HobbyKing® Noite Walrus Glider w / Flaps EPO 1400 milímetros (PNF)

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One of my top 5 of 40 planes

Feb 26, 2023

Wife bought me this anniversary gift, and I couldn't be happier with it. The worst part of assembling was finding good placement for the wires and components. Hooked up the servo leads to a 6-channel receiver and used servo tape to mount the receiver deep inside, near the fuse air vent hole below the wings. The 2200 mAh lipo rests between the elevator and rudder servos and is held in place by a battery strap glued to the floor of the fuse. The ESC is servo taped onto the sidewall of the hatch opening and the 3 motor wires are bent to conform to the interior of the fuse. I zip tied the 6 wire LED wire sets together and taped them to the top inside of the fuse at the hatch so they won't interfere with the servo arms. To fly; the canopy, fuse, and LED power wires are placed above and to the front of the battery as the canopy is clipped into place, thus eliminating servo arm entanglement. I did not have any problem as some others did with wing attachment screws. Mine lined up well. On the 4th flight, one prop blade broke off. I replaced both blades with Volantex glider blades and after 11 flights, have not had any problems. This plane regularly gets 25 to 35 minute flights. It launches easily, has nice vertical performance, and rolls and loops as well as any glider I own. And it does not want to land! Full flaps or no flaps, without throttle, it scoots across a 200 yard field barely losing the last 3 feet of altitude. I have to push it down to get it to land. After getting familiar flying it in daylight, I put it into my 4 plane night flier lineup. This is where it really shines. After sundown, when I float and gyrate at 300 feet, people from a nearby highway come to the field to watch. I've been told that they can see the plane from a mile away. Flying 20 feet above the field after dark really lights up the field beneath the plane. In the winter I tape over the cooling vents on the bottom of the fuse to prevent snow intrusion then fly over the snowpack. Unbelievably bright!! I had to wait a year before HK replenished their USA stock, but as soon as they did, I bought a 2nd plane "just in case". I very highly recommend the Night Walrus as a glider and a night flier.

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Walrus nightflight

Oct 13, 2022

Absolute great product!
Perfect performance,specially in low light condition.
Long flight times on 3S 2200 lipo

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Fun!

Aug 10, 2022

Really fun to fly - especially in the dark!

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Second review

Jul 08, 2022

I wrote a extensive review on the Walrus I will continue some things I missed on the first review. Most important thing is check the prop balance this is imperative my night Walrus prop was so out of balance I had to add some washers to one side of hinge just to begin to get it in. Removing material on trailing edge and end of heavy side eventually brought in. Had I flew it like it was out of box motor mount would not have lasted two flights. Props are back ordered so order 9 by 5 folding props on line who knows when you be able to get stock props. I broke one prop blade on maiden my fault motor was spinning when I landed because I have both Walruses I was able to switch props. Last thing the clevis on elevator to control horn does not work well had to remove some foam on both aircraft. Recommend find a narrower clevis might work better. Over all both Walruses are a joy to fly recommend both. Take time do some modifications read some reviews you can get some good ideas. 5 stars after doing modifications. FYI some spare parts come from EU or Global have a lot higher shipping rate and longer time to receive check when you order HobbyKing tells you where it is coming from.

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Absolute Blast to fly at night

May 30, 2022

This plane was fairly easy to assemble, Fun to fly and Looks Great when dark, see video at dusk at the Nanango Aeroclub 2022 Fly- in.
https://youtu.be/UMqTxcpr6nw

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excellent plane

May 04, 2022

Easy to assemble - fit & finish very good

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Great value for the money

Apr 16, 2022

We bought a few of these for a fun fly at night. They were a great value for the money. Flew very well. Had a lot of fun.
I like it so much that I bought second one.

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Awesome I bought 2

Apr 10, 2022

These planes are great at night. And the price point was wright on.

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Den Muss man einfach haben

Mar 11, 2022

Ich habe jetzt schon den vierten Walrus. Das Ding ist immer dabei. Ich habe den Flieger in den Bergen und bei Sturm an der Nordsee geflogen. Irgendwie ist das Ding eine großartige Sache. Den Night habe ich zum ersten Mal. ich habe meine Bilder im Shop bei Downloads eingestellt. Einfach mal reinschauen das Nachtfliegen ist echt eine superschöne Sache.

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assembly

Mar 02, 2022

Was a nightmare putting it together & getting the wings to line up !!1