Volantex Trainstar Ascent FPV Mods

Volantex Trainstar Ascent FPV Mods. Opened a top hatch, mounted Matek F405-Wing iNav board, Beitian BN220T GPS, Eachine TS5823L Video Transmitter, Runcam Micro Eagle camera, R-X6R receiver. This is now a tough and stable FPV and camera carrying workhorse. Much better with top access.
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[@socalives]

It's nice when all of the mods you made come together , it's like you are actually in the plane flying. Superbly done Andrew !

[@AndrewNewton]

Yes it's a favourite viewpoint

[@MasboyRC]

Fpv mod sight so cool, i love that tail cam.

[@flyingark173]

Great video, I'm happy to see that you can cut the front off and not lose to much rigidity. Looking forward to taking some video footage with mine once the snow melts or freezes, anything to give me a hard surface to land on.

[@properlytwisted2172]

Excellent tail view and setup! and nice plane that actually has tires on it,so many put tiny tires on what's supposed to be "bush plane" style..;)

[@GroundControlRC]

Nice fuselage access panel, very handy! Nice test flight! See you in the Air!

[@prep0wer]

Very nice flyer! On one of my camera planes I mounted the batteries and cameras under the wings. You will have a much better wing load; only not during hard landings (the batteries will eject though), and better cooling. For long flights you can also use 2x2 LiIon (ZOHD) cell-pods under the wings; adjust the low Voltage on the ESC!

[@prep0wer]

That is a Go Fly Rc Evolution: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2rRfp2La7loosU

[@prep0wer]

I am sorry; the Volantex is much bigger, you need 6 or more LiIon cells.

[@Barbaric_Iron]

Nice modification and flight!

[@musk-eteer9898]

i like your t-shirt, i got a few planes from FliteTest and i love them all.

[@dronepilot260rc]

Wow seems really tough, can’t wait til I get mine in

[@AndrewNewton]

Yes it's a rugged workhorse

[@The_Pub_]

Your 3D Printer must run 24/7 mate. I knew that you would enjoy having one!!

[@AndrewNewton]

If it's not running I feel like I'm wasting time

[@iforce2d]

@@AndrewNewton That's kinda how I feel with glue drying :)

[@MickB235]

Hi andrew I must say your flying field has greened up heaps

[@flightlieutenant6902]

Great plane Andrew . I like it . Thanks mate .

[@Barbaric_Iron]

Similiar to what I would do to install a camera into my Eflite Maule M7, cut through the top though...Thanks for sharing, Andrew!

[@PeterWinnett]

Hi Andrew, I knew you would find a way to mount a FC. That looks like a really good Mod, great stuff :) Regards, Pete

[@AndrewNewton]

Thanks Pete, very happy with the result

[@NoAgendaFPV]

I love flying from tail camera, had it on my StratoSurfer...till that plane crashed, but not from flying from the tail view :)

[@markvandesande8855]

Very nice set up. Keep up the good work and hobbie love your workshop i can only dream. 😁👍🇬🇧

[@grumpyjohntxredneckrc6346]

Very Nice L@@Kin Mods & Flight Sir! Thanks Mate

[@muttbone01]

I went at it a different way, but I also put in a F-722 Wing FC in my Trainstar, an it is my go-to fpv long-range workhorse when I'm testing kit an don't want to lose or crash my $$$ MyFlyDream long-ranger. The Trainstar is an excellent mule to do pretty much whatever you want with it. Should be good for my new Li-ion batts as well!

[@renerc6985]

mooi werk .good work Andrew..

[@muttbone01]

Also, finding myself getting more an more into the high-wing planes. I have my wings an warbirds of course, but there's nothing like a leisure float about in a slow-flyer an just relaxing.

[@BrainDeadEngineering]

Super cool because I just ordered that's plain from BG and be couple monthes before it gets to Canada and I also to get into FPV and put on this plain . I'm new to sky RC and dug two graves for first two planes :-( Notices with tail cam..that plain sure has flexy wings .

[@carolinakayakadventures270]

Awesome!!! Great job!!!

[@EnglishTurbines]

Nice job Andrew...Try the camera mounted just in front of the main legs looking down for a better view..?...I did it on a Bixler once and it was really good..I wish they had put mounting holes on that F405 FC..

[@AndrewNewton]

I did play with that position, plenty of clearance down there.

[@EnglishTurbines]

@@AndrewNewton I like the tail mounted camera, it's just that it restricts the view, especially when landing...

[@BryonGaskin]

Looks like I'm going to do this to a new plane as well. Not sure my Phoenix S is going rise from the ashes to speak. I was going to be giving away money in shipping (like 20% of the cost), so tossed the Ascent in the mix to get shipping down to $0. I'm sure my crash footage will follow!

[@AndrewNewton]

One day you will stop crashing.

