Alex Leigh

Hi Andy, a few of us are up there in a Westerly. Last week, we were on North Hill (in Wales) which is a better slope for that direction. Same as Frank, drop me a PM and I'll let you next time we're up. Oh should have got a WT 48

I'm an uncovered but leading edge taped as our slope has spikey bracken. Just been flying mine and I love it. It's just a lot of fun to fly compared to - say - a wildthing.  

Pah. It's mostly fixed now. Although only because of the good advice of Frank and the rest of the wise slopers on our hill   Some pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexleigh/ although not very good ones!   I reckon I might spray the repair red to show where the damage was. Good to know I can fix (still needs an epoxy bandage) simple stuff on composite airframes. If it were something more serious tho, no idea where I'd start. @import url(/CuteEditor_Files/public_forums.css);

Quite like that ASW. My Junior T is pretty much shot now. Really shouldn't try landing it so close to the fence. Or - as proved to be the case - into the fence

He's right you know We were 27mhz and Acoms as well! Blue Crystal which was seriously compromised by large CB aerials on the big trucks in the valley below. The original capstan was held together by pva and habit. Can't believe my dad chucked away the remains without asking me..

 Did someone say Capstan? I liked the look of that Fauvette but too many models already. That one ^ is built from the "new" Cambrian kit. First model I ever had some *ahem* 30 years ago, so really had to buy this one.  Scale pilot as you might be able to see.... flies great, bit odd going back to R/E but it's positively stately and more aerobatic than you'd think.  

Michael I was there yesterday but flying I think when you were talking to Geoff or Tim. Agree with the Wildthing, that's what I bought when first flying at Garway. I warn you tho, it's a slippery slope to bigger things  If you drop a msg (via PM), I'll happily add you to our "slope" email that goes out most weeks discussing where and when we'll be flying (generally at Garway if it's a W/NW/WSW or further afield if not). Also a few of us have battered (blame Timbo, the combat king!) WT's, happy to let you have a fly if you're coming up.

Garway Hill - Cliff's K8 Maiden. Very nice.   Vigorous throw!   Three of mine. Fantastic day to be flying. Shame I couldn't bring the other 10 (TEN!) from home. Oops     Edited By Mark Web Tech on 29/07/2011 09:57:04

It was a great day I let Tim win after sending his Wildthing into "the spinning foamy of death" which nearly lacerated all of us as it scythed back into the slope. Last time i was at the Orme, it was 60+ plus and I was a sloping newbie. I left with some broken models and a love of sloping that's never left. It was great to go back and fly some nice gliders in that awesome lift. These guys are so spoilt! See it wasn't just me who was walking!  Few more here: Flickr  Thanks Tim, Paul, Steve and Ronnie for making us feel so welcome. I had a blast. Don't think my Bird-60 has ever flown that fast Edited By Tim Mackey - Administrator on 15/07/2011 22:27:15

Every cheap one I've seen Matthew has an eggshell fuz, that's where they tend to break - either behind the wing or on the tail. Obviously, h'experienced man like yourself will be fine.  If it were me, I'd be clearing off the slope with a spatula.

Nice vid that Lee. I have something to aspire too.

Thanks Mike. More good advice. I'll go back to a linear comp then and try to be a little less punchy on the stick.

I always assumed ailerons up was to prevent tip stall as well! Yes I've noticed how wooshy the mouldies are. Then I go and fly my old middle phase and it ends up miles away!

Thanks Tom/All. That's really useful advice. I shall go practice landing "on a spot". I did try that last week but was frustrated on how useless I was! I think the idea of bringing the crow in more gently and adjusting it gradually makes a lot of sense. I need to fly a squarer circuit as well. Because I'm always really rushed on landing. Final turn is a bit tight, then I'm flying towards myself so I'm just not getting a feel for distance, then - generally - it's all a bit of a panic. Funny now, flying isn't an issue mostly. I can feel myself improving. But all the time I'm thinking "got to land this thing soon" and it's a bit off-putting!  Practise then. Bird is a tough old *er* bird. Even so let's hope I learn fast eh?

Love crow brakes. Still not absolutely sure I've mastered their use tho. Because those who have seem to drop the model at their feet at walking pace, where I'm either out the back out of sight somewhere, back over the front or having to retrieve the model from an emergency bracken burial.  Okay it's not that bad, but I do have some questions 1) Is "optimal" crow when the model is pushing forward slightly but basically just coming straight down. 2) On the Bird, I need more down elevator (proportionally) for the first half of the crow than the second. So if I left it programmed as a standard mix from 0mm to 5mm comp for about 70 deg max of crow, it'll rear up until half way and then settle down. I've used a mix to tame it and checked all the movements, it just seems odd.3) Is it really as simple as "get it into wind, wind in the crow"? 4) I guess this is wind / slope dependendant, but is it better to start with less crow and build it up if you feel you're overshooting or dump the lot and modulate back from there? I find I get a bit "thumb confused" trying to fine tune lots of things in quite a short amount of time!  I still feel like most of the time I'm coming in too fast. I need to trust the crow will slow the model down but it won't tip stall (that's how I wrecked my Luna). Every landing is different, most of them are okay, some quite good and I've not wrecked a model for a while but I really want to be able to nail it everytime. So any advice useful. Happy to chuck/circuit/land for practice.