Flyzone 57'' Cessna Corvalis Flaps A Floater !

[phillipmorris]

Last maidened this new entry, is a low wing but not a bad choice for your first.
Flew very docile, lifted off the pavement rather quickly
Arrives receiver ready with all the servos installed for a fast assembly.
Mine set for first attempt slightly nose heavy, so had a tad up elevator, turns out Not Needed.
Flaps are a nice addition here, at elevation applied and it nearly stopped slowed unbelievably.
Kept Flaps on for the landing, had to completely throttle down for it to drop, course had some uptrim but still its near glider handling.
Have a video on take off, my camera man was freezing at the just above zero temps early this morning, so missed the landing.
Deadsticked it in just over the curb slightest bounce but otherwise decent for my maiden.
Has a spring loaded front nose gear to absorb some shock, but wheels find abit small tho still functional.

Not quite the zippy sport flyer, but as a first low wing, it should stay high on the list.

Has nice lines and looks great inflight, not bad for a scale foamy at all !


Give this one a resounding Thumbs Up.

[phillipmorris]

Video of the Corvalis take off, it doesn't take long to make airborne. I personally like heavy throws on this one, as slower response similar to glider, you'll likely do the same.

Here's the video on its take off, very docile flyer especially if your use to gliders, perhaps not quite the first entry for a newbie, but again nice gliding for a low wing.

Take Off Corvalis Clip:

57 Inch Flyzone Cessna Corvalis Take Off Maiden

Hope to post the landing video late tonight.

I give a respective bow to Flyzone on this one, nice handling and great looks in the air !

BEST ..<>...

[phillipmorris]

Have my share of skip and bounce landings, but full flaps, is possible even for me to hit the landing.
Deadstick Corvalis Landing

Flyzone Low Wing Corvalis Deadstick Landing Full Flaps

[phillipmorris]

Our flyers have other models near this design, but they need more air speed to land correctly or even stay flying, defintely not the case with this puppie. Full Flaps it flys near a freeze in the air, very pretty to witness.

[phillipmorris]

Its Bright Strobe Lights are a nice addition, even possible to do night flight with the protruding wing tip lights, but advise to keep it close.
Video on the Strobe Lights

Flyzone 350 Corvalis Stobe Lights, Great Dusk Flyer

[dkrhardy]

Hey, no one has replied to any of your posts ... so I will! I think that is a very nice a/c and the flaps sure seem to make it docile. Got me thinking of a low wing after I ruin ... oops ... master my trainer J5.

[phillipmorris]

This puppie is new and few am sure have this one as yet. I do like this one, its flaps are a nice addition, flys well either way but just adds to the fun. Anxious to give it more dusk flights, a beauty. And Thanks For Your Reply. BEST ..<>..

[phillipmorris]

Things don't always go well, here's a clip on an earlier bumpy landing, shows the landing gear hold up well with reasonable abuse.
Skip and Bump Landing

Flyzone Corvalis 350 Flaps, early bumpy landing, gear held well

[phillipmorris]

Flew early AM today in vacant area of a pkg lot nearby, winds near or just over 10 mph gusts but settled abit. Took off easily off the icy pavement, went thru the breeze well, lights visible as it toured the sky, the throttle enjoy at minimum and let it coast smoothly. Landing simply cut the throttle as it made the turn into the breeze, dropped steadily but glided well, came right at me and let it pass waist high gently onto the pkg lot, slight but easy skid other wise near decent landing. Great flyer. Noticed on closer look the wing tips have preformed droops, adding to its slower flight and exceptional glide. For an easy flyer, hard not to like this one !

[phillipmorris]

This is not a windy flyer, below 10 mph suggested is correct. Close to a glider in handling makes a pleasing slow flyer, low pass is quite impressive. Its take off is rather swift with some up elevator, you can cruise easily at minimum throttles adding to the flight time and fun.
Flew right at dawn this morning even with the daylight starting the lights blazed on the approaches. This time didn't use the flaps, entirely your option, easy handling either way. Always deadstick it in as has a nice glide path coming in, very predictable to land. I use max throw settings again its slower responses might be the way others chose as well. A Beautiful Flyer, its a easy Sunday Flyer indeed.

[dkrhardy]

Early morning flying in IL? And I think it is cold here ... I can only guess how cold it is there! That is dedication, or ...........

It is right at 30 degrees, slight breeze, sunshine, and I am COLD! This is the 1st Thursday (our regular golf day) that we have passed up the game this whole year!

