please the next video we want to see you try parachuting out a plane from like 10000 feet...... oh and please we want to see you do it with the same level of expertise and state of the art equipment that you used to create this video . . . . actually on second thoughts i don't want to watch you die
These guys don't know what they are doing and give some very wrong advise about slope soaring. I've been doing it for 22 years and have never even heard some of the bad advise they give before.
Please do not do any more "How to" videos if you do not know "How to" do something. This is NOT the proper way to slope soar, most veterans could tell you that. First off, ditch you motor. On a good wind day with a newbie pilot you will never need the motor. Secondly, if you are a newb, you can take the plane further away from the cliff to find more stable air. If the wind is decent, you will find life 300yards or more upwind from the face. I'd type more but youtube is limiting me
Please do not do any more "How to" videos if you do not know "How to" do something. This is NOT the proper way to slope soar, most veterans could tell you that. First off, ditch you motor. On a good wind day with a newbie pilot you will never need the motor. Secondly, if you are a newb, you can take the plane further away from the cliff to find more stable air. If the wind is decent, you will find life 300yards or more upwind from the face. I'd type more but youtube is limiting me
I would really like to request that the next time you two decide to slope soar that you do it with a plane that is designed specifically for slope soaring, and maybe find a volunteer pilot that can fly the glider in a way that doesn't look unbelievable boring; because this is honestly a little pathetic and gives slope soaring a weak image. I respect that you acknowledged that you were new to slope soaring, but then what I don't understand is that you continue to try and explain it.
4) Don't fly towards the slope until you are confident of your skill. When flying towards the slope, the model picks up speed and may be hard to control
5) It's easier to land when doing it upwind (not with tailwind). Landing a glider with tailwind can b quite catastrophic
Nice editing, and good presentation, but lacking a bit in information. If you're going to try and give tips to new slope pilots, you gotta know you're saying beforehand.
1) Adding nose weight will make the plane unresponsive and difficult to fly
2) I see you turn towards the cliff. For safety, and to get advantage of all the lift along the slope, do your turns towards the sea
3) You are trying to fly slope too close to the cliff's lip. This will only cause you to get stuck in rotor
Nice try...Both of you guys are real personable and that is great. However, some of the misinformation really demonstrates how "power" people don't really "get" slope soaring. Sorry...-PLA
The video itself is nicely done but is full of misinformation. 1) DO NOT ballast on the nose. That will make it nose heavy, less responsive, and handle like crap. 2) Get away from the ridge (cliff) you were way too close in. There is plenty of lift. General rule is that the lift band is half as thick as the hill is high. 3) Lose the motor. 4) It goes faster at the landing because you just dove in. Learn energy management. 5) Get an experienced slope pilot to help you next time. Best wishes :-)
I am very spoilt where i live here in australia, I have many ocean slopes and inland mountain slopes within 15 minutes drive from home. Sloping is awesome, and with the inland slopes you can also get some good thermals..
@tjtg Hi Mate, I'm in Australia too, always looking for a good slope. Where are these slopes you're referring to? One of my favorites is Skennars Head and Lennox head (watch out for hang gliders though) in northern NSW.
@petedaws I fly mostly on the Sunshine Coast. The inland slopes are at Maleny or Montville and there is also a club at a place called bald knob. The coastal slopes are everywhere, Point Cartwright, Alexandra Headlands, Point Arkwright, Caloundra, Sunshine Beach, and the best is Rainbow Beach. I have also flown at Hastings Point in Northern NSW and Mt Tamborine on the Gold Coast. Do you have a Skua ??
We flew at "Point Of The Mountian" in Utah, about 2 miles away from me. When you throw your plane off, there's about a 1500 foot drop off. Talk about scary. If you had to land down there you would have to watch the shadow of the plane to tell how close it was to the ground. Then you made the drive down to get your plane. I never had that happen, but saw it happen to a few people. Look it up, It's one of the worlds best sites for slope soaring for planes, hang/para gliders, etc.
I learned to sloap soar before I moved up to nitros. I figured if I destroyed a glider it was cheaper than a trainer plane. That was back in 1991. Big difference between the two.
@Hanufan Well the contents itself certainly doesn't bother me much either except for the fact of having seen it already a good couple of times before, but as YouTube is getting more and more ads these days I really dislike having to wait yet another half a minute before the actual video starts. ;-)
I'm not complaining about the quality of the intro, which is definitely great.
only the second I've seen from you but after seeing the first one, I really like the intro, looks really professional. at least it is well done, looking forward to your next one
I could watch you guys all day.
fireblade4727 5 months ago
can you guys explain delta and vmix in one of your episodes and why we need it ...and can we fly without it :)
TEAMBLACKCOUNTRY 7 months ago
Looks fun, but I think I will use a parkzone radian pro
swashbladeRC 7 months ago
I find it strange that someone who has only slope soared twice and clearly doesnt know what he is doing can be giving advice so freely.
