Been sloping...
Posted: 23 Jan 2019, 21:43
Lets have a variation of the "Been Flying" thread... for slopers!
I tried both local B&Q stores looking for a couple of the 'Christmas Tree Box' RUB's as
posted recently by Paul J... but the only available stock was in Bradford.
Bradford is next to Baildon Moor, and XCWeather said 10-12mph westerlies for today...
Shaun was up for braving the sub-zeroes too, so a plan pretty much hatched itself.
Load up, call at B&Q, find some boxes, go sloping
Shaun took his Impala and Mpx Blizzard powered glider, I took the S/C Soarcerer-nano with the
Micron Elf rudder-only propo conversion, and the Little-V on the Horizon HS2E (both models
snapped up in Rons recent clear-out!).
It turned out that XCWeather was a bit optimistic - more like 5mph with occasional flurries of 10mph,
so it was a bit of a struggle but its so rewarding flying in 'only-just' conditions, the little S/C Soarcerer
flew brilliantly, and I only hit the overhead electricity cables four times
In the icy conditions a couple of hours was plenty and the plan included Fish & Chips at Websters
which was scrummy... a really good day!
Cheers
Phil
PS I got two Christmas Tree boxes - one for transporting models safely in the van, and one for storage.
They really are just the job!
I tried both local B&Q stores looking for a couple of the 'Christmas Tree Box' RUB's as
posted recently by Paul J... but the only available stock was in Bradford.
Bradford is next to Baildon Moor, and XCWeather said 10-12mph westerlies for today...
Shaun was up for braving the sub-zeroes too, so a plan pretty much hatched itself.
Load up, call at B&Q, find some boxes, go sloping
Shaun took his Impala and Mpx Blizzard powered glider, I took the S/C Soarcerer-nano with the
Micron Elf rudder-only propo conversion, and the Little-V on the Horizon HS2E (both models
snapped up in Rons recent clear-out!).
It turned out that XCWeather was a bit optimistic - more like 5mph with occasional flurries of 10mph,
so it was a bit of a struggle but its so rewarding flying in 'only-just' conditions, the little S/C Soarcerer
flew brilliantly, and I only hit the overhead electricity cables four times
In the icy conditions a couple of hours was plenty and the plan included Fish & Chips at Websters
which was scrummy... a really good day!
Cheers
Phil
PS I got two Christmas Tree boxes - one for transporting models safely in the van, and one for storage.
They really are just the job!