Volantex ASW 28 sloping

[@darkdom5439]

My favorite of all vidéos about ASW 28 VOLANTEX 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@AndrewNewton]

Probably what it does best

[@radbrothersrc]

Awesome flying and Video thanks I just bought that glider can't wait to fly it good to hear a fellow Aussie on KZbin Cheers 👍

[@AndrewNewton]

Thanks 👍

[@thedronezone4924]

Hi Andrew, I've raised the back of the elevator by 1mm on its seat, now I measure 3° angle difference (EWD, or einstellwinkeldifferenz in German) By placing the 1500Mah 3C in the planes "neck", that is on the wingconnectors/tubes, I could even place Josh,(the pilot) back, and leave the wheel as it comes off-factory. With the flaps 3 to 4mm down(=thermal setting), and the CG at 58mm, it floats forever ! Out of the box its incidence difference is near zero, so needs uptrimming all the time. Also I changed the prop-blades to 13X6,5... Now there's powerrrr ! at 33Amps +45° raises continuously Good flights, Rudi, Belgium

[@AndrewNewton]

Thanks Rudi, good information.

[@SWbrummer]

i fix in according a 2 € coin on the tail ,,, so no trimm upwords any more..

[@SnapPunchRobert]

That is one cool looking plane Sir. Flies nice too.

[@Puddsbrudda]

Bought one of these several years back and except for an upgrade to 4s on battery and esc, I still regard it as a favorite. Man, that's a beautiful site you have there! ;]

[@AndrewNewton]

Yes it's nice and deserted too.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Puddsbrudda I tried 4S today on the stock configuration, and my motor whined at the top of the throttle output. I assume that I'll have to go larger than 30Amp for the ESC to be able to handle the extra power. Having the 4S really helped with flyability. Power is a lifesaver, especially in a lumbering plane, in windy conditions. Hope you can help! Thanks

[@Puddsbrudda]

Brian, you might be in the market for a motor upgrade, but check your timing first.

[@tomaspuodziukynas5361]

Beautiful footage even you had no camera-man. Another thumb up!

[@pimimo]

nice .... you did it again. .!!! congrats ...

[@northernfpv9562]

Interesting I've seen videos where this glider was really moving fast but you seem to just float it around. What a gorgeous flight area you have -- enjoy!

[@AndrewNewton]

It will tip stall if you go too slow, but not such a problem on the slope.

[@stephenclarkMr]

Awesome Andrew. Always amazes me how small the movements in the control surfaces are.

[@AndrewNewton]

Thanks Stephen, you're right about the tiny movements

[@VEPStudios]

Keep up the great work Andrew. I have even implemented your under wing paint scheme and wing servo wiring mods in to my Lanyu Hobby's ASW28. Wish I was in an area to try slop soaring. Looks like a lot of fun.

[@AndrewNewton]

Excellent, do you like the mods?

[@VEPStudios]

Yes sir I do. I have not removed my wheel as of this post, but the CG is hard to get with it installed. Thanks again and I look forward to your next.

[@AerialWaviator]

Wow! You make it look so easy and graceful. Nice clean edit for a short sweet video. Looking forward to seeing you do some soaring on your 8th anniversary. Hopefully by then lockdowns are all past, and you can soar free from a new perch. 😊

[@AndrewNewton]

We are free at the moment, but all my planes are in storage still

[@EnglishTurbines]

Nice Andrew, I liked your sandy landing area too, those flaps are useful come landing time....:)

[@AndrewNewton]

Yes that's what's great about this site.

[@Shaunspeed]

It slopes really well, nicely flown Andrew. I'll have to give it a go with mine.

[@AndrewNewton]

Thanks, it's very graceful on the slope

[@mikeyfrompiha]

Graceful ! Nice

[@madsloper]

Nice Andrew, now for some carbon - Destiny sloper is fun and great at acro. Happy Flying!

[@AndrewNewton]

Mmmmm carbon, I have been drooling over slope racer style gliders.

[@racoiaws2010]

Beautiful

[@justme.9711]

Hi Andrew. I want to get an asw28, oldie, but great plane and I want to make a max time fpv platform with it. With the pilot out and the wheel removed, what do you think is the biggest practical house brick of a battery I could put in it and since they are a hassle to find, is there anything newer that would be better for this job?