MrLloyd54321 8 months ago
Any replacement that can be bought if this item is out of stock as it is right now?? Just broken my prop!
Thorblast 10 months ago
please the next video we want to see you try parachuting out a plane from like 10000 feet...... oh and please we want to see you do it with the same level of expertise and state of the art equipment that you used to create this video . . . . actually on second thoughts i don't want to watch you die
theziggx 10 months ago
Ok,
Seems like every new test fly that I see hobby King perform never goes that great.
But, is fun to watch. Not so much on how to fly but more like lets see if even he can fly it.
At least there prices are good.
TheWillEKing 10 months ago
These guys don't know what they are doing and give some very wrong advise about slope soaring. I've been doing it for 22 years and have never even heard some of the bad advise they give before.
keppscrossing 10 months ago 5
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Please do not do any more "How to" videos if you do not know "How to" do something. This is NOT the proper way to slope soar, most veterans could tell you that. First off, ditch you motor. On a good wind day with a newbie pilot you will never need the motor. Secondly, if you are a newb, you can take the plane further away from the cliff to find more stable air. If the wind is decent, you will find life 300yards or more upwind from the face. I'd type more but youtube is limiting me
crazyracer933 10 months ago
Please do not do any more "How to" videos if you do not know "How to" do something. This is NOT the proper way to slope soar, most veterans could tell you that. First off, ditch you motor. On a good wind day with a newbie pilot you will never need the motor. Secondly, if you are a newb, you can take the plane further away from the cliff to find more stable air. If the wind is decent, you will find life 300yards or more upwind from the face. I'd type more but youtube is limiting me
crazyracer933 10 months ago 3
I would really like to request that the next time you two decide to slope soar that you do it with a plane that is designed specifically for slope soaring, and maybe find a volunteer pilot that can fly the glider in a way that doesn't look unbelievable boring; because this is honestly a little pathetic and gives slope soaring a weak image. I respect that you acknowledged that you were new to slope soaring, but then what I don't understand is that you continue to try and explain it.
JayDeeGeeInc 10 months ago 3
4) Don't fly towards the slope until you are confident of your skill. When flying towards the slope, the model picks up speed and may be hard to control
5) It's easier to land when doing it upwind (not with tailwind). Landing a glider with tailwind can b quite catastrophic
6) Drop the motor!
AlexRCGlidersPeru 10 months ago 2
Nice editing, and good presentation, but lacking a bit in information. If you're going to try and give tips to new slope pilots, you gotta know you're saying beforehand.
1) Adding nose weight will make the plane unresponsive and difficult to fly
2) I see you turn towards the cliff. For safety, and to get advantage of all the lift along the slope, do your turns towards the sea
3) You are trying to fly slope too close to the cliff's lip. This will only cause you to get stuck in rotor
AlexRCGlidersPeru 10 months ago 3
how NOT to slope soar........
satinet 10 months ago 4
Nice try...Both of you guys are real personable and that is great. However, some of the misinformation really demonstrates how "power" people don't really "get" slope soaring. Sorry...-PLA
PLA0242 10 months ago
The video itself is nicely done but is full of misinformation. 1) DO NOT ballast on the nose. That will make it nose heavy, less responsive, and handle like crap. 2) Get away from the ridge (cliff) you were way too close in. There is plenty of lift. General rule is that the lift band is half as thick as the hill is high. 3) Lose the motor. 4) It goes faster at the landing because you just dove in. Learn energy management. 5) Get an experienced slope pilot to help you next time. Best wishes :-)
geocrasher 10 months ago
pshhhh repelling gear
its easier to find a dumb friend
TheKrazydreams 10 months ago
Are people really too lazy or stupid to just click 30 seconds into the vid. Simples
ritchiebarber 10 months ago
I like your intro!
IteKLF 10 months ago
Isnt flying electric eco-friendly lol
Group935x 10 months ago
Perma-banned from Hobby King.
rcflight13 10 months ago
I bought something from Hobby King MONTHS ago and it STILL hasn't come! Not even a notice that they have shipped it!
