RCGroups World Slope Tour

ZIPPER · Mar 01, 2006, 05:47 AM

RCGroups world slope tour is the tour of a slope glider around the world. The aim of the tour is to have the glider flown at as may fling sites and by as many people as possible. Photo and video documentation is a must at all sites and will be posted on this thread for all to see.
There will be a “were is it now” page, so you can track the progress and see if it is getting close to you.
A $5 donation is required from every one who has a fly; this is to cover postage costs, any money that is left after postage will go to the Eric Molstead Foundation, a fellow RCGroups member that was tragically killed in a plane accident. At the end of the tour the plane (what’s left of it) will be auctioned and the proceeds will also go to Eric’s foundation.

Rules:
If you are the recipient of the Dominator then you are responsible for its well being, the collection of the $5 flying fee, repairs that may be needed and the forwarding to the next recipient. Payments can be made via paypal to worldslopetour@hotmail.com
As a recipient you will have to have a current papal account that you can deposit and receive funds from.
The Dominator is not to be held for more than 3 weeks be any one recipient as she has to get around the world and try and make it to some major events.
The original post were this idea was developed is here http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=385342 were there are lots of pic's of the build and first flights.
Glenn

ZIPPER · Mar 01, 2006, 05:50 AM

This page is for the links to the places that the Dominator has been.

Victoria Australia http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...6&postcount=18
Hawaii http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=442790
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...&page=39&pp=15 post 574

ZIPPER · Mar 01, 2006, 05:52 AM

Keep an eye out to see if the Dom is close to you.
You can sign up to host the Dom here. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...85#post4723385

. Who wants it next?

ZIPPER · Mar 01, 2006, 06:10 AM

Post your Video's and Pic's here.

New Zealand http://www.butseriouslynow.com/WST15mb.wmv
http://www.butseriouslynow.com/phatvideo_40mb.wmv

http://www.rcgroups.com/gallery/show...cat=500&page=1
http://www.rcgroups.com/gallery/show...cat=500&page=1
Mt Annan Sydney Aust. http://static.rcgroups.com/gallery/d...er_mtannan.wmv
Blackheath Sydney Aust. http://www.inflighthobbies.com/videos/WST23mb.wmv
Hawaii http://static.rcgroups.com/gallery/d...ec05_lowww.wmv
Santa Barbara http://sbslopers.org/movies/farren/w...pe_tour_sb.mov

ajroahkni · Mar 01, 2006, 12:11 PM

Flying at Nakalele Maui

timmig · Mar 06, 2006, 12:49 AM

OK---thanks to Dan Field the World Tour plane flew at Fermin today!!!

6 Pilots stepped up and volunteered $5 to fly her!!

Hope to have some still pics and video later this week-- but I'm going to work-- so it may be a while!! Who wants her in SD?? THen I know the Weasle fest is going off the end of the month in Santa Barbara-- so I'll need someone to register to take her off my hands for that!!! Surfimp?? You up for it???

Flew very nice --- blue skies and wispy clouds in 20 to 25mph winds!! Great night and good flying-- thanks to all that flew her--- didn't get all the names-- their in the log book-- Fermin Bill FLyin Fossle Dan-- Minhuahau and friend the Boobie catcher and myself!! Good flyin and thanks for the donations!!

Timmig

Chief High Horse · Mar 06, 2006, 09:29 PM

Pics

timmig · Mar 30, 2006, 11:45 AM

California has the DOm-- First it went to Fermin with me-- now to the Weasle Fest-- then it should come back to San Diego before heading North to the Bay Area if anyone wants it there. Then on to Washingon/Oregon for the complete West Coast Tour---it could easily head east from there-- to include Jack Cooper in Kansas etc. + on to Texas and other parts again further East!
That's just a suggestion as to ease of movement and any shipping--- mostly to avoid those costs to allow as much of the funds as possible to get to the intended place- Eric's family.
Thanks--
Timmig
aka Tim Neja
Inland Slope Rebels

surfimp · Apr 02, 2006, 08:58 PM

Glenn, she had a good time at the BBQ but I made sure she got home safe and sound