[@AndrewNewton]

It's not designed for weight carrying, too flexy. The Phoenix or Ranger 2400 would be much better. Ranger could carry 2 x 5000 4S easily.

[@justme.9711]

@@AndrewNewton Much appreciated. How does the ranger fly compared to the asw28?

[@AndrewNewton]

ASW28 is designed to be a thermal glider but doesn't glide slowly very well. The Rangers are powered planes that can glide. Watch the videos.

[@justme.9711]

@@AndrewNewton You have flown both. Which one between the Ranger or the Phoenix both with 2400 wing would be best for long range FPV or which of the two would glide the best distance?

[@AndrewNewton]

@@justme.9711 Ranger has more space inside, Phoenix has less drag and glides further

[@KilchevSky]

Gor-ge-ous! Please tell me, this tiny up-movement of the flaps - what is it? Slight reflex to increase the glide quality?

[@AndrewNewton]

Might have been reflex mode for more speed.

[@dougmcpheters1546]

Oldie but goodie...Andrew, where does the ASW 28 rank on your list of favorite Volantex model and rank among planes in general? Hope you get this. I see an affordably priced model ASW on BG US...Thank you much!

[@AndrewNewton]

Interesting question Doug. It's a lot of glider for the money and looks brilliant. But it's not great for thermal gliding. I dont think the slim wing translates well to foam, too flexy and twisty with a thick trailing edge. OK for powered flight and slope soaring but it is a bit delicate. The Phoenix Evolution 2.6m and Phoenix V2 are better thermal gliders, then the Phoenix 2400 and PhoenixS.

[@dougmcpheters1546]

@@AndrewNewton very helpful... Thank you much!

[@dinucacid]

Another great video, congrats. Any chance of a video on how to start slope soaring and tips and tricks ? Thanks

[@AndrewNewton]

It's on the list. A few people have asked.

[@sheabutter173]

So amazing I love it.. did the propellers even spin at all.??.. And I really like the camera angles on the plane..

[@AndrewNewton]

No motor required for this flight, pure soaring

[@franzooze4724]

Hi Andrew, nice sloping et beautiful footage :) I am interested in your Butterfly/Crocodile setup on Open TX and you camera weight on the rudder ? What is your CG distance of front the wing edge ? Can you share them please ? Best

[@AndrewNewton]

Search my videos for Crow and you will find the instructions. I moved the battery forward to balance the tail cam, maybe even added nose weight. CG is about 35% from memory

[@franzooze4724]

Perfect ! thanks a lot :)

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Andrew, I just got my ASW 28 in the air for the first time. Like I expected, I've got tons of tweaks to work out, but my biggest unresolved issue is the lack of motor breaking...the prop spins pretty much all the time. Do you know how to reprogram the ESC to turn on the breaking. I believe this will really help the overall flight performance. Thanks in advance! I really hope you can help

[@Puddsbrudda]

Brian, 1st calibrate your throttle so that it totally shuts off at the bottom, these escs will not allow brake setting if it even thinks the throttle is too ''tight''

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Puddsbrudda I think I've already done this. I power up my transmitter with the throttle stick all the way down "-100%" and the throttle cut as well (locks the motor to -100% regardless of left stick position), then I plug in the ESC. This is a pretty standard startup protocal for me, but the ESC doesn't seem to break. I have other models (Consendo S) that have breaking, and it really helps to fold the prop quickly. I really don't want to have to go find and buy an ESC Programming Card for this one plane. It is a brand specific esc, so it'll be a chore to find it at all.

[@AndrewNewton]

I changed to a Turnigy Plush ESC because I have the programming card to enable motor brake.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

I was afraid of that. Guess I'll be buying a new ESC. Thanks for your help!

[@Puddsbrudda]

I love programming cards! ;]

[@sheabutter173]

Wow so cool . It's like a remote control kite..

