Maverick F5K Electric Glider - Time Lapse Build

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3 ай бұрын

In this video I will show you a time lapse build of the Maverick F5K Electric Glider from FlightPoint. F5K models are getting more and more popular due to their small size and excellent flight performance. Most of them are top notch full carbon designs that come at a pretty high price. The Maverick might not be able to fully compete with all of his carbon fiber brothers when it comes to performance, but it is an easy entry into F5K class competitions at a low price and is still providing very good performance. Even if you are not interested in competition flying, the Maverick is a good choice for hobby style thermal hunting.With its small size and low weight it is a perfect choice for your after work flights on the way back home or to be put in your backpack when hiking. With a 3 piece wing and detachable stabilizers it is really easy to transport. The Maverick comes as a kit with all the needed carbon rods and tubes, accessories like CNC machined control horns, screws, pull cord, crimping sleeves and a set of high quality laser cut balsa and plywood parts combined with a 1:1 size color printed plan. If you already have some experience with balsa builds you will certainly enjoy building the Maverick.
Link to FlightPoint: flightpoint.co/
Direct link for ordering the Maverick: flightpoint.co/product/maveri...
Link to my Maverick Flight Video: Coming soon...
Link to my DIY Helping Hand build video: • DIY Helping Hand (Thir...
Specs:
Wingspan: 1492mm
Length: 1065mm
Wing area: 25.2 dm2
Weight (AUW): 350g (in my configuration) incl. 11g GPS Logger
RC functions: elevator, rudder, ailerons, flaps, motor
My configuration:
Motor: T-Motor F1507 3800 kV
Prop: Graupner Carbon Folding Prop 6x3"
Battery: TATTU R-Line 550 mAh 2S 95C
ESC: Graupner Brushless Control + T 18
Receiver: Graupner GR-16 HoTT, 8 channel
Servos: 6x Chaservo DS 06
Spinner: VM 25mm Spinner for M5 shafts (Vladimir's Model)
GPS Logger: SM GPS logger 3
Selected optional equipment:
Wing to Fuselage harness connectors: flightpoint.co/product/wing-h...
Die-Cut Maverick Stickers: flightpoint.co/product/maveri...
Aluminum M3 bolts (Blue+Yellow) for horizontal stabilizer: flightpoint.co/product/m3x10m...
Covering film:
ORALIGHT transparent yellow
ORALIGHT transparent blue
ORALIGHT semi opaque white
ORACOVER Hotmelt Adhesive (960)
ORACOVER Thinner for Hotmelt Adhesive (980)
Link to the STL file of my dummy spinner (fitting to VM spinner 25mm): drive.google.com/file/d/1QZqZ...
Link to my pin allocation for the 8-pin wing-fuselage connector: drive.google.com/file/d/1vhkL...
Vinyl:
Optional die-cut sticker from FlightPoint: flightpoint.co/product/maveri...
d-c-fix white semi gloss vinyl (for the Bavarian RC stickers)
Useful stuff:
Pull Cord for elevator and rudder (as a spare): Flexonit 7x7 amzn.eu/d/gYViT2H
Crimping sleeves for pull cord (as a spare): Jenzi Size 006 inner diameter 0.6mm amzn.eu/d/af5utUy
Crimping Pliers for pull cord: STMK crimping pliers amzn.eu/d/4xzuY5u
Masking tape (for wrapping the servos): Tesa Masking Tape for Lacquer amzn.eu/d/fBTBlKJ
Crimping Pliers for Servo connectors: Dupont Crimping Pliers amzn.eu/d/4IL3UCz
Servo wires for ailerons: Höllein HOESKV14GR servo wire twisted, 3x0.14mm2
My tools:
Cutting Machine (for vinyl): BROTHER ScanNCut SDX1000
Soldering Station: Weller We 1010
Sanding Block: Perma-Grit - Sanding Block Coarse/Fine 140x52mm
Camera:
Sony HDR-CX730
Microphone:
Rode NTUSB

Пікірлер: 39

@MalcolmCrabbe 3 ай бұрын

Its been 50 years since I last built an RC plane. Wish the kits back then were like this. The colour coded sections make it very clear. I have no inclination to get back into the hobby, but this video was very enjoyable to watch and would provide an excellent aid to anyone building the same kit.

@bavarian_rc 3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! I built my first kit mid of the 80's, a Graupner Amigo II. Indeed a significant difference to our laser cut kit nowadays. I have learned everything back then from my father and these skills still come in handy even with high precision part in todays kits

@XFBO 2 ай бұрын

The laser printers have improved this hobby immensely!!!

@bavarian_rc 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! 👍

@Rudibeata 3 ай бұрын

War mir wieder eine große Freude Dir zuzuschauen. Grüße Rudi.

@bavarian_rc 3 ай бұрын

Danke, schön dass es Dir gefallen hat! Schöne Grüße Robert

@jorgecastorena5762 Ай бұрын

That is a clean build. I feel like I'm a little kid compared to this man.

