Volantex RC - Phoenix V2 - 2m - Build Series - Radio Setup 

Thanks Tom!!! Great plane, btw!

You will get there :) Just publishing the maiden in about 8 minutes :) Hope you'll check it out!!!

Unnecessary is the name of my game ;) Thanks!

You're very welcome. Keep in mind lots of stuff has changed since we filmed this, so please do take that into consideration when thinking about doing it yourself because, there's considerably easier ways to accomplish even better results now-a-days. Thanks for watching, and hope when you compare it against current technology, you'll see this pretty clearly We have done a several more modern sail planes, if you're curious...in fact just the other day, we did a sail plane...not to poo-poo this plane, which was awesome, the Radio Setup may be tough to copy, since many of the parts we used aren't even available anymore. www.brianphillipsrc.com/sailplanes

I'm very glad the video helped. Thanks for watching! I hope this one flies well, as I didn't install a stabilizer (yet)... ;)

@@BrianPhillipsRC thanks again, stabilizer or not you have skills at the sticks. That plane looks great and maiden flight should be fine with exception of the minor adjustment or so. Should fly as good as the asw-28 or maybe better? See next time thanks again.

Thanks, I think you're right :) I guess we'll have to wait and see!

Thanks! Glad to see you again Red Ace!

@@BrianPhillipsRC Great glider mate and your work shop setup looks great too . Very inspiring , I might copy the arrangement of your tools mate .👍

Please do, it's been working well for me for about a decade or so...soon I have to make the very tough decisions to copy it myself. I want to do this setup, only make THREE designated areas... One for metal work, one for wood work, and one for hobby projects....and maybe one for another hobby project, so I can have a more lengthy project going while I work on smaller projects. Hope to share this part of our lives with you all, as it unfolds. We hope to keep your audience as we work through those parts of our new property :)

@@BrianPhillipsRC Thanks mate for sharing your work shop ideas .Very nice to have areas for short and long term projects 👍

That's weird, I guess I missed that part in the manual. Sometimes these things will change over time, so maybe you got a different copy of the manual??? Either way, she flies like a day-dream!!!

I thought that might be the correct way, but then you have drag???

These planes are so inexpensive, maybe you could pick up one for here, and one for there :)

I have a 2K V1, 1.6, and Evo here (Portland) fun fun.

Thanks! I hope it flies as good as it looks!!! The 2.6m certainly flies great, so I'm excited to see if the 2m outperforms the 2.6m, which is excellent!

Pinch hinges are sometimes okay, and other times they fail quickly. You have to decide how you want to proceed. It's not hard to cut them free, then install a hinge, but you don't have to do it this way, if you'd rather have pinch hinges. What I mean is that you have the flexibility to do whatever you feel is best.

You can glue on the flat part and then just stick them through. That's what I would do at least. If you feel like they will CLIP together good enough, then you could give it a try...BUT just use care they won't come undone with servo movement.

Thanks Will!

You're really making through the oldie-but-goodies ;) LOL!

I almost always use the battery to make adjust the CG. Some use dead weight, like lead weights, but I can't bring myself to use dead weight, BUT you can generally use LESS all up weight, since you can get the weight further out in the nose or the tail of the plane.

@@BrianPhillipsRC thanks 😉👍🏻😁

yeah, seems kinda crazy to not have a proper hing, but then again, some of these planes are made pretty cheap... That being said, the Phoeinx V2 is awesome!!!

As for a "Y" Cable for both flaps - yeah, but builder be ware, you need them to mount them in opposite directions to get them BOTH to move the same direction

Sorry about that. The FLAT is supposed to go FLAT against the foam (regardless of which surface you're dealing with). Some will argue that I'm wrong, but I'd day there will be a far MORE threads exposed beyond the plastic doing it the "other" way... ...that being said, you can really kinda do it either way :)

@@BrianPhillipsRC I'm with you. I don't see how anyone would think it could go the other way. The way it came across to me was that the bumps should be against the foam. I just wanted to know why. I'm always eager to learn new things. Love your videos.

