Comments on: R/C Stryker Slope Glider http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2009/10/14/rc-stryker-slope-glider/ Your blog is probably better than mine. Wed, 16 May 2012 23:39:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Matt http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2009/10/14/rc-stryker-slope-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-137546 Matt Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:52:56 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=520#comment-137546 Not a lot of wind. I tried a small slope with wind around 5mph. I got some lift but not a lot. I did get an ideal as to what to expect when I go to the bigger slope with more wind. I think that I'm gonna like this more than flying thermals! BTW, I brought my plane home in one piece! :) Not a lot of wind. I tried a small slope with wind around 5mph. I got some lift but not a lot. I did get an ideal as to what to expect when I go to the bigger slope with more wind. I think that I’m gonna like this more than flying thermals! BTW, I brought my plane home in one piece! :)

]]> By: Dave http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2009/10/14/rc-stryker-slope-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-137520 Dave Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:27:40 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=520#comment-137520 Matt, good luck! Hopefully the wind is light for your first try. Matt, good luck! Hopefully the wind is light for your first try.

]]> By: Matt http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2009/10/14/rc-stryker-slope-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-137512 Matt Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:20:03 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=520#comment-137512 Thanks for the info Dave! I'll let you know how I do. I hope to try it this evening after work. Hopfully I will still have a plane to talk about when I get home! :) Thanks again! Thanks for the info Dave! I’ll let you know how I do. I hope to try it this evening after work. Hopfully I will still have a plane to talk about when I get home! :) Thanks again!

]]> By: Dave http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2009/10/14/rc-stryker-slope-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-137390 Dave Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:06:26 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=520#comment-137390 I've been sloping for about 2 years. I've flown a variety of planes on the slope, from combat wings to sailplanes. Once you find the right location, there's not much to it for the beginner. Living in Salt Lake City, I've got three world-class sloping sites practically in my backyard so I've never had to master the finer art of sloping. I guess that makes me a clumsy flyer in that regard. :) Once you find the right combination of wind and terrain, the rest comes pretty naturally. For high wind days, I do need to add ballast (or not fly at all) to be able to keep the plane in front of me (and not get blown up and over the slope behind me). As for trim, that will vary from plane to plane but flying in slope is like a perpetual dive, the degree of which depends on how strong the slope lift is. Anyway, good luck on the slope! I recommend you use a more durable plane for your first try! I’ve been sloping for about 2 years. I’ve flown a variety of planes on the slope, from combat wings to sailplanes. Once you find the right location, there’s not much to it for the beginner. Living in Salt Lake City, I’ve got three world-class sloping sites practically in my backyard so I’ve never had to master the finer art of sloping. I guess that makes me a clumsy flyer in that regard. :)

Once you find the right combination of wind and terrain, the rest comes pretty naturally. For high wind days, I do need to add ballast (or not fly at all) to be able to keep the plane in front of me (and not get blown up and over the slope behind me). As for trim, that will vary from plane to plane but flying in slope is like a perpetual dive, the degree of which depends on how strong the slope lift is.

Anyway, good luck on the slope! I recommend you use a more durable plane for your first try!

]]> By: Matt http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2009/10/14/rc-stryker-slope-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-137367 Matt Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:01:01 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=520#comment-137367 Dave, have you been slope soaring long? I fly thermals with a 2 meter glider. I have never sloped before. I know of a couple of places that people slope but I can never catch anyone there to help me learn. I don't know anything about it, ballasting, landing, or total overall setup. I hear that ballast is needed and down trim. Is this right? Any pointers will help. Thanks! Dave, have you been slope soaring long? I fly thermals with a 2 meter glider. I have never sloped before. I know of a couple of places that people slope but I can never catch anyone there to help me learn. I don’t know anything about it, ballasting, landing, or total overall setup. I hear that ballast is needed and down trim. Is this right? Any pointers will help. Thanks!

]]> By: Dave http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2009/10/14/rc-stryker-slope-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-137177 Dave Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:32:46 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=520#comment-137177 Matt, I flew my Stryker as a slope glider for a couple years and had okay fun with it, but it turns out that the Stryker is a really really bad slope airplane. It has bad energy retention and a very poor glide ratio. I am building a Grim Reaper from Crash Test Hobby to replace it: http://crashtesthobby.com/index.php?p=1_16_The-Grim-Reaper Matt, I flew my Stryker as a slope glider for a couple years and had okay fun with it, but it turns out that the Stryker is a really really bad slope airplane. It has bad energy retention and a very poor glide ratio. I am building a Grim Reaper from Crash Test Hobby to replace it: http://crashtesthobby.com/index.php?p=1_16_The-Grim-Reaper

]]> By: Matt http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2009/10/14/rc-stryker-slope-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-137174 Matt Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:25:25 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=520#comment-137174 I'm turning my Stryker into a slope glider too. I just did away with the lipo and esc all together and used a 4 cell receiver battery and switch. I fly sailplanes with a brushless motor on a pod to find thermals but I have never flown from a slope before. I was just hoping that the Stryker was a good plane for this and you guys have confirmed it! Thanks!!! I’m turning my Stryker into a slope glider too. I just did away with the lipo and esc all together and used a 4 cell receiver battery and switch. I fly sailplanes with a brushless motor on a pod to find thermals but I have never flown from a slope before. I was just hoping that the Stryker was a good plane for this and you guys have confirmed it! Thanks!!!

]]> By: Ross http://thesmithfam.org/blog/2009/10/14/rc-stryker-slope-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-113575 Ross Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:38:43 +0000 http://thesmithfam.org/blog/?p=520#comment-113575 Hi Dave I changed my Stryker to a slope soarer, it is way more fun! I used two cheap servos, park flyer rec. a 15A speed controller and old 1200 3S pack. Programmed my DX6i for flaperons. Regards Ross Hi Dave
I changed my Stryker to a slope soarer, it is way more fun!
I used two cheap servos, park flyer rec. a 15A speed controller and old 1200 3S pack. Programmed my DX6i for flaperons.
Regards
Ross

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