Mini-DLG - bit.ly/2EU3KMq G-RX8 - bit.ly/2mVmvsp BANGGOOD website - bit.ly/2rXcheK BANGGOOD RC - bit.ly/2rXaXIx Assembly and overview of the Mini DLG and FrSKY G-RX8 vario receiver.
I picked up one of these during the hobby king sale for about 100 bucks And as you pointed out the boom will crush or on my case splinter very easily . I also had the vert. Stab slide out (covering film was not removed when glued to tail end of the boom) . But I must admit it did fly good for those first 20 throws .
My DLG's all came like yours with the covering not shrunk to the right tension, BUT have learned that the change in location can have this effect. No big deal a swipe with a warm iron did the trick. Picking this would slope soar fabulously. Keep up the good work don't know how you find the time.
Andrew - The G-RX8 appears to suffer from lag in the vario. FrSky have released a new firmware but not sure if fixed yet. Be interested to see how you get on with it.
Thanks for the review! That glider is very close to being a toy. Why can't Banggood send you some plane from the upper level... Anyway, that Taranis looks great! I have HiTec my self, but it might be a dead end system... Looking forward to the flightvideo! Enjoy your summer from freezing Norway :-)
The boom area where the wing screws are needs beefing up, the spar will split in short order. I wrapped cotton thread and then added thin CA. Adds strength without adding much weight.
Geez your good at these videos, I was so looking forward to the flight at the end, I wait with anticipation for the flight video... "Same bat time, same bat channel!" Cheers Andrew👍😜
Like something from the Discovery Channel Andrew....How its made maybe...?..Nicely done..lol....It looks like too much dihedral to me, and does it really need Ailerons?
Andrew. Will you need the BEC in there? i don't know the input voltage of that particular receiver without looking it up. But a two cell is only 7.4 volts, and most receivers will take up to 4 to 10 volts. Meaning no need for the BEC and saving that small amount of weight and space in the canopy. Just trying to help. Keith.
OK Andrew. So obversely the is no regulated output to servos from the receiver. What voltage you put in from the battery, comes out the same voltage on the servo connectors. i didn't know that. Interesting. they say you learn something every day. All good then. Thanks. K.
Andrew. please put some emphasis on the receiver. Is it any good compared to your Frsky standard vario or the sensitive vario ? Nothing like a real world test.
With all the dihedral this looks like a AE hacked from a RE base model. I have the G-RX8 that's going into a 2.5m Mace. Looks like a prime candidate for de-pinning. It really is time for a new plug standard for these miniaturised RX's. The DuPont plug system is way too big and bulky by today's standards. The SBUS input is potentially very handy. Remote mount a XM RX for link redundancy.
Hi Andrew, i've just bought a RX6R receiver to use the SBUS port for flying my ZOHD dart 250, I've bound the reciever to my X9D plus taranis but when I try to connect the receiver to my darts kopilot it don't seem to connect to kopilot right, yet I have no problems using my X8R receiver via SBUS onto the kopilot, am forgetting to do something, could you help or advise me on what I should do? thanks for any advice. Dennis H
I wonder if you could give me some advice that so I have grx8 receive and a taranis both have the same non-european firmware and I'll try to bind it but no luck but on the frsky q7 it finds the first time so the receiver is working the other transmitter is not mine any ideas why it doesn't work
I'd not recommend this mini DLG. Have it laying around since 2 years, when it was still available on hobbyking. Never got a good flight out of it. Battery cover keeps coming off, even once resulting in a crash. Plane is unstable and came with a bend rudder. Glide ratio is poor.
Well since the ailerons still respond oppositely to a single signal as ailerons tend to do, I (and every other RC pilot I know) would still call that a 2 channel. Mabye it's wrong, I'm not saying it isn't, but that's just what I was taught.
Yeah ya know, I thought about this without regard to what I was originally taught, and in about 3 seconds I realized how right you are. I guess it was just taught to me incorrectly, and I never questioned it...but now I know! Thanks!
There's no use presenting a glider to a to the audience of UA-cam which is 100% powerpower pilot all they know how to do is build with foam board and slap on a motor they have no understanding of thermals and they never will no matter how many times you explain it to them
I picked up one of these during the hobby king sale for about 100 bucks And as you pointed out the boom will crush or on my case splinter very easily . I also had the vert. Stab slide out (covering film was not removed when glued to tail end of the boom) .
But I must admit it did fly good for those first 20 throws .
My DLG's all came like yours with the covering not shrunk to the right tension, BUT have learned that the change in location can have this effect. No big deal a swipe with a warm iron did the trick. Picking this would slope soar fabulously. Keep up the good work don't know how you find the time.
It would slope well but land not so well I suspect
Andrew - The G-RX8 appears to suffer from lag in the vario. FrSky have released a new firmware but not sure if fixed yet. Be interested to see how you get on with it.
Hey Andrew, thanks so much for another very informative well produced and instructive video. Please keep up the good work. Regards Alan.
Much appreciated!
Thanks for the review! That glider is very close to being a toy. Why can't Banggood send you some plane from the upper level... Anyway, that Taranis looks great! I have HiTec my self, but it might be a dead end system... Looking forward to the flightvideo! Enjoy your summer from freezing Norway :-)
So aileron only but dihedral? Seems like a weird combination, sure they'd be fighting each other.
