Amazing Catapult Gliders (Flite Fest Ohio 2018)

[@tomb1598]

Another great video. Great stuff.

[@Flyacom]

good job man, ya'll killing it !

[@NighthawkGliders]

Thanks! 😊

[@tedmendenhall507]

Great glider! Are you going to put up an instructional video? I need to make some of these for my grand kids. They love the Sandpipers I made for them.

[@NighthawkGliders]

Thanks for the comment! Glad your grandkids enjoyed the Sandpipers and were glad you tried them. We’re working on kits for our gliders. So, stay tuned! 😀

[@tux603]

Perfect transitions! Hat off guys 👍👍👍

[@NighthawkGliders]

Thanks, Tux! We had so much fun that evening at Flite Fest!

[@goldenfish77]

Fantastic launch and fly! You are the Best!

[@NighthawkGliders]

The Tornado 12 Bruce had that evening was amazing!

[@dsf5362]

I was there for the whole show working at a booth. I wish I would have seen you guys

[@NighthawkGliders]

We’ll be there again next year! Keep an eye out for us!

[@GrandadsOtherChannel]

That is a perfect transition

[@NighthawkGliders]

I just love that... When it reaches peak altitude and then “snaps” into a glide. That doesn’t happen to us all that often. Seems more indicative of an indoor glider than an outdoor one!

[@danielharman4437]

GrandadsOtherChannel I hope to see you making a video trying to make one of these!!!

[@GrandadsOtherChannel]

Hi Daniel, you will find my video of making their Sandpiper on my main channel GrandadIsAnOldMan. It is an excellent flyer.

[@danielharman4437]

Yeah I saw you guys making them!

[@NighthawkGliders]

Hey, that’s awesome! Thanks for commenting and subscribing! We’ll be there again next year for sure! 😀

[@elydriscoll3392]

I designed a few of my own gliders after seeing you last week, while they glide absolutely beautifully they just can't transition and fall out of the sky, any tips?

[@NighthawkGliders]

That is awesome. You’ll have to post your videos! Yeah, Eli, transitioning from high speed launch into a gentle glide takes practice. And I’m still learning, quite frankly. It’ll be hard to illustrate here in text, but I’ll explain what I do for there are many ways of doing this. 1) I am right handed and I prefer holding launcher with left and glider with right. 2) I apply tail tilt for a left turn glide. This means from rear, the tail on right side tilts down more than left side. If you use V-tail like I do, your good. But if you use traditional tail, apply tiny bit of left rudder with the tail tilt. This will help with launch transition. 3) wind direction matters. I typically launch down wind with a substantial right roll and pitch up and expect glider to turn right as it goes upwards. It’ll turn into the wind and do a 180 to 270 degree turn from launch direction. 4) Your goal is to have glider to be rolled out at peak height with enough forward momentum to not stall. You’ll have to play around with launch pitch/roll/power/direction to find the sweet spot. Even a perfect glider may behave differently from day to day! Hope that helps! Good luck! 😀

[@elydriscoll3392]

Nighthawk Gliders Interesting, I have a feeling my wing design is very stall prone. I'll definitely post some successful flights. Thanks for your help!

[@ТаняБазильчук-г7ъ]

Please take a picture of how to make this glider.

[@NighthawkGliders]

Thanks for your request!

[@DroneLifeRC]

Cool.... I want one now

[@NighthawkGliders]

Yeah, DroneLife, they are loads of fun! And they require no no batteries or charging! Which is just amazing! 😀

[@JohnBorlaug]

The Fun Police have been notified, they will be arriving within the hour! I suppose this while the Brats are cookin'? :D

[@NighthawkGliders]

Lol. Well, we have left the scene! They may find physical evidence of a glider we lost in a tree there. 😀

[@alfredlebeau3137]

Mmmm meaby see a candidat for modifit kestrel in the tornados🤔

[@NighthawkGliders]

Alfred, I’m afraid you might have some broken English here. It is a little hard for me to understand. Sorry! The Tornado does have a chip in the wing if you are pointing that out.

[@alfredlebeau3137]

Y sorry for Tha Tha problem is a transler woort in May iPad 🤗🤭 😬 ups

[@001snapshot]

I was there...srry i missed you.

[@NighthawkGliders]

Aw, too bad. Well, if you see us there next year, stop us and say, “hi!”