TheSPilot 10 months ago
Josh, why don't you give Josh an opportunity to do the whole flying, maybe the craft will land in one piece with nobody hurt?
sterby1 10 months ago
tell anthony that some random HK fan on youtube named mrfourtysevenman says hi!
mrfourtysevenman 10 months ago
sex
Blikess 10 months ago
now that the swordsman is fired, they have to find new ways of crashing hobbyking planes
Fra42below 10 months ago
lol - loved the abrupt landing. Sorry Anthony. :)
shelviahall 10 months ago
I am very spoilt where i live here in australia, I have many ocean slopes and inland mountain slopes within 15 minutes drive from home. Sloping is awesome, and with the inland slopes you can also get some good thermals..
tjtg 10 months ago
@tjtg Hi Mate, I'm in Australia too, always looking for a good slope. Where are these slopes you're referring to?
petedaws 10 months ago
@tjtg Hi Mate, I'm in Australia too, always looking for a good slope. Where are these slopes you're referring to? One of my favorites is Skennars Head and Lennox head (watch out for hang gliders though) in northern NSW.
petedaws 10 months ago
@petedaws I fly mostly on the Sunshine Coast. The inland slopes are at Maleny or Montville and there is also a club at a place called bald knob. The coastal slopes are everywhere, Point Cartwright, Alexandra Headlands, Point Arkwright, Caloundra, Sunshine Beach, and the best is Rainbow Beach. I have also flown at Hastings Point in Northern NSW and Mt Tamborine on the Gold Coast. Do you have a Skua ??
tjtg 10 months ago
The president is Cool!!! Send more planes please!!! :)
h2oreactor 10 months ago
I'm still waiting for the official flite test soundtrack volume 1... your video guy makes such clean sick beats I need them for my flying sessions!!
seriously at least put a few of them up for download or purchase please!
hman2853 10 months ago
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hman2853 10 months ago
You guys always break your planes :( wtf...
RoboTekno 10 months ago
@rcFFBloodyMicks Oh yeah, the spongebob quotes are a recurring theme. Sometimes intentional, sometimes they just come out naturally.
joshuadirect 10 months ago
Greta video, and thanks for the tips. As usual, I knew just just enough about to really screw some stuff up. Thanks for the gap fillers. :)
P.S. Was that seriously a SpongeBob quote? "Bring it around town" LOL!
Tim
rcFFBloodyMicks 10 months ago
We flew at "Point Of The Mountian" in Utah, about 2 miles away from me. When you throw your plane off, there's about a 1500 foot drop off. Talk about scary. If you had to land down there you would have to watch the shadow of the plane to tell how close it was to the ground. Then you made the drive down to get your plane. I never had that happen, but saw it happen to a few people. Look it up, It's one of the worlds best sites for slope soaring for planes, hang/para gliders, etc.
UtRadioGuy 10 months ago
I learned to sloap soar before I moved up to nitros. I figured if I destroyed a glider it was cheaper than a trainer plane. That was back in 1991. Big difference between the two.
UtRadioGuy 10 months ago
wohooo new flite test!
tbvdb 10 months ago
I'm starting to get used to seeing you crash :-)
bongose 10 months ago 10
the intro is what made me subscribe... :-)
DangerousDan666 10 months ago
@DangerousDan666 Meh, it's starting to annoy me a bit as it's a full 31 seconds each and everytime and I've watched all their movies. :-p
Someone should post a skip to 0:31 comment each time.
PHeMoX 10 months ago 22
@PHeMoX Or you could just click 0:31 on the navigation bar and stop being lazy.
rcflight13 10 months ago
@rcflight13 Yup, that's what I tend to do already.
PHeMoX 10 months ago
@PHeMoX I like the intro, doesn't bother me
Hanufan 10 months ago
@Hanufan Well the contents itself certainly doesn't bother me much either except for the fact of having seen it already a good couple of times before, but as YouTube is getting more and more ads these days I really dislike having to wait yet another half a minute before the actual video starts. ;-)
I'm not complaining about the quality of the intro, which is definitely great.
PHeMoX 10 months ago
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benybeeJz 10 months ago
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@PHeMoX yeah good job, but i like the INTRO, Mox! I think lot of people do..
benybeeJz 10 months ago
@PHeMoX good job! but, i like the INTRO Mox and i think lot of people do
benybeeJz 10 months ago
@benybeeJz Yes, it's of great quality indeed and very professional, but I've seen it so often that it has become a 31 sec waste of time for me. ;-)
PHeMoX 10 months ago
nice video
only the second I've seen from you but after seeing the first one, I really like the intro, looks really professional. at least it is well done, looking forward to your next one
DangerousDan666 10 months ago
FIRST! I love the intro, looks really professional. Nice video also...
Slope soaring is far too hard to prounounce....
elmardus 10 months ago