Kit build and flight - IntroductionF5J RC glider

[@Videolinquency]

Fascinating. Your build clips almost relayed the smell of acetone from balsa glue curing. Expertly edited. Interesting to see how modern materials adjust or improve on the tricks we used in the old days. Thank you for communicating this respectful attitude to flying models! I am so tired of watching idiots wrecking RTF foam planes with no idea why things went south.

[@AxelsDIY]

As an experienced RC pilot, I still think foamies have a place, but I definitely like those kinds of more serious aircraft more. Balsa planes are very enjoyable to build, and they fly better.

[@Videolinquency]

They tend to be lighter, and to me, they are still easier to repair well. But I am becoming increasingly aware of a small downside: they are louder. The airframe seems to act like a soundbox to amplify motor noise. So I use foam models when I don't want to draw too much attention.

[@AxelsDIY]

Maybe, but it also depends a lot on what motor and ESCs you use, and if the propeller is balanced. If there is not much sound to start with, there is not much that gets amplified.

[@RizHassan]

Are you using Tadiomaster ER8GV receiver with GPS plugged into the Rx USRT?

[@AxelsDIY]

No, I have a Mateksys ELRS-R24-V receiver in this one. And yes, a very basic BN220 GPS is plugged into it. The ER8GV would probably be a great more modern choice, but it was not available when I got my receiver over a year ago.

[@RizHassan]

@@AxelsDIY I had asked RadioMaster if a GPS can be used on the UART provided on the Rx? Here is their response: “ ER8GV cannot be inserted into an existing GPS. If a GPS sensor with CRSF protocol is developed in the future, it can be used. Now if you want to have a GPS Telemetry project, you need a Telemetry Flight Control that supports CRSF protocol to do this work. , such as Betaflight.”

[@AxelsDIY]

@@RizHassan Okay, that was more than I knew, I expected them to just take standard NMEA-messages from a standard GPS. In that case, you could look into using Mateksys receivers instead. Using one of there CRSF to PWM converters with a small serial receiver would also work. There are solutions other to get GPS telemetry without a flight controller, but maybe not from Radomaster.

[@RizHassan]

@@AxelsDIY I have free flight related question or anyone on your channel. I am sure you are familiar with E20 timer that can be used for shutting down motor and to initiate de-thermalization sequentially based on time setup. In the old days we use to have a mechanical timers for glow motors. So the question is, can we use EdgeTx timer to initiate a PWM signal to shutoff the motor and initiate de-thermalization to a servo? The idea is to have a RC glider (like my Benny BoxCar) to be used both as RC model and a free flight competition model without any changes to the hardware. I hope my question make sense :)

[@IndraKurniawan-vk2qb]

Autonomous soaring (?)

[@AxelsDIY]

No, not with this one. This glider does not have a flight controller. But I will try it using my ArduPlane glider. Keep an eye out for that :)

[@IndraKurniawan-vk2qb]

@@AxelsDIY very nice