Hi All,
This afternoon , as there was little or no wind, we decided to go flat-field flying at a location close to Horsham belonging to one of our close friends.
Paul, Tim, Clint and I went to the newly-cut field near Shipley and set up our winch.
We started by flying our DLGs but the Libelle couldn't (or wouldn't) find any lift, but Paul's carbon-fibre DLG found some lift but very little. Paul's electric-powered glider , the Palio, (bought on his way back from the IOW trip earlier this year) was brought out and that went away and found a massive amount of lift and was up with the gods for at least 15 minutes.
I brought out my electric profile Sukhoi (I know, it's not a glider) and that flew very well - what a surprise !
Then I launched my Algebra from the winch (twice) and had trouble finding any lift to get it higher, consequently it hit a tree and landed heavily !
Clint flew my Sukhoi until the battery ran out and Paul flew his Palio, both with great success.
Overall, a great afternoon of fun but there's some minor repairs to do on the Algebra.
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.