Volantex Phoenix 2400 RC E Glider - First 3 Flights 🇸🇮 

Thanks a lot!

Thank you, I appreciate it 😊

Many thanks, Julian!

Thank you for your nice comment 😊

Thanks Carl! 😃

Thank you. Yes, it's a good value glider.

Alan, thank you! I am sure you will be happy that you bought this plane. It's an amazing value for the price, just like my ASW28 V2. Greetings from Slovenia 🇸🇮

Many thanks!

Thank you so much!! I agree, they are two different planes, two different experiences (so it's best to have them both 😁). Yes, there's a big difference - much more thrust on my 850KV ASW28 on 4s, but I flew my P2400 on a 3s Li-Ion - on 3s LiPo the thurst would be a little higher ... In the future I will probably end up with a 4s Lipo (I have a lot of them from my FPV quads) with an upgraded ESC and 75-80% max throttle on a stock prop. The 1050KV motor with the stock prop combo is still very efficient. You can fly light acro the whole flight with a 3s 5000mAh Li-ion battery for 40 minutes in neutral conditions. With that battery the wing loading is still very low. I guess the P2400 will be a nice thermal glider too. Have a nice Sunday ☀️

Hi, thanks. For this flight I was using a 3s 5000mAh Li-ion battery (Liitokala). I believe the CG was set right on the marks (can't really remember as I've made just a few flights with this glider - I mostly fly helis. I didn't even try to optimise anything on this glider yet). www.aliexpress.com/item/32803905878.html

Hi. I've not flown a lot with my P2400 yet (just 4 flights). So I am not sure about the stall characteristics yet.

Thanks! LiitoKala Lii-50A 26650 bit.ly/39JgNS1

Thank you :) It's hard to tell which one is better. I have only made 4 flights so far with my new Phoenix 2400. They are both great E-Gliders with different flying characteristics. The P2400 seems to have better gliding capabilities than the ASW28.

OK. Thank you for your answer. I will refer to it.

Thank you 😊 Honestly I can't give you a good answer because the way I fly my e-gliders. If you watch my videos you will see that I like doing aerobatics with almost no thermal gliding. What I can say though is that the P2400 is a better thermal glider considering the price. In other words, the Lentus is not as good of a thermal glider as the price would suggest.

@@AndrejSturm Thanks a lot for your answer.

Hi, thank you. I have owned a Phoenix 1600, 2000, 2400 and ASW28 V2. If I remember correctly, the most agile of all of them was the P1600. Other gliders are quite similar in terms of agility. They are all lacking in aileron agility in my opinion. That's if I compare them with my Multiplex Solius which is very aerobatic E-glider with great aileron authority. I would guess that the P2000 is a little more nimble than the P2400 because the smaller wingspan. To get an idea on how aerobatic the Volantex RC gliders can be (they are all quite similar) you can watch this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sUdaNoIgY6o.html You can increase the aileron authority on all of these gliders by mixing the flaps to get them to work as ailerons. To do so you'll have to connect each of the flap servos to a separate channel on your receiver (as stock they are connected via the Y cable).

@@AndrejSturm Hi Andrej, thanks for getting back to me so quickly! I wanted to take it a bit of time to do a bit of research before I replied. I've seen your video about the aileron-flap mixing which is a really cool idea, I was thinking maybe having a mode where the flaps follow the ailerons completely might make the aileron authority good enough for me on the phoenix V2? I saw a video by speedster den where he did that and the plane seemed quite agile when slope soaring. I was wondering is the engine without bearings on the multiplex solius a deal breaker? And also I've been researching about the FMS asw-17 which looks really nimble, have you had any experience with that plane? Thank you and I hope you had a nice weekend!

Yes, absolutely. Thanks 😊 This plane can carry a lot of weight 😂 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gNSnGxaz3Rk.html

Phoenix 2400 would be a good choice. P2400 has better gliding capabilities than the ASW28. The more expensive option would be the Multiplex Solius which is more capale for aerobatic flying as it's more nimble.

@@AndrejSturm Thanks a lot Andrej!🙏

Hi, my guess is that your's is not as nimble as mine because of the setup and not because the plane is faulty or has bad servos. Why my plane is relatively nimble: flaps are mixed with the ailerons - this gets you more aileron authority. I fly my plane relatively "tail heavy" - that makes the plane more unstable but at the same time more nimble (it's a trade-off that I am willing to make). I like to set up the travels on my gliders to the max physically/mechanically possible and not as recommended in the manual. The P2400 is a very sluggish plane even with this setup though (compared to my MPX Solius as an example).

@@AndrejSturm Thanks Andrej

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I have this issue on my Volantex ASW28 V2 with the stock servos too. This happens because the servos are too weak - when you fly fast the servos have to produce larger force to move the ailerons - whet the speed is too high they just can't move the ailerons anymore. You can fix this by upgrading the servos to stronger ones 👍

Hvala 😃 Ja, zakrilca 1 = -2%, zakrilca 2 = -4%.

@@AndrejSturm Super hvala upam da še pride kakšen let z Phoenix jadralcu. 👍👍👍

I used a 1080p Mobius.

@@AndrejSturm Thanks Andrej...good job both the flight and filming!!!

I still have this glider but I don't fly a lot as it's not as nimble as I would like. My ailerons and flaps are mixed to get more aileron authority - but still not enough nimble for me ... Aileron travel - to the max mechanically allowed.

It's a good glider for the money. It's not very nimble, so if you want a more aerobatic glider & a little better gliding performance I would suggest you buying a Multiplex Solius glider - it's more expensive but better in all aspects.

@@AndrejSturm Thanks Andrej, Apart from the Solius do You recommend any other gliders that are good quality in the 3m range

Slovenia :)

@@AndrejSturm wow....I invite you come in Greece 🇬🇷.....I love Volantex airplane....Greek sky is so beautiful!!

Thank you! Someday in the future I'll come :)

I don't use an air brake, just the flaps.

@@AndrejSturm Thank you How much is the flap data? What is it?