Dolphin Micro Sport Glider EPO, 555mm

I got this 'glider' type plane a couple of days ago, but had to wait a few more days because I didn't have a battery small enough, with the correct amount of power, to fit inside the canopy.

I got the battery today but it was still a struggle to fit it inside, especially when tryi ng to get a receiver in there as well. I managed to get it all to fit by cutting the block out from the rear portion of the underside of the canopy and putting the receiver at the back and the battery stuffed into the front.

The below picture shows the size of the battery I used (a Zippy 2s 500mah), I bought two, one is inside and the other is in my hand:

And here is the canopy fitting over the top:

Anyway, I took it out to fly and have to say I'm pretty disappointed. It's like it doesn't really want to fly and you have to force it to stay up there, otherwise it falls from the sky like a brick. It won't glide at all, it merely looks like a glider but as soon as you cut the power it drops like a stone.

I think it doesn't help that the pusher motor is pointing downwards at 45 degrees. I also think they're tried to compensate for this unusual angle by making the motor too powerful, which is why it needs a battery too large to fit and why it goes too fast for a glider, but has no agility to control it so it goes whizzing off into the distance and you can't turn it fast enough to bring it back without it side-slipping into the ground.

This is what it look like now after a few crashes:

Obviously you could say that I'm a crap pilot in response to my review, which is partly true I guess, but for me the Dolphin Micro Sport is not supposed to be a stunt plane, one for the experts - the pnp kit only cost $47 - and it gives the appearance of a glider without any of the grace one would expect from a glider.

Still, it's tough enough to take a few dings. I may have a go at re-modelling it a bit, perhaps try changing the angle of the motor and shifting the weight around.