Unfortunately, the wind never got above about 6-7mph today and I didn't want to risk flying the Dom. Turnout was not as good (to be expected on a Sunday) so unfortunately it didn't quite work out. I did have the plane there and setup though, and told everybody about it. There's still plenty of more opportunities and a number of people expressed interest... we need to get the California / US flyers organized so that we can efficiently get the Dom from place to place and get that logbook filled up!

I am willing to donate a Hitec 555 to the cause, so that we don't have to figure that part of the equation out over & over again. That way we can be sure that it will be ready to go for everybody in the US as soon as they receive it. Would love feedback on this concept. The 555 is negative shift, though, so it would only work with Hitec/Futaba gear. A positive shift receiver could always be swapped in of course.

Steve

blowentw · Apr 02, 2006, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by surfimp

Glenn, she had a good time at the BBQ but I made sure she got home safe and sound

<snip>

There's still plenty of more opportunities and a number of people expressed interest... we need to get the California / US flyers organized so that we can efficiently get the Dom from place to place and get that logbook filled up!

<snip>

Steve

hi, Steve.

I just posted a spreadsheet of the pilots who signed up on the other thread. It is located here (I hope):
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...=4#post5275918
This should get someone started on coordinating things.

Take care,

Barry

SLO Soarer · Apr 04, 2006, 12:38 AM

surfimp ~~Santa Barbara <--Dom here now
SLO Soarer ~~ Los Osos (San Luis Obispo)
Reed ~~San Francisco
Sloper Dave ~~Camarillo
KingOfTheHill ~~Santa Clarita
danfield ~~ Long Beach
Imoonbark ~~Fullerton
Taylor Mullin ~~Costa Mesa
tkigar/DSslopeguru ~~Alta Vista
Mr. Innocent ~~Carlsbad

This is just a suggestion...... I can pick up the Dom from Surfimp and save the postage, and if Reed doesn't mind driving a bit I can drop it off to him too. That seems to be as far north as it goes on this list and most of the people in So. Cal. look close enough together that it can probably be handed off to one another to save the shipping cost.

Like I said....just a suggestion. Anyone else got an idea?

Dave
Fly Fast, Soar SLO

Admiral_Red · Apr 04, 2006, 12:43 AM

...I posted my suggestion here in response to the spreadsheet. Who is still on the list that can be checked off as already getting the Dom?

James

SLO Soarer · Apr 04, 2006, 01:01 AM

Didn't realize that we were going clear up to Washington with her. If that's the case we could start in the So. Cal. and work it's way North.

Dave

timmig · Apr 06, 2006, 01:01 PM

I was thinking--- coast of California-- then North to Washington and Oregon-- then head east to whoever wants it. Doesn't make sense to ship it if we don't have to. Once it goes to Adm. Red in Texas-- then it will need to be shipped. I know the boys in SD wanted to see it-- it's in Central Calif now-- anyone in the Bay Area??
Timmig

SLO Soarer · Apr 19, 2006, 06:26 PM

The Dom will be on it's way to SLO this weekend. I will be driving down to steves to pick it in the morning. Any of you San Luis Obispo RCG'ers want to fly it let me know. When it leaves me it will be on it's way to San Francisco to the JART man himself.......(insert drumroll here)....... Reed. I'll get pics up as the flights happen and I'll try to post a video. It will be my first attempt at posting vid, so I hope it'll work.

