Durafly Excalibur V2 (PNF) High Performance 1600mm (63.5") - Flight Review

[@snoriverrc3842]

I've just watched 2 or 3 release videos, but I will watch this one just because Stuart is in it!

[@snoriverrc3842]

Why no flaps Stuart? Unforgiveable to leave those off a V2 glider...

[@Wings_of_foam]

@@snoriverrc3842 No reply from Stuart hehe.

[@PetrincicBrosRC]

Great flight my friend. Love the sound of this fast devil. Big salute to all RC lovers here from Pilot Robert Slovenia.

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

Many thanks!!

[@AussieRCPlayground]

Love the Excalibur!! Had one I flew so much for about 4yrs that it started looking a bit grubby and faded. So I sold it and immediately bought another that I've been flying since. My hangar will always have an Excalibur and I'll eventually get the V2 as well. Not a big fan of the color scheme on the V2, but it's a minor issue. Awesome to see a V2 of the Excalibur, although I do feel it's long overdue. Well done Hobbyking. Now please bring back the Me-163. 😉

[@HenryL161947]

great airplane , has the version one still doing very well,thanks for making it again , know folks who want one

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

Yes it does

[@alexrussell7337]

Nice one Stuart, good to see some of your golden oldies coming through the pipeline. Keep it up mate

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

Thanks, will do!

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Great video Stuart!!! Super fast and agile, can’t ask for much better in a V2, thanks for sharing 👊🏼👊🏼

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

Glad you enjoyed it

Such a fun plane. I'd truly forgotten how much I enjoyed flying it. Thanks :)

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@hb8822]

Brings back memories of my slope racing days with its slick design.

[@DutchRC]

howdy Stuart :) great video as always! And very nice plane! Pfew.. did me a few video's about it.. Feels like decades ago! :D Flew well and looks good

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

Cool, thanks

[@DutchRC]

@@HobbyKingOfficial well.. "warm" in this case? :)

[@DadsRCHangar]

Great V2 Stuart, looked like you had a lot of strong winds over there. 👍🏻

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

Thanks 👍

[@jacksonrcaviation]

Real nice indeed, hoping to see one soon😎

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

You and me both!

[@skynyrdd1]

Great review, I always fancied one of these as they get great reviews. Looks like another great model from Hobbyking

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

It really is!

[@JohnVHRC]

Thats awesome, looks pretty fast!

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

It is!

[@stevesrc1997]

loooove the Excalibur, excited to see a v2! and love the new color!....only thing I wish is you guys fixed the latch for the canopy, and made it 4-6s!. but great review as always Stuart!!

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

We will!

[@MartijnvanGene]

It's so great seeing Stuart back in the saddle. I've got a feeling he's also responsible for the rise in quality of HK products. Good times!

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

Totally agree

[@arnoutmuijsers2834]

Lovely plane very good quality, the new V2 is better and smarter, ive been flying the V2 already and got 2 other clubmembers to buy it.. love the way the wings connect to the fuse. Very clean and tight..A briljant plane to take on holidays and fly on beaches.. impressing the spectators. Keep on going HK, nice to see that HK listen to owners of V1 and work that out to a V2

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

Thank you Arnout for the feedback and appreciation, glad you and your club members are enjoying it.

[@vespizzari]

Oh man. I need one of those.

[@hotliner2872]

Try adding spoilerons for landing, they help a great deal in a number of ways. It is fairly easy on the 14SG.

[@av8153]

V1 is one of my favorite planes to fly !

[@dlm5536]

I really like the HK products and most of my hanger is Hk with tundra , grand tundra tempest , Brewster and slow poke . But why now can I not purchase from EU being in the UK as no delivery available from EU ? . Now global warehouse only option where its £200 in postage . If only the carriage options were as good as the products and Stuart’s overview!

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Nice V2 Stuart...I miss the old Zephyr.

[@RAW00815]

Good the Excalibur is back! I love the V1! Design is not my case. I painted the wingtips red, wing underside with black block-stripes and the fuselage aß well with black block-stripes.

