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.
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Saturday, 6 April 2019
Two for Wolstonbury Hill
This morning I met
Robin at our pre-arranged parking spot at the bottom of the hill and after a 25
minute casual stroll we found ourselves at the top of the bowl. This time we
chose a flying position behind the wire fence. The wind was directly up the
bowl at a steady 12mph with good lift but with hazy visibility. Robin and I had
our usual models and flying commenced. Both of us decided to practice our
landing skills and it did seem that on this side of the fence line there seemed
to be fewer lumps in the landing area but only just. At one point I did find
myself well below the rim of the bowl but managed to recover the situation.
Robin flew really well today and performed many good landings. I must admit I
impacted the fence on two occasions. More landing practice for me is obviously
required. After about 1hr 20 we decided to return back down the hill. In summary,
a very enjoyable flying session was had by both of us.
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