Hi all,
So I'm getting into this hobby and was looking for some advice. I've been in touch with people from a local club, and had a great time with them. At the moment I'm doing some flight lessons with an Easy Glider that they borrow for learning, and I'm really enjoying it - so I'm thinking of what to buy for myself.
Most of the people from the club are flying advanced gliders that they build, mostly with Futaba or Jeti radio equipment.
As I am just starting out, I was thinking of going with something cheaper, and as I grow into the hobby to upgrade my set-up.
Here is what I have in mind to start:
Plane
Volantex Phoenix 2000 v2 (PNP)
--> seems to be a great Plane for it's price, and apparently not difficult to fly. Also, has flaps (important, as our runway is short).
~140 Eur at Hobby King
TX
FlySky i6x
--> inexpensive, and from what I see it's a good gateway to learn theory and practice on basic mixing, setting flaps etc.
~40 Eur. The idea is to upgrade to a Jumper T16 Pro in the future.
RX
FS-iA6B
--> I'm assuming that 6 ch are sufficient for starting with this glider.
~10 Eur from HK or banggood
Battery & Charger
3s 2.200 mha LiPo, probably GensAce 25C
ISDT 608a
So, this is where I wanted to get some feedback.
1. What would you say, is this a decent set-up for a beginner?
2. Should I have sufficient range with this RX/TX for some thermals?
3. Any reason I should go for a 10ch receiver (FS-iA10B) instead of the 6ch?
4. Is there another accessible plane you would rather recommend as first plane instead of the Phoenix 2000 v2 (in Europe)?
Thank you so much
So I'm getting into this hobby and was looking for some advice. I've been in touch with people from a local club, and had a great time with them. At the moment I'm doing some flight lessons with an Easy Glider that they borrow for learning, and I'm really enjoying it - so I'm thinking of what to buy for myself.
Most of the people from the club are flying advanced gliders that they build, mostly with Futaba or Jeti radio equipment.
As I am just starting out, I was thinking of going with something cheaper, and as I grow into the hobby to upgrade my set-up.
Here is what I have in mind to start:
Plane
Volantex Phoenix 2000 v2 (PNP)
--> seems to be a great Plane for it's price, and apparently not difficult to fly. Also, has flaps (important, as our runway is short).
~140 Eur at Hobby King
TX
FlySky i6x
--> inexpensive, and from what I see it's a good gateway to learn theory and practice on basic mixing, setting flaps etc.
~40 Eur. The idea is to upgrade to a Jumper T16 Pro in the future.
RX
FS-iA6B
--> I'm assuming that 6 ch are sufficient for starting with this glider.
~10 Eur from HK or banggood
Battery & Charger
3s 2.200 mha LiPo, probably GensAce 25C
ISDT 608a
So, this is where I wanted to get some feedback.
1. What would you say, is this a decent set-up for a beginner?
2. Should I have sufficient range with this RX/TX for some thermals?
3. Any reason I should go for a 10ch receiver (FS-iA10B) instead of the 6ch?
4. Is there another accessible plane you would rather recommend as first plane instead of the Phoenix 2000 v2 (in Europe)?
Thank you so much