Hi

Well i got my bixler this evening, all seems good but unfortunately due to bad packing one of the wind tip is much more bend. Now what to do? should i send it back so that hk people resend the wing again or is there any way i could repair my bixler wing !!

If just bent, run it under hot water (below 95C) - it should bend back with some help. Press down any bobbled styrene with a cold spoon.

Thanks AstonFlyer

here are some pictures

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-c...2/DSC06656.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-O...6/DSC06668.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W...0/DSC06672.JPG

should i put water on the back side or on the top side and also should i try to straight it a bit with hand while pouring water ... what is the exect procedure... im afraid i worsen the issue

Hmm.. that is funny. Your "broken" wing looks exactly like the wing from my Skysurfer V3 (the bend is really high) but it's on both wings and it came from the factory like that. My perspective could be off but your "good" wing looks to me that the bend is slightly to small but that could be because of the V1 version.

Flyandi's right - the good wing tip looks too flat! Check to see if there are creases on the underside of that tip

That said, the 'bad' tip is definitely bent up - the creases in the decals show it.

Imagine the bobbles of foam are balloons - the creased side is full of deflated balloons, and the hot water will expand them again. Too hot, and it will expand them too much, so you need the cold spoon to smooth them down a bit whilst still warm.

Remove the decals, then fill a basin with hot water (I think 65C - 95C will do). Put the tip in until all the creases are submerged. The hotter the water, the faster you will see results. The compressed foam should re-expand, so the tip straightens.

Edit: mine's a MkI, but it's not in this house so I can't take pics to show the 'true' curve

Thanks AshtonFlyer. it's really a great help. will try my best to repair it as per your given information. and sure will update pictures here for the results.

Thanks again. TC.

ZR.

Ah .. flyandi and Ashton I could not see any crease on the good wing... it looks ok to me... well i do not know how other plane's tips look like but it seems ok

Well, aim to straighten the bent tip to match it

Hey folks, long time no chat. Thought I'd share a recent vid with you.

FPV Chattem Island From The Air (5 min 39 sec)

Nice catch!

Originally Posted by jeffgiff

Hey folks, long time no chat. Thought I'd share a recent vid with you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_OPn...2&feature=plcp

LOL! I had to go right to the end just to see if you were going to land it on land, catch or dump it. Well done! Nice catch.
Now I'll watch the hole vid

Hello Everybody,

Anyone has a FPV Bixler with 3 lb?
What motor and prop are you using?

All the Best,

Geotete

Originally Posted by jeffgiff

Hey folks, long time no chat. Thought I'd share a recent vid with you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_OPn...2&feature=plcp

That was a really nice catch. I gather you have done this before hopefully all were successful like that one.

I have talked to others that fly from their boats and most have a large net to snag it from the sky or water.

Wow pretty cool! Nice catch in the end!

Thanks for the kind words! That flight was my second attempt at flying off my boat. This next clip was my first the day before. I was out on Juan De Fuca straight on my way to Victoria to run in a 10k. This time the boat was under way and traveling at about 5knts so a little slower ground speed for the guy catching it. A little longer then I like vids, sorry.

FPV Boat Launch (6 min 25 sec)