Project description
My son is thirteen and has been asking for a radio controlled glider since spring, so instead of buying a random kit we are looking for a modeller who will build one together with us and then teach the boy to fly it. We want a calm trainer, not a hot ship: wing span somewhere around 1.5 to 2 metres, flying weight under 900 grams, a thick flat bottom airfoil that keeps flying when the stick is released, generous dihedral so the model returns to level by itself. Material is your call, foam or balsa, but repairability matters more than looks: belly landings will happen, we want to fix the wing at the kitchen table in one evening, so please leave a short note on which glue goes where and what to keep in the spares box.
On the equipment side we expect an honest recommendation and an assembled, checked installation: two or three servos with straight, free moving pushrods and no slop, a receiver with the aerial routed away from metal and from the power wiring, and a battery pack that gives fifteen to twenty minutes in the air with a margin. Separately, please set the centre of gravity, show us how to check it with two fingers under the wing, and mark the point on the fuselage. On the transmitter, program the control rates and expo: low rates for the first week and a switch to full throw once his hand gets used to it.
The part that matters most to us is a short lesson on the field. We fly only over an open field, well away from people, roads, airfields and power lines, and we follow the local flying rules; there is no camera and no payload of any kind on this model, it is purely a trainer. Teach him to read the wind, to hand launch into it, to fly a wide circuit and to land into the wind without panic. Timeline about a week and a half to two weeks; please list the spare parts we should order right away.
On the equipment side we expect an honest recommendation and an assembled, checked installation: two or three servos with straight, free moving pushrods and no slop, a receiver with the aerial routed away from metal and from the power wiring, and a battery pack that gives fifteen to twenty minutes in the air with a margin. Separately, please set the centre of gravity, show us how to check it with two fingers under the wing, and mark the point on the fuselage. On the transmitter, program the control rates and expo: low rates for the first week and a switch to full throw once his hand gets used to it.
The part that matters most to us is a short lesson on the field. We fly only over an open field, well away from people, roads, airfields and power lines, and we follow the local flying rules; there is no camera and no payload of any kind on this model, it is purely a trainer. Teach him to read the wind, to hand launch into it, to fly a wide circuit and to land into the wind without panic. Timeline about a week and a half to two weeks; please list the spare parts we should order right away.
Education and consulting Cash, Bank transfer