[@krang07]

Saw someone parasailing in the background there. Cool. Love all the camera angles you provide us. I notice you keep her close to the dunes. Have you tried flying with more altitude, say 4 or 500 meters up? I would think with that windspan you could still keep a good visual of it so high in the sky. Just wondering what your thoughts are on that. Cheers!

[@AndrewNewton]

I could motor up that high and float down, but this was a pure slope soaring session just using the lift available. When I'm hunting thermals I tend to motor up to 100m and see what I can find from there. More of a challenge.

[@espr7564]

Awesome video Andrew, always lots of good camera shots, I´ve never done this, well not yet anyway, but I intend to, and only with a plane that has a motor to get me out of trouble :-)

[@AndrewNewton]

Something like a Bixler is a good start

[@espr7564]

I got an Easy Star just about the same really, I'll give that a whirl.

[@AndrewNewton]

That will be perfect, just have to find the right slope now.

[@jo2lovid]

I've found the Bix3 a bit tip stally. But the AXN Floater Jet works a treat on the slope

[@espr7564]

No difference to the Easy Star, looks exactly the same 😊 the real difference is that Multiplex is so much better made that Hobby King products (China)

[@SomeGuyInSandy]

It cool how it just floats by!

[@AndrewNewton]

It is slow and graceful

[@edwardkelly5625]

NICE BIRD...PLEASE SHOW A VIDEO ON HOW YOU MOUNT THE CAMERA....ON THE WING TIP , AND TAIL...THANX MUCH

[@AndrewNewton]

Just taped on with electrical tape

[@edwardkelly5625]

@@AndrewNewton Type of camera & did you need to counter wait...thanx for your reply

[@FourthWayRanch]

all i've got is a 10 foot dune right beside the road, the pelicans can easily get lift to 40' in 10 knot winds, should the ASW28 be able to achieve the performance of a pelican?

[@AndrewNewton]

Haha, strange question only you can answer. But the ASW28 will perform well on that slope.

[@pereoz]

Hi Andrew, I loved your video. Can you tell/show me which cameras are you using on the plane and how you installed them?

[@AndrewNewton]

Thanks Julian. Mobius C2 onboard. Mounting shown in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ_Upa1-fJxrg8k at about 10min

[@corbellari]

Very nice friend!

[@matthewjames2649]

Nice.. !

[@GraemeDJ]

Great video as usual Andrew. I asked you a few questions about building my HK Versus 2 last year and as it was my first DLG build I really couldn't have done it without your videos. I am now hooked on DLGs- I would love it if you could build one of the more pricey DLGs like a Blaster 3.5 (hint hint). As far as this glider (ASW 28) goes how would you rate it compared to other pure gliders you have flown? Keep up the good work!

[@AndrewNewton]

Blaster would be nice, maybe one day. The only glider I can compare the ASW to is the Radian, and it's similar but more surfaces to play with. Better for sloping with the PVC fuselage and flaps, but maybe not as easy to thermal. For a cheap foamy it is very good.

Hello, like a lot of your videos, congratulations! which model of this camera you use in model aircraft?

[@AndrewNewton]

Mobius (C lens) onboard and Mobius (A lens) on my cap

Could you give me a lick in the Aliexpress, I found several models ...

[@AndrewNewton]

I always buy them from this EBAY vendor www.ebay.com/itm/Mobius-ActionCam-Lens-C2-Full-HD-1080P-30FPS-720P-60FPS-Sports-Pocket-Camcorder-/161577541220?hash=item259ec59e64

Thank you very much!!!

Hello, I found these Mobius, which one do you recommend or is yours better? Congrats on your channel! 1 - www.banggood.com/pt/Mobius-2-ActionCam-1080P-130-Degree-Wide-Angle-Mini-Sports-Camera-FPV-DashCam-H_265-HEVC-H_264-AVC-p-1070626.html?rmmds=mywishlist 2 - www.banggood.com/pt/Mobius-Full-HD-Sports-Camera-1080P-30FPS-720P-60FPS-For-Multirotor-p-90648.html?rmmds=mywishlist 3 - www.banggood.com/pt/Mobius-Mini-1080P-110-Degree-Wide-Angle-Super-Light-FPV-Full-HD-Camera-DashCam-60FPS-H_264-AVC-p-1092165.html?rmmds=mywishlist

[@Thomasthetank72]

Hi Andrew, what paint did you use under the wing? Want to do the same to mine but worried about melting the foam with the wrong paint.

