I fell in love with this electric sailplane years ago. Loved it's size (easy to transport, easy to walk it up to the top of the hill in my neighborhood and chuck it in the air for stress-free soaring), quality and looks. My first one was lost at the Ocean. I was flying it on the beach and took my eyes off of it for literally less than 5 seconds to look at something on my radio, looked back and it was gone. My family and I looked everywhere and none of us could find it. I was super bummed. I got a replacement for Christmas one year and had that one for some time and I sold it when I was trying to fund another project.
Little did I know at the time that E-flite would discontinue the model so finding another new one would prove to be an exercise in futility. I tried RC Groups Classifieds with little success. Most were beat up or in the red color scheme (I just love the blue one). I had all but given up when last weekend wouldn't you know I found a NIB blue Ascent 450 at the Monroe Hobby Expo, ready for me to take her home! Got a screaming deal too ($160 bucks BNF which included a Spektrum rx and 3S battery)!
So I'm a happy little camper once again. Took her for a flight in my neighborhood after work. Put the Mobius wide lens cam just aft of the canopy to keep the CG happy. Simple tail flyer (no ailerons or flaps) right stick, easy peesy. When I don't feel like stressing out flying one of my giant scale warbirds or jets, this is a great way to get some soaring in. Anyone else ever have one of these?
Little did I know at the time that E-flite would discontinue the model so finding another new one would prove to be an exercise in futility. I tried RC Groups Classifieds with little success. Most were beat up or in the red color scheme (I just love the blue one). I had all but given up when last weekend wouldn't you know I found a NIB blue Ascent 450 at the Monroe Hobby Expo, ready for me to take her home! Got a screaming deal too ($160 bucks BNF which included a Spektrum rx and 3S battery)!
So I'm a happy little camper once again. Took her for a flight in my neighborhood after work. Put the Mobius wide lens cam just aft of the canopy to keep the CG happy. Simple tail flyer (no ailerons or flaps) right stick, easy peesy. When I don't feel like stressing out flying one of my giant scale warbirds or jets, this is a great way to get some soaring in. Anyone else ever have one of these?
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