Hi All,
On Saturday we were flying at Newhaven Fort when Graham U made a landing at the top of a tree. The tree was about 20ft high, but was down in a very steep bowl. It was inaccessible from the top of the bowl, so it got left till this morning.
You can just make out the Blue Fusion in the tree in the middle of the picture -
Graham and I went to work out how to recover it this morning armed with every tool we could think of, plus a ladder, cutters, 50ft of rope, etc.....
We decided to make a path to the tree from the sea end on the bowl rather than descend the very steep side. We beat our way through 6ft growth of stingers and brambles and traversed the very steep slope till we reached the tree.
Once there, I was able to climb the tree and retrieve the Fusion. The walk back was much quicker along our earlier ready-made path.
Here's Graham after the episode -
All was well with the Fusion - just a very flat battery. We're now nursing many cuts and scratches, but it was worth the adventure.
See you soon
Rob
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.
Thank you, Rob for all your endeavours this morning! A job well done. G.
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