A few pics of the new toy. Now set up on the DX8 and awaiting its first outing!
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.
Very nice Will. It looks like a mega machine. Be able to fly her from the slope and from the flat. Now you will be cooking on gas.......
ReplyDeleteHi Will, I get very confused with all these F3xxx acronyms, What is F3F and F3B ? It looks a great model and it'll probably be a lot easier to fly than the foamies
ReplyDeleteA very sleek stick, it's a wonder you managed to shoehorn the RC gear inside. Should go like s**t off a shovel with a full load of lead!
ReplyDeleteGood question about the acronyms Rob. There's a full list of all the categories here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.fai.org/downloads/ciam/ciam_classes
F3F is slope (racing) glider whereas F3B is an all-rounder that can bungee from a flat field and thermals reasonably well (but not as well as a designated F3J thermal glider) as well as blast around on the slope.
In reality there seems to be a lot of overlap. I picked the Ascot because of its reputation for being stable, well-mannered and forgiving, as well as being very versatile, flying well in light as well as heavy lift and apparently thermals well from a bungee too. Will find out next weekend!