Simon Cunliffe Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I started slope soaring this year and following advice on this forum I ended up buying a Wild Thing 60 which has been brilliant! Since then I have built a West Wings Orion and bought a used Middle Phase (advanced). I'm looking for a winter project (i know.... sad!) and am thinking about a 100 incher. So my question is what 100" kit would you recommend )bearing in mind it would be used for slope rather than thermal normally)? Cheers Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen wenban Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 What price range are you looking at ? Thes fly great from the slope http://www.falcongliders.com.au/libelle.html thats AU dollars Edited By stephen wenban on 11/07/2011 21:38:04Edited By stephen wenban on 11/07/2011 21:41:53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen wenban Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 If your looking for Balsa builds then it maybe a bit of a task to find one unless you scratch build your own or perhaps a scalie of a plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cunliffe Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 I suppose I never thought about that! ....perhaps up to £150 or so. Currently I'm on a Spektrum DX6i transmitter. I suspect I may have to change this if I'm going into crow braking territory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen wenban Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 ohhh hang on how bout a 2.4 mtr EPP slope machine ? I'm working on the prototype of 1 for a New Zealand mob pretty straight forward all EPP and meets your 100" requirement ?Edited By stephen wenban on 11/07/2011 21:46:51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen wenban Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 You can get crow from a 6 channel, but how many mixes do you have available on it ? It takes 6 mixes to achieve it, including having deployment on the throttle stick. Edited By stephen wenban on 11/07/2011 21:49:37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cunliffe Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Posted by stephen wenban on 11/07/2011 21:48:25: You can get crow from a 6 channel, but how many mixes do you have available on it ? It takes 6 mixes to achieve it, including having deployment on the throttle stick. Edited By stephen wenban on 11/07/2011 21:49:37 Don't get technical with me : ) Read haven't got a clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cunliffe Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Posted by stephen wenban on 11/07/2011 21:46:17: ohhh hang on how bout a 2.4 mtr EPP slope machine ? I'm working on the prototype of 1 for a New Zealand mob pretty straight forward all EPP and meets your 100" requirement ? Edited By stephen wenban on 11/07/2011 21:46:51 Sounds interesting. Why aren't there may traditional kits about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Probably because when you get to 100" on the slope then the performance gain with a mouldie starts to outweigh the extra cost. Not quite 100" but something like a Chris Foss Phase 6 would be a good slope soarer kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cunliffe Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Posted by Frank Skilbeck on 11/07/2011 22:00:17: Probably because when you get to 100" on the slope then the performance gain with a mouldie starts to outweigh the extra cost. Not quite 100" but something like a Chris Foss Phase 6 would be a good slope soarer kit. Actually... I have been thinking about that! Would there be much difference to the Middle Phase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen wenban Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 yes I have a few 133" and 157" slope machines but all are moulded carbon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cunliffe Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Posted by stephen wenban on 11/07/2011 22:05:20: yes I have a few 133" and 157" slope machines but all are moulded carbon Sounds expensive and probably too breakable for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen wenban Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Or something else like a Sychelle , my absolute favorite balsa build slopie and at 72" its a good size as well Plans are still available as well which makes it doable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cunliffe Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Posted by stephen wenban on 11/07/2011 22:11:45: Or something else like a Sychelle , my absolute favorite balsa build slopie and at 72" its a good size as well Plans are still available as well which makes it doable Just Googled it but can't find anything on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen wenban Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Sean Bannister designed it I'll have a dig around for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cunliffe Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Posted by stephen wenban on 11/07/2011 22:29:13: Sean Bannister designed it I'll have a dig around for you Nice one! Off to bed now... good night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen wenban Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 http://www.myhobbystore.co.uk/product/16069/seychelle-model-aircraft-plan-rc1300 There you go the design was 67 Inch I just stretched theones I built to 72" its only 2 1/2" each tip Edited By stephen wenban on 11/07/2011 22:42:06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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