Peewhit Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Hi folks, Finally got to the slope again today after a week or so of no wind / rain / F3F competition - withdrawal symptoms were setting in! The wind forecast was for 30kph which according to my reckoning is 17 or 18 mhp, and should have made for some nice relaxed flying. It seemed a bit wild when I arrived so out came the whirlygig thingy which was showing 35mph on the edge. Certainly didn't travel nearly an hour for nothing so first up was the Fusion which with 4oz of inbuilt ballast was having difficulty penetrating. Two more ounces of church roof taped to the underside of the fus sorted that out and Fusions being Fusions, it flew nicely and quite fast. Next was the Bedlam with 6oz of ballast on board. This penetrated well (as always) yet with its wide wing, any sort of aerobatics saw it blown back towards the hill rather too quickly, and managed to crack the fin off on one of my better landings. - never mind, that nice Stan at Phoenix is sending me a new one! Also had the Blizzard which has had both fus and wings covered in CW tape and Profilm, and weighs in at 920G. This little machine just soared and totally defied the wind, reaching great heights and penetrating really well. Down trim, fast and furious, big loops, stall turns, rolls and inverted all with no problem. Also landed well yet didn't need spoilerons as ground speed at the back of the slope was quite low. Not bad for a little piece of elapor which will also fly well in 10mph! So, for all you people looking for a nice foam sloper................................ I just could not stop flying it and three hours later it rained. Does this slope soaring addiction ever subside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 To answer your question. NO A few of us are off up the Orme again tomorrow . Can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Tim lob your UF hawk off there??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 nah... not done anything to it yet TBH - I need to buy another RX...finally ran out of stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 peter-agree with you about the blizzard---got mine (new) with four mg servo's for £120.00-it's one clever bit of design work/kitting................A lot of fun...... ken anderson............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peewhit Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 Ken - that sounds like a very good deal with mg srevos too. In terms of fun per £ the Blizzard takes a lot of beating. It is designed nearly as well as my German car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Leigh Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I haven't flown mine much lately. Lobbed it off the local slope tonight in 15mph of not very one hill wind. It is a fun model to fly, but I still prefer my middle phase. Wind dropped a bit more and I managed 30 mins with the EG. Dunno why but I really do like that glider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peewhit Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 Hi Alex, The EG is great for "calm" conditions and will fly nicely when the heavier ships will not. Yes, the Middle Phase is a good machine - flew mine again last week - very stable, predictable and performs well. For sheer fun (that's what it is all about for me) the Blizzard is hard to beat in a strong wind - definitely out performed both Bedlam and Fusion today. Each to their own, think it's time for that first mouldie - Luna or Typhoon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Luna.... says the guy who has neither ... but has seen both fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Burgoyne Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Typhoon...say the man whos had both and flown both .................typhoon does the same as the luna but faster ........and still floats..looks nicer packs down easier and hasnt got that god awful wing fixing Edited By Andy Burgoyne on 22/07/2009 23:54:32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Everyone hates a show off The other Andy may have a comment about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Leigh Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Ian @ SlopeRacer gets his next stock of typhoon's on Friday. I am so tempted. But it's £280. And that's before you get into expensive radio gear. And the thought of building it is giving me the heebie geebies. But oh my word it does look nice.Andy - how hard are they to build? (sorry Peter, thread has gone somewhat off topic)Edited By Alex Leigh on 23/07/2009 09:48:33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Burgoyne Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 ive pmed you Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peewhit Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 Thread is bang on topic for me Alex. Looks as if the Typhoon is worth the extra few notes - thanks Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Leigh Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Thanks Andy. Wise words I flew the Blizz again tonight and it just doesn't do it for me. Dunno why. Strong wind but it was just getting blown about even compared to the WT. Maybe I'm trying to convince myself I need a mouldie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Lloyd Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Cut your losses, and spend £500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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