Walkera E-Eyes GPS FPV Plane

GPS FPV Planes - moving from quadcopter to plane

Synopsis: Having flown a quadcopter for a while, it was a natural progression to move on to a plane or move back to a plane in my case.   I actually found it easier after a year of flying quadcopters. to fly a plane.  Walkera e-Eyes GPS plane was design ready-to-fly for anyone who prefers it that way or don't want to mess with the electronics. So if you own one of those DJI Phantom, Blade or Walkera X350; this new model E-Eyes GPS Plane is a good start to learn how to FPV with a plane.  It is equipped with GPS Failsafe and the Return to Home feature, and flies out of the box with minimum assembly time

 
Features:
• Quick assembly
• Gyro Self-Stabilization
• GPS and "One Key" Return to Home
• Failsafe auto RTH and Land

Specifications:
• wingspan 1280mm or 50.4 inches
• length is 910mm or 35.8 inches
• 4 channels with 4 servos
• four 9 grams servo
• 30 amps brushless esc
• stock 3 cells 11.1volts 1600 mAh 25c LiPo battery
• weighs 750g at 26.5 ounces with battery
• out runner brushless motor

Learning to fly a plane, differences between a quadcopter and a plane:
You tend to just yaw (rudder) for a quadcopter to turn, even though I find myself always using the aileron to create the effect of a turning plane when filming for fun. If you are spending your money on a gimbal, than you will probably be keeping your quadcopter as level as possible on all turns.

As for planes, they tend to bank over during a turn, so this changes how you actually use your sticks.  The easiest way to understand turns is to visual the elevator as becoming more vertical (so it acts more like a rudder) and the rudder becomes more horizontal (so it acts more like an elevator) during a turn. The results of turns for most RC planes, the rudder really isn't useful as a rudder except when you're entering the turn (i.e. plane hasn't banked over yet) or exiting the turn (i.e. plane is almost back to level). Some trainers actually recommend applying opposite rudder during the turn to keep the nose up for a smoother turn, since the rudder is acting more like an elevator. However in most cases, during the turn the elevator makes a perfectly good rudder and you can therefore just fly with ailerons and elevator with minimum throttle.

Applying rudder during a turn can cause a Skidded Turn.  A skidded turn on quadcopter is okay, but on a fixed wing, it can be a disaster.  Otter explains it really well, if you listen to the entire explanation.

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