HobbyKing Skipper XL - Maiden Flight! :D
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- Hi there people :)
Maiden flight time! Here is my first try to get the HobbyKing Skipper XL in the air (and safely back down again)
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nice flying Dutch cool video love it and a big thumbs of me
+stephen tattersall Thank you very much for watching & the positive comment Stephen! :)
Very nice scenery and above all a good flight of the Skipper.
+Nick Vledder Thanks Nick :) Shall I come by tomorrow afternoon by the way??
+DutchRC ADVENTURES yes that would be great
Damn man.. Thats awesome.... Liked the take off and she looks gracious in the air. Exciting landing as well. Thanks for showing her off.
+Jaco (Hunteds RCs) Thanks Jaco! :) With it being nose-heavy, it was quite easy to keep it low (and visible for UA-cam ;)) .. I DO hope the next flight will be a bit more relaxing.. Holding on to the elevator all the time wasn't great BUT it did fly very smoothly :)
Cheers!
Nice flight...seems to fly just like the smaller one. Thanks for sharing.
+KY DAWG1 Aha! You've got the reply-ing thing solved! Thanks for all the positive comments offcourse sir! :)
Thats so cool, I suppose that landings like this is how this plane got it's name (-:
+Jax Teller RC Ghehe yes sir! I unintentionally proved that name is correct :P
sweet video and some nice flying there skippy lol
+Mikey mike Haha :D Thanks Mike! I appreciate that :)
Every time I love your English!
+zwevenisleven Hahaha :P Bedankt ;)
WOW! What an awesome aircraft! I wish I had some kind of body of water anywhere near me
+Dave “Quad Therapy” Vale Thanks Dave! It looks fast, even when parked huh? :)
Well.. the good thing about this one is, that it can allso be flown of off grass or sand :)
+DutchRC ADVENTURES that's good news it looked like it really dug into the water when you tried to take off was that a trim problem or torque from the motor?
+Dave “Quad Therapy” Vale Yeah. torque.. It didn't really dug in much though.. I was fine with that..
Nice video my friend! The plane looks great:)
+Robs Benson Thanks for checking out the video mate! Yeahhh delta's look nice in the air huh? :)
Yeah man, it looks great!:)
Great maiden flight, congrats :-) I've downloaded the scratchbuild plan of the Polaris designed by Steve Shumate which is very similar to the HK Skipper XL. It will be build from 6mm depron sheets during the next winter months. Because I sold my old foamy all parts I need for this is already in stock as motor, prop, servos, ESC, LiPo ...
+Detlef Heine Thank you Detlef :) And that is a great winter-project I think! The Polaris (when well build) flies exactly like this skipper.. I've seen quite a few video's of them :D
Good luck / have fun with the build offcourse! And let us know how she flies :)
+DutchRC ADVENTURES Thanks a million and more lucky flights!
awesome plane, love it!
+RcToThe FREAK I agree :D It even looks fast, when not flying :)
Thanks for watching & commenting offcourse!
ziet er goed uit , :)
+1aalbes1 Dank u! :D
cooler Flieger!
+Tobi Lang Thanks Tobi :) And I agree.. This plane looks great :)
Love the video! I see you like to take up the Whole Sky like I do! Your comments are right in line with my first experience, although, mine ended quite differently when the battery gave up. I started with a 2200 3S and it was woefully underpowered so when I get it repaired I will go to a 4S. Nice Flying!! I found on my small Skipper I can almost 3D land if you 'bounce' or almost Stall the model a couple of times in the air while landing and then give it one more about a meter from the ground.
+Bill Flynn Thank you Bill :)
oeps! that IS a shame man! I guess that's an added benefit of allso shooting a video.. I can't keep the flight drag on to long ;)
Hope you get her repaired well then mate! And yeah.. I just skipped the 3S thing alltogether.. Whenever HK offers something that can Allso fly on 4S.. I know what time it is ;)
Well yeah... I really really felt like just Gunning it in today :P hahaha :D
looks good something different ! nice flying 👍
+vetjohn18 For SURE! Seaplanes are a fun part of the hobby :) Thank you! Apart from the hot landing, I was o.k. with the flight :)
+vetjohn18 This one is gathering views even faster then your Bixler :P
Haha nice! Cool stuff !
Next time we do the mb 339 big jet :) allmoast ready, it now has the radjet 800 theme with original radjet decals i found:) and it looks awesome!
Can't wait to see it in flight
+vetjohn18 That sounds Good man :D It would be nice if the weather got a bit better huh?
