DLG Flying - The thermals are coming!!

Now we have secured our new flat field flying site in Hassocks, its time to start thinking about the soaring season ahead. I'm a massive fan of DLG (Discuss Launch Gliders) and currently have two in my fleet. One is a Dream Flight Libelle which is a very capable DLG with foam wings and a fiberglass body, Nice and cheap and you can buy the complete package including servo's and battery for £120 from T9Hobbysport and my second one is a Topsky 2 Disser glider which is made up of carbon fibre overlay wings and a carbon fibre & glass fus. These are a little more expensive at around £200 but the performance is better.
These hand launch gliders are so much fun and not only can you fly them from the flat but also up on the slope (as Graham, Steve and Rob) will vouch as they have DLG's.
Here are a few video's of me flying my Libelle I thought you might like to see.

As the ground starts to heat up I will be out on our 12 acre flying field and taking advantage of the natural energy the sun provides us and hopefully catching a few thermals. Last year I hooked a great thermal from a flat field site and my little glider went from 50ft up to a tiny dot in the sky in no time.

Given a few of us already have DLG gliders why don't we have a friendly competition?

This is gliding at its most natural and basic with no motor, no bungee or winch, just spin and throw and your away. Come along and have a go as the warmer days are on there way.

Membership still available, so why not support our new model flying club and join 'Slope Soaring Sussex' for just £50 and get use of a huge flat field site - 7 days a week!

Ringstead West Dorset.

Four days near Weymouth. Due to the unfavourable wind direction only got a few minutes of air time despite visiting three venues! Portland looked a little daunting with sheer cliffs into the sea with no realistic way of retrieving a wayward model. Maiden Fort looked interesting not least because it is the finest Iron Age fort in the country  it also  caters for most wind directions albeit not the one blowing when I was there! The little video was taken at the NT site overlooking Ringstead Bay. The local paragliders couldn`t get airbourne my Mijet with camber selected managed a couple of short scratching flights. `Floppy` would have been fine but didn`t have enough space to take it.