Keil Kraft Caprice. RC conversion, maiden flight.

[rogerbourne]

What a gorgeous flying location! I never got to fly off cliffs, too far from sea! Thanks for lovely video. Roger in Spain 77

[robedmunds]

Classy design . Who would have thought the old towline model would fly so well on the slope

[bobwebber]

They used to produce many fine kits in the time of my youth. Thanks, downloaded this one.

[williamrobinson]

I do remember the Kiel Kraft original, you know people who did the ff thing with no dethermalisor, these gliders would go OOS SO easily.. Beautifully done! ⭐👍

[tiggyfox]

This was my first free flight build 54 years ago I was 15 lovely memorys

[spektrum]

Had the free flight version back in the day flew great 👍

[Makes-and-Mods]

Hi John,
Loving seeing your wife showing off her filming skills by predicting where a glider will come into view again from behind the horizon. Magic stuff!
Joe.

[MrSmiththy]

Epic display of Keil Kraft Caprice, thank you.

[windy]

Had a Caprice many years ago! Free flight towline, wish I'd kept it!

[ianashton]

Really like the Caprice, built three of these as a young lad but mine were all free flight. Lost two due to the DT failing. Funnily enough the last one was covered in red tissue the same colour as your version. Great to see it converted to RC and flown off a slope 👍

[robinstrange]

Great to see it flying off a cliff and what skill flying it. In my club we have just built over a dozen RC conversions with a motor for a simple 'single type' flat field competition. Flying them is definitely something very different.

[thisnicklldo]

Lovely build and flight. I built both this and the Conquest, same wingspan. With RC and your level of control, hand-catching makes the Caprice viable, but as a tow-line which was all I had, that tail fin was a daft idea. The Conquest was still flying months after the Caprice had given up, way too fragile, any obstacle on landing and that was flying finished for the day, which usually meant one flight - and a long walk back home holding the bits. I dare you to let it drift in and land itself.

[NickChittyFlying]

I am so glad it’s warming up down here 😊❤

[edwardkie]

John, what a very pretty build !! Love your flying site ... Hope you and your family are all healthy and doing very well.... Good to see you out flying laughing and enjoying a flying day ... As always your bride did a wonderful job capturing the moments on film !! I so enjoy WHERE your at, over our desert .. here in Phoenix Arizona .. thank you.

[carolaullrich]

So eine herrliche Möglichkeit zum Modellflug hätten wir auch gern. Man könnte neidisch werden.😎🤓🧐.
Carola und Bernd

[Martyful]

I built one of those when I was a kid. Under cambered wing, flew beautifully. Lost it for ever in a thermal, never to be seen again 😢

[patrickray]

Another great soaring video. I’ve just built a Caprice after 50 years away from aeromodelling (built 2 back then, both flew away). I converted this new one to r/c (never done a conversion or used r/c before), a nightmare job with that slim fuselage and my lack of experience. Wish I’d read your comments about widening the nose first!

[JohnMcNamara-ci]

I am just building a KK Caprice at the moment. Its my fourth, but there has been a 55 year gap between no.s 3 & 4. It will be ffree flight initially but then converted to radio.
John, I love your videos mate. Roll on summer.
JohnMac

[bobmillerick]

Nice sailplane John. Thanks for the share. cheers

[wheresmynamego]

Not to be that guy but I think you got your fuselage upside down there. Kidding, great build as always love your videos