slope soaring off buildings
08-12-2009, 01:11 PM
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RE: slope soaring off buildings
I have slope soared off a lot of thing. Everything from buildings, overpasses, haystacks, tree groves, parked semi trucks, just about everything creates lift on a good windy day. I used to soar them using a handlaunch wing. But I think a good light weight DLG would be sweet as well. I would recommend the plane be pretty crash resistent. There is a lot of trial and err involved.
08-12-2009, 04:17 PM
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RE: slope soaring off buildings
Yeah
One really awful day at the thermal field, where every lauch was basically landing practice, I caught a breeze against the field fence and ran the sucker all the way to the end.
I've looked for buildings that have a clear path downwind, but they're hard to find. Not too many tall parking garages or buildings exist at the edge of towns.
One really awful day at the thermal field, where every lauch was basically landing practice, I caught a breeze against the field fence and ran the sucker all the way to the end.
I've looked for buildings that have a clear path downwind, but they're hard to find. Not too many tall parking garages or buildings exist at the edge of towns.
