Purchased to gap fill aileron, rudder and elevator hinge lines on 3m glider. Really easy to cut and stick in place. Not sure if it has made that much difference yet. Definitely provides smother air flow so must be doing something. Need time to fill explore see what the difference actually is. Hyperflight ordering to delivery was really simple and quick. Have used several times and will again. Great service.
I don't get too concerned if a supplier occasionally has a product that isn't as good as expected. I would be concerned if they didn't fix it when asked.
In my case Hyperflight fixed it without me asking for a fix!!! Absolutely superb attention to customer satisfaction. I wasn't expecting a replacement part, but Neil spotted I had an issue and sent one anyway!
I got this as an upgrade from my old DYS, I’ve coupled this with a sunrise 20A ESC and a 9x5 prop and a 3s 450 on my Purito. Tested in 12mph wind, hitting 60m in under 10 seconds.
Perfect.
Have used Hyperflight before and will continue to do so in the future. Always great service. 👍
Had not flown this model much before a large Australian ERES comp. Flew my other known competitive model in tough conditions and crashed it. Went to Purito in difficult windy, low lift and gusty conditions. It was rock solid and next three rounds were 1000 pointers - cant speak highly enough of it, picks any low lift. Is controllable in difficult conditions. Placed 5th overall in large field after some prior poor rounds. The construction is a great example of good German engineering. It is almost impossible not to build it straight! The other good plane at the event was the EMedina or OzeRES V 2. I have flown neither but building an OzeRES 2 now. The Medina and OzeRES V2 are respectively an ARF and typical build yourself kit of same design. Great to see evolution in eRES models is ongoing.
Well packaged and well received in France. I was looking for a sufficiently large yet easily transportable and very light glider for hand launch gliding that would also come under the 250gr limit of the new European rc model regulation. The micro BOT fits perfectly the objective. Personally I would have appreciated a simple plan to facilitate wing building.
I've been using this in my hi-start gliders for a while now and it has proved very useful in recording launch heights and thermals/sink during my flights. I'm currently putting together a few electric launch gliders for ALES flights, so I will be using the height limiter feature for these gliders. So far a great little, lightweight bit of kit.
The shop is nice and quick in response on questions.
The Alula is ready to fly in less then 15 minutes if servos are prepared.
Flys on rails with CG set correctly at the marks in the wings.
Slopes with low wind.
Slingshot launching needs some training but after a while is fun to do when there is no slope. Getting the most out of one launch and keep it floating is addicting.
Used with Emax ES9051 servos and ELRS Happy model 2 gram receiver.
Using original 4 cell nimh battery with 15 gram nose weight.
For EU customers remind you due to the Brexit you have to pay custom and import duties.
These must be about the best 8mm servos around as of 2022. Very strong, fast, good centering. They are an almost perfect replacement fit into KST 08-type servo frames - one mounting hole needs to be extended 0.5mm (with a file) and the splines are just a bit tighter than the equivalent KST ones.
after some debate i decided to buy a nan models shadow. the quality of the parts in my view is very good. i have just started assembling so no flight experience as yet. the large box it comes in has no instructions or guidance - there are posts on r groups that provide details. The finish is excellent. i could not see any issues there. the kit comes with pushrods clevises control horns. preinstalled rudder and elevator push rods. the rudder clips in place and there is a prebent L bend that provides an easy and quick way to remove the rudder. the elevator is mounted using two small bolts and another r prebent L bend fits tight against the fuselage to remain in place. suggest reading rc groups for advise on assembling and some niggly things. . the kit has a db9 connector supplied - i decided to use another connector i bought mks 6110 servos - nothing wrong with them but in hindsight more conventional wing servos may be easier and may have been able to use the supplied push rods Excellent service from Neil. Very large parcel arrived promptly - box is very sturdy and all parts taped inside in bubble wrap. Looking forward to flying this.
Wonderful motor, super light, efficient, quiet, runs cool, near perfect. You get what you pay for. Looking at their website they seem to make some carbon mounting plates to fit to a glider nose which look nice as well, but they won't ship to the UK so I just fashioned one out of glass composite which worked well.
Why spend x3 on an ESC? The programmability of this thing is great and I particularly like the way you can make it slowly build the motor power up to full. The software doesn't work on a Mac computer so I had to borrow a friend's to set it up as I wanted. A luxury item for sure, but at least it delivers extra nice features.
