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DREAMFLIGHT AHI freestyle RC sloper
Conwy Soarer replied to Conwy Soarer's topic in Gliders and Gliding - General Discussion
I have flown the Ahi twice now, from a sea slope with winds upto 20mph and also an inland slope with winds of not more than 7 mph. I am very impressed with the performance. -
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Posted by FilmBuff on 21/07/2017 00:17:32: Hi guys. Thanks for your responses and concerns! I have been flying RC models for 37 years. It's lack of time rather than experience that's behind my request. I live in Northampton and currently working on a project in Huntingdon. I know how you feel, I have 2 unbuilt mouldies in the shed. Tony Fu used to offer an excellent mouldie glider build service, not sure he still does, he is also difficult to track down. Drop sloperacer an email as he also runs that.
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A month or so ago a few sneak peek pictures started appearing on social media hinting that Dream Flight were about to add a new design to their fleet. I have always been a big fan of these designs as they are so well thought out and perform really well to boot. Anyway, as soon as they appeared on T9 I pre ordered and eagerly awaited news of delivery. A box duly arrived yesterday via DHL inside a very colourfully labelled Ahi kit. Inside were the usual EPO mouldings including a fishy fuselage, a pair of nicely elliptical wing halves, tail plane, fin, carbon wing joiner, push rods, hardware bag, stickers and a lovely shiny carbon fibre canopy with fitted magnet catches. An hour or so later with the excellent instructions, Blenderm tape, small Philips screwdriver and knife I have a model sat in front of me ready to go! Typically British weather has brought thunder and lightning so the maiden will have to wait.
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Last Saturday I was flying with the St Davids College lot, the wind was a bit NW so we were flying off the end. For those of you that know it the slope drops away gradually from the car park and ends in a fairly steep almost cliff above the road, further out there is an even bigger cliff with drops down to sea level. Anyway one of our seniors was on buddy with another student flying the SAS Venom. What looks to have hapenned is that it went into spin and was not recovered in time before going out of sight! We had a good look from all angles, Sir went very close to the edge in places but no sign of it. Just in case anybody spots it here is a picture. If anybody spots it please get in touch, only recover it if it is safe to do so!! There are some proper drops there!!
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Elastic Flaps, what are they?
Conwy Soarer replied to Mel Jones's topic in Slope Soaring and Dynamic Soaring
Gap free hingeing system invented by Grob in the 80s (I think!) very similar to the 'living hinge' system we see in moulded models where the hinged surface is done in the lamination phase. When I find a link will post it. Seem to remember it being used on the Astir sailplane from my full size days in the past. -
Weirdly the PSS meets on the Orme seem to match my duty rota at school precisely, duty housemaster again next weekend, fingers crossed someone might cover for an hour or two to fly my Vampire and Tucano with other PSS models not just the Orme gulls and SDC kids.
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Chucked the Weasel off Snowdon today in 50mph plus winds, I was flying on the slope where the Ranger and Llanberis paths meet. Quite exciting at times with very rough conditions and a bit of cloud flying. We are blessed with some excellent 'off piste' slopes on this island of ours if you are willing to invest the time and effort you will have a ball. A Weasel EVO or Trek is the ideal weapon. Duct taped a Hobbyking wingcam to mine for this video. snowdon from JJDemery on Vimeo.
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Posted by Phil Cooke on 18/09/2016 18:14:56: Thanks for the heads up on the road infringement CS, what time of day was that? Were his models PSS models you could see? I can certainly ensure the message is delivered prior to our next event, but I cant confirm if this chap was really affiliated with us or not? Not sure sorry Phil, I think there might have some PSS in there and also some foamies, it must have been just before 13.00 as that was my curfew! Not sure whether it was a genuine mistake or not, instinct was telling me he knew what he was doing. All it takes is for someone going the wrong way meeting a car going the correct way thinking they are in RallyGB (see that a lot!) or a road biking tearing up the tarmac - could have been nasty. Well done with the event by the way, excellent local press coverage also!!
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Just an observation on what seemed to be an excellent event with the biggest turnout I have seen: I was working all weekend but managed to get cover for an hour or so in order for me to bring the kids from school up. On our way back home we were just below the main flying site when we confronted by a car going the WRONG way round the Orme! The chap was clearly a glider flyer as apart from the odd model or two he said he was trying to find the Tank Track. I pointed out that it was a one way and should turned round (plenty of room where we stopped) but he continued his way up no doubt trying to avoid the toll!! This has happened a few times to us over the last year or so and is a relatively recent occurrence, previous culprits were a suspected fly tipper and a convoy of 3 cars with caravans in tow! Maybe highlight the fact that it is one way for the next event?
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Sonny 1500 retro glider RCME April 2016
Conwy Soarer replied to Ton van Munsteren's topic in RCM&E Plan Builders
Posted by Ton van Munsteren on 18/05/2016 21:51:15: Conwy Is there any news on the build project with the Kids, would love to see if there is any progress. Cheers Ton Hi Ton, Build has been put on hold waiting on a balsa order, our initial wood order was diverted by my HOD for some architectural models! Not done much building anyway as the weather has been good and we have been flying. Back tobuilding in September will keep you posted! So far we have 3 tailplanes/fins built, 3 sets of fuselage plywood sides cut and one port wing panel built! PS just reading through the forums now, hence late reply! -
As it is raining, I am planning on finishing a few builds one of which is the Moth. Wing is all done and part spackled, the question is where to go once spackling is complete. I am planning on using Lam film. So a few questions. Where can you buy Lam Film in quantities other than massive rolls? What is the best thickness to use? Solartex or Film? And order for covering (seem to remember someone saying spackle, tex then lam film? All advice much appreciated!
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I know there is some great stuff around on Correx and this is similar. I thought I would start a thread for anyone who fancies having a go with this versatile material. As a starter this is a chevron wing made by one of the kids at school, this one is a modified version of the Flite Test Versa Wing. We downloaded the plan and laser cut it from 3 sheets of foam board, all for around 3 quid. A few minutes to cut then an hour or 2 with a glue gun knife and some tape and you have a finished air frame. Only flown once in conditions that were too light, more flight info soon.
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This photo (for me) sums up the Joy of Slope, Nothing better than chilling and chatting with mates after a good flying session with stunning scenery - Orme sunset session with the kids from school.
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Posted by Steve Houghton 1 on 18/04/2016 14:34:46: I was hoping that was just the case Tim. I've flown St. Agnes a few times, (cracking slope), and Rhossili, (another cracking slope), so I'll be interested to see how the Orme compares when it's on song. Andy Meade has visited the Bwlch a few times and I think he's having the same luck as me as I don't think he's experienced it when the wind is blowing properly. Certainly on song today Steve, heading up later on, should stayed an extra day! See you down south someday, going to head up the Beacons for a fly this summer will let you know when.
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Posted by Steve Houghton 1 on 15/04/2016 17:57:12: I'm here! Been flying for an hour with Jon (Conway soarer). NNW about 15mph, just enough lift for the Wildthing and Moth to cruise around in but no more. Went back up again for a few hours with the kids, more of a NW tonight and really storming lift, bitterly cold though! Working this weekend so can't fly, hoping to escape for an hour so to have a gander at the PSS fleet.
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