Steve Houghton 1 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Posted by Alex Gibbs on 19/01/2012 21:28:45: does anybody live in south wales that does slope soaring? i think id like to come and see where you fly and watch how its done :D Alex, come on down, the flying is fantastic. I'm out there every dry weekend and there is a slope to fly for every wind direction. If you take a look on the video thread you will see some of my videos taken in the area north of Cardiff. I shall be out this Saturday & Sunday too as the weather is forecast to be dry. If you're interested in coming down on a weekend, PM me and I'll gladly meet you and take you to the slopes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 A mountain rescue team is currently on its way to the Bwlch to rescue Marks Ballistik, which crashed into the vertical cliff and was lodged on a small ledge about 50' down from the lip. Hopefully it won't need much repair but I know Mark will just be glad to get it back as it's one of his favourite models. I may have to get one too, they're awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Sounds the best/safest solution...... Make sure they strap it to one of those orange back boards before bringing it up the cliff won't you......a spar may be cracked ot there could be unseen damage A pity you couldn't get the Duke of Cambridge to pick it up in his Sea King.......THAT would have made a great shot.....I can see the Headlines now...... The Daily Mail will have...."PRINCE SHOWS HE IS IN TOUCH WITH COMMON PEOPLE BY RESCUING RC AEROPLANE" The Mirror will have......"ROYALS WASTE EVEN MORE MONEY BY RESCUING POSH KIDS TOY PLANE" & The Star will go with......."BUSTY AMANDA IN DARING CLIFF TOP RESCUE BY PRINCE WILLS" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 The Ballistik has been retrieved but I have no info as yet to its condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Ballistik covered in muck but Mark charged up the battery, wiggled the sticks and alls well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Just spoken with Mark. He said everything worked fine for a minute then stopped. I've told him the RX may be damp and to remove it and put it somewhere warm, like an airing cupboard for 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Been up the Bwlch today. Winds extremely light, NNE so flying the Hawk and Speedo on the VR98 slope. There wasn't enough wind to do anything exciting, just stooge back and forth and catch the odd thermal as it came along. The Speedo performed well and I'll really look forward to trying her in the spring and summer during those light wind days as she certainly catches the thermals well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Lynock Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Used to live just down the road from the Bwlch, have a look at caerau mountain as I think you can drive the forestry track up to the top of it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I tried looking up Caerau mountain but there was little info on it. There's loads of slopes around the area and when theres an F3F comp on at the Bwlch we fly the other slopes mostly to the east of Bwlch, although we have been known to fly Bryncethin or Heol Y Crw sometimes which is just noth of Bridgend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 No flying today, snow stops play But the batteries are charged in my Banana and Speedo ready for tomorrow, as long as the roads up to Meio Common are clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Anyone any experience of the Axion Cumulus 200? I'm looking at the full house version (3X Plug & Fly). At around £100 it could suit me nicely because it can easily be adapted from a motor glider to a pure glider. I would also be wanting to attach a tow hook or release (which?). If I did that it would be a complete all rounder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Oops, I should have included a link, here it is: Axion Cumulus 200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I've seen the ads for these Ian but I think I'd want to find some reviews before I splashed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 That's right Steve - 2 page adverts for months, yet not a word about them anywhere else. A review or two would indeed go down well but I can't find anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Well you have a choice then Ian, take a chance and buy one, try it and write a review, or wait until there is more info available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Hmm, if I did chance my arm then I would certainly write a review - seems to be much needed as every retailer seems to have them listed. However, my arms are safe. I'll need encouragement of some sort to make me commit my dosh and the lack of any useful information is not very encouraging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Flyer Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 No reason - just the joy of slope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen wenban Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Hello gents , Happy new year to you all , I've just had a look at the model your looking at Ian to me it very pricey for a foam model you could get a 2.6 mtr glass ASW28 for less that are well know flyers . Or a DG1000 of which I have 2 I also have the ASW28 and prefer its flying attitude still if you looking for a foamie ,then I humbly suggest looking to the ST model range , once again they do an ASW28 and a DG1000 with and up and go,They are well proven and widely reviewed . Now back to building for me cheers all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen wenban Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 P.S just added a few photo's of progress on my latest PSS build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Thanks Stephen - I'll have a look into your suggestions. The matter of getting me fixed with a suitable glider is proving to be a subject all of it's own so it looks like the mods have moved it to Aerotowing newbie. I'll let it run a little longer then respond to all of the suggestions. The big Boomer's coming on - nice to see you are keeping suitabley refreshed in the process. Edited By Ian Jones on 09/02/2012 01:22:15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Posted by Devon Flyer on 08/02/2012 19:34:10: No reason - just the joy of slope. Thats a good enough reason for me DF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Posted by stephen wenban on 08/02/2012 19:47:31: Hello gents , Happy new year to you all , I've just had a look at the model your looking at Ian to me it very pricey for a foam model you could get a 2.6 mtr glass ASW28 for less that are well know flyers . Or a DG1000 of which I have 2 I also have the ASW28 and prefer its flying attitude still if you looking for a foamie ,then I humbly suggest looking to the ST model range , once again they do an ASW28 and a DG1000 with and up and go,They are well proven and widely reviewed . Now back to building for me cheers all Hi Stephen, long time no see. Hope you're getting some lovely summer flying in down there. It's very cold here but I'm braving sub zero temperatures and snow on the weekends to go flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Heres a picture taken from the layby at the Wrecker slope at the Bwlch, which over looks Cwmparc and Treorchi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Very Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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