Best small slope trainer/sport model

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Sigma. ;)
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GarydNB wrote: 19 Mar 2019, 06:17 I have to admit tobeing a bit nervous of flying it to begin with because all the videos you see are of very accomplished pilots throwing them about and the only slope site near me are sand dunes and if you get it wrong, your expensive foamie is going swimming.
Gary, I'm in a similar position. Now that my MPX Shark has been crashed and repaired 3 times :oops: I'm going to use that for my first go at slope soaring. Having a motor takes away a lot of apprehension lobbing it from my local coastal cliffs. I'll choose a day when the tide is out too, but I need the wind to come from the West which hasn't occurred all winter and when it did last week it was blowing 50 to 60 mph :shock: :o . I may finally have a go this week as all the ducks are in a row - 10 mph winds, tide out, wind from the West :D and I have a section of coast where the cliff itself is only a couple of metres high with a way down to retrieve the model if I don't get it right.

I found this 'How To' video quite well explained:



One of these might be an option:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232948406951

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233144139911

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332768608323
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Phil_G wrote: 19 Mar 2019, 09:25
for Ivinghoe Retro Day you cant go wrong with an Impala, Soarcerer, Wizard of Oz, Slinky-1, or even a Moonbeam :D

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Please someone build a Wizard of Oz for the Ivinghoe Retro Day - it's my top of the list glider to build one day in the future
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...why not but I would need a proxy flyer!
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Consider it done Pal.. I will proxy fly for you if you like....

See you soon....

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