Bixler® ™ v1.1 EPO 1400mm (RTF Mode 1 Throttle Right Radio)

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Oct 18, 2013

perfect for cheap fpv and beginer plane to practice with just hve to get used to trotlle on the right

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Jul 27, 2013

This is my first plane. Received the package in about a week from the USA Warehouse. Package was received in great shape but am missing eight (8) of the little control part screws (should have received a total of 16... 4 control horns X 4 screws). I'm going round and round with Hobby King's lackluster customer service dept... they want me to weigh and photograph the entire kit. I don't own a scale or know anyone who does. Maybe Hobby King can send me a scale?? I sent a photo of the screws but all I get are the "standard" directions to weigh all the parts, packaging, etc, with a scale accurate to /- 5 grams. The tiny screws probably weigh less than a gram anyway so how would it be detected by a /- 5 gram scale?? I'm very happy with the plane's appearance and ease of assembly but don't think I'll buy anything from Hobby King again... not worth the headache. Better off finding a local hobby shop and paying a few extra bucks for customer satisfaction and support. All this over 8 screws worth less than $2.

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Apr 13, 2013

Lovin the bixler as my first RC fixed Wing. Apart from a mishap with my maiden flight (had the elevator channel reversed break out the glue) Apart from this minor mishap the Bix 1.1 crack along nicely. So far had a 30 minute flight gliding about on the supplied 1800mah Battery. The only thing that I'd advise is to port the fuselage otherwise the ESC heats up and the lipo gets a bit warm. Apart from that this is a great buy.

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Dec 09, 2012

An easy p&f model. Mine arrived in good condition, assembled easily and was ready to fly in rapid time. BE CAREFUL the adhesive on all of the pre-fitted aileron horns etc did not hold at all. A quick fix is to cut a small square of ice-cream container plastic cover as a backing plate for each horn (colour coordinated of course!!). Drill a pilot through in 2 places on each horn, one front ,one back. Attach screws thru from the horn side and make sure they come through the plastic squares on the top-side. Use the finest screw you have (you can buy them cheaply here at HK) I would recommend doing this on any pre-installed horn on any model control surface....great insurance. Then you can enjoy the flying fun to come!! Bixler is a beaut teaching and learning airplane.

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Oct 28, 2012

This plane is very good, easy to fly, crashed it once and only the canopy came off. awesome plane for beginners that are getting into flying. Easy to build! I run my 2200mah 20 c 3s lipoly battery and it goes really well. This battery will only fit if you take out the weights in the front of the plane. Also great for fpv! good on you HK! :)

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Jun 19, 2012

Good:
Comes 90pcnt assembled.
You can dissasamble it for transportation.
Control is very simple.
You can fix it after almost every crash with reinforced tape and some toothsticks.
bad:
Radio is not perfect, i was lost control 3 times and plane was not more than 1km distance.
Main wing rod very thick and broke after 2 crashes, so i replaced it with alu rod.
Control surfaces mounts without hinges, so you must buy some to fix them after crash.
Prop is very thick and cant give you much power, so replace it as fast as you can.
PS: buy another one in kit version (like i do) to fix your great bixler.

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Jun 17, 2012

HI GUYS, Ihave had my BIXLER for about a month now and boy what a pleasure it is. I have set mine up with a 30amp esc and run a 3s 2000ma battery. Iclimb up to abouy 500 feet cut the throtle trim the glide speed back to about 5 knots above the stall. In this configuration it takes about 12 minutes to come down even with no thermals.I have had flights up to nearly one hour from one battery. You have to feel sorry for any modeler who hasn"t got one of these. HAPPY FLYING regards JOHN R.

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Apr 15, 2012

I glued the model together with Epoxy as some types of glue eat into the foam. It is well formed and I am looking foward to flying it when the weather improves.

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Mar 22, 2012

Easy to set up. Quite easy to fly. After 5 charges of the battery, the charger died. (red light on and green light flashes constantly) Picked up a new AC charger from a local hobby shop for $30.



Today from about 30 meters up, I managed to nose dive it into the ground. The LHS snapped from the front to the wing area but the rest of the plane survived. Have glued it all back together and taped it up and its good to go again!! Doesn't look as pretty though.



Good cheap fun!! Reccommended



Can we have spare parts in the AUS Factory please?

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Mar 02, 2012

Came to me damaged with a wing edge cracked, easily fixed. Parcel was in mint good condition. Assembly manual really basic and was impossible to assemble using the information in the manual. As someone entering RC, I had to look online at which way the control horns go, how its wired and such. HK sent me a left handed radio despite ordering this right handed version.

Stock ESC (Speed Controller) heats up with regular flying with the stock setup. Washers in the nose are on the left increasing torque roll despite me mounting everything on the right hand side of the plane.

Easy to fit, rudder and elevator go into position at 90 degrees perfectly. Wings should have Velcro or magnets to hold them together instead of having to glue them in.

Carbon fiber tube in wings is flimsy, get a good 5mm ROD, not tube. Very easy to fly, elevator has too much control even with lowest throws.