Dave

Mar 01, 2006, 05:47 AM	#1
ZIPPER by ZIPPER Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: East Kurrajong Sydney Australia Posts: 2,719	RCGroups World Slope Tour RCGroups world slope tour is the tour of a slope glider around the world. The aim of the tour is to have the glider flown at as may fling sites and by as many people as possible. Photo and video documentation is a must at all sites and will be posted on this thread for all to see. There will be a “were is it now” page, so you can track the progress and see if it is getting close to you. A $5 donation is required from every one who has a fly; this is to cover postage costs, any money that is left after postage will go to the Eric Molstead Foundation, a fellow RCGroups member that was tragically killed in a plane accident. At the end of the tour the plane (what’s left of it) will be auctioned and the proceeds will also go to Eric’s foundation. Rules: If you are the recipient of the Dominator then you are responsible for its well being, the collection of the $5 flying fee, repairs that may be needed and the forwarding to the next recipient. Payments can be made via paypal to worldslopetour@hotmail.com As a recipient you will have to have a current papal account that you can deposit and receive funds from. The Dominator is not to be held for more than 3 weeks be any one recipient as she has to get around the world and try and make it to some major events. The original post were this idea was developed is here http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=385342 were there are lots of pic's of the build and first flights. Glenn Last edited by ZIPPER; Mar 01, 2006 at 06:25 AM.

Mar 01, 2006, 05:50 AM	#2
ZIPPER by ZIPPER Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: East Kurrajong Sydney Australia Posts: 2,719	Were has the Dom been? This page is for the links to the places that the Dominator has been. Victoria Australia http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...6&postcount=18 Hawaii http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=442790 http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...&page=39&pp=15 post 574 Last edited by ZIPPER; Mar 01, 2006 at 06:06 AM.

Mar 01, 2006, 05:52 AM	#3
ZIPPER by ZIPPER Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: East Kurrajong Sydney Australia Posts: 2,719	Were is the Dom going next? Keep an eye out to see if the Dom is close to you. You can sign up to host the Dom here. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...85#post4723385 . Who wants it next? Last edited by ZIPPER; Nov 16, 2006 at 03:00 AM.

Mar 01, 2006, 06:10 AM	#4
ZIPPER by ZIPPER Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: East Kurrajong Sydney Australia Posts: 2,719	Video's and pic's Post your Video's and Pic's here. New Zealand http://www.butseriouslynow.com/WST15mb.wmv http://www.butseriouslynow.com/phatvideo_40mb.wmv http://www.rcgroups.com/gallery/show...cat=500&page=1 http://www.rcgroups.com/gallery/show...cat=500&page=1 Mt Annan Sydney Aust. http://static.rcgroups.com/gallery/d...er_mtannan.wmv Blackheath Sydney Aust. http://www.inflighthobbies.com/videos/WST23mb.wmv Hawaii http://static.rcgroups.com/gallery/d...ec05_lowww.wmv Santa Barbara http://sbslopers.org/movies/farren/w...pe_tour_sb.mov Last edited by ZIPPER; May 22, 2006 at 06:35 AM.

Mar 01, 2006, 12:11 PM	#5
ajroahkni ...in with the new Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Makawao, HI Posts: 3,433	Video Flying at Nakalele Maui

Mar 06, 2006, 12:49 AM	#6
timmig Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,405	OK---thanks to Dan Field the World Tour plane flew at Fermin today!!! 6 Pilots stepped up and volunteered $5 to fly her!! Hope to have some still pics and video later this week-- but I'm going to work-- so it may be a while!! Who wants her in SD?? THen I know the Weasle fest is going off the end of the month in Santa Barbara-- so I'll need someone to register to take her off my hands for that!!! Surfimp?? You up for it??? Flew very nice --- blue skies and wispy clouds in 20 to 25mph winds!! Great night and good flying-- thanks to all that flew her--- didn't get all the names-- their in the log book-- Fermin Bill FLyin Fossle Dan-- Minhuahau and friend the Boobie catcher and myself!! Good flyin and thanks for the donations!! Timmig

Mar 06, 2006, 09:29 PM	#7
Chief High Horse Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 3,509	pics from fermin sunday Pics Last edited by Minhuahua; Mar 07, 2006 at 11:33 AM.

