Slope Soaring Sussex is a friendly group of RC glider flying enthusiasts based in Sussex, UK. We slope soar at various locations on the South Downs and have a field for thermal soaring. ‘Slope Soaring Sussex’ is a BMFA affiliated RC Glider-only flying club. We fly many types of RC gliders from conventional slope soarers to Scale, DLG, F3B, F3J, F5J, PSS and more. Our aim is to encourage and promote safe, responsible and enjoyable radio controlled model flying. New and experienced flyers welcome.
Tim, Jack, Clint and I met up at Colley Hill near Reigate in dense fog and a cold wind. After standing around for a bit the fog gradually lifted to eventually give us bright skies and strong lift. With Tim's EPP LEG 'Jart' & 'Guppy', Clint's Stan Yoe 'Pzzaz' and Jacks RCRCM 'Mini Vector' all had there maiden flights today. All flew well and all went home in one piece - Result!
I flew with Tim using our Spektrum DX9's buddied up using the trainer system with no leads and it worked really well. If you need to take over at any point you just touch a the stick and instantly you had full control. Not that I needed to take over that often as Tim was flying well. Clint who had not flown for 6 months flew incredibly well with both his Wildthing and his Pzazz.
The star of the show had to be Jack's new model. Looks good, flew very well and seemed the best suited for the conditions. With 4 point rolls and a good turn of speed it was good to watch and I even was allowed to fly it. Here is Jack showing us all how it should be done.
Must say it flew on rails and managed it's energy well. Tim's Jart performed well with it feeling more like a moulded glider than a foamy and he was happy soaring away while I stood by and watched.
Looks like a good slope there.
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