I was flying my 4ch Mini scout today. It flies so well. It does everything that a bigger plane will do and more. I'd recommend it to any experienced flyer. It can be slowed right down when it'll still turn tightly without stalling, and when I open the throttle, it's seriously fast.. On high rates, your brain can't keep up with the rate of roll. it's like a shell coming out of a rifled barrel. I also have the Simple Scout, which is OK, but a bit ordinary compared with the Sportster and the Mini Scout. That might be because of the difference in motors and servos.
I used this motor in the Mini Scout. It gives massive thrust with a 6x4 on 3S at 25 amps, so 300w through a 25g motor. It's thrust must be something like double the weight of the complete plane or maybe even more..
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/multist...runner-drone-racing-motor-1808-2600kv-cw.html
I did add a couple of braces to the wings and the elevator to try and hold them straight at the speeds this thing is capable of. I think that this one flies better than the others because it seems to have the right amount of side-thrust and down-thrust, which makes it track very true. For the others, I have to add copious amounts of right rudder every time I open up the throttle.
I haven't flown a 3ch one, but if I made one, I think I'd be looking for a much less powerful motor.
I thank all the guys at Flitetest and wherever for making the plans and instructions available. i don't think you can get a better bang-for-buck plane than this one. It took me all of one evening to make from start to finish, using only one board of foam.
Also, It's extremely robust. It's the only plane I've ever landed inverted without suffering any damage. Don't ask me why I did that. It wasn't a test.
I used this motor in the Mini Scout. It gives massive thrust with a 6x4 on 3S at 25 amps, so 300w through a 25g motor. It's thrust must be something like double the weight of the complete plane or maybe even more..
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/multist...runner-drone-racing-motor-1808-2600kv-cw.html
I did add a couple of braces to the wings and the elevator to try and hold them straight at the speeds this thing is capable of. I think that this one flies better than the others because it seems to have the right amount of side-thrust and down-thrust, which makes it track very true. For the others, I have to add copious amounts of right rudder every time I open up the throttle.
I haven't flown a 3ch one, but if I made one, I think I'd be looking for a much less powerful motor.
I thank all the guys at Flitetest and wherever for making the plans and instructions available. i don't think you can get a better bang-for-buck plane than this one. It took me all of one evening to make from start to finish, using only one board of foam.
Also, It's extremely robust. It's the only plane I've ever landed inverted without suffering any damage. Don't ask me why I did that. It wasn't a test.
