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Help selecting receiver/power/servo for Punkair Agilis paraglider

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bonsaime

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I've purchased a Punkair Agilis paraglider along with the recommended single-stick, one-handed transmitter, a Graupner MZ-4. It's a 2-channel 2.4GHz radio.

However.. the recommended/bundled Graupner 4-in-1 Extreme is no longer to be found. It was a single unit that had a receiver, speed controller, and servo, and USB charger. The motor leads would plug right into it afaict and looks to be perfect for what I need. But probably too niche to keep in production.

The gross specs of the model are
  • AUW: 45G / Wingspan: 630mm or 24"
It's a cloth delta much like the Falcon model that Aloft provides. I would have purchased local had I known about it first!

In any case.. I don't know what to do to make sure the receiver matches up and really, all of the parts needed, including a battery charger. I am rather confused with all of the different connector sizes for the batteries.

If you can tell already, I'm a novice so this doesn't have to be the highest performance kit. It's a birthday gift for my daughter who has a fascination with flying things. She has zero experience flying a model plane, so I'm guessing something more lightweight would help it to go slow.
 
Ok - Had not seen this plane before. It is a lot smaller. Looks like they use motor for up and down, and then just change the thrust left and right to make turns. A micro setup should be able to get you going. What radio system do you currently have? You will want to find a micro receiver with a brushed ESC and then add one mirco servo.

The receiver will be something like this:
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Crossover MA-RX42 F2+ V2 Micro 5 Channel Receiver & Brushed ESC

The RX6R receiver incorporates all of the functions of X6R. It features 6 high precision PWM outputs and low latency. The PWM output is 9ms faster than the X6R in high speed mode. The RX6R also supports redundancy, this means you can connect another receiver as a back-up in the case that the...
alofthobbies.com alofthobbies.com

Reminds me I need to order up more of those.
 
Looks like they use motor for up and down, and then just change the thrust left and right to make turns.
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Yes, that's about it. The "pilot" has a stiff wire attached to the wing, offset to the side a bit so that the servo will swing the ballast from side to side. I haven't put it all together, but that's the general idea.

The transmitter I have is a Graupner MZ-4. It is a 2 channel 2.4 GHz radio FCC ID: SNL-16007400. I think I found a compatible (HoTT) micro receiver that has an ESC built in.

I'm going to pick one of these up and make sure I can bind it and that I understand what size connectors it uses. Then I'll come back and ask more questions about servo/motor/and prop once I know what the physical realities are in-hand.

Thank you for your quick reply. I should have done some more research ahead of time, but I'm slowly coming to understand what all needs to come together here.
 

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> Have you flown before?
No, I'm totally new to r/c flight.

I'm not sure why I didn't go with the receiver suggested. The integrated brushed ESC and just a few channels is exactly what I needed. I think I was scared off by the price of the Frsky transmitters. After looking again there are quite a few options for entry-level transmitters. I imagine the Twin X4 will be all I ever need for simple airplanes and gliders.

Whew... I'll report back with photos in a month or so :) Might have more questions in the meantime. Thank you for your guidance so far!
 
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