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What a beautiful bird indeed.. I just love this plane.. Thank you for sharing.

What exactly does this do? Benefits over standard pull pull

I have flown Uontrol since I was 7. But RC has become my field of choice. It is so much fun. Been flying FAI control line Had a diesel that was ding about 88 mph and was fun also. . Love the friends you meet at these events, Have fun. Chuck _ c

Hi Steve, do you perhaps have the plans for this glider? I've bought one but it hasn't come with any.

I don't know if there is anything more beautiful on earth. Flight is number 1# for me

Brilliant video. I had no idea on how to get to the Meio and that it was so close to me. Please do one for the Bwlch. I hear many flyers saying they are going slope soaring at the Bwlch. I have no idea how to get there.

I've been asked to desist in flying my Baudis Banana at Dodman point by the NT warden (good few years ago now. 20+) Told me it wasn't allowed because of nesting birds.

Good on you Nick, was sure nice to see, i have the same glider and have not been came to high start. Please tell me ,what thickness and how long was your rubber. Im guessing you had too lengths . I have two 8mm dia .ten meters long, is that similar to what you used and hopefully that's enough. Would really like to know what you used. Thanks for sharing john.

hello, I don't like to give advise when it's not asked, but for my part you really need much more ailerons = At least x3. That's aerobatic glider, not an easy glider ! I know very well lot of Valenta's gliders and I know sometime we have to work at bench to get a good servo travel. For Roll we need fest response but for gust too. have nice flights with this beautiful glider.

The serenity of watching your plane fly on such a nice day takes me back to my days flying a Melora a dihedral plane with the same flight characteristics. Cheers

Hello I have the easy glider 4, would you recommend the Heron

Amazing Flight of the Heron. Can you tell me how to get those height readings as you enter the thermals. Which Transmitter, which voice etc? Many thanks...

super nice

Great video that brought back memories. God knows how you got that piano up there though.

Sorry, my dear, but that's not professional. The repair must initiate the force at the point of greatest load. 1. The material around the fracture is ground out 2. The glass mat is placed in layers 3. The resin is applied sparingly. This is how it goes and then...💪👌👍

Love your style of flying. Keep it up !

John's flying video's are our Bob Ross!

That brings back memories as I learnt to slope soar on Mynydd Meio in the 1970s. It looks more scruffy and unkempt down by the road now.

Do you know if anyone has developed a full house sailplane template for the Ethos X20 system like the one for Opentx?

That A4 Skyhawk was fantastic, congratulations!

Watch the dog when the B52 goes up! Hilarious!

I remember a lovely Summer's evening flying from Kent's Holly Hill slope. It was nearing sunset past 9pm floating my Sunduster glider too and fro on the very light breeze seeing hot air balloons taking off from Leeds castle in the distance with their bright glowing intermittent burners going and gradually getting bigger and bigger in the sky. The orange from the sunset was lighting up the Sunduster's semi translucent tissue covering and for 20 minutes or so I created memories that will last the rest of my life. Great times. A very relaxing video thanks...👍

Great video. We will be looking to put another event on in the new year. 🤛

Great! I see there is the Heron and the Solius. Which do you think is the better aircraft? I hear the Solius is quite arobatic, but is the heron also capable? I'm thinking of pure slope gliding in my case. Thanks!

Great flying mate, we got 213s and they take some beating

What's the power train? Fan, lipo

Hi Steve and all. Once I had the wing pylon in the correct position on the fuselage, I glued it using Airfix/Poly cement. Run a bead around each loop, back and front. It won't come unstuck. Makes this great little glider so much more ejoyable without the wing moving all over the place.

Rudder, Elevator will not help if your model gets caught in a thermal. Best bet is a DT.

I ended up using epoxy and PVA to glue the wings and tail feathers. Plastic glue (poly cement to glue the spinner). Worked great. I had to ditch the supplied rubber as it kept breaking so I bought 1/4 Lb of 1/8 FAI Tan Sport. I'm using the same 4 strands as per the 1/16 supplied rubber. It works well. Loads of power and runtime. No breakages so far. Now I need to add a DT timer or one channel RC. A really nice model. My RC planes are gathering dust. Rubber powered Free flight is so much fun. Back to basics.

Just Elevator & rudder?

What's the timestamp for the raptor encounter? I recommend adding it to your chapters since it's in your title. I love glider combat more than anything but sadly our group was broken up by the Great Polarization and just people aging out.

Hi Steve, great video. Could we not use epoxy (sparingly) to join the wings, and tail feathers ? I'm not a big fan of using packing tape and I don't think there would be much, if any additional weight. I saw a video where someone used PVA, but I wouldn't trust it for bonding the carbon spar or this type of foam.

I just ordered one. There is something magical about rubber powered, free flight models. I have a Gollywock I am hoping to build too.

I love these bird of times. I have one thats 30 years old or better and an original in the box. Also a sagita 600 and 900. Rc soaring is the best. Great videos thanks. ❤

I had an opportunity to stay in St. Agnes for a few weeks this summer and fly with John Woodfield, a real gentleman and great flyer. Traveled south to Cudden Point when the wind was south. Flying anywhere in Cornwall is a treat. Will be back !!

Glad you’re enjoying the template as I enjoyed the vid - those clouds are to die for 14:22 ! Just one point, there is no elevator compensation mix needed in speed mode as the reflex is preset, simply adjust the elevator trim.

We used to have a standing joke about power off the slope - "Every launch, with motor on, causes the pilots balls to shrink ever-so-slightly, until eventually, they disappear..." ;-) Much prefer to chuck her off and fight for it, only giving in to the motor when admitting defeat!

Interesting video. Amazing how short a drive it is from the busy roads

That was great. 👍👍👍

Thanks for sharing, it is good of you. I`ve come across fellow flyers who are quite reluctant to share location of flying sites for fear of over crowding, nice to see that you are not amongst them.

Great guide to the Meio! Now what about a couple or three guides to the Bwlch slopes? Show them what big lift is like 😁

The bird only wants to play.😅

Had a hawk attack my zagi once he left claw marks in the foam

Fly max joooooon

It would have been interesting to see what he would have done if you've done a loop 🤔😁

wow amazing!!!! I have the same exact kit. I bought it from Hobby Warehouse

John's videos are not relaxing, they are mesmerizing. Once upon a time I flew a big yellow bird a bit like the Leprechaun. It really brought that all back.

Check frank zaic's "model glider design" , there is a table of hi start dimensions depending on the glider's wing area . Starting with 1/16 rubber for jobs less than 100 sq in. I did mine . Works great as long as you launch against the wind.cheers

I have the same kit that I will build during winter here in Chicago and lucky I also bought the hi start launch system too. Glad I've found you.

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