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R V M S A
Enjoy the great outdoors
What better way to spend the afternoon,
soaring your r/c glider effortlessly
R/C Slope Soaring
Slope soaring with an rc glider can be one of the most relaxing and straightforward ways of enjoying radio control flight.
It's simple stuff really - moving air (i.e. wind) generally follows the lie of the land. So when a wind is blowing towards the bottom of a slope, the flow of air will naturally be forced upwards to follow the rising ground.
Where the slope levels out at the top, the airflow will continue upwards to a higher level than the hilltop. It's this upwards flow of air that we use when slope soaring, to keep our gliders aloft.
P H O T O S
Our Slope
Situated nearest to the village of Sabden, overlooking the Ribble Valley and the nearby town of Clitheroe.
ERLS long range receivers
My first try of these tiny rx’s , this one has a 30km range but I will be keeping LOS 😉 – lets see...
First flight of 2023
Had a lovely hour or so flying the ASW28 my first flight of the year!
Pilots Eye
Finally hooked the camera onto the Pheonix for a pilot’s eye view and try out some FPVSoaring. I can even look left and right...
Friday Flying
Last day of my week off work so I managed to get an afternoon flying – happy days. As you can see I bumped...
Another iNAV trim session…
A bit too breezy to fully set up but it’s getting there… Typically with a new model, the weather has been so bad since...
Happy 2022
Happy New Year with a successful first flight of 2022 & a completed maiden flight – OMG very impressed – INAV worked flawlessly –...
ZOHD Dart XL
Am I ready for a test fly? …after over 40 yrs of RC Model flying ‘everything’ that flies I thought I would try out...
Above the Fog on Sunday
Clear blue skies at the top as the drive up from home was all in fog – happy days :). Looked like Dave Fishwick...
Flight Controllers & iNav
Follow me having a go setting & hopefully flying with this…
Famous for 15mins
We had an article in the Guardian… Gliders in Lancashire: model aircraft enthusiasts – in pictures | UK news | The Guardian
Flying today
A great Sunday for flying Pendle-Oct-10-1Pendle-Oct-10-3Pendle-Oct-10-7Pendle-Oct-10-2Pendle-Oct-10-9Pendle-Oct-10-8Pendle-Oct-10-6Pendle-Oct-10-5Pendle-Oct-10-4
Next the PHOENIX 2400
untitled-38 untitled-25 untitled-16 untitled-10 untitled-5 untitled-3 EPO COMPOSITE RC GLIDER (94.5″) A great first flight with the Phoenix 2400 . It comes with an...
Tandem X20S Dual Band Transmitter
After my trusty Spektrum DX7S (2011-12) started to play up I have decided to try something new – will show the un-boxing pics shortly...
Models need a good home
I was contacted recently by Anne Jones , Ken’s widow asking if I knew of anyone who would like to take Ken’s old models...
Sunday 18Oct
Another outing for the ASW28 at the SE slope – trimming it out as its still nose heavy a slight bit as I have...
My guide to the Volantex ASW28
The good and the bad bits… Well after a while I have got myself a new scale glider the Volantex ASW28…more soon
RVMSA
New website here soon… For details call 07986 239183 or email simon-hardman@hotmail.co.uk
Weather on the Slope
Last hour's - Wind, rain, etc etc - use menu on right of the window.
Weather at Home...
join Online
Join RVMSA online - £6
Your membership card will be email after as a digital .pdf file.
Slope Flying Site Map
