Dolphin FPV flying wing : Day 5

[@kightremin]

It took off nicely

[@guillaume1431]

Merci pour cette série de vidéos pour ce modèle

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

Spectacular overview of the landscape as usual with your videos Olivier. What's all that white stuff? The local laundry detergent factory explode? 😜Seasons greetings from sunny Australia! 😊

[@Thiago_TS_BR]

Awesome !

[@ebikefe]

@Olivier-C, I am curious about the motor angle issue you describe at 7:33. Did you mean the motor angle was pointing up, so you had to add 2 washers to make it point a few degrees downwards? I just replaced the motor mount on my Dolphin, so want to make I got the angle right...☺. Thanks.

[@Olivier-C]

Yes that's correct, on my particulr plane at least, the 2 washers were very needed , to get more angle downward. I don't know if that's for all planes or not. (I have a custom carbon plate for the motor mount, and was very cautious to glue it at the exact same angle as the factory wooden plate)

[@ebikefe]

@@Olivier-C Thanks.

[@paulhope3401]

I really like the Dolphin, especially yours... but I'm trying to decide between this and the Strix Goblin (currently on sale) and wondering what your thoughts are on both?

[@alcmann]

Thanks for the upload. How did you get the paint to not flake off ? Did you wrap or cover ? All my Paints on EPO and EPP foam flake off. even tried sanding , cleaning, or Polycrylic after to seal. Thanks

[@Olivier-C]

I put some clear tape (50mm packaging kind) over the paint and it makes it last a bit longer, but after a while it's still manages flake off :)

[@alcmann]

@@Olivier-Cok thank you

[@FPVTrond]

Beautiful, where in the world is this?

[@Olivier-C]

Fringe of the Alpes mountains, near the city of Grenoble, France

[@randylahey2242]

@@Olivier-Cwow I thought you were going to say somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, very beautiful indeed!

[@tittan2067]

ca c est du décollage, sinon excellent vol, et c est joli la neige ..

[@stevietee10]

Hi, Please can you remind me, is this Dolphin totally painted and lacquered or did you laminate the wings? If paint/lacquer how does it stand up to bumps and landing in mud? I reaally enjoyed your build videos gave me some sound ideas for a good build. Happy new year, Steve :-)

[@Olivier-C]

Hi, it's sold the foam naked and white ! mud resistance will depend of the paint, to protect mine it's "laminated" with large clear tape

[@smylej189]

Hello friend. I'm following your build. I'm a little confused about servos. Did you have to cut the foam on the plane to fit your larger size servos to fit?

[@Olivier-C]

Yes sometime you have to remove 1 or 2 mm in both dimensions

[@smylej189]

@@Olivier-C thank you

[@smylej189]

My build is nearly complete. I want to ask you about the fpv camera placement. Did you have success in mounting it in the end of the nose cone? Or is the notch above the cone the only option ? Thanks

[@Olivier-C]

@@smylej189 hi, now Im using a 3D printed nose I designed for the rc hybrid : www.thingiverse.com/thing:4945659

[@smylej189]

@@Olivier-C that is amazing. Does it work well?

[@smylej189]

@6:19 how do you know the motor timing is wrong?

[@Olivier-C]

Motor was not pulling all the amps it should, despite having a prop load heavy enough !

[@SladkaPritomnost]

Hi, do you lunch the plane in angle mode? Did you program any switch for higher uptrim on elevator?

[@Olivier-C]

Yes, angle mode, I don't have a switch, just I put the thumb on the gimbalof the elevator stick in case I need to pull up ! (mode 1)

[@marcoantonio2600]

Another great video O! Thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ve been watching your build videos for quite some time now. In your opinion what is the best wing for the $$$? For a beginner? One of your builds that was low on expense but high on fun 🤩. Curious 🧐

[@Olivier-C]

for a complete beginner with fixed wings, I'd say the Sonicmodell AR mini (60cm) or the "big" AR wing (90cm). Very tough, and a lot of fun to fly. This dolphin is also an excellent plane, but because of the shape and vertical stabilizers and the pointy nose it's probably a bit less durable in case of crashes.

[@marcoantonio2600]

Olivier C, Thanks 🙏 and Happy flying! Looking forward to more “build” videos in 2020. 👌

[@elijahangelo5256]

instablaster

[@amitsekhon]

Great flights.Average mAH/km please?

[@Olivier-C]

hard to say, never twice the same winds, maybe something between 90 and 120mah/km (4S)

[@amitsekhon]

@@Olivier-C Thanks.

[@poweredbypentium]

What is the last OSD? like parrot disco

[@Olivier-C]

Its the logs from the flight controller processed in Dashware and then imported in VegasPro, like this : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqeXg5t_r56ImMU

[@vektr6278]

What happens when you get bad motor timing?

[@Olivier-C]

either the motor is under-performing is the timing is too low, or it's overheating if too high

[@akhmad_raiss]

What is the function of v-tail?

[@Olivier-C]

none, that's not a vtail, it's just 2 vertical stabs

[@FlyingBuzzard]

cool

[@wavesofkatrina]

Now all u need is a 4K camera 😊

[@EnglishTurbines]

Flies great, shame about motor thrust angle...very low drag setup....about time you started using 1.3g video, works fine alongside 868mhz...use a video relay...🤔🇬🇧 The snow was fantastic...😀