Swift S-1 Windy Hill Hobbies

60" wingspan Swift S-1 from Windy Hill Hobbies. Fast aerobatic EPP sloper. Review and detailed build montage.
My Flying weight - 770g with 2S 950mAH Lipo and BEC or 4 x AAA NiMH and 70g nose weight.
Metal Gear 13g servos.
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[@EleanorPeterson]

Showing my age, here... I bet there'll be some shock and amazement from viewers who've come into RC through quad-copters and RTF fixed-wing foam-thingies. Everything ready to go, with even the motor and radio pre-installed. But there's another way to have fun. "You what? They send you a BOX full of BITS and you have to CUT THINGS and ASSEMBLE STUFF and use GLUE? And then you have to cover it in something? But... but... that's outrageous." Actually, it can be even more horrifically labour intensive than that. Sometimes you just get a big sheet of paper called (ahem!) a 'plan', and you have to work things out for yourself. Selecting the perfect pieces of 'balsa wood' from the 'rack' in the 'shop' (quite a few technical terms, there) is one of the great pleasures of this hobby. I do all my RC flying with sub-250g built-up planes these days, but I can still smell that delicious 'new model' aroma you only get from opening an NNRTF kit box. NNRTF? Nowhere Near Ready-To-Fly. Balsa, ply, spruce, tissue, dope. Mmmmm...

[@olliea6052]

100% I started in this hobby only 5 years ago and once i got past the pre built foamies and into balsa, a whole new world opened up. I'm currently after building a (rather large) flying wing with a kind of pod type fuselage. I havent flown it yet as i cant throw it hard enough. So i'm most of the way through building a catapult launcher for it. Will it work? Will it turn a few months building into kindling? Haha!! Well, i'm not bored anymore!

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

May enjoy the hobby from a different perspective than you but at least, for both of you, your comments are never boring! :-)

[@nadeemimran6295]

Good to see a crafty build

[@WindyHillHobbies]

Thank you Andrew, great video! We especially liked the baby iron :)

[@AndrewNewton]

Glad you like it Martin. Birch Mini Steam Iron www.innovations.com.au/p/craft/accessories/mini-steam-iron

[@RobisonRacing68]

That's an interesting build. Very different.

[@Johan-ex5yj]

Still got it, Andrew! 👍 The model building skills, that is. 😁

[@AndrewNewton]

Nothing like CA on the fingers and the smell of hot laminate

[@KenKneknaneek]

MMM yes looks like it will move across the sky pretty fast, nice. Happy Flying

[@kev4354]

I like that looks very nice, glad to see you back on the Slope Gliders Andrew. Looking forward to the Maiden

[@SteveHoops]

Brilliant and very enjoyable to watch. Thanks 🙏 Andrew 👍

[@awuma]

Quite a few interesting ideas in the assembly.

[@alexgrigoreas4825]

I really want one of these. The build is very cool and from what I have heard, they fly amazing. Nice Video Mr. Newton. Thank you.

[@WayneFlower]

Very nice design from Martin, and have had the pleasure of flying one, you will be very happy, and should live a very long life as she takes abuse well. p.s. I find a normal clothes iron for putting on the laminating film works much better than a small hobby iron, and it will not damage the clothes iron like other hobby films. Don't be affraid to pull the film tight a bit as you are applying it, you will get a good smooth finish. - Enjoy!

[@archivist17]

Interesting design, and a satisfying build.

[@stephencantbewrong8250]

Fantastic

[@changwonfpv5760]

Very good

[@mdriyasatali]

Supper 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓😍😍😍😍😍

[@dijital6]

Great build! I love your attention to detail. You are a very clever person. You inspire me. Keep it up.

[@AndrewNewton]

Thanks, will do!

[@ronaldwitt2533]

Great build....hope ya have many good flights...stay safe...and Hello from Kentucky...

[@AndrewNewton]

Thanks 👍 and hello Kentucky

[@Shreyam_io]

8:47 that cute little iron...

[@archivist17]

I didn't know about VTPR, so I googled it. I was pleased to find it comes from Brittany, where my parents have a house. There are videos of flying from Menez-hom, and it is terrifying! Hope you have fun flying VTPR, but I think I am too cowardly, and my reactions too slow, to attempt it.

[@AndrewNewton]

Oh you must have a try, having access to the source site

[@fendyrony3264]

Это очень увлечённый человек и я с большим интересом всегда смотрю его интересные видео. Желаю много много интересных идей и чтобы количество удачных взлётов всегда равнялось количеству удачных приземлений!

[@AndrewNewton]

Haha, thanks mate.

[@Tart0p0mme78]

VTPR mean "Voltige Très Près du Relief" which mean "accrobatics very close to the ground"

[@wordreet]

So, a bit like when your driveway is icy then.

[@Tart0p0mme78]

@@wordreet ahahahahah yes

[@rob_l]

Andrew are those little irons for aliexpress that you use for the covering any good or are the old soldering iron shape better

[@AndrewNewton]

I have never used a proper craft iron, only normal clothes iron or this little one. Birch Mini Steam Iron www.innovations.com.au/p/craft/accessories/mini-steam-iron

[@Planty3125]

Hi Andrew enjoyed your build video, where do you get your midget iron from ?

[@AndrewNewton]

Birch Mini Steam Iron www.innovations.com.au/p/craft/accessories/mini-steam-iron

[@adrianryan1975]

Hi Andrew. I have some yellow headlight film that I covered the u-glider canopy with. Have you a POBox where I can send it?

[@AndrewNewton]

Thanks for the offer Adrian, but I'll leave mine clear.

[@h.omuronar1526]

hocam elinize sağlık. bunun planını nasıl bulabiliriz acaba yardımcı olur musunuz??

[@AndrewNewton]

No plans, it's a kit

[@EnglishTurbines]

Some novel construction there Andrew...You really must stop using Document Lam and try some real HK coloured covering film...lol The iron for Midgets made me laugh, perfect little tool.

[@AndrewNewton]

Only cost about A$15 too

[@EnglishTurbines]

@@AndrewNewton Sounds like a bargain to me....

[@johnsheehy6172]

Can you tell us the two glues you used?

[@AndrewNewton]

E6000 and Starbond Medium CA

[@Mr.Laidukas]

Can you please link that nice laminating film covering iron?

[@AndrewNewton]

Birch Mini Steam Iron www.innovations.com.au/p/craft/accessories/mini-steam-iron

[@makewithmegma]

🔥👌👍😍

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[@DanielCValot]

How do you buy this, the web site is nit there?

[@AndrewNewton]

Closed down I guess

[@DanielCValot]

That is a bummer