[@funfly9428]

Great for funfly👍

[@FlankerTanker]

Nice review - but when I go to purchase it its £179.39 and the only shipping option is from Global , so postage comes in at another (at best £89.00) worst £109.18 so that's a good (at best £268.39) - over 286 Euros !!!! and that's before HMRC (Import tax) take a bite - its one expensive V2 for us meek mortals that live in the UK and have to purchase our aircraft.... thanks for the Video - its a shame that HK seems to have walk away from providing the UK Hobby Enthusiast with affordable aircraft.

[@DeeJayEll]

Is there even a Europe HK now? I was looking at some batteries etc the other day and the only option was shipping from global with ridiculous shipping costs! Been waiting for these to come back into stock for ages. Bought a used one the end of last year but only flown it once so far.

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

Sorry to hear that

[@doand1257]

Hi all, how V_tail servos link in receiver ? with Y cable like ailerons ?

[@mikbacitube]

It will land better with flaperons . I have them on all my warm liners and they work a treat

[@isaacsegurareyes9611]

so.. for slope soaring you take out the popeller and motor?

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

You only remove the prop/spinner and cover with the provided nose cone. motor stays in and you can just use your regular flight battery.

[@rcpilotgermany9526]

Hey Stuart , I bought one and today the motor died . I flew very fast and it overheatet and all the magnets moved to an other position . Motor doesn`t work anymore😪

[@Jazzynet100]

So when is the go discover 2 coming out!

[@giuliocavani4202]

How many C batteries for this model? 25-50 or 120?

[@jonoedwards4195]

Thing would rip @Long Reef! Or My secret Headland, YUM.

[@AviationNNO]

The best flyer produced by HobbyKing to date! Great for US customers, however without the advent of local Hobbyking warehouses, not affordable for most international customers. It comes up as $380 CDN before taxes and import/customs fees. All inclusive price is close to $500 CDN. Considering I got my V1 Excalibur on sale for $160 CDN years ago, it seems the inflation rate for the hobby is skyrocketing. It's not hobbyking's fault or under their control, just a shift in the less-globalized world economy (Scratch building is having a comeback...)

[@Chio_OB]

Great video, what rx are you using with the radiomaster? (I have the same one).

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

The D8 protocol 6ch one from Radio Master

[@MeanJoeLean]

Nice to see this plane re-released. I have the original with an alu spinner and carbon reinforcements behind the wing. I fly it frequently and it is just a very very good model in my very honest opinion. I don’t care for the new scheme, but that is just my opinion. To me it looks like some cheesy Fila tracksuit from the 90s..

[@MeanJoeLean]

As for flying in a park, it does have going for it that it is quiet. However, it needs a lot of space to land. I put spoilerons on mine and it helps a lot with cutting down the landing distance. Without a headwind and spoilerons you may end up needing quite a long stretch to land…

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

Thanks for the info!

[@r.scottpage2840]

My favorite airplane. Still have 4 NIB.

[@Soryt]

Filmed in Holland ?

[@RcAndries]

Yes

[@mmoon1860]

Does any one know if I fly RC plane’s in Uk do I have to register or have a insurance to have a rc plane ?

[@DeeJayEll]

Is there a HK European warehouse anymore? Global shipping is ridiculous on EVERYTHING!!

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

Yes of course, and they are in stock for all in Europe to order.

[@BryonGaskin]

Make Volantex Phoenix S a little sad in comparison

[@losien1]

Nice bird, shame that at 250eur (~205 GBP) it’s a bit pricey tho...

[@chopperharly]

£86 Shipping to uk nuts mate,,, that makes it £265.82 total

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

We are working hard to open shipping from the EU to UK once more.

[@sputniksam]

Now that the UK warehouse is no more, and the European warehouse does not ship to the UK, our only option is to order from the Global warehouse. I’ve just tried to order this model from the Global warehouse and had to cancel as the cheapest of three shipping methods offered was £143 ($192). 😱😱😱

[@rotormasher]

What a shame

[@HobbyKingOfficial]

We are aware of the issue stopping UK based customers from ordering from the EU warehouse at the moment and are working urgently to rectify this.

[@dumser2]

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