I have not tried a 15x10, test the current draw with a wattmeter. Personally I would try the 15x10 because the chord of the FMS prop is quite large. If you don't have a wattmeter, put the 15x10 on and fly around for a couple of minutes at 50% throttle then land and check the temp of the motor and esc. If they are cool enough, fly again at 75% throttle, etc etc

My cup of tea too! lol Thanks Matt!

@@rotormasher DJI V1, motionsic Tally-Ho head tracker. Video in this vid is goggles recording so this vid is what I see in the goggles. Next flight will be air unit recording, if I remember to put an sd card in lol

@@aristocraftboy fantastic mate

Ha ha thanks mate! 👍

@allendavis3107 I actually had the setup on the previous maiden video, here a cut n paste, if you need any more info yell out to me! The bits: DJI HD fpv v1 BadAssGimbal (BAG), by Motionsic (TurbineFancy on RCGroups) Himax C 3522 0700 700kv 11x7x3 MAS prop Turnigy Plush 60 amp esc Turnigy 15 amp ubec Multistar 4s 10c 4000mah lipo SN-L Sparrow RTH autopilot Hitec servos ails/flaps FMS servos elevs/rudder Main gear ally plate: Volantex 1400mm Decathlon Wheels: Grand Tundra (I think!)

@@aristocraftboy thanks 🙏🏽 appreciate it!!

This motor on 3s... hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-d2836-9-950kv-brushless-outrunner-motor.html?___store=en_us and something like this prop... hobbyking.com/en_us/folding-propeller-w-hub-45mm-4mm-shaft-11x6-2pcs.html?queryID=fa85267eb0c12bbf982de64434b85720&objectID=31982&indexName=hbk_live_magento_en_us_products&___store=en_us

Hi Nev, sorry mate, I'm in Bali atm, are you on whatsapp? I'm not sure who at the field has my number, can always ask. Otherwise email me [email protected] no problem

Thanks mate! Yes I removed a lot from the fuselage but the windscreen material was quite thick and replaced the structural integrity, hence the nuts and bolts all the way around the windscreen, it was a challenge to bend the clear plastic and I didn't want to use a heat gun for fear of distorting the vision forward, already the forward vision is limited even with the camera mounted as high as possible. Unfortunately I crashed it (fumbling for the flap switch straight after takeoff, not realising I had bumped the throttle to near idle, stalled and crashed quicker than I could throttle up). Destroyed the motor and actually crumpled the nose significantly along with damaged main wings... yet surprisingly the rest of the fuselage survived unscathed.

@@aristocraftboy I am coming back to this again... Thinking about the Trainstar now and then as a STOL plane... Had the classic tundra and tried the big Tundra as well, but somehow I do not like it. Did your wing fences provide some serious anti-stall abilities? I can see the flaps are just hinges and do not detach from the wing like it´s mostly done. Were you happy with them to slow the plane down? Sorry to read the plane was destroyed. Do you have another one now? I did some FPV with my Tundras as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIGlZ6J5hrZ7arcsi=I79ELL_Kptf0W_0-

@@Kaffimusic to be honest I think the Tundra is a much more refined plane when it comes to STOL from what I have read, although I have never owned either of the Tundras. It has been a while now but from memory the fences did improve low speed handling although I'm not sure if it lowered stall speed much, I'd reckon vortex generators in the least for STOL, leading edge slats should make a noticeable improvement in stall speed. I put slats & flaps on my Starmax/ Hobbyking 1400mm Cub and it improved from being a known tip stall/ roll plane when flown way too slow, to literally just mush forward and keep flying, so much so when landing fpv if I get far too slow there is no wing rock, it just sinks and drops lol so I have to get used to keeping a little throttle on, it is deceiving just how slow that thing will fly now. Back to the Trainstar Ascent, the biggest key is to keep it as light as possible, fences and slats will help but then you need to decide if it is worth the effort? It was a struggle to achieve enough forward vision trying to get the fpv cam as high as possible in the cockpit, but then it doesn't matter if you also mount the cam on the tail.

@@aristocraftboy thx! Tbh... the Big Tundra is pretty bad when it comes to slowing down. I expected it to perform MUCH better than the smaller one, since the ratio of wing area and weight (and densitiy of air to size) should lead to way better results. But in fact it is very touchy and even though it has those vortex generators, tends to stall abruptly to one side and fall like a stone. Surprisingly the V1 that I had - although not really slow - performed way better. One problem of the big one might be the ultra heavy gear. It´s so heavy, the plane still needs lead in the stablilizers although there is already a camera WITH A PANSERVO installed and the flightbattery shifted all the back as I could. So, I am not really happy right now and look out for other, more handy options. The Trainer Ascent is on sale right now on Bangood, so I thought... maybe. I like the looks of it.

