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Happy Days:
OOOOooooo!................Me too....I want a go! :D  Oh please let me have a go, I promise I'll be good :roll:  (Provided you have it set up in mode 2).

Strangely I'd been talking to Fred about the Madslide the day before yesterday. He said that in his opion the glider was very limited to one wind condition, which rather put me off. So I'd be very interested to hear your reports on it Bill. (Nice colour scheme by the way. And it's always a pleasure to see a tidy workshop in the background :lol: ) Certainly the Madslide video makes it look 'A okay.' But as I said near the start of this thread, I don't trust videos!

So,.............when are you going to maiden her Bill? (This evening perhaps?)

billscottni:
It's on mode 2 and yes you can give it a try. I'll bring it with me in Sept. As I said in an earlier post, it feels heavy so will need a good blow to fly in particularly with a fully symmetrical section.

I think it's my fuz that's heavy so if it flies OK I may build a new lighter fuz. I tend to build strong, but not necessarily light!

Workshop does occasionally get a tidy, but normally looks like a hurricane has gone through it!



The working end



The storage end

Happy Days:
That's very kind of you Bill, I shall look forward to flying her.

Seems you and me have a similar philosophy to models. I too prefer a strong model that's a bit on the heavy side.

It can get very 'blowie' up on Big L. (Fred, Joe and I flew up there once in 100Km/h winds. We could hardly stand up!)

Impressive workshop :clap:  It's been many years since I've seen a garage with "Pit Boards" in it. (Dam,..... I'm showing my age :oops: )

Keith.

billscottni:

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Impressive workshop :clap:  It's been many years since I've seen a garage with "Pit Boards" in it. (Dam,..... I'm showing my age :oops: )

Keith.
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Unfortunately the stupid buggers who built the pit forgot to seal it, so it floods in wet weather as water leaches through the walls!!

joe:
Hey Keith.
Most all out aerobatic gliders are limited to (have a preference for) one condition. Lots of lift!!
They will fly in less but are not as much fun as the wing profiles don't produce much lift as they are fairly symmetrical designed to give good inverted performance. Weight becomes a very important factor. Most 3D gliders are designed to be very light to get the most out of them.

I would say they are designed for your favorite type of slope conditions. A good blow on the north slope and these machines will come alive. A bit like my Jart. Boring in 20kmh wind on the west or south slope. But when you have a good wind especially on the north slope or on the cliffs thats then it starts to be fun.

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