Official E-flite 650mm Convergence VTOL Thread

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This is a continuation of the original thread from here: http://www.hobbysquawk.com/forum/rc-...ect-first-look
I've copied the last couple of posts in that thread for continuity and hope to use this more appropriately titled thread as a place to add comments about this model's flight characteristics as seen through the eyes of it's owners.
I won't go into any details of the specs on this plane or any videos as these can be found on the Convergence page at MotionRC and the Horizon site and the thread from which this is a continuation of.

3 of us picked up our Convergences today. One fellow was so excited, he built it and flew it several times already in the freezing cold. He says it's a great model and we're all going to have lots of fun with them.

I have one of these coming soon also and I'm excited to hear your group's thoughts on flight performance. I'm most curious about its performance in forward flight. I've also heard some chatter about adjusting the tilt arms to chase out any forward creep in the hover position. Also, apparently the model transitions from forward flight to hover mode if the battery gets lots, but if you're in hover mode already when the battery goes low, a little later it will just cut off and drop to the ground. I'm curious if the flight time is truly only five minutes.

Alpha, lots of private reviews and opinions on the 'net. The ones I'll post here will be from our little trio. First off, my buddy says this thing is "fast" in airplane mode, perhaps faster than he's comfortable with. He's an intermediate RC pilot and a real professional airline pilot. He's flown mostly RC Timber, Eflite crop duster, 3D plane and small CP heli, but flies them really well. I have never seen him crash to date.
There is a slight stutter with the nacelles on transition but it seems to work itself out with subsequent flights. It does drop like a stone in airplane mode when you shut the throttle down. It's my opinion that the CG is possibly incorrect and I'm going to play with moving the battery back little by little in hopes of making it stay level at throttle chop. Yes, it does have forward creep in hover mode and my buddy is going to adjust the nacelle linkage more vertical to try and eliminate this. Will see what happens.
Yes, when battery detects LVC, it will go into hover mode (if in airplane mode) and activate stability mode (if not already) and give about 1 minute for you to land. If in hover mode when LVC happens, don't know what will happen. If it's anything like my Blade QX350, it will go into a default slow decent and land itself wherever it may be. I hope this is the case. One of us might try it if we have the nerve. Will let you know. As I don't post at RCG, all our findings and videos will be posted here. I'll likely start a new thread with a more revealing title.

Quick note: I addressed the issue of forward creep in hover mode and the lack of reverse speed by maxing out the servo travel on UP elevator. It will still creep forwards if you let the stick go but it is now easily controllable with the stick and backwards speed is quite acceptable. I did not adjust the nacelle position yet. This was hovering in the basement in limited space. I will know better once I get it to the field in a couple of days. It's very cold and I'm a bit of a wuss when it comes to flying in the cold.

Go to post #54 (page 3) to see some tweaks and flying suggestions to make this plane work better.

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Motion RC is pleased to announce the release of the E-flite 650mm Convergence VTOL. This is the official message thread to post photos, videos, flight reviews and any questions about this aircraft.