Just finished building this cute little slope soarer and I have to admit I am very impressed with the outcome.
The kit comes well presented in its individual bags for each section and the online instructions are easy to follow and have in-depth pics to help you on your way.
Its not a hard kit to construct, but the Mad stab if you are a beginner is a little tricky to get it spot on also in the instructions it shows you hinges for the movements, there aren't any included in the kit and I wouldn't and didn't use them anyway.
All in all for a 1.2m its a great build and extremely cool looking glider and very similar to the Aresti and if it flies anything like the Aresti we are all in for a fantastic ride!
Having flown the Forza now for nearly 5 years, and my Typhoon since 2013, trying the Toccata with it’s BSLD wing design and very fast section just had to be done! The build quality was very good on my Sport version, with a super shiny, very hard finish and good overlaps on the close fitting fuselage seams.
I elected to fit a 20g rudder servo between the battery and Rx having read that the previous reviewer had to use somewhere near 300g of nose weight to achieve the suggested CG of 96 as a start point.
THIS PROVED TOTALLY UNNECESSARY!
The actual cg figure for first flights is actually 110mm from the l.e., and I arrived at 113 by removing a great deal of nose weight flight by flight. Having done so, the all up weight dropped to 1,745g. I later found the reviewer for Aufwind mag arrived at 113 as well!
As the cg moved back, the light lift performance improved significantly, as it did throughout the envelope.
In good lift, ballasted to 2,300g, this thing is an absolute missile, and really good at fast, big, smooth aerobatics.
Do I like it? Very much so…
after a long time waiting for weather managed to maiden the forza. conditions were excellent really nice model for social sports flying. no trims needed. responds well with camber when needing more lift. fun to fly. responds very well and retains its energy even without ballast. need to adjust butterfly but otherwise good all round model. recommend.
The kit came with everything you needed, a nice box for storage and the ballast with direction on how to place the ballast in the proper order. A very clean set up and it was nice they provided the necessary ballast, many manufactures don't, and you then need to talk other flyers with WiKi f3L 2m planes!
I have tested a small number of my own and a friend’s servos and both the MKS servos (HV69 and HV70) performed the best in the tests with exceptional performance.
A 210mm long carbon fibre rod pointer was attached to the servo arm and deflections were read with a magnifying glass on a scale with 0.1° divisions. For the HV69 a torque load of 0.56kg.cm was applied to simulate small inflight loads when the servo is centred. At 8.2V the servo had no detectable centering error and zero gear slop. When the voltage was decreased to 4.8V the pointer drifted only 0.05°.
The MKS HV70 also had no detectable centering error but had 0.2° gear slop (very little for such a small servo).
The KST servos I tested in the same way had the following centering errors: X06 V6 ±0.18°; DS213MG V8 ±0.4°; A08 V6 ±0.1°; DS215MG V3 ±0.18°]. These small errors are probably acceptable for most model applications.
The smaller servos had a proportionally smaller torque applied.
In future I will test other MKS servos when I have a suitable model.
This was needed for patches on the wing tips of my F5J "Inside" . I haven't used plastic films for many years - this model was handed down from a friend, so was a little concerned about doing neat repairs. I found the Oracover Light easy to locate and stick down around the perimeter of each patch. Shrinking with a hot air gun worked well, leaving the patches almost invisible. Easy to use, light and surprisingly tough for its light weight.
I have used one of these motors previously and was impressed with the power , size (to suit a 32 dia nose) and relatively light weight of these cased outrunners. This one will be used in a larger F5J model but I am confident that it will be satisfactory, based on the previous model.
Very neat servo frames suitable for flap and aileron installation in F5J glide wings. They were delivered as part of a package of components for my upcoming F5j glider from Hyperflight. Despite a minor hiccup - I rate Hyperflight's service and problem solving as exemplary.
It might seem odd for someone living in Canada to order from the UK instead of the US. These days it seems like it can take months for stuff to get across that border, and with all the trump tariff theatre we never know how much anything will cost; also UPS & Fedex seem to enjoy charing the recipient a fortune in broker fees and tax on fees and assessment of fee fees etc.
So to get my KST servos from Hyperflight in just 5 days with no complications was a very pleasant surprise. Strongly recommended!
I can't offer any opinion of the servos yet aside from "gosh, pretty" because just as I was preparing to replace the ancient servos in my 25 year old Seledkin, we got evacuated due to a major wild fire. :-( Hopefully I'll be abel to get back to that job in a few days.
I’m using the Dualsky Summit 60X ESC in two of my F5J gliders. I’ve now flown two competitions and several practice sessions and I can say the ESC performs great and as advertised without any issues.
The ESC is compact and robust, perfect for a slim fuselage.
I made a few small changes to the setup using BLHeli32suite to suit my motor/gearbox combo, primarily easing the start-up and brake to reduce any potential stressing of the gearbox. Changes were simple to make and worked as expected.
