuz sides and are secured with an elastic band.

All in all a great way to store and transport your models without damaging them. Recommended.

Martin

I've been looking at discus launch gliders for a while, I've really enjoyed flying gliders in the past but I don't live near a slope so this looked like a good idea.

Now I've got it I'm really impressed with the versitility of the Blaster, obviously it flies well in zero wind, hot days but even on windier (15+ mph) days without much sun I've been able to catch thermals and slope soar off the smallest inclines and even lines of trees -and I'm very new to this. Its an adictive challenge trying to keep it aloft and the first time I caught a proper thermal was one of the most exciting RC flying moments I've had.

Its also in its element hovering in light lift, doing high speed aerobatics or anything in between.

It cost more than I'm used to paying for a plane (my first mouldie) but has been worth every penny. - Build quality is excellent, goes together easily and even a couple of very heavy arrivals caused minimal damage, that was easily fixed.

Hyperflight delivered everything safely and promptly - Thanks also for taking the effort to match up colours with the electric fusalage I bought at the same time.

Overall a brilliant plane - I can't wait to get the electric version in the air.

Well, this is a review AND comment. A review of the Glider Bag - plus a comment about the service I received from Hyperflight.

I bought the bag for my new Luna 2. The bag is EXCELLENT! In fact far better than I thought it would be, as it's description only mentions one divider and two compartments, whereas it has TWO dividers and therefore THREE compartments, able to INTERNALLY house my wings AND fuselage (with the all-moving elevators removed). The outer housing, although perfect for the fuz with tail feathers intact, will be great for my umbrella!

The construction is damn sturdy, has excellent padding and is really well finished, perfect for next week's lugging around the mountains in Skye.

One slight disappointment - my bag doesn't have the groovy Vladimir's Models logo. No big deal though.

Hyperflight's info on the phone and delivery service was ace!
Next-day delivery. All round brilliant stuff.

Upon receiving my package and inspected the contents, everything was in place, well packed with a packing list of the items was a welcome sign.

The product quality is top notch. No rough edges, all with fine finishes. Can tell that it was machined from a quality CNC machine. Fits my MVVS 5mm motor shaft like a glove. IMHO, i actually prefer this fail proof grub screw attachment design, it sure takes some weight off and less motor load.

The only problem I have is the throat that I tried to fit my Aeronaut CAM props with 6mm throat, I need to file it down bout 2mm from the root or else the prop will just not fold.

If the throat allows universal prop fitments without needing modifications. 5 stars will not even do justice to this great product.

HyperFlight Note: We are not sure what Spyke refers to. All our spinners work with 8mm root width propeller blades, as manufactured by Graupner, Aeronaut, RFM, etc. However as prop blades are to many different designs and to varying manufacturing qualities it is usual to have to adjust the blade and or spinner cone to allow free and full movement.

I bought this together with the Blaster 2 V-mount to use on an own design DLG I have been building (yes.. its cheating.. I know ;) ) These tailplanes are so strong and light that there is no way I could build anything that could come even close! The leading and trailing edges are so sharp and yet are not the slightest bit fragile.

Overall Excellent product!

I bought this V-mount together with a Blaster 2 tailplane and fin for use in my own-design DLG. All I can say is that its a beautifully made item that works exactly as advertised!

I was initialy surprised at how small it is, as the pictures somehow make it look bigger. You could easily fabricate your own tailplane that would fit this mount should you not want to use the Blaster 2 Item. One thing to watch out for is the alloy sleeve nut. Its so small that its very easy to loose!

The other thing is to measure the width of your carbon tube so you have some idea where this mount will fit snuggly against it. On my tube it did end up fitting about an inch further forward than I expected althought this hasn't caused me any problems.

Overall a superb item and I will certainly purchase another one for my next DLG project!

Hyperflight note: If the mounting hole is too large we suggest a small shim is used to locate the V mount further rearward.

After a break from F3J type modeling of more than 10 years I wanted to get back into the hobby by trying an electric glider. I never did like IC power but my memory of electric ships was that it seemed that only the curvature of the Earth that allowed them to climb. However I have heard that brushless motors and lipos have changed all that. I selected the MG as it looked like a robust, no nonsense and fun model. I also need something with good breaks as the field that I fly from is only about 80 metres with mature oak trees at both ends and a steep slope so it's only one way in and out.

The extremely well packaged kit arrived promptly complete and in perfect condition. I had an immediate impression of a very high quality and beautifully finished product. I suppose I was a little surprised that the tail flying surfaces did not have wipers.

Without previous experience of brushless motors I had intended to go with the recommendations but just as noted in the previous review, the unit suggested is no longer available. I went with an E-Flite 25 outrunner which actually turned out to be a little tricky to accommodate so for this reason I am not recommending it. However with a 4 cell 3000mah 35c lipo (which I found to be a perfect fit for the fuselage) and a 14/6 prop I have a model with vertical out of sight performance. The HS-81/82 servos for the wing surfaces and the Ripmax SD100's for the tail have all worked out just fine in my opinion.

After a 2 minute rig I'm ready for flight. If you nurse the model around the sky (but you won't will you..) flights of an hour are possible without lift. I have found that it is the perfect model just to muck around with; fast beat ups, huge loops, rolling circles, etc. It will thermal but so does anything in strong lift - try inverted thermal soaring for a change.
On the cooling front, I fitted a cool nose spinner and cut air holes in the motor bulkhead which proved adequate. Even if I "ring its neck" for 20 minutes I have found the drive set to been only warm.

I think I have about 40 hours of air time now and I can honestly say that it is my favourite model at the moment and I've yet to fly her on the ridge. By the way I did have one big moment when flying in the field I have already described in very windy conditions. Basically landing deep downwind, as it's one way, I caught a wing hard on a tree which crushed the tip completely. However Hyperflight were able to provide a replacement port wing which proved to be identical to the original in every aspect so I still have a pristine machine.

In short, it is a first rate product and a first rate service from Hyperflight and I'm sure the MG will provide you with hours of fun!

J Barber

i bought two of these rods. I was going to use it in my scratch built depron plane. But the carbon tube is very flexible. It is not extremely rigid like stated in the description. It is very easy to bend. I had to use both of the carbon in the wing and the wing is still floppy.