With a 2500mm wing span, you would probably guess that the FMS ASW-17 is a complicated and daunting model. Nothing could be further from the truth. With clip-in / click attachments for the wing and tail surfaces, this model was very easy to assemble with no tools required.
I also had a Turnigy Large Glider Backpack which makes transporting and storing this model even easier: hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-g...
Flying this model was every bit as satisfying. I could not ask for a better glider model that satisfies every "tick" in my "must have" requirements - Easy to assemble / disassemble / transport, large (its bigger than myself), a lot of power for the size, every RC cliche you can say like "flies on rails" (I dislike that saying btw.. the last thing I saw fly on rails was a Ford Bronco that flew off a guard rail on I-25.. I waited for police and paramedics to show up while helping the drunk driver).
An amazing FMS PNP glider model, it is definitely, "Bigger than life."
SETUP AND EQUIPMENT:
1) RX - Spektrum AR630 antenna-less RX (AS3X-enabled)
2) TX - Spektrum DX8 (G2)
3) Lipo - Pulse 4S 2250mAh 45C (234 grams)
4) CG - 77mm from leading edge of main wing (Range is 70-80mm)
4) Throttle Timer - Set to 5 Minutes
5) Control Rod Placement - Per Manual
6) Rates - All surfaces (Aileron / Elevator / Rudder) set to 125% with 5% Expo to the Elevator only.
7) Flap Settings:
Flaps Up at -100% with 0% Down Elevator
Mid Flaps at 0% with 5% Down Elevator
Full Flaps at 85% with 10% Down Elevator
8) Camera - Shot with an iPhone 11
9) Cameraman - Mike "Deuces Wild" Frontiero
Thanks for watching!
15 май 2021
