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Slope Soaring / Re: Fiss 2025

« Last post by billscottni on June 29, 2025, 13:37:38 PM »

I have more pics that I iwll post when we egt back. Aprt from a severe thunder storm the day after we arrived the weather has been in the high 20's/low 30's every day. Some cloud but still very warm. Been T shirts and shorts all the way with a couple of instances of needing a jacket. Been made very welcome and the bottle of Irish WHiskey we donated to the raffle went down very well. I'm not on the hill today as I hurt my hip and shoulder yesterday launching myself down the slope along with Richard's Funray !

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Slope Soaring / Re: Fiss 2025

« Last post by Alan_Perse on June 28, 2025, 12:52:41 PM »

Have a great time. Look like a great place to fly.

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Slope Soaring / Re: Fiss 2025

« Last post by Spanner on June 28, 2025, 11:10:18 AM »

God Ralph your up early.
Nice view!
Enjoy and have fun.


see you in Cork in 2 weeks.

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Slope Soaring / Re: Fiss 2025

« Last post by rogallo on June 28, 2025, 06:06:14 AM »

6 of us travelled from Ireland, 3 from the North and 3 from the South. We met in Dublin Airport with a mix of models ranging from the Ahi to the Lentus and Funray. Transportation of the boxes with models presented little issues with the airline and off to Munich we went.

A fabulous scenic drive from Munich to Austria and we arrived in Fiss, a small town nestled in the Alps.

The following morning we set off for the cable car for a 5 minute jaunt to the slope.
Due to a lack of wind most flyers needed the use of electric motors to fly including an alpine virgin from Cork who on his first attempt was less than successful not fully appreciating the lack of air at 2,500 meters above sea level. Thunder and lightning suspended play for the day and we retreated to the village for some well deserved R&R

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Slope Soaring / Re: Fiss 2025

« Last post by Fred on June 28, 2025, 00:17:29 AM »

Have fun guys!

Make us proud!

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Slope Soaring / Fiss 2025

« Last post by rogallo on June 27, 2025, 09:23:59 AM »

6 slope Rebels in the alps at the flying Circus in Fiss Austria

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Slope Soaring / Re: Quark 2M - Back to cutting innocent trees!

« Last post by trasher37 on June 27, 2025, 08:46:24 AM »

Hi there!

Finally, I was able to maiden my Quark at Mt Salève, France near Switzerland, with a 15-20 kmh wind. It flies awesome and easy, thank you Fred!!
Weighs approx 1400g with 5 nimh 2000 mah and 100g lead. Needs a bit more wind than my ahi, but the inertia difference is so cool!
I just need to complete the covering with a more flashy extrados.
Now waiting for the next flights, maybe Belle-ile en mer, Bretagne, France.

Bye.

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Sports / Re: Baron 1914

« Last post by Spanner on June 18, 2025, 20:54:46 PM »

Looking good Fred!
Is it going to be electric or IC as the original would have been?

Joe

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Sports / Re: Baron 1914

« Last post by billscottni on June 18, 2025, 19:34:42 PM »

nice to see aliphatic rather than cyano! I always feel that it makes an overall stronger model as the joints are a bit more flexible and the wood hasn't gone hard and crispy

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Sports / Re: Baron 1914

« Last post by Fred on June 17, 2025, 19:02:06 PM »

Aawww thanks guys

Nothing too fancy anyway, the original kit was supposed to be an easy one. And it was!
That one needs far more thinking. Not sure why, but looks like they over engineered some stuff! Or the manual definitely doesn’t match what’s in the kit, so there is a lot of improvisation!

Anyway, started on the wings. Glue drying, second half now on the workbench

Getting close!