RC Glider Basics | CG and Dive Testing Your DLG 

Do you guys do the dive test? And do you like a forward or neutral CG?

Ha, servo ad. You got me already. I just received 4 of the 06s and a pair of the 08s. They are some beautiful little units.

Been flying for years - props, EDFs, scale etc. That's the clearest explanation I've heard of the dive CG test. Well done!

You explained things with dive mode CG testing that I partially knew but never fully understood as it seemed there was some magic with it. It is very clear now. Thanks.

Thanks Thomas. I didn't know what the dive test was before.

Fantastic description of something that can be a bit confusing to many. Well done.

Another good video 👍 Nice transition to the servo advert Thomas, silky smooth. I’d love to see way the glider tells or signs a thermal please?

Thomas. Excellent videos.

I've always wondered why it pulls down when tail heavy, now I know thanks to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Easy and well explained Thomas 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Nice video. Don't forget to buy KST servos.

Hi Thomas! Great video! You could probably do an actual tutorial for balancing your dlg Also, I'm kind of lost on how to maintain cg placement when switching your batery during a long session, since pretty much all the batteries are different and every time you swap them you have a slight change on them

One topic i would like to see you talk about in a future video is turning in a thermal. I’m coming from flying RES ships. My instinct on a DLG is to primarily turn with rudder, with a little up elevator to keep the turn, and some opposite aileron to maintain the desired bank angle. But I know some people prefer to turn with ailerons into the turn and “bank and yank”. Coming from RES I rely on rudder a lot (of course) but what is the correct way?

Hi thomas, can you make a video about mini dart 2? I'd like to hear your opinion about that model

Very nice explanation thanks

Hello! Great video, thanks! I know the basic rules of dive test, but I don't have point of reference if the result I got is well or not. Maybe could you make a practise video from the field, which show correct result of dive test? Possibly if you can and have enaugh time, also result of forward and backward CG.

Thank you Thomas, can you please tell me where is a good starting point for the C of G on a BAMF II

Yes u reached 1k sub

at 5:32, you need to understand that (actual) tail-heaviness is an airframe's distribution of mass (dom). thus, referring to tail-heaviness in a discussion of cg, is problematic.

at 1:35, any 'dimension' for cg location should be perceived as a Percentage of Chord.!!! thirty percent is 'normal'.

at 4:54, there is NO neutral point, in the context of cg.!!!!! a cg is either located (normally) at thirty percent of chord, or it ISN'T.! if not, then it's forward or aft of normal. if it's aft of thirty percent/normal, then a Crash should be expected.!!!