More Slope Soaring RC Sailplane Videos

Radio Controlled Aeroplanes — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:30:00 +0000

More videos with throwing a glider from the top of the hill and fun with RC sailplanes and slope soaring. Things don’t always go as planned, but as you will see, slope soaring with a RC glider planes is a whole lot of fun and great challenge.

In case you’re not that familiar with RC glider planes, note that (most) these RC sailplanes don’t have motors in them and they are thrown to the air by hand. The planes are then flown by utilizing the lifting air currents caused by the heat of the earth (thermal soaring) or the wind blowing into a slope (slope soaring).

Very cost effective fun I’d say :)

Before going for the videos, if you’re new to slope soaring, you might want to read our introduction on slope soaring glider planes.

Slope Soaring RC Sailplane

RC slope soaring in Dorset. Video by willpalmer13 on Youtube.

RC Slope Soaring at Mill Hill

RC slope soaring at Mill Hill in Sussex near Shoreham Airport. Video by microsomma. Various models flown by various people, including an ASW 24 scale sailplane by FVK Modell.

Easy Glider Electric Slope Soaring in San Jose

Video by ssgtakeo flying Easy Glider Electric on the slopes of Communications Hill in San Jose, CA.

The Easy Glider Electric flown on the last video is a good RC sailplane for beginners and doesn’t cost that much. There’s usually some Easy Glider Pro kits on eBay for a good price and you can always check the other RC sailplanes on sale there if you feel like starting RC slope soaring yourself.

RC Sailplane Slope Soaring In Southern Ireland

Radio Controlled Aeroplanes — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:30:03 +0000

RC sailplane slope soaring video series by rcxorph on Youtube. Beautiful scenery from the Knockmealdown Mountains and slope soaring RC sailplane action at it’s finest. Loving it!

Check the videos below to see the RC glider plane action yourself. I added some info from the video descriptions, so you’ll know what the sailplane is and all that.

RC Slope Soaring in Southern Ireland (part 1)

Slope soaring over Knockmealdown Mountains, Co. Waterford, Ireland. The RC glider plane, nicknamed “Flying Frog”, is a crossbreed of a HKM Space Pro (3.35 m wing with RG15 airfoil) and a NAN Shadow (fuselage and V-tail).

RC Slope Soaring in Southern Ireland (part 2)

Another nice day of slope soaring over Knockmealdown Mountains, Co. Waterford, Ireland. Wind was gusty at force 3-5, coming from SW to W, which allowed for higher speeds but made landing tricky…

The RC sailplane, “Flying Frog”, is a crossbreed of a NAN Shadow fuselage + V-tail bearing an HKM Space Pro wing (3.35 m, RG15). Flown with no added weight, thus the plane is slower than theoretically possible.

If you’re interested in slope soaring and RC glider planes in general, read this: Introduction to RC Sailplanes: Radio Controlled Glider Plane