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SpeedsterDEN 03-12-2013 12:45 PM

Micro sloping
 


In Denmark we dont have any mountains, but we have a long cool coastline with nice dunes.
In this thread I will show that micro sloping/DS is real cool, with the right size and type glider.

Starting with theese:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNR8HVvFOos[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm4Q0KInPTc[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe2BnHcBZwI[/youtube]

More will come..

Will try to post a few a week
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Cheers
S

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BMatthews 03-12-2013 01:10 PM

RE: Micro sloping
 
Your sea wall dynamic soaring sure doesn't leave much room for any mistakes.... :D It's pretty great that it's possible to dynamic soar even off a micro slope of this sort.

Lnewqban 03-12-2013 01:20 PM

RE: Micro sloping
 
;) ;) ;)

Tinkrerpilot 03-13-2013 02:02 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 
You could slope gopher hills with the right conditions.
Fun to see what you could slope off of, then post it here.
Great videos. Very imaginative. Like the couple walking along and looking back to see where the plane is.

SpeedsterDEN 03-13-2013 02:33 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 


Same 15 feet duneas the touch and go video.
Next videos will all be from this dune line.
Its a 0,5 mile long and 15 feet high North eastfaced coastline,2 places is therea drop behind wheremicroDS is possible.
Distance from home is 10 miles
Alula

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3QblkwRENM[/youtube]



Scratchbuild 40" Swift (fiberglass fuselage and masive balsa wing and elevator)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4KMqSacHNU[/youtube]

Cheers
S
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da Rock 03-13-2013 06:04 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 
Micro sloping was humorously demonstrated at the Perry, Ga. swap meet some years back.

The guy who did it stood in the middle of the basketball court they were using for indoor demonstrations with a closed cardboard box as the crowd gathered.

When he started the demonstration, he opened the box and pulled out a tiny glider about the size of his hand. He showed how it was simply a tiny glider without any form of power. No motor. No prop. When he explained that he was going to fly it around without landing for as long as he chose to fly, giggles and chuckles were heard.

So he did.

Noone noticed that he kept the box lid in one hand all the while. As he gently 'launched' the little glider, his free hand went to his TX that was hanging from it's neck strap. The hand with the box lid brought the lid up just below and in front of the glider. Instant slope........ As he casually walked about, the box lid provided the slope and his pace provided about 1.5mph worth of lift.

Now that was micro sloping for sure.

SpeedsterDEN 03-14-2013 07:22 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 
More vid.
Wiesel ligh,left side of the dune line.(SE) Where micro DS is possible

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ0JWGdgj14[/youtube]

Mega Wiesel same place.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VXgFyAo0Lo[/youtube]

2,5 meter Ghost glider flying through the pilot.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D1O_-jM4VQ[/youtube]

Cheers
S

jetmaven 03-14-2013 02:56 PM

RE: Micro sloping
 
Here in flat Florida , we envy your slopeage .

SpeedsterDEN 03-15-2013 05:02 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 
Then you go to the beach and do like this:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y311gXQaHnw[/youtube]


Or go to the marine pier.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P-YTrCRqQA[/youtube]

Or find a 8 feet rock coast line:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7AbPY__CWU[/youtube]


Or just go DSing the road:


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNax17cRzqo[/youtube]

Use your imagination. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...wink_smile.gif

Cheers
S

jetmaven 03-15-2013 02:14 PM

RE: Micro sloping
 
You Sir , are beyond awesom .

SpeedsterDEN 03-16-2013 12:51 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 
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Or You canfind a line of trees.
At the RC club we have a line of trees just around 80 feet from the runway, (just over the tailplane of the Fox on the picture.)
When the wind is North or S and around 10 to 18knots thentreeline DS is possible here.
We tow or bungee the glider to heigh.

It takes a real good glider (and pilot) to do it , but its real cool.
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stgxYBrubq8[/youtube]

And a trailer video.
Towing and aerobatic with my Flyfly 3 meter FOX at the RC club,
Not sloping but fun anyway

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHf9iGqNInA[/youtube]

Cheers
S

SpeedsterDEN 03-17-2013 02:05 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 
50 feet DS dune
Wind S. E. and 20 milesfrom home..

This is magic dynamic soaring, not enough wind for sloping, but enough to maintain a DS circle.

