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.

Day 1 of my " E Supra Ultralite "....Ronnie posing with those sexy wings

A finish tail...very sexy looking

Installation of receivers...gosh!...it was a nightmare getting the wires sorted out

The receivers are in the wings

The two " Supra's " posing for photo taking...Ronnie is at the back ground busy taking the planes from all angle

That's Ronnie and his " Supra "

The thermal hunt begins....

BlackHorse " Mosquito Mk IV "

Got my hands itchy again and decided to purchase my first twin prop aircraft. It's called the ' DeHavilland Mosquito Mk IV ' which is a 2nd World Wr aircraft where they uses it to fight the axis force. I also remember some stories from my uncle that the Mosquito were also in my hometown, Kuching during the 2nd World War to fight against the Japanese.

The model itself takes around 4 to 5 days to complete depending on your building skill. There were some modification to be done to the retractable landing. Apart from that, the rest of the build are quite straight forward. You would also need 2 identical ESC as well as motor. My setup are consist of 2 units 800kv motor ( Rimfire ), 2 units ESC 40A ( Hobbywing ), 12 x 6 prop and I am using a 2 4s 3800mah lipo.

Flying it was indeed a new experience as I have never flown a twin motor aircraft before. I realised that you need to be gentle on the control sticks and it will behave well.

Taking off was easy with a little flap applied and landing was a real challenge. It needs to be powered when landing. Overall the performance of the Mosquito was very satisfying.



Coming in for landing after the maiden flight

Did some test on the flaps

A low pass flyby

Another low pass flyby