Weather sucks big time :(
NICE ONE ;)
+Kim Dra Thank you Kim! :D
Nice one, kind of cool as an hydroplane...
+RC Marty Thanks Marty :) There sure is something special to hydroplane-ing :) Partly because of the chance you have to swim to safe the plane ;) (it's quite cold over here now :P)
+DutchRC Adventures This is exactly what might stop me from thinking to buy it. I really like this plane but if the electronics aren't waterproof then it's a little bit expensive. U had it upside down already? Maybe it's possible to operate it underwater and bring it back, like the flying sled from rctestflight which can do that if flipped. Maybe with some tricks it can be made waterproof. Only question remains if it "flies" through the water. Would be phenomenal.
+Music_Pets_RC You do know it's a PLANE.. right? :P I don't really plan on submerging or flipping it :) The elevator-servo would not survive that.. The other servo's & motor would be fine though..
+DutchRC Adventures It might have happened accidentally, of course I don't want u to do it on purpose, lol. I still have some time to decide about my next plane, just started with the dynam hawksky v2 and can keep it in the air well enough to go a step further and try to land it properly with landing gear attached. Drone from MJX will also arrive these days at my doorstep. Plenty of new input for my brain because of youtubers like you inspiring people. Good job.
+Music_Pets_RC Ghehe thanks :)
I'll tell you this: landing a plane well is the most difficult part of flying, and landing on water is even more difficult.. It is ALLSO more exciting though :D
Great video. Looks like a very versatile airplane. Wonder why they discontinued it.
It's a fun and good looking plane I think :D In the Netherlands "we" are kinda always near water, but that's not true for most countries.. That might be a reason for the plane not selling well enough..
ohw and: landing on water is harder :P
Once the CG is corrected I would expect the glide ratio to improve and the approach could be made at lower speed. Good video!
+VideoSack Thanks man! :) It might even be a bit faster as well, because it won't have to fly with up-trim anymore eighter :)
Correct you are! :)
nice!
+Felipe Garcia Thanks mate :)
hey.. it's getting closer to boating ;-)
+rc model boats We're halfway there sir ;)
Also I see where it got its name after the landing skip skip skip LOL!
+Dave “Quad Therapy” Vale Hmm grrr :P hahaha yeps.. Had to make it skip! :D
DutchRC ADVENTURES No doubt that's how they came up with the name for this aircraft LOL! 😂
+Dave “Quad Therapy” Vale You would think so huh? ;) hahaha
Little bouncy on the landing, but looks great! Hope you're doing well! Thanks for the video :)
+DroneDude Ah yeah.. I didn't feel like taking it in slow :P
Here things are well, but the weather is Horrible :O 9BF winds with rain at this moment.. How are things over there?
Cheers
DutchRC Adventures ah, weather is the greatest enemy of us pilots! It's not much better over here. just rainy and cold
+DroneDude Ohwww by the way: to follow up Your spying with drones video: the little micro FPV quads will become Excellent for that in the near future (full HD and completely silent)
DutchRC Adventures Only if they can get good range out of them ;) I'll fly it over there and spy on you! lol
I think I will keep smashing my original skipper until it can't be glued, then honor it by getting an XL ;) Nice video :D
+The RCAddict Thank you :) do think the XL is a bit overpriced, but the size does make it a bit more impressive :) And the 4S options means you've got a bit more power on tap :)
DutchRC Adventures Yeah, hopefully by the time I might buy it, the price will have gone down though.
You do know there is a sale going on at HK now?
DutchRC Adventures I saw a video, but have not looked. I am $18 in the hole right now, so not really any room to be buying things.
+The RCAddict Yeah.. same here.. I'm not getting anything. I have more then enough here that still needs testing
Mooi vliegtuig is dat :)
+Piet en Roelie Drupsteen Bedankt! :)
Hey Dutch... looks going... tested out the skipper name of the plane with that landing! :-p all good though and the crappy HK decals stayed on too. Seems like a fun plane. I'm assuming cuz it was nose heavy that's why it was a lengthy take off?
great video keep up the good work.
cheers!
+Mike's RC Corner True! A lengthy take-off and hard landing because of that, though I really did feel like gunning it in :P haha :D With the added atraction of the Skippy move :D
It flew very nicely though! I like it so far.. Ah yeah.. them decals.. they Had come loose quite a bit.. and I will remove them, once I think of a nice custom replacement :)
Thanks for stopping by again offcourse buddy!
Cheers & have a good weekend :)
Cool! thanks and have a great weekend too!
