Achievement Unlocked - Used Radian

Andre

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Not sure if I'm on tap for the next Afterhours podcast but should be.

At least we wont be short on content ;)
 

Andre

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Spot the Radian

The field was packed with soccer kids so I opted to launch the Radain till they cleared out.

I was up for 15+ minutes and still had 2.5 minutes left on motor time.

Actually landed early so I could fly other planes before running out of sun light.

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(look up between the posts)

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Andre

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Camera makes it seem farther out to be honest. I was in safe LOS view of the Radian.
 

Andre

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The Radian has successfully been transferred over to a FRSKY plane.
I'm liking the features. Not a thermal day so I could not stretch the flight out to 30 minutes.

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Andre

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Protection Your Wings

Something Chris showed me last year at Flite Fest.

He recommended using some foil covering to protect the wings during transport.

So last night on the way home from work I stopped in at my local Home Depot and picked up some 12"x25' heating duct wrap. Costs $24.00.

I suggest using the 16"x25' material to give the wing a little more wiggle room.

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The build procedure is very easy.

Simply lay out the roll with a fold at the end.
Apply some hot glue and packing tape along the seams.

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At the top I left it open with a flap so there is less pressure on the wing tip curve.

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There is enough material to do the both Radian Wings and I plan on making a full length cover for my FunCub's wing just for the Flite Fest trip. After that I'll cut it into 2 pieces.

Cheap investment to protect those wings.
 
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Andre

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38 Minutes

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I was asked yesterday if I had to give up all my other planes could I survive with the Radian only?
Oh yeah.

38 minutes on a 1300. I did run the pack dry so I'll back the timer off a touch more to stay safe.
This flight turned into a last man up contest between myself and another powered glider.

Enjoy the flight.

 

RAM

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I unlocked an achievement today. (Don't hate me, I will be a responsible pilot :)

DJI Phantom1, Gimbal and controller, 3 batteries (one brand new), 4 extra DJI motors, Extra DJI transmitter. $150
 

Andre

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I unlocked an achievement today. (Don't hate me, I will be a responsible pilot :)

DJI Phantom1, Gimbal and controller, 3 batteries (one brand new), 4 extra DJI motors, Extra DJI transmitter. $150

That is awesome. I'm a sucker for a deal and now you have a chance to really look through the product.
Even as an older product you still should have a capable quad ap platform on your hands.
 

RAM

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That is awesome. I'm a sucker for a deal and now you have a chance to really look through the product.
Even as an older product you still should have a capable quad ap platform on your hands.

Thanks. I couldn't pass it up. This will be my first multirotor. I was happy to find out after getting it and studying the internet that people are still using the old ones and there are a lot of mods for it.