The glider is my scratchbuild Foka, 170 cm span.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDzjGFXIpzc[/youtube]

Landing practice at the same dune, with Arthobby Termik 2,5 meter.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y8tcyn3CMM[/youtube]


SpeedsterDEN 03-18-2013 12:26 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 
1 mileto the slope and at 7 miles is this nice 18 feet Alula DS dune, wind from E

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SMqnr8UvnA[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2POtV1HJwM[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D64xTrlz9QM[/youtube]

SpeedsterDEN 03-19-2013 12:10 PM

RE: Micro sloping
 
My Alula tribute.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXa8PkwB5tg[/youtube]


How to DS.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDeppgbty0k[/youtube]


Why I love gliders ?
Nothing beats the sound when passing the boundary layer in DS.http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...evil_smile.gif
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPmW7GzxqdM[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DegX_we1Mic[/youtube]


SpeedsterDEN 03-21-2013 07:11 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 
More treeline DS, this time with Arthobby Termik 2,5 meter
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcuMuesGAQw[/youtube]


Air to ground combat. Destiny / X model Blade 1,5 meter

My favorit Ds ridge, not heigh but straight and very sharp at the top.
Here you can ds very small and light glider.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq05F1Us2iQ[/youtube]

SpeedsterDEN 03-25-2013 11:03 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 
Beach flying full lengh video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=visDD8I4Fc0[/youtube]


YesterdayI wasflying on a very flat inland slope, 10 knots wind.
Not much lift but the Termik 2,5 meterdid the job.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44xpVCuwIFQ[/youtube

Longer video from this slope
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifxtx7m2z7M[/youtube]

X model Blade 1,5 meter Dsing my secret DS dune.
Even on a small ridgeyou canget some nice spee.
Ifjust the half of the circle is under the boundary layer then its ok.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSI_XX1duSo[/youtube]


Cheers
S





longsoar 03-25-2013 02:28 PM

RE: Micro sloping
 
Hey SpeedsterDEN!
Very nice videos! THank you! I enjoyed them all!
I have a question though: Why do you fly in the slope's rotor, not the windy side where the most of the lift is?
It's a NO-NO place to be for the real gliders (unless you have a death wish).
Thanks again for great videos!
cheers
Mark

rhall999 03-25-2013 03:59 PM

RE: Micro sloping
 

Noone noticed that he kept the box lid in one hand all the while. As he gently 'launched' the little glider, his free hand went to his TX that was hanging from it's neck strap. The hand with the box lid brought the lid up just below and in front of the glider. Instant slope........ As he casually walked about, the box lid provided the slope and his pace provided about 1.5mph worth of lift.
Like thishttp://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...sn/biggrin.gif......(except these are free flight, not r/c)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maYIvG-tLUo[/youtube]

wyowindworks 03-25-2013 04:47 PM

RE: Micro sloping
 
Longsoar, the backside of the right shaped hill is the funnest place to fly. You can go much faster. :D Do a little search for dynamic soaring. Bigger gliders on big hills are going over 400 mph by flying back there.

SpeedsterDEN 03-26-2013 08:47 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 


ORIGINAL: longsoar

Hey SpeedsterDEN!
Very nice videos! THank you! I enjoyed them all!
I have a question though: Why do you fly in the slope's rotor, not the windy side where the most of the lift is?
It's a NO-NO place to be for the real gliders (unless you have a death wish).
Thanks again for great videos!
cheers
Mark
Hi Mark
When flying at the backside, I dont fly in the rotor.
I fly under the rotor and in the lee where there is no wind or turbolent air.
if the ridge isnt steep and high enough or sharpenough at the top, then the windjust follow the ridge top and there will be realy turbolent at the holebacksideand itwill be impossibly to fly.And you will lose speed and probberbly the glider,
But if there is lee you will gain speed with around half of the windspeed pr. lap, if you fly the perfekt lap.
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Here I try to DS my Destiny in very light wind for this glider.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cctpKhDjI2w[/youtube]

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SpeedsterDEN 03-29-2013 10:07 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 
Mini DS with my scratch build 20" micro glider at the same slope
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1TBPX6LBEg[/youtube]

6 mile from my home is my favorit inland slope, not very high but real cool and almost lots of termals.
And 60 % of the time the wind is on this one.

First flight with my scratchbuild 1,8 meter Wisel
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGXFt5jWi8c[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0Vv0LQe3BU[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQTtzf-ZOCI[/youtube]

Cheers
S










SpeedsterDEN 04-02-2013 11:33 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 
My German freind first time DS (But not last)
Nowa DSexpert :o)

Both man and glider was almost unharmed and was flying again few min. later.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oIZVBIDdeU[/youtube]

My 3,2 meter Trinitus F3b glider at the coast in 8 knots wind.
Loads of fun in light wind, real easy to control this large glider in theese conditions comparedto a small and heavyone.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYwtpDO8bQI[/youtube]

Wisel fly by
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJYsRrrTqrY[/youtube]

Cheers
S


SpeedsterDEN 04-11-2013 06:39 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 
Scratch build Alula klon, at the small DS dune
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox2jqM7MxGE[/youtube]

Other wing same place.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsbeJEdgn1Q[/youtube]

