Gliders > Slope Soaring
Help me select a real glider
Happy Days:
There are airfoils and elevators and high wings and low,
There’s mouldies and balsa and plastic you know.
There’s sports planes and trainers and racers as well
In fact there’s most nothing a shop will not sell.
But take it from someone who’s wrinkled and grey,
Whatever your choice, whatever they say,
Most important of all, at the end of the day,
Is what gives you FUN,…not how much you pay!
Alan_Perse:
:D :D :D Nice one Keith. So you are a poet now :P
I agree with what everyone has said. Foam and wood are the best choice. Much easier to repair. In fact I have gone a bought an Easy Glider because of that.
Ray:
Thanks guys, the Cularis is the obvious foamie and I have looked into it for quite some time now but without feeling the love.
On the other hand I really liked the performance on Ed's red bird and the DG1000 'lookalike' last weekend, both are molded and have a really nice finish. It's probably because Blizzard is a foamie and I guess I'm looking for something with a sleek finish.
So now I must be mad in the head, I'm looking at the 3m Fly Fly with full house wing :!: must resist... must resist... it's a lot of glider for just £170!
Come to think of it I might strip the Blizzard down for silent flight and see how it goes. Last weekend it tended to stall on tight cornering, dropped a wing and flip into the ground, this happened twice and both times I was running unpowered, it does not seem to like slow speed. So it might have a better chance without the weight of motor/battery and speed controller.
Cheers,
Ray
billscottni:
Ray,
If the DG100 look alike you're talking about was John Pearsons' model, it's not all moulded. The wing is a built up structure. I believe the Fly Fly condor is the same, glass fuz and built up wings.
Worth checking before you spend any cash.
Ray:
Hi Bill,
Your right, the fuze was fiberglass and the wings were built up, but the skin on the wings seemed to be a hard plastic or fiberglass perhaps. And I think the Fly Fly is the same.... still not bad value at £170.
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