@@Kaffimusic are you planning to cockpit P&T fpv or mount the fpv gear externally?

Yep, home made dolly, non steerable.

@@aristocraftboyGonna ask the obvious but can you do a quick video using your dolly. Thanks, Chris

@shoreline8686 funny you asked, after the last fatal crash of my Fox, I'm just putting another one together now. Weather doesn't look favourable but I'm hoping to maiden my replacement Fox this weekend, hopefully I'll find someone to video the take-off, I'll take pics of the dolly for you too.

I have a small 12 volt fan mounted on the Air Unit video transmitter, blowing down into the au with a small air gap between the fan and the au. I power my au from a dedicated 3s lipo, power for the fan is spliced of this. Make sure the vents in the cockpit floor are not blocked. I'm putting another Fox together at the moment, I'll likely add a couple of small scale-ish holes in the canopy to draw air in and exit our the rear of the canopy. With the fan on the au, which I do with all my dji air units anyway, I have never had any overheating issues, even in summer. The fan runs when the au is powered up so I never forget to turn the fan on lol

Thanks for you answer. Will use a fan for myself. Nice!!

Are you in AU?

@@aristocraftboy Yes Sir, Sydney & Newcastle.

As a side note, i am chasing XPS / Depron, in large sheets, 1200 x 600 x 100 or 3mm and 5mm slices, 30kg/m^3. 😞

I'm Brisbane, can't help you with depron, sorry. Besides depron, do you need a hand with something else?

@@aristocraftboy Not at this stage, have not been into RC since i was a kid, just getting back into it, so buying stuff to build, something like this, on the cheap, just bought a i6X plus building and consumables, getting foam is the hassle ATM.

Awww thanks for your thought mate, postage would be a killer to Australia though 😬

@@aristocraftboy true, it's like buying it twice lol

@@monchichis333 ha ha! That would be true! Mind you, an as-new Sparrowhawk would be a dream come true... 🥰

No more lipos for ancillary gear, putting together li-ion packs 😉

Thanks mate 👍

Ha ha! Duly noted! lol

Aye, it is very much dialled in! I take my hat off to him, fantastic footage. I lurve the slo-mo take off and landing, crazy cool!

Thanks! And I must admit, I agree! lol

I'm not sure what Fatshark gear you have, I'm assuming HD03/ Walksnail/ Avatar, which I have no knowledge of sorry. Might be best to research on RC Groups. My setup is simply DJI hd fpv v1 goggles and air unit/ camera, BAG pan & tilt (designed for dji hd fpv), and stock FrSky radio control. My head tracker is an old external cased Fatshark Trinity, mounted on the top of my dji goggles with hook & loop velcro, this plugs into the trainer port of my Taranis radio control, allocated channels 7 (for camera panning) & 8 (camera tilting). I power my dji goggles & Trinity ht'er with a small 3s lipo. I power the dji camera/ air unit with a small 3s lipo. If the plane runs on 3s I use the 3s flight lipo to also power the dji gear. If the plane runs on 4s or higher, I either power the dji gear with a dedicated small 3s lipo (500 ~850mah) or use a 12 volt step down voltage regulator, powered off the flight lipo the plane runs on. The reason I chose dji over Fatshark hd fpv was because the dji air unit records video on the plane as well as records on the goggles- the goggles has no sound recorded but sound is recorded on the on-board the plane. When I bought into hd fpv Fatshark was in its infancy, lots of glitching in the video feed, vid recording was subpar, and no ability to record on board the plane... I have no idea what Fatshark has to offer now, but I have heard they've improved leaps and bounds. My DJI gear has been faultless from day one, I'll not be moving away from dji any time soon. Hope this helps, if you have any questions, throw me your email addy. Good luck, and be warned- it's very addictive! lol

You're mad if you don't lol fpv is a wonderful extension to our hobby, done safely of course 😉

Well, three channel is a concept I hadn't considered for this Fox lol Generally speaking, most decent sized three channel gliders, with my limited knowledge, requires decent dihedral or polyhedral main wings for natural stability. This Fox is an aerobatic glider, not unlike the full scale, so I'm thinking it isn't likely to naturally level out easily with dead straight & level main wings. The biggest challenge would be with low airspeed, if it starts to mush you won't have ailerons to level the girl. And so landing could be interesting, without crow or such mixes she floats a *lot* in ground effect and even with barn door flaps I am deadstick all the way from the downwind leg to final, and still she uses a lot of ground to get her to settle. I also fly a three channel 100" Sig Riser, uber lightweight compared to these 3000mm Foxes so the Fox carries an amount of mass induced energy- shes a porker lol, although she still surprises me how well she floats given her weight. Next time I fly, if I remember, I'll try using just rudder and elevs and see how she goes.... but to be honest I think you're doing yourself a disservice if you don't embrace four channel at some point, it's great!