Other Dune.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkqLsu4fb9c[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uHDV4Ufod0[/youtube]

S




longsoar 04-11-2013 01:53 PM

RE: Micro sloping
 
Beautiful videos guys!
Although in my book - real sound beats music anytime. But that's me.
cheers,
Mark

SpeedsterDEN 04-28-2013 09:53 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 
Last weekend the wind was right on my small DS dune, and I had the first real DS day this year.
Great DS day with 4 different gliders

DS with my scratch build Speedster 40 DS(40" or 1 meter span)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Aqfigd7pSo[/youtube]

And normal sloping with the scratch build Wisel 1,2 meter.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8cHt1zhG5U[/youtube]

Topgun Wiselcombat from a slope club evening last year.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edxuvhIdG8Y[/youtube]


Cheers
S

SpeedsterDEN 07-30-2013 12:47 AM

RE: Micro sloping
 
More micro sloping
Arthobby Odyssey 2,7 meter
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQBfpz83IpQ[/youtube]

Topmodel Minus Thermic 90 cm span
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rawCnbexDNM[/youtube]

Minus Dsing
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFWhfwJVXkU[/youtube]

Arthobby Sky 1,7 meter
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYKlQ_4EFV4[/youtube]

S


SpeedsterDEN 08-07-2013 12:13 PM

From my holliday, 4 days of sloping on a 30 feet slope, with Odyssey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQBfpz83IpQ

SpeedsterDEN 08-07-2013 12:15 PM

Slope flying, the Speedster style. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMwyYB-NE5o

aeajr 08-09-2013 07:35 AM

Nice videos Speedster Denmark.

Your slope sites look a lot like what I have on Long Island in New York. Lots of fun!

SpeedsterDEN 09-08-2013 09:13 AM

Same slope but with my 3,2 meter F3b glider, and standing in the lee of the ridge where there is the most beautifull sound,
;)

Wind 14 knots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kW8t1wNNZI Cheers
S

SpeedsterDEN 09-11-2013 11:53 AM

DS session with Arthobby Thermic 2,5.
Same day and conditions as in the Trinitus video.

Low flying and realy good fun, the Thermic was measured with radar to 96 kmh/ 60 Mph, not bad for a light thermal glider without ballast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNz-nQ--T00 Cheers
S

SpeedsterDEN 09-28-2013 12:28 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGNTYg5yjTA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SMqnr8UvnA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y8tcyn3CMM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJYsRrrTqrY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe2BnHcBZwI

SpeedsterDEN 10-06-2013 07:22 AM

Best of micro sloping and micro DS.

2 feet slope:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y311gXQaHnw Full length video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=visDD8I4Fc0 Dsing a 15 feet dune:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze5f8G3SQ8M And a bit bigger dune:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNz-nQ--T00 Dsing the local pier:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNR8HVvFOos Tree line DS with 3,2 meter F3b glider:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stgxYBrubq8 Wisel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ0JWGdgj14 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm4Q0KInPTc

SpeedsterDEN 10-11-2013 10:06 AM

2 feet coast line...... 16 knots Wind.
Arthobby Thermic 2,5 M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THSJByNwuho

SpeedsterDEN 10-13-2013 10:10 AM

Wisel combat on the Cowhill with topgun sound
:cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edxuvhIdG8Y

SpeedsterDEN 10-14-2013 01:49 AM

Sloping my mate,s Arthobby Sky 1,7 at a low coast line, and on his parents house roof.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zgC8P5rIw8

SpeedsterDEN 10-18-2013 09:43 AM

Sloping at a 8 feet pier with 2 x Thermic 2,5 and a Sky 1,7 from Arthobby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI6qy1fRB3w

aeajr 10-18-2013 09:56 AM

Great videos Speedster!

BMatthews 10-20-2013 10:01 AM

You guys are TOO MUCH! :D It's amazing just how much energy you're getting from even that little lip when it's driven by the sea winds. Especially as you begin to perform the chandelle/wingover maneuvers at each end and then dive back down for a "re-charge".

Any chance you could petition the local civic works department to build the dykes or connecting piers up taller? Just as a safety factor of course. Nothing to do with soaring models at all. Nope, just thinking about those poor houses in behind that need protecting from the storms..... :D

SpeedsterDEN 10-20-2013 10:29 AM

Yes its impressive what lift a small ridge can produce, when there is a good steady Wind from the sea.

Like this 15 feet dune, and + 20 knots Wind.
1 meter scratchbuild semi Scala Swift S1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4KMqSacHNU They are now starting to expand the harbour, perhaps I could persuade them to make a real tall pier.
:rolleyes:

More old pier sloping videos from the marina.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=576ipQ9Sp90 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P-YTrCRqQA


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