Ian Jones Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Hi Steve, you are a busy chap with all the flying and videos etc Just a quick question here - which Eclipse are you using - QPCM or the new 2.4 Pro? Thanks, Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Hi Ian, yes I try to keep busy with flying stuff. I'm using the 2.4 Pro Steve A470Soaring.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Steve. Have you had a look at the point at Barry Island , at a quick glance on Google Earth it looks like it faces from SW to E...ish. Maybe worth a run down there one day. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Phil I did look at it once on Google Earth. Are you talking about the eastern or western points? I know both are accessible on foot. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Western point, as you look at Google Earth its to the left of the beach, good access and parking, with a flat..ish L/Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Posted by Steve Houghton 1 on 28/06/2012 12:01:53: Hi Ian, yes I try to keep busy with flying stuff. I'm using the 2.4 Pro Steve A470Soaring.blogspot.com Interesting, I have both and just so happens that only seconds before seeing your post I'd carry out a copy operation on my Pro do some setup testing on the copy. It worked fine for me on this occasion as I am very pleased to say that I have got a dual elevator servo setup working easily - in the time it took for this brief exchange actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Posted by Big Phil on 28/06/2012 12:28:45: Western point, as you look at Google Earth its to the left of the beach, good access and parking, with a flat..ish L/Z Yea, could be good WSW or ESE. What about the point to the eastern end of the Knap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Posted by Ian Jones on 28/06/2012 12:41:25: Posted by Steve Houghton 1 on 28/06/2012 12:01:53: Hi Ian, yes I try to keep busy with flying stuff. I'm using the 2.4 Pro Steve A470Soaring.blogspot.com Interesting, I have both and just so happens that only seconds before seeing your post I'd carry out a copy operation on my Pro do some setup testing on the copy. It worked fine for me on this occasion as I am very pleased to say that I have got a dual elevator servo setup working easily - in the time it took for this brief exchange actually. Glad it worked for you Ian. Mine would have been fine but for that one little hiccup. Maybe it was something in the mix that it just didn't like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Another one worth looking at, I used to walk Alf up there a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Maidened my latest aquisition at the weekend, an X Models Whisper. See the full story HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Anyone know any slopes between Nottingham centre and Stockport? I hope to have a fly on the way home from work on Saturday. Olly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Looks like I'm flying near hathersage moor on Sat late PM, if anyone wants to join me or knows the area please let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Just finished my last shift ......2 weeks off........... All ask for some serious sloping weather..... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Well 2 weeks off and managed to fly twice..........boy has it rained We, that's Steve Houghton and myself, met up with Chris & Mark at the Bwlch and flew the Crest in 25 +mph winds....lift was awesome. Anyone who has flown the Crest will know of the awful rotor there, we had to walk back over 100 yards to safely land. I took my new Speedo mk IIX for it's maiden but postponed it for more favourable conditions. It was defo' a foamie day with me flying my Weasel and BanShe (how I love those models) Steve flew his Hawk which is surprisingly good in that sort of wind. Fingers crossed for good weather this weekend.. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bran Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 We are stuck in that borderline poower/slope weather situation..............wherever you go you could so easily be wrong.........been like that for some time. Had a brilliant sloping morning last week though, all on my own................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Hope to maiden the Speedo tomorrow at the Meio, the forecast looks good Fingers crossed it comes home in one piece Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conwy Soarer Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Good maiden flight of my Dynamic S tonight. It was a lovely evening with moderate NW winds, I was flying on Mynydd Pysgodlyn. During the flight I was joined by three red kites (shame I didnt have the cam onboard) Flew well from the off with no major trim changes. The model was bought from the HK UK warehouse with motor prop etc. The motor or esc were DOA so have been sent back to HK, the kit included a glider nose which I taped on to have a go on the slope. Spent most of the evening fast cruising along the edge and circling with the kites. Hopefully winds are swinging tomorrow so can have a go on the Gower maybe Sat or Sun. Will let you know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 A few photo's from last weekend at the Meio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Flyer Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Just returned from a great weeks sloping at St.Agnes. Perfect conditions all week and managed to fly every day. These pictures of my Acacia 2, carrying a full ballast set, pretty much sums up how good it was. Edited By Devon Flyer on 23/09/2012 22:12:35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Great planes those Acacia's DF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 So it's Friday again tomorrow, which means it's battery charging day ready for getting in some slope action this weekend Forecast for Saturday is for NW 12mph and on Sunday SW 16mph, which means I can stay local and fly on Meio Common for both days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Turner Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I am extremely lucky where I live! I live 5 mins away from a couple of 360 degree hills called the Whittenham Clumps (near Didcot, Oxon) so no matter what the wind direction, it will be hitting the hill somewhere! I fly an old Falcon kits Sandpiper and an st model ASW-17 up there when its too windy for the flying field. it doesn't matter what the weather outside is like, there is now a model to suit! it its chucking it down or dark, micro indoor heli, if its fine then down to then field, if its too windy then the slopes it is!! sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Gary, I wish I was so lucky, Cheshire isn't blessed with much in the way decent sloping sites. Still, for the 1st time this year I have at last been out on a slope (yes sorry chaps, I feel very guilty ). A bit rusty but not enough to raise any issues and soon got into it again. Had a great afternoon with my ST DG1000 and SAS Fusion (details in my post on this page). I hadn't sloped the DG1000 before but I imagined that it would be fine in lighter winds and it was. Can't wait for next time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiKid Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Greetings from the other side of the world. We have wind here too!. Just been reading through this thread and really loving it. I fly all sorts of models, but ridge soaring is my passion. We are blessed in New Zealand with long skinny islands and can dash from one side to the other if needed to follow the wind. I was thinking how lucky we are one day, when I recalled that neat song by Loius Armstrong and threw a few of my pics together to go with his great sentiments. **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Hi KiwiKid, I've come across your video's before on Vimeo. Always good to see how people do it in other parts of this Wonderful World. Oh, and welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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