[@BryonGaskin]

@@AndrewNewton One day but not today! LOL

[@lsjaguar3190]

that moment you realize what the buzzing in the background is

[@probante]

I am now flying using zohd kopilot as a stabilizer and an F4 FC for my telemetry. It is simpler then ever and I don’t have to scratch my head with all the inav setup ... I’ll do it on my ascent when I get it from BG.

[@AndrewNewton]

Lateral thinking! Nice one

[@kool-k-kel]

When it comes to kopilot level calibration for the craft, is this done with the landing gear on? sorry for dumb question. i notice the angle the plane sits at?

[@kool-k-kel]

how does that work using fc with kopilot? any help appreciated

[@probante]

@@kool-k-kel install a Zohd kopilot on the plane in order to control the “plane attitude” and forget about it. THEN, install an FC you like and connect ONLY the telemetry port. Of course this second FC needs to be connected to a vtx that will send the telemetry to your googles (do not connect gps port since kopilot is the only one that controls your plane RTH!) In short you will have from one side the kopilot that controls the plane (RTH, stabilization) and the second fC that through the vtx sends to your googles all the datas you have set. Hope this helps. 👋

[@kool-k-kel]

@@probante excellent, i follow thx.. although what im gonna try is kopilot with matek crsf to pwm board and pluck telemetry via that.. i hope it works in theory it sounds like it could. thx for reply or chime in if anyone knows it works! or would work... thx

[@dooleycurl6276]

Nice mods. What 4s battery do you use.

[@AndrewNewton]

Zippy 3000mAH

[@ARGON023]

Hello, This wing connector is a brass tube, it should be 32cm. It is shorter. 13cm for the left wing and 13cm for the right, the fuselage is 6cm. I tried to buy it but the diameter of this tube is non-standard, it is 7.9 mm. Standard tubes for RC models are 3,5,6,7,8,9,10 mm in diameter. Best regards.

[@AndrewNewton]

Very frustrating!

[@leemaples1806]

Oh on fixed-wing GPS modules you don't have to do any calibration dance or anything? I guess all you do is wait to see if you have enough satellites locked on to make it work? I think quads usually need about 7 before you get the green light.

[@AndrewNewton]

Compass calibration? Compass is not needed for fixed wing

[@leemaples1806]

@@AndrewNewton i was thinking gps quad. some those you can`t fly till you calibrate compass and get gps locked in. i guess the gps for fixed-wing is so if it gets away you have the comfort of knowing gps will fly it back to you, if its still airborne. lol

[@GenXPertChannel]

As I get back to flying after being out for ten years or so- I have a LOT of airplanes in storage, but looking for the modern foam equivalent of the old telemaster. My heavy wood Telemaster just floats and floats- to the point it can be hard to land. I keep looking to these foam trainers as the modern interpretation, but it seems they still don't float like the old flat-winged and much heavier wood models from "back in the day."

[@AndrewNewton]

This would be the closest to a Telemaster that I have tried. Very tough

[@GenXPertChannel]

@@AndrewNewton thank you- I just may have to get one. my flight controller just came in and I've got some tinkering to do, but it seems as if this platform will be the one.

[@christopherstarzyk9209]

Is the tail cam the Foxeer you recently reviewed? The colors really pop, even on that overcast day! Btw excellent job that's a really nice iNav plane!

[@AndrewNewton]

No this is the predecessor, Runcam Micro Eagle Now replaced by the Runcam Phoenix 2.

[@NIRAJPATELV]

Excellent helpful video Is there any other way to stick in a small flight controller without making the cut Pls help as i couldnt find any other flat surface inside the battery bay

[@AndrewNewton]

Can mount externally, on top of the wing or under between the wheels.

[@sams9716]

I wonder if you could cut out the front and side windows and replace them with clear plastic and put a pan servo inside for fpv.

[@AndrewNewton]

Wouldn't be easy but certainly possible.

[@kevintorevell2406]

Great stuff there Andrew, would you be able to send me the CAD file for the rear camera mount If possible?? or a link to it?? keep up the good work!!

[@AndrewNewton]

I'll put it up on Thingiverse soon. Link in the description

[@kevintorevell2406]

Thanks Andrew!!

[@kool-k-kel]

Hi Andrew, thank you for all your content, a question on this plane and kopilot. When it comes to kopilot level calibration for the craft, is this done with the landing gear on? sorry for dumb question. i notice the angle the plane sits at? have fitted kopilot before as per your vid (thx) on zohd drift.

[@AndrewNewton]

Calibrate level with the plane in the same orientation as level flight. Maybe not just sitting on the landing gear.