[@AndrewNewton]

Just the cheapest spray enamel I can find. Accent brand. Light coats and test it first.

[@admahecha]

I used to have that aircraft, but after the first flight something happened (don't know yet) I guess somehow the wing bent and after that impossible to flight and correct the damage. It's extremely fragile

[@AndrewNewton]

They are a bit too twitchy in flight I find

[@iforce2d]

Just bought one of these, I'm gonna blame it on you, again :)

[@AndrewNewton]

Ooops. I apologise, but its a lotta glider for not much money.

[@MervynWong]

I saw another video from you that you added foam to the alieron . Does it flies better in that way?

[@AndrewNewton]

Not me Mervyn, I don't recall adding foam to any ailerons

[@micsherwood4930]

Would you mind sending me the setup file you are using? I have both DX8e amd Dx9 tx's

[@AndrewNewton]

OpenTX will not be compatible with your Spectrum radios

[@sparrowlt]

Is this touchy to fly in little lift? like prone to tipstall like other big gliders with thin wings?

[@AndrewNewton]

Much better on the slope, it's effectively flying fast all the time, even when it's hovering.

[@sparrowlt]

Oh i like how it sounds.. it implies good penetration airfoil.. but i was worried if it would prone to tipstall like those high ratio wings.. i have the Artech ASK21 and while i can fly it fine it requires to be very carefully with turns at low speed..and if it gets stucked in the slope suction area its prone to fall down unless you keep wings level

[@gigiboxa]

what is the total weight of your model? mine with a 3s battery and 35-42ntm motor is close to 1700grams is that much? it flyes well and smooth

[@AndrewNewton]

Which battery, seems heavy to me.

[@gigiboxa]

3s 2200 mah 40c

[@gigiboxa]

i have the bare plane with: ntm 3542 1200kv turnigy plush 40a spektrum ar 6600 receiver 2200 3s 40c battery 6 servos xt900 no pilot and no black canopy it the version with wheel

[@jacobellis8135]

With a steady 10 not win how long can you keep that thing in the air

[@AndrewNewton]

Battery would last 5hrs at a guess, that would be the only limit.

[@rcpilot4970]

How good is the glide and sink rate? is this a thermal machine or just ok for thermaling and gliding?

[@AndrewNewton]

Definitely not a high grade competition thermal glider but a great intro. It is an inexpensive foamy that needs more input than a 3ch Radian for similar performance.

[@rcpilot4970]

What would be a better thermaling machine that doesn't cost a huge amount? Thanks.

[@AndrewNewton]

Good question, let me know if you find one. I have only used the Radian

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

NELICOPTER Consendo S....horizonhobby.com ahipped for about $116 RTF, with all bateries needed and transmitter....but I'd upgrade that to get more serious later. I also have this plane, and it's much more challenging, but stands to reason, since the Consendo S has SAFE... I did use a 10% coupon code to get that price, and it may have been on sale, so hope it's not $200 now...if so, sorry! Check it out! P.S. I thermaled a few weeks ago. No throttle for 18 minutes...plane got so high, I was having trouble seeing it, spent a count to 10 getting it down in a strait down nose dive. I'm no thermal expert though.

[@rcpilot4970]

It looks like it is discontinued. Already got a Devo 10 so I'm thinking of getting this. www.banggood.com/Volantex-742-5-Phoenix-Evolution-1600mm-2600mm-2-in-1-RC-Glider-Airplane-PNP-p-1105107.html I wouldn't want safe anyway but thanks for your help!

[@mrgventrella]

why my tends to beat it does not float?

[@joecannon1231]

Only 1 word Kool

[@kartherton]

Onboard camera make, model please? Thanks.

[@AndrewNewton]

Mobius (C lens)

[@NOXFPV]

Will this work with TBS crossfire?

[@AndrewNewton]

It will work with any plane won't it?

[@leandrops2489]

What is that 2:22? Parachute

[@AndrewNewton]

Paraglider, like a powered parachute