@bavarian_rc Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot. I do my best to have clean builds. But I am sure you are too humble. And in the end the main thing is that it flies straight and we're having fun 😀😉

@benoitkina9551 2 ай бұрын

Nice build ... to fix the plan on the table I use transparent adhesive film: easier, in 1 operation you protect the plan and it’s fixed on the table

@bavarian_rc 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊 Good idea to use transparent adhesive film. It isn‘t one of my favorite tasks to fix the film on the plan and have it properly tensioned. Do you have a link to the one you use?

@valegliders 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, enjoyed watching this and it has nudged me a bit closer to making a purchase, think it would make a perfect plane to take for a walk and do some hedge hopping. 👍

@bavarian_rc 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, happy that you liked it and that I could inspire you to possible build the Maverick as well. I still haven't maidened it, but I will for sure do a flight video, so keep an eye on my channel 😀

@petertrigiani3129 2 ай бұрын

Yet another fine build!!! Bravo!!!

@bavarian_rc 2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot. It was a really nice build experience. I still haven't had the chance to maiden it, but I will do that soon.

@XFBO 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic build!! Thank you for sharing! I bought one of these a few months ago but haven't begun building just yet, glad I didn't now that I have this vid to reference!

@bavarian_rc 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, great that you liked it! Have fun with the build! I enjoyed it a lot.

@tobiasschilcher2778 3 ай бұрын

Great Job, now i need to buy this kit also.

@bavarian_rc 3 ай бұрын

Thanks. I guess you really gotta get one 😜

@papayankee5268 3 ай бұрын

Great vid, with really helpful tips. Many thanks !

@bavarian_rc 3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot. I am happy that some of my tips are useful. I keep learning with every build and I enjoy sharing it with the community

@andreastalberger803 15 күн бұрын

Super Video! Wie lange ist denn die gesamte Bauzeit in realer Stundenzeit, also vom Bausatz bis kompletter Fertigstellung?

@bavarian_rc 14 күн бұрын

Danke! ☺️ schwer zu sagen, wie lange ich in Stunden gebraucht habe. Insgesamt hatte ich eine Bauzeit von dreieinhalb Monaten mit Phasen, in denen ich mal mehr mal weniger gearbeitet habe. Wenn ich schätzen müsste, dann würde ich sagen irgendwas zwischen 40 und 50 Stunden.

@catfish828 3 ай бұрын

Top !

@bavarian_rc 3 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

@bigsmokerc 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic video. The first (and only) model I ever built like this was very satisfying, but I certainly made a few mistakes. Would you classify this as an appropriate second model to build? It's exactly the size and type I would enjoy flying.

@bavarian_rc 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, great that you liked it! There are some key elements for this build, like getting the fuse straight and not warping the control surfaces during covering with film. They require a bit of experience. I would rather say the Maverick is a 3rd than a 2nd model to build. But if you take my video as a guide and go carefully step by step, why not?

@petertrigiani3129 2 ай бұрын

On my balsa build of the Triple Neo Thermic....I have experienced warping of the wings structure. I am using standard carpenter glue and appropriate weight to hold down the layers as the glue dries. is there a remedy for this warpage?

@bavarian_rc 2 ай бұрын

Hi Peter, on the Triple Neo Thermic I had no issues with warping. In which area is it? There is some chance of recovering the warping during the covering with film by shrinking the film differently strong in order to counteract the warping. Nevertheless you should not expect too much from that. If the warping is really bad you might have to consider removing the part that caused the warping and redo it. Was it caused by the sheeting or was it present before? Were the sheets already warped before glueing? in that case even after using weights and waiting for the glue to fully cure the forces in the sheeting will try to get back to the initial shape which could result in warping. Balsa is normally not so critical but plywood has more power.

@meljones7066 3 ай бұрын

I built this model last year, I am still trying to learn how to fly it correctly, I tend to fly it too slowly and find that I keep inducing a stall, when this happens near to the ground damage is caused, so I have had to make some repairs.

@bavarian_rc 3 ай бұрын

I am curious to see how it will fly. I will remember your comment for the first flights and be careful. Have you tried changing the CG and maybe also the angle of attack of the horizontal stabilizer? Both are connected and have a strong influence on the flight characteristics. If the thin fuselage is not perfectly straight your hstab could be a little bit off.

@meljones7066 3 ай бұрын

Good tip, I will check it out. Many thanks.@@bavarian_rc

@mikekelly6774 3 ай бұрын

Another great build video. I'm curious what the total build time is from unboxing to ready-to-fly.

@bavarian_rc 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, I am happy that you liked it. Hard to tell what the total build time was. It took me 3,5 months with some periods of more and some with less progress.

@mikekelly6774 3 ай бұрын

@@bavarian_rc Thank you for answering. Truely a labor of love.

@bavarian_rc 3 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, it‘s all about building 😄