Early morning test flights with the Dream-Flight Libelle.

I was up early and wandered up our local park with my brand new Dream-Flight Libelle. Hardly a breath of wind and with dew on the grass I gave it a gentle throw forward for its first test glide. Just one click of up trim and she was away on a long straight glide. With a gentle rotation and firm fling she was away on her first proper DLG launch. This beauty can glide. Every time managed to fly her back into my hand and with each launch putting a little more effort in. There was no lift as it was early and still but bring on the thermals as this baby will soar like a buzzard.

OK this isn't me flying I admit it! but what a place to be able to fly from. Lovely video.

The ups and downs of the Ashdown Forest

Funny old day today up on the Forest. After a little walk and some complaining from some of our senior members (Rob & David) we arrived at a open grassy area over looking the valley below and what seemed like a reasonable wind in our face. Both David, Rob and I all went through the fleet of models we had taken with us. One by one crashing of breaking something to a point we didn't have a lot to fly. Jack & Graham U on the other hand showed us all how to do it (again!) with some skilful thermal flying and ridge hugging. I think the wind was a little too strong and the slope a little to small and the thermals a little to frequent. I think we still enjoyed ourselves with Rob, Jack, Graham, David, Tim and me spending a few hours up on the Ashdown Forest.

On the way back Jack tried out a very gentle slope together with a 20knt wind and still managed to get away from a chuck launch (makes you sick!).