Hi

I am really excited about, my first try on slope soaring.

The slope itself was not anything great, but it did its job. Wind was blowing fast and made me hesitate about the launch, as I could barely hold the plane.

Finally, I got it up on air and made a dream come true.

Enjoy and share with me my excitement.

Top Model Albatros 2,4 E Slope Soaring (2 min 49 sec)

Thanks

Very nice. Seems like that slope is probably good enough for a dedicated slope plane, too!

Welcome to the addiction. You'll be selling all your powered planes before you know it

Originally Posted by bjaffee

Very nice. Seems like that slope is probably good enough for a dedicated slope plane, too!

Ohhh...! Was it necessary for you to make such a comment ? I am prone enough and its been many days I am going around such a thought, but I am steering clear of it, because I tell myself, that this slope, just doesn't worth it.

Originally Posted by skaffen

Welcome to the addiction. You'll be selling all your powered planes before you know it

Anyone care for a Topflite P47, ready to be maidened...?

Lol

Originally Posted by FRIDAY_2008

Ohhh...! Was it necessary for you to make such a comment ? I am prone enough and its been many days I am going around such a thought, but I am steering clear of it, because I tell myself, that this slope, just doesn't worth it.

Why not?

Its just a small slope only 120ft high but this height comes after 0.6mile of distance.

Nothing like the slopes I see on youtube that are high in the mountains

Originally Posted by FRIDAY_2008

Its just a small slope only 120ft high but this height comes after 0.6mile of distance.

Nothing like the slopes I see on youtube that are high in the mountains

I don't suppose they would let you use the west face of the Acropolis to fly when the tourists are few?

Congratulations Mr. Friday! Once you get that feeling, there's no going back ....

(As a fellow citizen of one of the P.I.G.S. counties, I wish you well through these difficult times, which I believe are far worse there than here).

Well if you can fly on in the slope what is the problem????
I have just discovered DLG by way of a second hand blaster 2, my slope is about 10 feet high and not very steep between 2 football fields, but when the wind blows up it right I can slope on that quite well and it's really quite fun and challenging and then of course a thermal will come along every now and then and I can then change from sloe to thermal follow the thermal and then when it dies out I come back down to my little slope.
Unfortunately most of the time the wind is blowing the wrong way!
Point is just enjoy what you got and have fun!

Originally Posted by CFIMEI

I don't suppose they would let you use the west face of the Acropolis to fly when the tourists are few?

Prevailing wind on Acropolis, is NE, so West side is no go. When you ll come to swim in Greek beaches, I ll be waiting for you to fly together

Originally Posted by Woodstock 1

Congratulations Mr. Friday! Once you get that feeling, there's no going back ....

(As a fellow citizen of one of the P.I.G.S. counties, I wish you well through these difficult times, which I believe are far worse there than here).

Hope it doesn't get any worst, in any country. We still make it and help each other a lot. We remembered things of our glorious heritage and with these we are getting along.

Thanks

Welcome to the world of slope soaring.

The economy may be bad but at least you've got something there that us Brits can only dream of................................................ .........sunshine!

As I said before. Everyone is welcomed here. If it happens you come one day, just shoot a pm

Welcome to sloping Friday! Congratulations!
Tom

Welcome to the wonderful world of slope soaring!

Don't get rid of your powered planes though. The wind doesn't blow ALL the time. (unless you live where I do)

mw

Welcome to the wonderful world of sloping Friday. I just got back into this myself. It's quite addicting.