The Volantex Ranger 1600 or 757-7 is almost the perfect plane for me. The 2m version 757-8 is just as good and uses the same fuselage.(Don't confuse this beauty for the terrible 757-4 Mini Ranger 1350mm. Review here)
The 757-7 has a tough plastic fuselage, 1600mm wingspan, no bad habits and excellent quality hardware. It's tough enough, aerobatic enough and glidey enough for my requirements.
Perfect for FPV cruising, aerial video, slope soaring and sport flying.
Currently I have mine setup with a Paris Sirius AIR3 F3 flight control board running iNav 1.7 from Carbonbird, FrSKY X8R reciever and 40A current sensor.
Initially the motor was a Turnigy Aerodrive 2836 1100kV with the stock 8 x 4 prop and 40A ESC
Now changed to an NTM Propdrive 2836 1200kV for better bearings and bolt on prop shaft.
With a 3000mAh 4S battery it cruises around on 3A with 25A flat out.
iNAV configurator CLI dump here
My preferred iNav modes
Ranger 1600 review
Ranger 1600 flights
Ranger 1600 sloping
Ranger 1600 motor mount mod
Ranger 2000
Banggood links
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