+Mike's RC Corner Merci bien! :)
+Mike's RC Corner Heeej.. Someone in Canada bought the BG version of this plane ;) I don't think that was you?? :$
Sorry unless it was my wife buying it for me for christmas (which i highly doubt cuz she thinks I have too many RCs - LOL) it wasn't me. I did notice they have a version on BG and it was prices well over $200. But i'm sure HK has a big shipping charge for this that'll bump up the price cuz the box has to be fairly large.
what kind of custom decals did you use? They look great.
+Chris Stolle Thank you Chris! I simply used 'wing tape' :) that can be found in all kinds of colors :)
Great flight review my friend! What were the wobbles from before the skippy skippy? ;) Looks like a nice fpv platform if it's smooth-what do you think?
+Discover RC Thank you buddy! :D Well after I mentioned that, I actually didn't see it wobble anymore.. I had a 3BF wind yesterday, but there were hard gusts.. I guess I just hit a few of those ;)
For sure! I am not going to do FPV-ing with it.. But I do have a camera-mount canopy for it.. Soooooo expect some onboard footage from it as well :)
+DutchRC ADVENTURES great-looking forward to seeing that! :)
Nice review fellow Dutch guy! Do you like it better than the smaller version? I'm trying to decide what one to buy. Need something that can do well off of snow, so I can fly a bit during the dreary winter months of west Michigan . It's a lot like the Netherlands here in Holland, MI.
Howdy Tom :)
hmm I think they both are Fun airplanes, but this XL version sure has more 'air presence' :) It does allso depend a bit on Your skill level: the smaller Skipper might be less intimidating and therefor more relaxing to fly? If your an experienced pilot though, I think the XL is more fun :)
Ghehe the weather is Dreadfull over here :D I do hope it's a bit better over there :)
Cheers & thanks Tom :)
Thanks! I think I am swayed toward the XL, I have some experience in the hobby. Yeah..my ancestors chose to settle in a very similar setting..nice beaches, sand dunes,etc..but we get the same old overcast for weeks in the winter. Oh well, we keep flying right? Take care
Good on ya :) I'm sure you'll like it.. Ohw: don't even think about flying it on 3S.. it's a 4S plane :)
Hmm now that I mention that.. Maybe I should try it on a high voltage 4S :)
Ohw for sure! :D As long as it doesn't rain. I don't mind some rain myself.. my radio however.. ;)
Cheers!
Well it definitely looks like a super fun aircraft! And I know that you aren't sponsored by HobbyKing but I think you should be you have nearly 2000 subscribers and most of the stuff that I've seen on your channel seems to be from them maybe you should talk to them it can't hurt 👍😎👍
+Dave “Quad Therapy” Vale Thanks mate ;) I'm afraid my video's are a bit to 'honnest'.. I usually point out all shortcommings on their (and other companies's) products.. I do get several offers from Other companies somehow :P haha ;)
DutchRC ADVENTURES I don't really think it matters if you point out the good and bad I think it just comes down to $ and if only 10% of your subscribers purchase there products WELL THAT = $ for them and I'm sure they have already profited off of some of your videos. So have you ever tried to contact them regarding this? It can't hurt the only thing they can say is no and so what cuz your doing the videos anyway GOOD LUCK
+Dave “Quad Therapy” Vale Well yeah that is true.. It comes down to the $$ in the end.. I I *KNOW* quite a lot of people bought things after seeing my video's..
And yep.. I've offered to review a boat for HK last summer.. Noooooo reply..
+DutchRC ADVENTURES well that's there loss I would suggest that you stop mentioning them but that would probably upset your subscribers what a shame the Chinese companies are practically begging people who do review videos take a look at gearbests Web site and take a look at all the programs they offer especially to people like you. you would qualify for there professional program....just a thought I like to see the folks who have helped me get some reward well good luck my brother👍💶👍
+Dave “Quad Therapy” Vale Thanks man ;)
The thing with HK is: they have a warehouse in the Netherlands, so I have overnight delivery (very usefull in case of new releases).. and well, I shopped there quite a lot before I started this channel as well ;)
Their prices have gone up Considerably though!
And yes.. I get offers from Chinese companies (like GB) daily really.. But only toy-grade things that don't fit my channel..
Hello. After your maiden flight was there water in the plane? Behause the ailerons is indeed quite deep under their wings.
+Dennis Ehlers Nope.. I didn't have water in the plane.. I have waterproofed the servo's though.. Just in case...
Thanks for watching offcourse Dennis!
