Good Soaring site in North-East PA
12-01-2012, 09:26 PM
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RE: Good Soaring site in North-East PA
Thermal or slope?
I got my 8 hour flight at Camelback, I think it was off Hwy 380. It was twenty years ago, but I think it was a state park with a 1100 foot hill, takes wind out of the north to fly it.
I got my 8 hour flight at Camelback, I think it was off Hwy 380. It was twenty years ago, but I think it was a state park with a 1100 foot hill, takes wind out of the north to fly it.
12-01-2012, 11:54 PM
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RE: Good Soaring site in North-East PA
Thanks soar rich! I should've specify. I actually like to fly both. I did fly at Camelback, although staff there complained that I killed their 2.4GhZ radios.
Thermal I fly anywhere I see a good field or parking lot (asking permission first if I could, except maybe at Delaware Water Gap) but can't find anything big enough or flat enough to go steady.
East Stroudsburg airport is not the best spot as I could interfere with airport operation or jumpers. In-fact any active airport is not the greatest place to fly RC.
I did find on the map big enough field on a back of the Stroud Mall - gotta check with the owner.
Any active RC glider pilots in the area? Let's have a meet.
cheers,
Mark
12-02-2012, 12:18 AM
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RE: Good Soaring site in North-East PA
just thought I'd post a picture of the site I've found by the Stroud Mall (taken from Samurai RC glider on December 4 2011).
12-03-2012, 05:35 PM
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RE: Good Soaring site in North-East PA
I'm near Allentown PA, looking for a sailplane/ RC club or anyone to share the sport and learn from. Main interest is thermal soaring, would also like to find a slope site. Found one in Jim Thorpe at the top of Flagstaff mountain. Flying a FZ Calypso on an Aurora 9. Building a Topmodel Adriana. Also have CTH Titan and Assassin wings.
Anyone willing to share lessons learned or could use some company in this area?
Rabshell
Anyone willing to share lessons learned or could use some company in this area?
Rabshell
