@@RCSoaringUK Hi there. I’ve just finished a Resco and I’m having difficulty with it. The stall speed seems to be quite high for such a lightly loaded model. It seems to zoom a bit. The stall is a mush with quite a height loss. I have the CG towards the back end of the range. I’ve found if I go any further back it becomes too sensitive in pitch so I’m quite close to the limit. The rudder however isn’t as effective as I’d expect from one like a barn door. I’ve lifted the leading edge of the tailplane slightly as it needed a bit too much down trim for level flight power off, indicating negative tail incidence. Do you have any ideas? The weight of mine is about 550 grams. Thanks in advance for any info you can share.
Hi Paul. Yes better than last year. Getting myself organised for some flying in 2024. I have a few new models I purchased for 2023 that I will set up for this year instead....
What do you think of the Resco Carl. I've got one half built from about 18 months ago because of ordinary life getting in the way. I'm thinking I should find the time to finish it to enjoy some low, close up flights during the calm autumn days of October/November.
I've found the Resco to be an excellent flyer. I did change the angle of attack a little because even though my CG was to the front of the range, the glider seemed too floaty for my liking. I prefer my gliders to cover the sky fairly quickly as I've gained more experience. I changed the angle of attack with a little piece of 1/64" ply under the front of the tailplane and a piece under the rear of the wing - close to where it's screwed down so as not to distort the flying surfaces. As regards wind - once you get towards 10mph, it does struggle to penetrate. Go for finishing yours, as it will continue to ride round on low level thermals for quite some time.
Thinking of building a RES would you recommend this Carl? Maybe you could tell us what power train you fitted just in case someone wants to electrify it? Think I want to go back to my childhood and bungee launch! Cheers Tony
Hi Tony. Based on my early flights, yes the Resco is a great inexpensive option, although it's now quite a dated design. As you probably realise developments of these RES models moves on year on year, and what's nice is that we non competitive flyers can enjoy the very models used in competitions. Have a look on the Hyperflight website at the various RES choices they have. For bungee launch I'm currently building a Magic 2 SL (Superlight) which is one of these competition level models. If you go for the Resco, you can buy the kit version from 'Model Shop Leeds.' This can be built either as electric or pure glider. I do have one of these kits unbuilt that I was going to put on eBay at a discounted price. Model Shop Leeds also have the ARF electric versions too. I was going to do a brief overview of the glider, so I'll ensure I include the power setup. Hopefully you thinking of building turns into actually building a RES glider, as they really are lovely gliders. For me it will be quite handy having an electric and bungee launch as it's not always convenient, time wise, to set up the hi-start.
@@RCSoaringUK thanks Carl, I'm hoping for a RES " next winter build" been checking Hyperflight a lot! as I'm getting on a bit I'm also gonna electrify the Longshot I got from you, gonna go for the Vladimir Powernose I think! Cheers Tony
So happy to see you back in action Carl. Thankful that all is well. Nice motor RES.
Thanks for your message. I'm getting a few gliders together ready for when this endlessly wet and/or windy period ends....
Great you’re back, missed the videos 👍
Thanks for saying. I have some exciting gliders lined up for this year...
Very nice Carl, thought It was never coming down!
Yes, after a few adjustments I'm finding the Resco flies very nicely at low level.
@@RCSoaringUK
Hi there.
I’ve just finished a Resco and I’m having difficulty with it.
The stall speed seems to be quite high for such a lightly loaded model.
It seems to zoom a bit. The stall is a mush with quite a height loss.
I have the CG towards the back end of the range.
I’ve found if I go any further back it becomes too sensitive in pitch so I’m quite close to the limit.
The rudder however isn’t as effective as I’d expect from one like a barn door.
I’ve lifted the leading edge of the tailplane slightly as it needed a bit too much down trim for level flight power off, indicating negative tail incidence.
Do you have any ideas?
The weight of mine is about 550 grams.
Thanks in advance for any info you can share.
Nice to see you back
Thanks. I'm looking forward to getting out and flying this year....
Your back. Hope your well 👍
Hi Paul. Yes better than last year. Getting myself organised for some flying in 2024. I have a few new models I purchased for 2023 that I will set up for this year instead....
What do you think of the Resco Carl. I've got one half built from about 18 months ago because of ordinary life getting in the way. I'm thinking I should find the time to finish it to enjoy some low, close up flights during the calm autumn days of October/November.
I've found the Resco to be an excellent flyer. I did change the angle of attack a little because even though my CG was to the front of the range, the glider seemed too floaty for my liking. I prefer my gliders to cover the sky fairly quickly as I've gained more experience. I changed the angle of attack with a little piece of 1/64" ply under the front of the tailplane and a piece under the rear of the wing - close to where it's screwed down so as not to distort the flying surfaces. As regards wind - once you get towards 10mph, it does struggle to penetrate. Go for finishing yours, as it will continue to ride round on low level thermals for quite some time.
@@RCSoaringUK Thanks very much Carl. I'll put the model higher up my list of things to do and try to get it completed and flown.
Thinking of building a RES would you recommend this Carl? Maybe you could tell us what power train you fitted just in case someone wants to electrify it? Think I want to go back to my childhood and bungee launch! Cheers Tony
Hi Tony. Based on my early flights, yes the Resco is a great inexpensive option, although it's now quite a dated design. As you probably realise developments of these RES models moves on year on year, and what's nice is that we non competitive flyers can enjoy the very models used in competitions. Have a look on the Hyperflight website at the various RES choices they have.
For bungee launch I'm currently building a Magic 2 SL (Superlight) which is one of these competition level models.
If you go for the Resco, you can buy the kit version from 'Model Shop Leeds.' This can be built either as electric or pure glider. I do have one of these kits unbuilt that I was going to put on eBay at a discounted price. Model Shop Leeds also have the ARF electric versions too.
I was going to do a brief overview of the glider, so I'll ensure I include the power setup.
Hopefully you thinking of building turns into actually building a RES glider, as they really are lovely gliders. For me it will be quite handy having an electric and bungee launch as it's not always convenient, time wise, to set up the hi-start.
@@RCSoaringUK thanks Carl, I'm hoping for a RES " next winter build" been checking Hyperflight a lot! as I'm getting on a bit I'm also gonna electrify the Longshot I got from you, gonna go for the Vladimir Powernose I think! Cheers Tony
@@tonytruelove3576 That sounds a good plan for the Longshot 👍
Great you are back