Flite Test - Slope Soaring - FLITE TIP

Flite Test - FLITE TIP
Slope Soaring

Josh and Josh go to their happy spot on the soap slopes of California. In what might very well be the last Hobby King sponsored show, Josh Bixler demonstrates the basics of slope soaring. The plane of choice is the Kinetic 800. Josh Scott helps with a little sink-chonized gesturing explaining the different zones around a soaring slope. There's even a few safety tips thrown in, such as do not fall off cliffs, and caution, little planes fly fast. Just remember to bring your repair tape and some bandages.

Kinetic 800 Mini Glider (Plug-n-Fly)

[HavokTheorem]

Slope soaring was how I learnt to fly :) Better than a clunky 3 channel trainer imo, eliminate the throttle instead of the ailerons.

[nikkilewis]

That look's fun! This is very informative!

[UtRadioGuy]

We flew at "Point Of The Mountian" in Utah, about 2 miles away from me. When you throw your plane off, there's about a 1500 foot drop off. Talk about scary. If you had to land down there you would have to watch the shadow of the plane to tell how close it was to the ground. Then you made the drive down to get your plane. I never had that happen, but saw it happen to a few people. Look it up, It's one of the worlds best sites for slope soaring for planes, hang/para gliders, etc.

[x-flight]

I tried to sloap soar my 9cc, $1000 nitro heli. I took the props off and threw it off a mountain. I was suprised  at how well this second

[tjtg]

I am very spoilt where i live here in australia, I have many ocean slopes and inland mountain slopes within 15 minutes drive from home. Sloping is awesome, and with the inland slopes you can also get some good thermals..

[UtRadioGuy]

I learned to sloap soar before I moved up to nitros. I figured if I destroyed a glider it was cheaper than a trainer plane. That was back in 1991. Big difference between the two.

[Antonluisre]

I learned to fly with gliders only by slope soaring and thermals. Only recently I picked up a Delta Ray to learn in powered flight.

[tjtg]

@petedaws I fly mostly on the Sunshine Coast. The inland slopes are at Maleny or Montville and there is also a club at a place called bald knob. The coastal slopes are everywhere, Point Cartwright, Alexandra Headlands, Point Arkwright, Caloundra, Sunshine Beach, and the best is Rainbow Beach. I have also flown at Hastings Point in Northern NSW and Mt Tamborine on the Gold Coast. Do you have a Skua ??

[PHeMoX]

@Hanufan Well the contents itself certainly doesn't bother me much either except for the fact of having seen it already a good couple of times before, but as YouTube is getting more and more ads these days I really dislike having to wait yet another half a minute before the actual video starts. ;-)

I'm not complaining about the quality of the intro, which is definitely great.

[TheWillEKing]

Ok,
Seems like every new test fly that I see hobby King perform never goes that great.
But, is fun to watch. Not so much on how to fly but more like lets see if even he can fly it.
At least there prices are good.

[azbdm]

If you guys ever end up in L.A. again hit up Redondo and Ocean Blvd in Long Beach!

[paulayala]

Interesting spot to fly, where is this?

[robertsimpson]

These older videos had a much better LOOK !

[MiscDotGeek]

The video itself is nicely done but is full of misinformation. 1) DO NOT ballast on the nose. That will make it nose heavy, less responsive, and handle like crap. 2) Get away from the ridge (cliff) you were way too close in. There is plenty of lift. General rule is that the lift band is half as thick as the hill is high. 3) Lose the motor. 4) It goes faster at the landing because you just dove in. Learn energy management. 5) Get an experienced slope pilot to help you next time. Best wishes :-)

[PeterDawson]

@tjtg Hi Mate, I'm in Australia too, always looking for a good slope. Where are these slopes you're referring to? One of my favorites is Skennars Head and Lennox head (watch out for hang gliders though) in northern NSW.

[Alex_In_The_Air]

4) Don't fly towards the slope until you are confident of your skill. When flying towards the slope, the model picks up speed and may be hard to control
5) It's easier to land when doing it upwind (not with tailwind). Landing a glider with tailwind can b quite catastrophic
6) Drop the motor!

[edflyer]

That's Lunada Bay, used to fly there...

[PeterDawson]

@tjtg Hi Mate, I'm in Australia too, always looking for a good slope. Where are these slopes you're referring to?

[drcuffe]

Ah the old stonekap productions silhouette intro :-)

[shelviahall]

lol - loved the abrupt landing. Sorry Anthony. :)