June 2012 edition - Speedo Pro Mk2 Review

[Rob Thomson - Slopeside]

Hi James,

You would probably be ok on it. It is reasonably forgiving. Just take it easy and you should be ok!

You want the smallest tx possible! In theory; you could fit an orange rx 6 channel in - but you may want to take off the plastic case!

I normally fly with the frsky 4 channel rx's

Rob

[Phil May]

Hi James.

Welcome to the black art of sloping....

I've been flying powered models for about 5 years now and had my first go at sloping about a year ago now.

It is addictive, I have not flown powered now for months......

As for a Speedo for a first sloper I must say no.

Nothing wrong with the Speedo...I'm hoping to maiden my one with flaps tomorrow.....but I suggest something foam to start of with.

I highly recommend the Wild Thing or a Weasel as a first model,both fly great and BOUNCE.....

Good luck.

Phil

[Rob Thomson - Slopeside]

That is a fair point! The speedo would probably be fine while you are flying... but you needto land it right!

[Phil May]

Morning Rob.

As mentioned, hope to maiden tomorrow, but, we have 20 + forecast so I'll have to make the decision tomorrow.

On another note, did the parcel arrive?

What do you think.

Can you PM me your opinion please.

Cheers

Phil

[Rob Thomson - Slopeside]

Hello,

Great.. looking forward to hearing how you get on.

Parcel arrived... I will ask Sean in dispatch to check it out. I only get up to watford was every month or two; so have not seen it yet!

Rob

[Steve Houghton 1]

Hi James

I would go with Big Phil when he says to start with a foamie. I would choose a SAS Wildthing or Fusion. They are both very stable, fun to fly and bounce when they hit the ground.

When you do get round to buying a Speedo, choose the smallest RX you can get. I use mine with a DX6i and have an AR500 in it. But it is a VERY tight fit in there and I had to remove the plastic cover to get it in. I chose to fit mine in the nose, in front of the battery pack because there isn't any room in there to fit an on/off switch, so I needed easy access to be able to push the battery connecter into the RX pins to switch it on, and of course the RX has to be fitted width ways as the connector pins are on top.

One other thing I would strongly recommend before you fly one is to re-enforce the inside of the fuselage around the wing seat with glass or carbon fibre. This appears to be a weak spot and even an ordinary landing can cause the fus to crack, usually towards the corners of the wing seat. I'm not the only one who has experienced this so I know it just isn't me.

But don't let this put you off. Mine is still flying and I'm going out shortly to give mine another thrashing.

Good luck and let us know how you get on.

Steve

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[James Stafford 1]

Hi all,

Thanks for the advice guys but before I read your replies my index finger was drawn to the buy button !!!

I will start off on low rates and in gentle wind conditions so we shall see how it goes !!! got to get the internals first and then get it flight ready so expect some more questions !!!

Cheers guys.

Jim.

[John Privett]

I have a FrSky FASST-compatible TFR-6 rx in mine. It sits under the canopy with the battery as far forward as it can go. Like Steve, I don't use a switch but just plug the battery lead directly into the rx when ready to go. The rx is a "snug" fit - but it does fit!

I haven't reinforced my fuz, and no problems with it (yet!), but if others recommend it I wouldn't say don't do it - just that I've got away (so far) with not doing it.

By total coincidence Rob was present when I first flew mine (I'd never met him before) and he probably still remembers my ear-to-ear grin after landing it!

I came to slope soarers via power models (f/wing and heli, which I still fly as well) and found landings the biggest "challenge" on the slope. I'd probably make the Speedo a second model after something a bit more "bouncy" - ie made of foam!