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true, although the wing cube loading itself also is just so much more better with the increased size, so it feels way more floaty all around, also when not close to the ground 🤩

yes! wing cube loading just gets so much better with size while the wing loading per dm² actually is the same on my 2 models!

@@MoritzWeller I heard that the air partickes are getting fit to the wing better, if the wingspan is equal to or larger than 1m. Nice, I will test a 2m wingspan glider for hand launch (discuss launch) how can glide and catching thermal in 5-10m height. Thank you for sharing this video.

yes, it gets a bit more tricky with 1m / 1.5m models! 😅 but I have seen people pulling it off, they are more experienced tinkerers than me regarding building their own custom mounting solutions though!

its a fantastic freeflight model for the price! @joshuawfinn put this on my radar and now look at me, 10 months later and I'm flying DLGs - that escalated quickly! 🤣👌

@@MoritzWeller Fantastic! I have a similar way to reach the DLG and now I fly with motor gliders. I do not want this earlier but it has "changed my mind". ;) I think we are in this nice hobby.

Thanks! Yes, so fun, makes me crave for more! ✈🤩 Thanks for stopping by!

thanks for stopping by!

Thank you for the compliment! I think I still have to learn a lot! In these early flights it feels like I'm learning something with every launch. I also have the impression that 1m DLGs are a bit tricky compared to a 1,5m ship (and it's quite a sport in this heat to keep them up with little experience in finding thermals), but they are a bit less daunting to start out with. I already got my hands on to 2 1,5m models which I need to get into a flyable state, but so far the MD2 is a great model for starting out! A bit of repair is needed before the next flight, which is another thing I'm learning a lot about these days. 😄👌 Really looking forward to flying 1,5m too though!

Thank you! The launch was actually not that high by any standards I think. 23.4m if I hear the callout correctly. I’m not really pushing for super high heights either, but trying to improve my technique bit by bit. Yes, the model already has a few blemishes, especially the paint on the leading edge appears to come apart quickly. Right wingtip and especially tail rudder need proper repair soon, tail rudder before next flight even. The square on the elevator is my printed label with my eID (legal requirement) combined with a QR code which leads to a small landingpage with my contact data in case of a flyaway so any finder is able to contact me by scanning the code with a smartphone.

@@MoritzWeller Wow, it is great! Your eID is cool! I have not heard of it yet. I will practice too with my one on weekend! I don't want to miss out! ;)

@@goldenfish77 eID is only a german legal thing afaik, that’s why you probably haven’t heard of it. The additional QR code is my own take on it, since I have to add the ID anyway, might as well extend the functionality of my printed label sticker 😄

How do you feel your MD2 flights? I will try to make an F3K glider with CLM Pro POD without any motor for hand launch into the thermals.

@@goldenfish77 very cool, do it! I didn't know about the company name! I think I saw their fuselages on Ebay but didn't know they were all from the same manufacturer 😎 The MD2 is great for entry I think, but since I'm also starting to also get into 1,5m models I'm not so completely sure anymore! 😄 More mass + wingspan gives you more leverage to come back to you even when you're down wind! I'm sitting on more footage, yet have to decide on what to pack into the next video/videos 😁 Also I need more time for editing which is hard between working, flying and sleeping 😄

Yes, towards the northwest the terrain very gently slopes down, I‘m standing on the flat part of the meadow though. Its not the most perfect thermaling only spot, its tricky to find a decent one as I‘m living very close to the city

@@MoritzWeller it looks like a great place to learn!

thank you! Yes, do it! This weekend I might fly at another site with even more space in my hometown. Looking forward to it 😄

🤣🤣 ja, ist eher was zum Runterkommen (und in meinem Fall Reinkommen ins Hobby)! 😄👌

thanks for stopping by! 🥰 such a great feeling to get lift when not on a slope! lets me crave for more training sessions..

thanks for the advice! yes, its still early days and I realized I was also pretty fast and the circles were not very clean.. And I even forgot to enable thermal mode, as written in the description. I'm looking forward to more training sessions. 🥰

Thank you! Yes, first thermal training will start soon, too!

Thank you! I'm still very much a beginner in throwing, but it feels really nice! I try to stay mostly gentle in the power I put into my throws so I don't really reach very high heights (I think only 27m was my highest yet), but I don't think this is something I have to focus this early on anyways. I made a mistake on one launch causing disbalanced stress on the wing so the foam core gave way and the peg started moving / losening up a bit inside the fragile wing, but I already fixed it with a syringe and a bit of epoxy and seems to hold up very well now after the repair.

@@MoritzWeller Nice, I think your large flying field is very suitable to practise launching. You can looking for thermals above that large area. I am afraid of throwing my MD2 onto the tree, because our park is very small. So I have to take it to the larger place to see its full performance. Have lots of fun with that great glider!

@@goldenfish77 thank you! this place was a lucky find when i originally wanted to try out a different field. the problem might become that this one is privately owned to commercially grow grass to sell on rolls (e.g. for sport fields, gardens, etc) so i am still looking for other flying areas as well since I'm not sure the owner would be so happy i use his property. he probably also would say no if i ask him. i live very close to the city, so it really is a struggle for me as well to find something with good size which is not too far away and i want to avoid driving / cycling long distances if possible, too.

@@MoritzWeller Yes, I would almost say that the available area determines what kind of flight mode and model one should choose. I hope you find a good area for flights!

Thanks for commenting! I hope you still got enough sleep despite the perfect loop 🤣👌

Thank you for the comment! I watched quite a few of your Mini Dart 2 videos. Maybe I will get the same model at a later point when I'm more confident in my skills. The very first clip in this video was my first flight with this model 😄 I had to tweak the launch mode up elevator and mostly did gentle launches while dialing in the settings. 😄 The spot is famous for slopesoaring, but this day was pretty calm and wind from the wrong direction (south instead of west) so a good 2 min 15sec were the maximum i was able to reach that day.

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It's indeed a real feather! It's been designed for a specific sub 40 gram competition category. Makes it very susceptible to wind, but on calm days it (as Josh Finn reports) can even pick up on thermals, so watch out on that one, especially if you have limited space when flying it. I'm in the process of converting one of mine to RC so I can keep control over it...

So true! I flew some cheap little tiny whoop and a Mavic, but it's my entry into model airplanes and great fun! I'm looking forward to try out more but I think its a great model for the price. Will be doing a RC conversion on the P1B-1, also getting my hands on a used foam UMX whipit DLG soon :)

Hey Josh, thanks for stopping by! A compliment to the well designed model, you put this on my radar! Really looking forward onto increasing power and also doing a RC conversion in the future 🤩

Thank you! 😄🙏