Scott, Ian and myself arrived at Cissbury Ring and wandered up to near the top. I was time to give my Highside glider its maiden but the wind wasn't that strong or even directly on the hill.
Well here is a video of it flying:
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Monday, 27 November 2017
Saturday's flying and Highside Maiden
On Saturday we weren't 100% sure of the wind direction. So we decided to all meet up at Devils Dyke and make a call on the wind direction. Too west and too little for the model slope to work apart from Ian's Blaster which flew for a while. We watched the Paraglider sink down below the slope and decided it was time to move on.
Scott, Ian and myself arrived at Cissbury Ring and wandered up to near the top. I was time to give my Highside glider its maiden but the wind wasn't that strong or even directly on the hill.
Well here is a video of it flying:
It didn't fly bad but was a little nose heavy which meant it had a load of up trim which in turn led to limited elevator movement. A little weight on the tail will sort this out. Given that the model is really a bright orange brick it went alright. Rolled well with plenty of aileron movement. Landing was difficult given the amount of tree's everywhere and the rough ground with brambles and tree stumps all over the place. Ended up with a few tears in the solarfilm after a ground slide into some brambles.
Scott was having fun with his Wildthing and then got some good stick time with his MiddlePhase and Ian was giving us a great aero display in relatively weak lift flying his Starjet.
Scott, Ian and myself arrived at Cissbury Ring and wandered up to near the top. I was time to give my Highside glider its maiden but the wind wasn't that strong or even directly on the hill.
Well here is a video of it flying:
Hi Paul, looks like a successful flight apart from the Solarfilm. I'm planning to cover the Coyote in Solartex which is much tougher.
ReplyDeleteNose heaviness is an unusual problem in a model glider. A tail weight will resolve it, but taking ballast out of the nose or using a lighter battery would be better. Beefing up the open-structure empennage with sheet balsa or Solartex covering would offer a double benefit.
ReplyDeleteNice views of Cissbury Ring, I must try it some time...