[@kool-k-kel]

@@AndrewNewton thanks for getting back. My instinct said to ... but thought id better confirm. thx fella

[@EleanorPeterson]

Hey, wait a minute. Something's wrong. A video from Australia used to have the sounds of birds and frogs, cicadas and crickets in the background. Bees. Lawnmowers. Sprinklers. Holden V-8s. Little furry things with lots of claws and teeth going "Eeep!" and "G'day!" and so forth. But what do we hear now? No wildlife, just a 3-D printer busily chuntering away to itself. ♬ Oh the times, they are a-changing... ♬

[@AndrewNewton]

Ha, you know the sounds well

[@julianhumphrey4843]

nicely modded, think it would of been easier to fit this to a century riot 1400

[@AndrewNewton]

Dont know that one

[@julianhumphrey4843]

@@AndrewNewton www.centuryuk.com/RC-Planes/Beginners-Planes/Max-Thrust-Riot/10587-/Max-Thrust-Riot-V2-PNP--Red

[@stevemarchetti3113]

Could you please let me know where you find the nylon snaps that seem to be on the sides of the windshield or is it Delrin that just looks like snaps? Also did you hinge the bonnet or is a Delrin hinge as well?

[@AndrewNewton]

No snaps, just overlapping edges and tape hinge

[@theBodger]

Do you think 2x 2s 2200 lipo in parallel would be ok in the Ascent ? no fpv gear attached just for a longer flight time. Ta🇬🇧

[@AndrewNewton]

Yes that would be perfect

[@garyvale8347]

I just got this model...without the mod, where am I supposed to put my Rx...as my Rx has stabilization and is supposed to lay flat along the center line......thanks

[@AndrewNewton]

You will have to be creative with the mounting somehow, or forget the stabilisation

[@garyvale8347]

@@AndrewNewton right.....I am thinking about cutting an opening on top of the nose area, and mounting the Rx on top of the wooden battery tray....similar to the opening that you did, just not sure exactly how to create a closable hatch once I cut the plastic open.....

[@DjArity]

Have you ever had to replace the Motor/ESC on this model? I would appreciate any information on how to go about doing it . Thanks in advance.

[@AndrewNewton]

Without cutting a hatch like I did it would be very difficult.

[@DjArity]

@@AndrewNewton I was able to remove the battery tray by removing all the screws from the sides tgat hold the battery tray giving me access to ESC, which was replaced with s 60a ESC. However, you gavd me the idea ftom watching your video. The plane is ready yo fly again. The ESC was the source of the issue.

[@bobfin4291]

Andrew please what is final CG point thanks

[@AndrewNewton]

On the CG dots - 63mm from memory

[@RobisonRacing68]

What holds the hatch on Andrew?

[@AndrewNewton]

Just clicks in under the roof part of the cutout. It does need a more elegant method

[@StuGuru]

Hey Andrew, great mod. Does it slope?

[@AndrewNewton]

Yes it's floaty enough, I'll try it soon

[@StuGuru]

Cool, looking forward to it. Thanks for all your fantastic content.

[@sparkles9868]

What next for subscribe word ? He he Great review as always glad I subscribed ages ago

[@AndrewNewton]

Have to stamp out the subscribe word

[@cenabitednbfpv587]

Awesome would u recommend the same for a apprentice s15?

[@cenabitednbfpv587]

Also love that we can carry your 3-D in the background it sounds like my house 247 isn't it awesome. May i ask what program you chosen to design in

[@AndrewNewton]

Apprentice would be almost the same I guess. Sketchup, but learning Fusion 360

[@DjArity]

Andrew, thank you again for this video. Can you suggest an alternate motor for this model airplane. i just replaced mine and its vibrating quite a bit. i replaced it as the old one was. The motor is a Volantex 4023 KV1050. Thank you in advance.

[@AndrewNewton]

Matching the mount will be the issue. Sorry I dont have any suggestions

[@gonzorcplanes2875]

I have replaced mine photo to come. Although the vibration, is that without the prop? I have several of the motors as they are used on lots of volantex models and never had an issue.

[@gonzorcplanes2875]

Propdrive 2836 1400 kv it can mount internally or externally in the same holes and mount plates

[@gonzorcplanes2875]

Use a different prop of course !

[@gonzorcplanes2875]

Cannot add photo oops

[@stevefox3763]

How many seconds has your ender 'not' been running since you got it, mine has been going non stop lol and have you overcome the urge to sit there watching the mesmerising process yet? I have finally got the PETG settings nailed and it's printing reliably with it now, I'm impressed with the material and it's way stronger than PLA but I'll only use it when I need the strength or something which won't degrade in environmental conditions (PETG is not biodegradable like PLA) and for most stuff I'll continue to use PLA. Currently printing is a 2.75" prop quadcopter frame: www.thingiverse.com/thing:2180020

[@AndrewNewton]

Of course I am still watching in awe Steve.

[@aadhilsai]

Hai sir