Managed to get out flying today on Dartmoor at St Michaels Bungalow. Wind was forecast westerly; however when I got there this afternoon it had changed to an ideal North westerly at around 7 to 10 kts. Perfect for a sloping maiden of my recently built PuRES V2. Weighing a meagre 450 grams, 2 meter wing span; with V tail control. This is my first foray into unpowered flight and V tails. Went really well and was pleased with its performance; at times climbing up a good 100 feet above my location and got in some figure of 8 flying along the slope and also managed a couple of loops. Small 4.8v NIMH 750 mah battery. Flew for around 30 minutes total and still had voltage to spare. Happy to be out flying again after a long lockdown, due to Covid 19, hope to see you out there soon.
Very pretty glider Gary. Slope flying can be awesome in the right conditions.
Just finishing a 2.9M F5J glider which I hope to have in the air shortly.
Like the new Frsky Tx too!!!
Rob
Your new glider sounds great Rob, look forward to seeing it. Yes went for the Horus X10s Express, gimbals are superb & have Open TX setup & can use either regular receivers or Access. Well impressed with it.
Super lightweight glider Gary! Sloping is a great relaxing pastime, and so rewarding.
Hope to be out again soon. Yet to maiden my Blejzyk Mefisto!
Andrew
Thanks Andrew, was definitely relaxing. I had a group of Dartmoor ponies & a flock of sheep to keep me company up on the hill. Look forward to seeing your Mefisto and meeting up soon. Gary