All in all a great ESC with a powerful BEC at a reasonable price. Recommended.
Manual is not enough for first timer, watching other DLG videos came together nicely in 2-3weeks. Didnt flown yet but looking promising. Quality of the other hand, i would say 3.5/4 star. U can see air gaps underneath wing cover. Wires were rusty, all parts just enough amount, if u mess something, u have to sort out ur own.
Another excellent quality kit from the German makers of the Inside F5J and the Introduction, and an enjoyable build. No English instructions but diagrams at very stashes plus the excellent plan make it all quite easy.
I intended mine as a more efficient slope soarer than my foamy models but only needed the power mainly for saves in very weak conditions. So I am going to use a much smaller motor and lipo so extended the nose by16 mm to minimise extra nose weight. I will use ballast for strong conditions.
I’ve finished the fuselage and tails and am starting on the wings. I will sheet the upper leading edge as I dislike the Iron on film sag between ribs.
One aspect where I found a design fault was the ply strip bridge between the two elevator halves which was not stiff in torsion and as only one side is driven by the servo would not allow both elevators the same travel under aero load. Quite easy to cure though with some extra ply bracing. Or even a 2 mm carbon tube.perhaps?
The kit is well put together and it is for the season builder. The laser burn is clean on all parts. Instructions lack some details; photos did help a lot.. the wood selection is great. I really like the overall kit. Everything to build is in the kit. The Jig takes a little figuring out for building the wings. If you are an experienced builder, you will enjoy this airplane in my opinion!
You could use vm power nose, with moter and esc, or just the vm power spinner, with your own motor and esc. Creates a longer nose, and weight displacement, the outside diameter is 28mm, so there wil be a overhang of 1mm to 1.5mm, if you are ok with this, and much lighter auw. Just a thought for the Maxflight flyers.
Next day delivery in Sheffield, loved Building it up not to hard so a friendly entry model for dlg. Flies like a dream. Honestly i did not expect the performance. One down side for me was the servo. Could not get 2 of them to centre so needed to be creative. Buy cheap... Buy twice. Go for the more expensive Servo and your good to go. Happy to be part of the dlg club now!
I have these propellers paired up with the 1507 motor and it provides more than enough power for my Kestrel that I bought here as well. Amazing plane and these propeller blades do lay very flat. They don't look like they're wide enough to really move the plane but they do a great job and no rubber band needed to hold them flat, they just stay that way in flight.
I am buying another pair of these propeller blades to go with my converted Vortex 3.
Unfortunately all UAVs here over 100g have to be registered and the code transmitted from the UAV in flight. I was looking for some time for a powered kit to challenge these rules and the Sugar Glider turned out to be the perfect candidate. At 100g the slow speed performance is really fun and forgiving while the airfoil still has plenty of headroom for speed and penetration.
The total structure came in about 25g lighter (60g) which meant a smaller motor (1104) and battery (2S 250) could be used.
It`s not going vertical but good enough for 5 - 7 decent climbs plus a safety margin.
I bought my Medina 1 electric glider red and white from Armsoar and the equipment including Armsoar powertrain 1806, 3 KST 06 servos, spinner and prop blades GM 6.5x4 from Hyperflight. The major change I made is using the Hyperflight carbon push rod system 1.3/2 instead of the strings. The plane with battery ready to fly weights 485 grams. The built quality is very good.
The plane climbs steep with the installed powertrain (50-60 degrees) and the flying behavior is wonderful even in slightly windy conditions, this bird's circling is excellent. With the spoiler open the Medina has relatively neutral landing behavior. Absolutely great investment, the Medina is strongly recommended. You should have one! Thank you, HyperFlight, for always offering good stuff!!
The replacement was received promptly and in excellent condition and fitted my Hyper2m e perfectly.
Whether ordering a full model or just a few bits of hardware Hyperflight always delivers the goods well packaged and on time.
I really appreciate their range of quality hardware. Control horns, ball links, folding props etc etc. Good quality hardware is increasingly difficult to find these days.
Arrived soon, without tracking information though. Had to pay customs on arrival, which adds to an additional 12,- Euro in Germany. For me it´s worth more than all this, perfekt product!
I will put it in the Boo of Robbe. Will have to make adjustments on the fuselage.
Nice quality and flies great! The only thing was, for a standard layup the tails were VERY heavy...I need to add 20+ grams in the nose to get 66mm CG. Final weight came out to 241g. With servos and electronics pushed as far forward as possible. Still a great performer, Just was expecting something lighter for a standard layup...
The plane launches higher than other F3L planes I have. Workman ship was great. On the pre build plane I purchased. The spoiler position allows for great landing and control. I have ordered another purito. I would recommend the purchase of the Purito F3L sailplane,, it’s great to fly!