Pug 2.1 Mini DLG & Slope Soarer 80cm

I found the Glider fun to build and seemed to be reasonably easy even for me a first time builder.
The Pug flies great and responds to very light lift conditions which is a blast, I was able to thermal it first day out!
Unfortunately, I found the 3d printed bits to be excessively brittle I broke one of the pushrod guides separating them, broke the elevator mount installing the elevator, broke the forward wing mount tightening down wing for the first time and finally the rear wing mount broke on the second day out during a slightly hard landing. My kit was also missing the carbon throwing peg.
Regardless the pug is a joy and I will likely be picking up a twisty soon enough!

The performance is wonderful,I surprise it. and also very thanks for deal.

Product as advertised. Hyper flight handled sale and shipping expertly. Fantastic experience. Not to mention the pug fly's great also. Lots of fun. Thanks

I only got back into building and flying RC in the past 5-6 yrs. I absolutely love the modern balsa kits. Laser cutting is an amazing thing. One of my first scratch builds getting back into the hobby was a Carl Dowdy Bug. I have since built 10 or 12 Bugs or Lightning Bugs. Some were even pretty good flyers too. None as sweet as the Pug.
The little details like the 3D printed parts and carbon leading and trailing edges really complete this little floater. Granted, its not a composite bird that stays aloft on a puff of air, but then, it’s not really supposed to be. I did have a bit of an issue mating the wings but only because of my rush to get the little guy in the air. Maybe not a first build for a newbie to the hobby, but a straight forward and rewarding build for just about anyone else. I’ll be buying a second kit just to see if i can get everything right the second time. And Hyperflight? Wow, great service. I get stuff from the UK faster than anyone here in the US ships. Except maybe Amazon. Happy flying.

Well documented build instructions and quality parts. Also it looks estetically very nice.

I’m building the Pug2 to bring me up to speed with modern construction methods and materials - I built loads of balsa planes in my youth, before the days of superglue and CFRP.

The Pug2 kit is very good. Laser cutting is excellent, as is the balsa. So far, I’ve built the fuselage and one wing. But I’m finding it less straightforward than the various YouTube videos led me to believe - they tend to gloss over the awkward stages, such as bending the fuselage sides without damaging them. So I wouldn’t recommend this model to a complete novice. I’ll post an update when I’m further on.

Kit arrived in good condition I've not built a model for quite a long time . I thought it was a bit expensive but maybe it's that I'm out of touch with production costs these days !! The lack of an instruction sheet led to being a bit puzzled on some parts of the build. A quick check on the internet helped a lot . The laser cutting was a dream to work with . All in all an excellent kit . Looking forward to getting airborne !! . Thank you best regards Andy ..

I bought the kit off Neil after seeing his one being built and liked the idea of building it on the yacht I work on.
Last week I finally got into the kit as I ran out of things to do on my breaks and wow.
So I haven't built in a while, that has something to do with my work so when I started it I started with caution.
On assessing the kit, the laser cut parts are mint, really nicely cut with no bad bits of wood, the plans are basic, but they work and the carbon rods are in great condition.
During the build I never had any issues, the fuzz when together nicely, the 3d printed parts were a little rough, but went together well and the wings were a joy to build and even covering was great, just an ease to build in general.
All in all I really enjoyed putting the Pug 2 together, its a beginners kit, no nasty surprises as you build around the corners.
I am not too sure when I will get round to flying her, but I would recommend this kit to anyone, really fine glider to build.
Thank you Neil and I look forward to my next kit from you 😊.

Good service from Hyperflight, well pakaged and came very quickly. The quality of the kit looks very good.

Toute petite boite reçue assez rapidement, pièces bien découpées. Attention pour une livraison en France il y a des frais de douane ... ce qui finalement revient un peu cher pour si peu de balsa. Je monterai tout ca cet hiver.

I did a Maiden tonight with my Pug 2 Dlg. I bought it as a christmas gift from my wife.
To build the wings was very easy, nice balsa in the ribs and smart connection in the middle. I had some problem with the body, the plastic parts that led the wires to the rudder was to narrow so I could not move the wires. In the end I took a ligther and warmed up the wire and put it through.
I have not made any real test with my Pug, but after tonight I know it will fly. The feather cover was very easy to put on.
Sorry for my english

A great, fun to build glider and re-introduction to the hobby. I wanted something small that can be flown in local fields. Great service from hyperflight with the delivery. I followed the manual very closely and it went together fine. The CNC cutting is superb! Even though the fuselage pod is "self-jigged" care still needs to be taken to keep it true. The wing went together well, just follow along with the manual. I covered the wing and tail feathers in transparent Oralight. I was concerned that it would be difficult covering the wing due to the small Carbon fibre Leading and trailing edges, but this was no problem. For extra strength I glassed the fuselage pod with light weight cloth and some old SP113 resin. Then gave 3 coats of filler primer, 3 coats of primer and a couple of coats of Halfords top coat, with lots of sanding in between, the pod now looks like it was moulded :-). The weight is around 95 grams. Still playing with the CG and now it has 3g in the nose (too far forward initially).

It would have been nice if some carbon fibre tows were included to reinforce the throwing peg as shown in the manual. Also, the control throws indicate that the rudder is around 2x the elevator's, so it may be advisable to use the innermost hole for the later.

This model fills the bill perfectly as an introduction to DLG that can be flown in local fields/small spaces.

Alwys good service and good quality products

I have purchase two Pug 2 from Hyperflight and I am very pleased with the DLG and the very quick shipping and support. I had a broken part (my bad) and they connected me with the Pug 2 Manufacture for a placement part. Both the manufacture/designer Angelwingdesigns and Hyperflight support has been super.

Can't comment on the kit as I bought it as a present for my son for christmas (and due to Covid I haven't seen him to give him it) delivery was brilliant as always with Hyperflight.