[phillipmorris]

Temps certainly are cool, all the states have some form of snow making things cool nearly everywhere. My winter outings usually are brief but quite enjoyable, makes the rest of the day worthwile.

[phillipmorris]

Did fly it off the street just before dusk yesterday, not my favorite area as narrow and over lapping trees but wind direction was near favorable so off she goes into the breeze smooth take off. Winds below 10 MPH and passed it over the snow covered park area. Strobe Lights were starting to show nicely on passes. Even at low throttle my it wants to rise, nudges of down elevator required. It deadsticks easily and came in abit down wind to lose altitude, winds slightly diagonal on entry to the street avoiding the power lines, dropped smoothly going past me nearing the pavement, gave full up elevator moments before contact and it correctly landed without any bounce, pleased with its landing. This puppie is an easy flyer and its lower speed makes for dramatic views as it tours the sky.

[phillipmorris]

Been flying near daily on this one add abit of info on its handling. Now nearing 20 flights cruising the sky with this guy at dusk is a real treat.

As dusk approaches and others are packing their plane(s) away, its the perfect time to fly this beauty !

1. For your first low wing I would add this one to the list as its a very docile flyer.
2. Right out of the box it hit the COG area with the battery fully inserted.
3. You'll likely want near full throws on this one as glider like and defintely on the elevator as I find I need max elevator to flare at the last moment for correct landings.
4. If you've done deadstick no power landings this one is better than great, nice glide pattern and easy drop keeps flying.
5. The flaps are super and almost an overkill but you'll appreciate the very slow majestic passes with max, one of our flyers witnessing slow movement mentioned should drop right out of the sky, but it keeps flying !
6. Any glider experience and you'll have no issues with this one.
7. Strobe lights make for beautiful dusk flying, they are quite bright and with reasonable distance quite visible in the darker skys.
8. Flys and lands fantastic, its not zippy and sporty, just a smooth flyer, what more could one ask !

Improvements ?
Actually not much if any at all, has nice scale appearance and flys terrific ! But I'll try !
1. Its wheels are abit small but it is after all in scale.
2. The wings are straight mine even slightly downward, but remember again were talking scale. It could have slight swept upward near the tips for even more forgiveness inflight, but I'm not complaining !
2a. Also could be more surface area on the elevator, find it requires max throw to make the picture perfect landing at the last moment on the flare, but again larger area here just might throw off the scale looks.
3. It does need 1 more light at least perhaps at the rear for Night Flight, but as is great for dawn or dusk flying, strobes are bright !
4. Nose gears could always be more durable, but this ones very close to that, it will defintely take reasonable abuse, they added a spring to the nose wheel to absorb some shock, well done !

See it is hard to pick on a model that hit the target, not a bad price receiver ready, they posted will have a RTF version soon, either way its a winner !

Lets check out that landing gear, here is an early flight scuffy quick stop landing, simply apply more up elevator avoids this. Nose gear held up with ease !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMUQHaDf9M8

Will add the flight time on this one with the Flyzone 1800 battery easily goes over 10 minutes with low throttles, sure many likely reach the 15 minute mark, so extended flight time a bonus.

Week ago had an early flight, then checking the battery still read 4.09 per cell. Flew near 10 minutes on the 2nd flight same battery charge. Battery reading after 2nd flight comfortable 3.8 per cell ! Nice !

[phillipmorris]

Wow, still excited with this one. See again we have some smaller cessna low wings with our flying group and they can give fits even on take off. Pleasantly suprised this is absolutely not the case with this Flyzone Model ! Not only takes off with ease but landings with the timed flare are picture perfect even with the slightly small wheels. No its not a sport flyer, more of a gliding type of ship, easiest throttle and low passes will blow you away, beauties ! Mine actually has the main wings dropping down slightly but turns out zero issue inflight. Is some definite wing tip upward curve perhaps explaining some of its stability but the large 57 inch wing span isn't bad either ! It flys like a dream for me ! Can you see why I'm excited !

On the Lights, they are bright infront, wing tip lights but not quite extended enough for the perfect Night Flight Ship, but an avid Night Flyer again will make it. Again the going away view and things dim out rather quickly, so simply make the turns and the visual is great. A dusk flyer indeed it is, and the head on view with the lights glaring on the landing are awsome ! Yes I like this puppie !