This is a great model, and I'd give it five stars save for the fact that (a) the build instructions are not good, basically a 'work it out yourself', which is OK as it's pretty easy, but a little more guidance would have been good; (b) I spent a lot on a really light geared motor but the balance was pretty way off, despite using super light tail servos and lightweight wiring, I had to add 60g of lead to the nose to balance it out with a 1000mA 3S battery; (c) the kit is made in Russia so I'd guess they will struggle to survive the collapse in business and anyway spares will be impossible I'd imagine. That said it does fly beautifully and goes up on light thermals nicely. It's very benign in its flying characteristics and climbs steeply even under half power, it also has good penetration for when the wind gets up a bit. Lastly despite the added weight it flies at 960g, which is pretty good. It's great for travelling as well. I used the Powerline Micro motor and YGE ESC. Service from Hyper flight excellent.
Everything about HyperFlight was 5 star. Delivery, support and courtesy (old fashioned I know!!) but really good. The bag was great.
Great product. Brilliant service
I bought the Magic 2 ARTF when they first came into stock at about a year ago Hyperflight, and will be the first to admit, I did not like it.
It had a total dislike of circling to the left (which I prefer) and simply put, I could not get on with it, and found it easier to leave in the shed than to persevere. It needed about 20 grams of lead on the tail to get any sort of performance, but still fell out of lift every chance it got.
Recently, I pulled it out and decided, it would no longer be a hanger queen. I fitted an even lighter motor< a Power X 2915 (https://www.hyperflight.co.uk/products.asp?code=XPOWER-F2915-12&name=xpower-f2915-12-xlight-72g-1600-rpm-v) to replace the DYS 2000 KV, and fitted the model with a 350 2S battery, replacing the 350 3S. This allowed me to remove all but 7 grams of tail weight, and I also spent a lot of time ensuring there were zero wind warps and that the wing and tail assemblies were perfectly aligned.
Result, first test flight his week was straight into lift for 15 minutes from a 70 meter launch, and a landing because I had not taken my sunglasses out to the flight line. Several flights later, and I could not be happier with my Magic 2 Electric.
I ordered this online from New Zealand. Delivery was remarkably quick and the logger arrived safe and sound thanks to good packaging. To date I have only used this to log altitude in a powered model and once I learnt a bit about how to set it up and analyse the collected data I have been very pleased with what it can do. I look forward to using it more.
I have used these beautifully hand crafted spinners for a few years, they are safe to use on high power 10s set ups with 16x10 scale blades in a 5m span ASW27..also on the front of a Prismaray using a 6s Hacker geared motor which provides a secure and smooth transmisssion of 1500watts. The GM blades are sturdy too,yes the set up is expensive..I have used less robust & quality items and lost a prop ..devastating consequences & also the whole drive assembly on a Thermic XLdue to poor grip to the prop shaft due in turn to lack of precision in the making..GM spinners do not let go ..you tighten the front domed screw you get corresponding healthy and safe contact onto the motor shaft..peace of mind & you have taken responsibility to the ultimate degree..I will not buy anything less in these applications..Swiss made I believe..ummmm, you can feel and see the difference...worthy investment to get the already expensive project looking just right too..
It is really convenient to have a huge range of high-quality carbon rod in one location (together with matching accessories such as push rod ends). I needed some CF push rods and wing leading edge protection for a Dream Flight Ahi. I appreciate the high quality of these CF rods and the fact that Hyperflight provide next-day service with reasonable postage costs. Thanks guys.
I have no more excuses for not having fully charged NiMH receiver packs! This is a super-simple, super-convenient battery charger that uses a USB socket for its power source. It can charge 2 - 6 cell NiMH battery packs at 200mA until they are fully charged, when it switches to a 20mA trickle charge. Plug in the charger to a 5V USB supply and led is green. Plug in the discharged battery and LED changes to red. Unplug the charged battery when LED turns back to green. How simple is that? Although the USB input is super convenient, it will work on a supply voltage in the range 5-16V (but would need a new input connector). As ever, I received my charger within 24 hours. Thanks Hyperflight for brilliant service.
I've now completed the Introduction and had roughly five flights on it. I am happy to report that the flight characteristics are positively STELLAR. I have a number of thermal ships including high end F5J, DLG, etc. This plane is a joy to thermal and looks fantastic while doing it. My AUW flying weight is under 1000 grams (35 oz) with a 1300 mah 3S pack in the front and no added balancing weight. The Introduction is agile, signals lift extremely well, and can even handle some wind just fine. Best of all, the flaps make for EASY hand-catching in the most unfriendly of landing areas. I would build another in a heartbeat, even though it took a while. A+ to Neil and Gruner!