+DutchRC Adventures
Thank for the answer. Some people think thats a no go to install holes for ailerons under the Wing :)
I Love this plane. But after my second flight the plastic under the plane breaks After a bad landing. I killed my rudder at the start. And the i have to come down quickly 😂 it was to quickly :)
+Dennis Ehlers OEPS! Ohwww yeah, you need to add a support in front of the rudder indeed!
I've added a thing like this:
www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__8703__Wing_Skids_L60xH22mm_10pcs_set_.html
Nice video ! Do you know where is the CG exactly ? I am currently waiting for mine...
Thanks man :) Well in This video I flew it with the CG as specified in the manual, but found it to be a Bit to nose-heavy for MY liking.. But well. That is a safe place to start (for me at least) then :)
Let me know how you like yours offcourse :)
As you could see in the start of the video, I had the (nano-tech 2200mah 4S 35-70C) lipo all the way forward so the strap could Just be around the end..
Where can I buy those kind of simple black stripe decals?
+Gavroche HK sells it in several colors and 2 width.. It';s called wing tape :) If you search for that on the HK, you'll find it :)
DutchRC Adventures
Ah, all right. I did not know what it's called. Wing tape - makes sense :) Thanks...
+Gavroche It does make sense huh? :D Keep in mind: that tape is not strong, but it Is light.. So purely decorative..
+DutchRC Adventures That's exactly what I need. BTW your videos are great. It helped me a
lot to build my Skipper XL. A UA-cam video is way better than reading the manual :)
+Gavroche I know :D and more entertaining ;)
Thank you offcourse! I appreciate that :)
Flaps would be cool
Wow you ran into an Old video ;) I actually still have this plane & it's still as good as new :)
Yeah.. or an airbrake at the top? (easier to keep water out then flaps maybe)
Yes - air brake - that would be excellent. I have the red RCLander version of this:www.banggood.com/RC-Lander-EPO-864mm-Wingspan-Polaris-RC-Seaplane-Airplane-PNP-p-1005953.html?rmmds=search
Ohw cool! How do You like the plane?? :)
Banggood actually offered to send me that version for review :$ (but I said no cause well.. I basically allready have the plane offcourse)
I had better go and build it then!
Ohwwww! You haven't flown her yet? :O
I really like the looks of this plane in the air.. it looks very dynamic :)
Did the reverse thrust work?
+André Rousseau Yeah.. You've got quite a bit less thrust in reverse, and on this lake I didn't need it.. Ohw.. And on water, the plane will digg itself into the water a bit..
+DutchRC ADVENTURES Yeah HK said 4S helps and I saw them drag the wing down in the water. Bad for the servos for sure. Might be great on snow ;)
There you go :) Yeah.. I'm not even gonna bother with 3S in this one ;) It's not (at all) like it's to fast on 4S :)
+DutchRC ADVENTURES I have a sneaky feeling most of my newer planes will be 4S planes for now on was well.
+André Rousseau Yes.. I'm actually selecting on that nowdays.. More Voltage = Less Amps.. Electronics stay cooler.. Most of my multi-rotors run on 4S as well..
Hmm how manny 3S lipo's do I have, you think by the way? :P
Hey there skipper. I'm flying quadcopters for quite some time now althou I'd really like to fly airplanes to. What rc airplane you recommend for someone who has never flown airplane before but knows how to handle a quadcopter? Hope you can shed some light on this. Thanks in advance
+KoekeBeest1985 It sure did SKIP huh ;) haha :D
Okee.. first plane? I would Definately suggest getting the HK Sky Easy Glider then.. By far the easyest beginner plane I've tested so far :
ua-cam.com/video/4Bd3-ZKAtxw/v-deo.html
If you'd want something bigger.. The Bix3 would be a good choice:
ua-cam.com/video/01KhaIWrVEs/v-deo.html
That Easy Glider sounds like a blast! Now better hope for good weather... :) What range does the transmitter have?
+KoekeBeest1985 The weather is awefull huh? ;) Well.. I didn't get the version With transmitter.. But I'm sure the transmitter that comes with it has a Decent range.. Probably more then our eyes :)
DutchRC Adventures How often do you fly the HK Sky Glider? Just making hard choices here....I mean the weather in Holland isn't that great atm. Really really doubting for plane or maybe another new quadcopter....for inside...got any suggestions for a cool new quad? I noticed the brushless before but there are not so many on the market yet....also not for inside though.............I just need to pleasant suprised by some RC I guess.
+KoekeBeest1985 I don't fly the Sky Easy myself a lot. I let a friend of mine fly it (quite offten) because he doesn't have a plane himself yet..
You want the quad to be mostly for indoors?? If you want a really good one, I'd get the Blade nano QX.. I love my FPV version of it :)