With a 2500mm wing span, you would probably guess that the FMS ASW17 is a complicated and daunting model. Nothing could be further from the truth. With clipin / click attachments for the wing and tail surfaces, this model was very easy to assemble with no tools required.

I also had a Turnigy Large Glider Backpack which makes transporting and storing this model even easier: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigyg...

Flying this model was every bit as satisfying. I could not ask for a better glider model that satisfies every "tick" in my "must have" requirements Easy to assemble / disassemble / transport, large (its bigger than myself), a lot of power for the size, every RC cliche you can say like "flies on rails" (I dislike that saying btw.. the last thing I saw fly on rails was a Ford Bronco that flew off a guard rail on I25.. I waited for police and paramedics to show up while helping the drunk driver).

An amazing FMS PNP glider model, it is definitely, "Bigger than life."

SETUP AND EQUIPMENT:
1) RX Spektrum AR630 antennaless RX (AS3Xenabled)
2) TX Spektrum DX8 (G2)
3) Lipo Pulse 4S 2250mAh 45C (234 grams)
4) CG 77mm from leading edge of main wing (Range is 7080mm)
4) Throttle Timer Set to 5 Minutes
5) Control Rod Placement Per Manual
6) Rates All surfaces (Aileron / Elevator / Rudder) set to 125% with 5% Expo to the Elevator only.
7) Flap Settings:
Flaps Up at 100% with 0% Down Elevator
Mid Flaps at 0% with 5% Down Elevator
Full Flaps at 85% with 10% Down Elevator
8) Camera Shot with an iPhone 11
9) Cameraman Mike "Deuces Wild" Frontiero

Thanks for watching!