Mar 30, 2006, 11:45 AM	#8
timmig Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,405	California has the DOm-- First it went to Fermin with me-- now to the Weasle Fest-- then it should come back to San Diego before heading North to the Bay Area if anyone wants it there. Then on to Washingon/Oregon for the complete West Coast Tour---it could easily head east from there-- to include Jack Cooper in Kansas etc. + on to Texas and other parts again further East! That's just a suggestion as to ease of movement and any shipping--- mostly to avoid those costs to allow as much of the funds as possible to get to the intended place- Eric's family. Thanks-- Timmig aka Tim Neja Inland Slope Rebels

Apr 02, 2006, 08:58 PM	#9
surfimp Piscine Promulgator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 14,403	Glenn, she had a good time at the BBQ but I made sure she got home safe and sound Unfortunately, the wind never got above about 6-7mph today and I didn't want to risk flying the Dom. Turnout was not as good (to be expected on a Sunday) so unfortunately it didn't quite work out. I did have the plane there and setup though, and told everybody about it. There's still plenty of more opportunities and a number of people expressed interest... we need to get the California / US flyers organized so that we can efficiently get the Dom from place to place and get that logbook filled up! I am willing to donate a Hitec 555 to the cause, so that we don't have to figure that part of the equation out over & over again. That way we can be sure that it will be ready to go for everybody in the US as soon as they receive it. Would love feedback on this concept. The 555 is negative shift, though, so it would only work with Hitec/Futaba gear. A positive shift receiver could always be swapped in of course. Steve

Apr 04, 2006, 12:38 AM	#11
SLO Soarer Fly~Crash~Repair~Repeat Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 301	How bout this??? surfimp ~~Santa Barbara <--Dom here now SLO Soarer ~~ Los Osos (San Luis Obispo) Reed ~~San Francisco Sloper Dave ~~Camarillo KingOfTheHill ~~Santa Clarita danfield ~~ Long Beach Imoonbark ~~Fullerton Taylor Mullin ~~Costa Mesa tkigar/DSslopeguru ~~Alta Vista Mr. Innocent ~~Carlsbad This is just a suggestion...... I can pick up the Dom from Surfimp and save the postage, and if Reed doesn't mind driving a bit I can drop it off to him too. That seems to be as far north as it goes on this list and most of the people in So. Cal. look close enough together that it can probably be handed off to one another to save the shipping cost. Like I said....just a suggestion. Anyone else got an idea? Dave Fly Fast, Soar SLO

Apr 04, 2006, 12:43 AM	#12
Admiral_Red That should fly! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 2,401	I hate to repost.... ...I posted my suggestion here in response to the spreadsheet. Who is still on the list that can be checked off as already getting the Dom? James

Apr 04, 2006, 01:01 AM	#13
SLO Soarer Fly~Crash~Repair~Repeat Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 301	Didn't realize that we were going clear up to Washington with her. If that's the case we could start in the So. Cal. and work it's way North. Dave

Apr 06, 2006, 01:01 PM	#14
timmig Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,405	I was thinking--- coast of California-- then North to Washington and Oregon-- then head east to whoever wants it. Doesn't make sense to ship it if we don't have to. Once it goes to Adm. Red in Texas-- then it will need to be shipped. I know the boys in SD wanted to see it-- it's in Central Calif now-- anyone in the Bay Area?? Timmig

Apr 19, 2006, 06:26 PM	#15
SLO Soarer Fly~Crash~Repair~Repeat Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 301	The Dom will be on it's way to SLO this weekend. I will be driving down to steves to pick it in the morning. Any of you San Luis Obispo RCG'ers want to fly it let me know. When it leaves me it will be on it's way to San Francisco to the JART man himself.......(insert drumroll here)....... Reed. I'll get pics up as the flights happen and I'll try to post a video. It will be my first attempt at posting vid, so I hope it'll work. Dave

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