I would really like to try slope soaring, but live in an area that is flat
with potato fields. No slopes or hills that are not solid trees.
I do have a small earth dam a few hundred feet from my house that separates
one small lake from another. The dam seems to be about 30 foot high or
more, nice slope, wind almost always blows from lower lake up dam to higher
lake.
I don't have a slope plane, but do have a couple Model Tech slope ARC's like
ME 109 & P-51, which I was going to convert to electric. Is it possible to
test this slope with my Kyosho Stratus electric sailplane? That way I could
turn on the motor if I get into trouble so I don't land in water. If this
does work as a slope, I would then build one of the slope planes.
There is a road crossing the dam, where would I stand to launch, how far
from the edge?
Any info appreciated.
Rich Ida
River Valley Flyers
www.rvf-rc.org
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