ZOHD Talon 250G PNP 620mm FPV RC Airplane FPV READY

I couldn’t believe when I found this pnp zohd talon with a return to home gps autopilot for that price. I called the company in Ohio to verify that it came with the kopilot with gps and they opened a box and sure enough it did. I ordered one and it came quickly. I haven’t used the camera it came with, instead I put in a caddx vista. I bought some buddyrc 2s 2500 li-ion batteries and it will probably fly for an hour on one of those with some throttle management. I’ve had quite a few 20 minute flights now where I wasn’t going easy on the throttle and landed with over 60% left on the battery. The kopilot is a lot simpler than another autopilot I’ve set up before. This plane easily recovers after a stall with no issues. (Some YouTube reviews say it has bad tip stalls, I’ve found that to be false and have to assume they didn’t have the correct CG).
A couple tips with this plane:
-Move the control linkage closer in on the aileron servo arms because this plane has way more roll authority than is necessary.
-connect the V-tail linkages before glueing on V-tail stabilizers.
Be aware there is a lot of torque roll to the right with the larger prop that you use for 2s batteries (I haven’t tried the 3s prop or batteries). I recommend launching in level mode with up (pulling back) elevator input.
Take your time setting up the flight controller and failsafe on your receiver. (there’s really not much to it compared to other flight controllers) and wait for gps lock before each flight and it will work flawlessly. Like other flight controllers it requires a failsafe setting from the receiver to return to home. I’ve tested it a number of times both with the switch on my transmitter and turning off the transmitter and it works great! In return to home it will fly back and circle about 200’ high until you take control again. Another tip: have the camera/vtx unplugged while waiting for gps lock so vtx doesn’t overheat without airflow and then plug it in just before you launch. In calm air it flies like a dream. In wind or rough air it can be wobbly in all flight modes but that’s to be expected from a plane this size. Overall I am very happy with the performance and features of this little plane and what you get for the price!