Night Radian assemble (not build!), radio settings and a short demo flight
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video the Night Radian is put together, radio set up explained in detail, and a short flight video at the end.
I did not state this in the video, but I think the Night Radian would make a good first or second RC airplane. It flies slow, has very limited roll authority, and is big enough to fly off a while before loss-of-sight. In Safe you would have to fly it into something or really botch a landing to do much damage. No landing gear is also a plus for a beginner. It's all ideal for beginner pilot building muscle memory relative to aircraft orientation!
Assembly is dead simple too. Insert the horizontal stabilizer, tape it on, insert the wings, put in two screws, fasten the elevator clevis and it's done. Given the only battery location if you use the recommended 2200 3S weight and balance are automatic.
Bind the receiver, set up Safe/AS3X, and add a few extras like rates and ESC voltage telemetry and you are ready to go fly. That and assembly took all of 30 minutes. But, I have a lot of NX 8 setup experience.
I had only three minor issues. The tape supplied for the tail is too flimsy. I used clear packaging tape. The wing connections to the light system power supply is not great. I plugged in a short Y-connector cable into the power supply and plug the wing wires into the Y. I also taped the tail wire connector down.
The plane flies great. But, if you want really smooth power-off gliding turn the gyros off. The tail wags around in Safe/AS3X modes as the rudder tries to correct for turbulence-induced roll.
You can get a Night Radian at Horizon (but out of stock at the moment):
www.horizonhob...
Mine came from my local hobby store:
www.hobbytown....
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Awesome stuff!!! Im just starting to fly (been racing cars for years) and got the night radian today. Got a nx8 tx last week and frankly am completely overwhelmed by its complexity and complete lack of decent instructions compounded by my lack of knowing the proper terminology. Your vid has made setting up the N R so much easier and being able to disable safe and as3x along with all else you went through. Thank you Sir!
One of my favorites, I live 30 minutes northwest of Muncie. Hope to see you there sometime.
I follow your channel. My first model was a Radian. I have built many kits, balsa and foam (Flitetest), and ultimately crashed or gave away almost all of them. No regrets, I still love to fly and build kits, as well as assemble ARFs. Now I think I want another Radian. I am 80. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for the reply. I turned 76 this year and can relate to the age issue. My reflexes are not what they were 30 years ago. Last year's "first year back" RC experience was frustrating mainly because I kept making dumb mistakes, crashing airplanes, all out of a belief that I am as good as I once was. This year I have started using gyro technology in the new receivers for takeoff and landing. A crutch? Yes it is. It makes it possible for me to participate without littering the landscape with aircraft parts. Call it a public service. :-)
Go for that Radian! It is probably the easiest RC plane to fly I have ever owned, and the lights at twilight are amazing. Consider putting in the $40 Wingnut light controller. It's amazing tech. www.wingnuttech.com/products/led-controller
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Ditto on landings. The guys at the field are impressed with my landings. Many are on SAFE, but I don’t tell them. I have a few videos on my rc channel, loftbuckleyrc, if you are interested.
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Which do you like best, Radian or Conscendo?
That's a matter of personal preference but I like the Conscendo more than any other plane in the fleet. Flies great, no landing gear issues, and will go an hour on a good thermal day. The Radian also performs great, looks good in the air, but I miss the ailerons.
Thank you for your extremely informative video. I have configured my Radian according to their example and look forward to the maiden flight soon. Holm and rib break 🙂
great video sir, very informative
Glad you liked it
You created fantastic step by step video guide of how to set up the radio and plane. I just received my Conscendo and I'm wondering if the same radio settings would work for this plane as well? I'm relatively new to the hobby and still don't quite know what I'm doing. Thanks very much for your valuable time.
Thanks for the nice comment. The Conscendo is a very different aircraft. I would start with the book setup. See my videos on Receiver unlock, Forward Programming Safe setup and flaperons to get to my current setup.