Category: Useful Articles

The 250 g limit for RC flying vehicles became a thing in more countries in recent years. Many official institutions have already applied it to their corresponding aerospaces. So, to stay out of trouble, you choose a sub 250 g RC glider and fly wherever you wish… Mostly… Let’s see if that’s that simple, and…

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On August 29, 2025, the USA ended the “de minimis” exemption that had allowed many low-value international parcels to enter duty-free. As a result, most packages shipped from abroad can now be subject to customs entries, duties, and additional processing. At FlightPoint, we ship to the U.S. using Ukrposhta services, either Prime Packages or EMS.…

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In general, setting up an RC Glider should be quite a simple task, right? If you have experience with other types of airplanes – great! But, if you are a complete newbie, some obvious things become not so… So, in this article, let’s get an initial RC Glider setup sorted from start to finish. But…

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Choosing a powertrain for a powered RC glider was never a challenge. Usually, you have numerous options for any wallet. However, with the rise of the FPV drone industry, flexible, often open-source ESC firmware has also become a huge thing. And the choice expanded massively. In this article, you will learn about BLHeli ESCs and…

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FrSky Xact servos are one of the recent additions to the FrSky product lineup. Coreless. Programmable. Full CNC aluminum body. With a Hall Sensor for maximum precision. What else would you ask for a servo? We had our hands on the 5700 & 5800 series units and have to assume that these are some of…

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