It does have heaps of dihedral, may a future mod to reduce it
Yeah was thinking that, seems a bit of a weird design choice.
The boom area where the wing screws are needs beefing up, the spar will split in short order. I wrapped cotton thread and then added thin CA. Adds strength without adding much weight.
You are right, already starting to crack there I noticed.
Geez your good at these videos, I was so looking forward to the flight at the end, I wait with anticipation for the flight video... "Same bat time, same bat channel!" Cheers Andrew👍😜
Too much wind today unfortunately
I haven't flown fpv for months, because here in Perth it has been windy everyday for months now, we get 30-40 mins of still time at about 4:30am.
I blame him too!
Lmao x 2.6, you saw that! I deleted his name because I didn't want to be controversial on your channel..😜😳
Ha, the first version of the comment shows up in the email notification. Wouldn't have worried me anyway.
Like something from the Discovery Channel Andrew....How its made maybe...?..Nicely done..lol....It looks like too much dihedral to me, and does it really need Ailerons?
Probably right dihedral for the original concept with no ailerons, same as the ELF I think.
nice one drew that wing looks silky smooth :D
It looks nice but feels too delicate for my taste
Andrew.
Will you need the BEC in there?
i don't know the input voltage of that particular receiver without looking it up.
But a two cell is only 7.4 volts, and most receivers will take up to 4 to 10 volts.
Meaning no need for the BEC and saving that small amount of weight and space in the canopy.
Just trying to help.
Keith.
Receiver would handle it no problems, but I doubt that the servos are high voltage. I still need the weight anyway
OK Andrew.
So obversely the is no regulated output to servos from the receiver.
What voltage you put in from the battery, comes out the same voltage on the servo connectors.
i didn't know that. Interesting. they say you learn something every day.
All good then.
Thanks.
K.
I'm interested in seeing what this will evolve into. I can't see it staying in its present form for very long ;-)
Ha, might be a pile of splinters soon
Andrew. please put some emphasis on the receiver. Is it any good compared to your Frsky standard vario or the sensitive vario ? Nothing like a real world test.
OK
With all the dihedral this looks like a AE hacked from a RE base model. I have the G-RX8 that's going into a 2.5m Mace. Looks like a prime candidate for de-pinning. It really is time for a new plug standard for these miniaturised RX's. The DuPont plug system is way too big and bulky by today's standards. The SBUS input is potentially very handy. Remote mount a XM RX for link redundancy.
Hi Andrew, i've just bought a RX6R receiver to use the SBUS port for flying my ZOHD dart 250, I've bound the reciever to my X9D plus taranis but when I try to connect the receiver to my darts kopilot it don't seem to connect to kopilot right, yet I have no problems using my X8R receiver via SBUS onto the kopilot, am forgetting to do something, could you help or advise me on what I should do? thanks for any advice. Dennis H
Might have the S-Port and SBUS wires confused?
Check the vertical stabilator so that they have removed covering where it is glued to the boom. Or else it will come loose in a not so smooth landing.
Thanks for the tip. I had read about that and checked mine. Looks OK but time will tell.
Excellent video!
I wonder if you could give me some advice that so I have grx8 receive and a taranis both have the same non-european firmware and I'll try to bind it but no luck but on the frsky q7 it finds the first time so the receiver is working the other transmitter is not mine any ideas why it doesn't work
Did you set it to D16? That would be the only reason
Andrew Newton yes I had it on D16 mode but still nothing
For sure another THUMBS UP! I would also re-subscribe, if I could...
Thumbs up back to you. Thanks
👌🏻
Real flying....
Oh yes
how much is 1 unit?
Quite a big dihedral I think.
Seems excessive, especially with ailerons.
why we need a BEC when using a 2s battery ?
2S voltage is too high for normal servos
I'd not recommend this mini DLG. Have it laying around since 2 years, when it was still available on hobbyking. Never got a good flight out of it. Battery cover keeps coming off, even once resulting in a crash. Plane is unstable and came with a bend rudder. Glide ratio is poor.
Interesting, thanks for the info. We shall see when I get some calm weather.
Not 3 channel, it's 2 channel actually.
CH1 R aileron, CH2 L aileron, CH3 Elevator. With 2 channel you would have to give up camber and brakes
Well since the ailerons still respond oppositely to a single signal as ailerons tend to do, I (and every other RC pilot I know) would still call that a 2 channel. Mabye it's wrong, I'm not saying it isn't, but that's just what I was taught.
Copterdude I would say two axis but three channel as your transmitter transmitts 3 channels.
Yeah ya know, I thought about this without regard to what I was originally taught, and in about 3 seconds I realized how right you are. I guess it was just taught to me incorrectly, and I never questioned it...but now I know! Thanks!
There's no use presenting a glider to a to the audience of UA-cam which is 100% powerpower pilot all they know how to do is build with foam board and slap on a motor they have no understanding of thermals and they never will no matter how many times you explain it to them
Then I guess this video is just for you.
@@johnsheehy6172 LMFAO......