Thermal Duration Flight: Vladimir E Supra Ultralite

After seeing a buddy of mine, Ronnie, who flew the Vladimir " Sprite ", I was so tempted to get one of those but apparently there is also a larger version called the " Supra ". The " Supra " aerodynamic was design by Dr Mark Drela himself with the ability to even to catch the weakest thermal as well as having a high ability of penetrate. All of the elements were made very accurately and are stable according to the characteristics. After reading a few articles and gathering of some advice, I've made up my mind to settle for one.

Ordered the kit from Hyperflight UK as they are the distributor for Vladimir. Within 4 working days, the box finally arrived. I must say that Hyperflight UK did a very good job on the packaging and also they have an outstanding service. Neil was the owner and he was very helpful.

Sorted the kit out and was really impressed with the quality which Vladimir have to offer. No time wasted, I begin the building process. The whole kit can only take around 10-11 hrs and of course with the curing of epoxy and other misc stuff, it'll take about 4 -5 evenings.

For my setup, I have decided to use a MVVS motor which is around 840Kv with a 14/8 aeronaut prop. For the ESC, I decided to use the Castle Creation ice lite 75A. Servos are all of Hitec 5125MG slim digital servos. The receiver are place in the wings which is unique and the kit are also supplied with some wire connectors which is ready made.

After 4-5 days of slow building, the " Supra " is finally ready and the day after was a Saturday.

When down to Old Holland Road and my buddy Ronnie came later to join me with his " Supra ". Did some photo shoots and all was set for the first flight.

The " Supra " was really a graceful flyer, not much trim was applied as the setting was accurate. Overall the performance was superb and with it's low sinking rate and you can thermal for hours.