@@aristocraftboy Thank you for your summary and I agree with all your points. I'm having difficulty with what I think is modes. I've seen video of pilots changing modes (What's on which stick) without doing it mechanically in the box but I can't find it. I think I'm gonna Jailbreak my AR-631 and make a new model from scratch. I programmed the Fox 3000 with no problems at all. All the controls work exactly as I want them to but I've zero experience using the rudder on the left stick which means a few crashes. I'd prefer to learn what I don't know by crashing the radian. Thank you!

@@aristocraftboy Great reply. Thank you! "Porker". LOL

@Navigator777777 personally I fly mode 2 ie ailerons and elevator on the right stick. I fly three channel gliders with rudder and elevator on the right stick with throttle only on the left stick. All I do is put the rudder servo plug into the aileron channel on the rc receiver, assuming your controller is mode 2 already, no mods are required. I don't fly Spektrum so if your receiver is SAFE gyro assisted, not sure how that would work...

@@aristocraftboy I get it. I've got a Fox 3000 I'm afraid to fly because I've never flown with a rudder on the left and aileron/elevator on the right. I don't know how I set up the Fox 3000 properly but I did it with an AR-637T. Everything works properly! My BNF Night Radian must have programing that prevents me from doing what I want...because I'm positive I didn't have to open the transmitter to change modes. I think I'm gonna buy Tower's new ASW-28 as a trainer or buy the SPMA 3065 and reset the AR-631 in my Night Radian. I'm freaked about flying anything without first getting muscle memory.

It's immeasurably cool!!

Do it! For all the flack those plane has had, I don't get it. The full scale is aerobatic and so is this, flies beautifully! For a porky glider, she is a blast to fly. All I did was swapped the blades for Aeronauts and reduced the throttle limit a little, these have a reputation for spitting blades and potentially ripping the nose off, which happened to the previous owner of mine. Do it! Do it! Do it!

All good thanks, I'll be here :)

Thanks mate 😊 From memory these were manufactured by Super Flying models but later picked up by Hobbyking with an inflated mark-up so they didn't sell well. Hobbyking still list them as discontinued, I haven't seen them anywhere on the market for a long time. They look great and an easy bird to fly, and looks amazing! I had a mate's drone chasing me around.

@@aristocraftboy LOL... THOUGHT THAT WAS ONE AGGRESSIVE BIRD GONNA TAKE IT DOWN! LOL Thanks for the info. Looks like really nice plane. BTW STELLAR landing. Well Done. Thanks for sharing.

@knowyourjoe8826 ha ha! Yeah, maggie and peewee breeding season can get a lot like that lol Thanks mate, she is a fun plane :)

Hi old mate! It really is a cool plane, even though it's ep, it still sounds annoyingly scale ha ha! This would have made an amazing fpv bird, particularly with a boxer twin gasser. She's currently on the market, and absolutely a 1400mm version would be so cool!

Thanks mate! Believe me, I loved every minute of the flying! 😁

Ha ha thanks mate!

I'd love to see your video, so much fun!

Himax C 3522 0700 700kv 11x7x3 MAS prop Turnigy Plush 60 amp esc Turnigy 15 amp ubec Multistar 4s 10c 4000mah lipo Cruise at 1/3 throttle, possibly less. Easy 15 minute flights. The Himax motor was the only reverse mount motor I could find in my shed, realistically it was far too big and heavy for this airframe, I struggled to get close to correct cg, she would've flown much slower if I could've moved the cg slightly further aft.

If I remember correctly the wheels are from the Hobbyking 1700mm Grand Tundra.

Ohh Thanks.. Did you have make flaps?

@@Sandokans yep, carefully cut them out. I made the flaps far to big, I had hoped for huge amount of air braking but with a lightweight plane it wasn't a fun experience with them fully deployed, if I had been more conservative on the size of the flaps it would've been perfect.

@@aristocraftboy Someone on you tube make the cut 200mmx40mm.. It is ok? Or if i cut same wide like aileron?

@@Sandokans if you cut in the flaps the same width as the ails, I think that would be the way I would go, and should benefit the plane's landing characteristics nicely.