Drone Obsession, Level 2: Fixed Wing

Inspired by this video (and many like it), I started building a flying wing. Which turned into three flying wings. The big boy is a RiteWing Zephyr 2. It will have an FPV camera in the nose with (at first) a GoPro next to it recording HD (the FPV camera sends a lower-res but less delayed signal to me on the ground). Once i'm comfortable flying the thing and have the settings dialed in I'll put the GoPro in a motion-stabilized gimbal to get some loooong gorgeous aerial  shots in places i would be nervous to send a multi-rotor. Practicing flying these in my Sim apps I found I REALLY enjoy gliding in the wind on thermals (SO calming) and found another type of flying wing that's made for gliding or "slope soaring". The ZAGI THL, has no motor, is super light and can fly for an hour-ish? on a single NiCad battery. Nearing completion on the Zephyr 2 i realized i should get some practice on a small wing before risking a crash due to inexperience. And along came wing #3, the teensie-weensie "Skywalker X1". Which i still opted to pimp out by adding an EagleTree Guardian Flight Stabilizer. Head out for maiden flights tomorrow with both the ZAGI and the Skywalker.
 

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