[phillipmorris]

Flew today with light snow and gentle 6 MPH Breeze, 7AM just dark enough to catch the stobes, did some low passes tho without flaps this time, flys fantastic either way. Landing some reason looked fast but made it with a slight skip, lately not the norm as been greasing the landings, on turning around realized it landed with the wind instead of into the breeze. Gads..<>..

[phillipmorris]

Managed at least 3 flights with the Corvalis yesterday, was very low winds below 6 MPH, morning snows but patches of bare pavement enough for the abrupt take off, landing tho easy slowed quickly as the wheels met the loose snow, hah. Temps cool 20 degrees but with gloves on an easy task. For an easy flyer its been quite enjoyable to say the least. Glider like handling, fun to do sharp turns with low throttle it will drop but also likes to rise on the straight away. Nearly all landings deadstick with ease.

My landing pattern comes in from the side of the vacant soccer field, between low trees, line up on the street, avoiding wires crossing the road, it usually passes me, slowly start the flare, then max elevator on the touchdown, nice !

[dkrhardy]

20 degrees? COOL!!?? OMG man are you insane? Here in S. Central AL that is as cold as it MAY get. I passed playing golf today, which I RARELY do, because it was 45 with no wind! And it warmed to almost 60! However I did manage to fly 5 batteries worth!

[phillipmorris]

Going to drop to 20 below chills Friday, so just may not fly, hah. 20 degree low wind is mild up here, but its all what your use to. Then we have the Canadians further north, in Ariz was a rare 30 degree sunrise temp, My dad walked with a light coat as mild to him, but low and behold the Canadian family was out in lawn chairs and shorts with sunglasses watching the sunrise sipping ice tea, guess its all what your use to !

For me its the winds, below 10 mph and above zero, and were ready to fly !

[phillipmorris]

Flew before 7AM minus 8 degree temps, but winds below 6 MPH, can't believe I found Michelle to be brave enough to stand the cold on this video. The Cam picked up alot more stray light than what was in the predawn sky, it was DARKER, easily see the strobes all the way in, video shows it nicely at toucdown.

Flyzone 350 Corvalis Cessana Strobes Landing minus 8 Degrees !

[dkrhardy]

I believe it was dark .... couldn't see it until I heard the touchdown! Then the lights made it easy to see! BUT, that is the point, eh?

[phillipmorris]

If you check the video closely it is just visible prior to touchdown but very close to making the landing, what was amazing tho was to run into a local that made the cam shot in minus 8 degree temp bare handed, now that was something. I'll see if she's still talking to me when I make it back to the Red Apple...Tnx Again Michelle !

[newjak]

Is it me or does your model have a slight anhedral? I've looked at other videos and Tower's website and they appear to my eyes as having dihedral.

[phillipmorris]

Your defintely a good observor, as yep, mine does have a slight drop down on the wings, not alot but is there indeed. We looked at this prior to maidens and concerned on its handling, but turned out to have excellent handling on take off, landing and inflight, its very solid !

There is another model out very similar to the Flyzone Corvalis, its abit smaller, and has tough handling on take off and landings needs more speed on both counts. We expected some of this on the Flyzone, but nope, Flyzone Corvalis is a terrific flyer !

Its wing tips do sweep upward at the ends, perhaps part of the stability as well as the nice 57 inch span.

Only thing noticed is needs max elevator especially for the perfect flare on landing, so have decent throw settings at least there. Else its near perfect, glider like, nearly all my landings are deadstick.

I'm very pleased with this puppie todate.

Tnx for your inquiry ...<>..


Update
Did find prop coming loose, simple tightening took care of that, has a cone screwed on over the prop so not likely to have it come off, also the rear landing gear one screw needed tightening as well, this is all normal as well over 2 dozen flights already. Should check the servo connections for safety.

[phillipmorris]

Update on the Wing Drop, brief clip showing it on mine, not huge but noticeable, it very well could be an error as its scale did catch a pic of the full scale model and did not show this. Both wings on mine match, far as its flying is exceptional to me, if anything personally I might detect is it would possibly have more self rightening effect than the one now released, but my guess here.

Video showing Wing Drop

Flyzone 350 Corvalis Showing Wing Drop, ? Error ?, Flys Great Tho

Its take offs and landings are wonderful, again has this super glider like handling, absolutely love this one, when I find a new model that flys well, I'm ecstatic and this puppie is certainly a treasure find !

Note this isn't quite the beginner ship, as ailerons and even added flaps ! Really fun to play with the additional flying surfaces ! But as your first aileron trainer, its right up there, again any glider experience and you'll have little issue with this one !