The girls had a chill in the sunshine and a picnic and I quickly rigged the Ascot.
I have flown at this site now on many occasions so was sort of confident 'it might' work!
I do love the Isle of Wight!
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.
Friday, 3 August 2018
Isle of Wight Cliff Soaring
Had a lovely day yesterday on the Isle of Wight with my youngest and her friend. Slipped a few models in the car just in case an opportunity came up to fly. After a visit to a theme park we drove along the southern side of the Island to a small car park just along from the Pearl Factory near Brightstone (MAP)
The girls had a chill in the sunshine and a picnic and I quickly rigged the Ascot.
I have flown at this site now on many occasions so was sort of confident 'it might' work!
There is always a little trepidation when the wind is light and you are standing at the edge with the sea below you but hey just get on with it. I was quickly in ,thermal mode' with some extra camber / down flap to give me some additional lift and I was maintaining above the cliff top (which is a bonus).
Two flights and two nice landings with no harsh sink or turbulence as the wind was very light. A lovely hour's soaring on a beautiful day.
I do love the Isle of Wight!
The girls had a chill in the sunshine and a picnic and I quickly rigged the Ascot.
I have flown at this site now on many occasions so was sort of confident 'it might' work!
I do love the Isle of Wight!
Hi Paul, What an excellent opportunity to get some cliff gliding - I remember going there with our Ninjas a few years ago - great fun......
ReplyDeleteWe should do it again Rob!
ReplyDeleteLooks lovely Paul. I’d be up for another trip to IoW!
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