By no means an expert on DLGs but very impressed with this model. I do know a bit about carbon fibre and the build quality is 1st rate. Was a bit daunted when I received the model with no paperwork at all (a basic instruction manual might help the brand a bit?) but there's plenty of build info online. I chose to stack the Bluebird servos in 2 layers and tape and glue them to the plate/servo tray supplied with the kit. I then drilled through the bottom of the fuselage and plate and used nylon screws and nuts to hold the servo tray in place. This means I can remove the servos for adjustment. Many of the online builds involve permanently installing the servos with glue or tape which doesn't seem sensible to me. I've flown the model 3 times now in local London parks and hooked into a few thermals, which was immensely rewarding. This evening I managed to discus launched the glider and transmitter which resulted in a pretty solid crash but with no damage to the airframe (a bit to the transmitter though). I suspect the extremely low weight helped here. Last observation is the model seems to be extremely sensitive to CG and I'm not sure I've fully dialled that in yet. Great toy!
As advertised. You do have to sand the inner frame and shorten the servo mounting tabs for it to fit. Once done the servos fit well.
Why not a design upgrade to solve this and add a platform above the bearings allowing one to tie top and bottom skins together for it's use in thin composite wing applications?
As always, service was prompt and I received my order without any hiccups. I managed to configure the GPS and FF Telemetry converter to work correctly between my FrSky Ethos X20S radio and an X8R receiver without any problem. It is important to configure the FF from the Altis Flight Manager to have the correct settings to work with an FrSky radio. However, I am experiencing some difficulty with getting the FF Telemetry converter to work correctly with a TD-R10 receiver. I configured channels 8 and 9 to be "S-Port" channels but when plugging in the FF to either of these channels I get erratic behaviour. Some of the Telemetry sensors appear e.g. GPS coordinates, Vario speed but others do not appear such as GPS height. The radio continuously reports "Sensor Lost" and there little or no updating of data happening. This only occurs with the TD-R10 receiver which makes me think that there is some compatibility issue with these new Tandem receivers. If anyone has managed to get the GPS +FF to work with a TD receiver I would be interested to know.
I write to you from Argentina. I bought this beautiful Circle Dancer 3600, and received it in perfect condition at home days ago!! I am very happy to have it, and I am already working on its assembly to be able to fly it as soon as possible! I want to thank the good service provided by Neil. Highly recommend your attention!
When I unboxed the Max Flight, the effort that had gone into designing and manufacturing it was very evident. It exudes quality. I chose this model as unlike most other manufacturers, it was designed with excellent regard to installing and accessing the servos. Given how light the airframe is, the general construction of the model is a lot more robust that I expected.
After planning the build, my first task was to do a small bit of fettling to the servo holes, which are pre prepared for KstX08. I just needed to ensure that wires would not be pinched and to create a bit more room for the control horns. Tool needed, decent diamond coated files. The servos fit into the frames using very small screws, fortunately I had a suitable 0.7mm drill bit.
I decided to use 0.7mm bowden wire to connect to the rudder and elevator as I want to be able to remove them for holiday transportation and this would be more durable and easier to handle than the supplied cord. This meant using different control horns. Rudder was the same pcb type but as I am a bit paranoid about elevator controls, I decided to fit a small brass MP Jet fitting, tiny but very robust and hidden by the rudder. The only difficulty I found with the R/E build was that it was very difficult to thread a wire or cord through both the front and rear "eyelets" for the rudder. Solved by removing the one in the servo bay.
I particularly wanted a 2 piece wing for transportation. I think that there are also storage and "hanger rash" benefits. Wing servo horns were easily installed by slitting the aileron skin in the premarked position, working some glue in and sliding the horns into place. Before fitting the horns, you need to suitably open out the holes for the control wires. The only problem I had was that after mounting the servos in their bays, I found that the supplied connection rods were each about 5mm too short. Not a problem as I just made a couple more but I could have avoided having to had I ignored the fitting template, fitted the servo and control rod and used that to check the positioning of the aileron control horns before fitting them. Guess I forgot the maxim "measure twice, cut once".
All in all, an easy build with the absence of instructions not proving to be a problem. Although the information is on the Hyperflight website, it wouldn't hurt for the model to come with a sheet detailing the recommended cog and control throws.
I would also suggest that people fit the cnc motor mount from Hyperflight as this significantly strengthens the nose as well as being easy to fit.
Overall weight excluding 2s lipo is 270g, so around 300g rtf.
Perfect shipping from hyperflight and a lot of fun to a fair value. The MD 2 is a superb DLG. It's easy to fly, lightweight and has nearly no elevator momentum while switching the cambers.
I'm using four jx servo DHV56MG, Frsky grx6 receiver, Frsky X-Lite radio and 2S 240mAh battery. It's just a perfect fit without any balast.
That was a very quick turnround came next day, good quality. Thank you