P.S. I've done it both ways, just to experiment, and if the screws were the correct length, that would be a really nice way to do it, but if you want to cut them down to length, it's very tough, since they get hot and melt the plastic :(

The bumps should go into the foam as they locate the back plate properly and stop it rotating

Yes. I totally agree. This is a pretty old video, but even now, we are still having to sift through some of this, and it's a huge bummer ;( I guess as long as there's good market competition, the winners will "float to the top"... Thanks Byron. Glad you're here with us!

Airplane. Sailplanes have all sorts of very complex mixing, which is AWESOME, but it's a lot harder for the newbie :) I HAVE done it, and it's pretty cool stuff...but I always end up putting it back so that I can use my precious Lemon-Rx ;)

Thanks!

You have to use a compatible protocol... Spektrum uses DSM, then DSM2, and now DSMX. DSMX and DSM2 are generally considered to be "compatible" as the DSMX can be "Forced" back to DSM2, in many cases, but there are some limitations you might run into. Basically, the 2.5 GHz is the frequency range where the Transmitter and Reciever operates, but the WAY that it operates is the "protocol". For example, you might want to use an Orange Rx, which is DSM2 or DSMX...or a Lemon Rx which is DSM2 or DSMX, or they also use DSMP (Which is a joke, since it's ACUTELY just DSMX). But if you ran Futaba, they'd have another protocol, which is FHSS, or FRSKY which is OpenTx, and so on and so forth. There's also some other "toy grade" protocols out there, and some are Crystal based still! Lots to learn on this front. Don't feel bad if you're confused...it took me a few years of screwing around with this stuff to even understand there WAS a difference, but there is. Hopefully, this answers your question.

“Thank You” The information you gave me was very helpful thanks Brian for your help. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️+👍🏻

When tasked with picking holes, I always ask which one FIRST - words to live by!

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LOL - exactly!

Inreguards two the above question, I found a tool, and hopefully it works thanks anyway.

On your Gen 2 transmitter? Esteban's constantly come loose, but my old trusty Gen 1 is always tight... I'm thinking tighten them tight, and one drip of CA and kicker :)

Yeah, the "Split Flat Head" or whatever it goes by...looks kind like a modified nut driver, right?

Can you try another ESC easily???? That's where I would start.

You could connect the ESC with an servo tester. It works!

There's an email link in the ABOUT tab on our channel. We don't often communicate via email, or I would never get caught up with thousands and thousands of emails per week. It's tough keeping up with comments.

I don't think you'd get better lift, but some might prefer a polyhedral wing for a more "old school" flying experience.

Very nice - Keep em tight ;) That's the way I like them - LOL!

I don't know, but maybe another viewer can chime in for you. Sorry!

That's EXACTLY what happened to me as well. I bought like 3 planes in all of a month, then just forgot to use the credit for about 3 months or whatever it was...next thing you know "POOF", it's gone!!?!!?! I only have about 50 other places I can get "deals", and if they pull the rug out from under your feet, I just don't have time for this type of business. Glad it's not just me, but still go there for small stuff. I feel dirty splitting business like this, but at some point, the customer experience has to come into play. Sad, really...

Sorry, your comment got stuck in "Held for Review" - I have no clue why... YES, we have more RECENT, and WAY easier Crow setup. It's a LOOOOOOOOT easier now-a-days. Here's ONE example for you to check out...but we have more, if you really want to see a few examples. This is just a real recent video series...the Arrows - SZD-54 - 2m , but we've done crow on a few others, fyi Flight - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TxYjuDkXU7A.html Unbox Build Radio Setup - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cBOqkCSjbJw.html

P.S. It's normal to have your head spinning on some of this stuff, since back when we filmed this, it was HARD... hang in there, you'll get it.

I agree :) Can't wait to get her out!

I'm not sure if there's a "failsafe" which would need to be reestablished to keep things going straight in the event of a brownout...so the short answer is NO, but if you'd et a more sophisticated Lemon-Rx receiver, you can actually do failsafe, and in this case, you might need to rebind.

#1 !!!

That's a bummer!

"worst build video I have watched." - what an ungrateful asshole you are, Steve, since we're sharing inconsiderate thoughts.

@@BrianPhillipsRC stay on your meds