High_Start

I use Magix Movie Studio, no subscription, I paid a one time fee of about €60,-. Easy to master program and works like a charm. I didn't find a suitable free program without a catch. No Full HD exporting, a big watermark and so on. I am very happy with it.

If it is not Oracover, it likely that the old glue and colour will stay on the wood. I have used duct tape with good results. It takes forever though...

Seems that my tape on the battery hatch is less overcautious than I thought... 🙂

I use this stuff for the 2 meter class gliders. It is worth it's weight in gold. 15m of this and add 100m of 0,7mm nylon and you are all set. I have a spare set laying around for years now, the first set is still in good shape. https://zeller-modellbau.com/zubehoer/zubehoer-res-modelle/hochstartschlauch-silikon-8-mm-o-15-m-gelb-seta-modelltechnik/

+1 for the Multiplex foamies. I truly love wooden gliders, but the Easy Gliders is my only foam one. I use it with a separate Tx to get people into glider towing. It flies so well and is well thought out. Like other said before, stay away from the cheap knock offs.

This is very helpful. The mind doesn't know if you are doing it in the mind or for real. I use this as well.

What helps me is that if the throttle is on a switch for a particular model, it is the same red kill switch I use for all powered models. So in my mind it is linked to power on or off anyway. After reading some of the comments I will change it to a different switch for redundancy. Good suggestions here, great forum this is.

Yeah stretching in the air works quite well with enough wind. High Starting is how I started this hobby and it is still one of my favorite things to do. I love my modern RES glider.

However, nothing beats sending a glider up the high start, the chute drifting down is a bonus.

It is an old school glider, doesn't like too much wind, but thermals very well. I have since put an electric motor in the nose, I know, heretic at work, and I can easily get 1 hour flights on a 3S2200 in dead air. Very relaxing bird, and Pilot still is a great brand. I have a Lavender I am planning on building this year.

I build a Höllein AndREaS RES glider, and although it weighs only half of my Sig Riser, it copes better with wind because of the more modern aerofoil. I'd look for a slighly heavier RES kit.

From experience I fully agree with the Gentle Lady, and the Sophisticated Lady is fine as well, as is the Multiplex Easy Glider. I started on the Hi-Start with a Robbe Silence foamy, and later a Sig Riser, which was and still is teriffic! When build like the plan the is very strong, I once ripped the Hi-Start with it, the plane was fine. Nowadays I mostly shoot up my Höllein AndREaS RES glider. For the last couple of years I have been using the RES bungee from SETA Modelltechik. It is geared towards the RES competitions but very suitable for the 2M stuff weighing maximum 1KG. It has 15 meters (amost 50ft) of bungee tubing, and 100 meters (328ft) of 0,7mm yelllow nylon. This set is worth it's weight in gold. It is not explosive, but releases the energy nice and gradual. Stay away from the woven stuff. Give HI-Starting a try, when you had your first thermal flight you will be hooked. Look mom, no engine! The pictures are my Pilot QB2500, a friend captured it beautifully. This is the stuff I use: https://zeller-modellbau.com/zubehoer/zubehoer-res-modelle/hochstartschlauch-silikon-8-mm-o-15-m-gelb-seta-modelltechnik/

Thank you very much, that means a lot. This was done with limited equipment, but it was loads of fun to make. I have a better camera on the horizon.

Hello everyone, I captured a nice day end of January. Splendid weather and beautiful gliders. Two clubmembers were winching their big F3J machines, and it was a marvelous sight. I especially loved how they zoomed of the line, and how you can see the fuselage warp under the all the stress. That must be a lot of force! Anyway, I thought I might share it here, if posts like these are not appropriate I will happily remove it ofcourse. Here is a link to the video:

Great, that helps a lot, thanks!