I still have about 10 'pre-corona' flying videos lined up, waiting to be uploaded but in the mean time I thought i'd film something different and see how people like it. If it goes down well I'll film some similar stuff.
I still have about 10 'pre-corona' flying videos lined up, waiting to be uploaded but in the mean time I thought i'd film something different and see how people like it. If it goes down well I'll film some similar stuff
@@SlopeRCGliders agree 100% It has been around for many years ..I cant imagine how many pilots learned to fly with a Carl Goldberg "Gentle Lady" A nice kit that is easy to build and keep things simple , yet it flys beautifully. A great recommendation!!
@@newueelnavmip In the early 1980's, I was the counterman at a mom and pop hobby shop. Two kits we kept in stock at all times were the Goldberg Eaglet 50 and the Gentle Lady. Although both are good, solid designs. the kits themselves were not what I would call, "well executed." I found the die-cutting and parts fit to be sub-standard. Wood selection also leaves much to be desired. That being said, once you've overcome the kit's glaring drawbacks, you will end up with an excellent flying glider. My suggestion? The Airtronics Olympic 650 or Oly II, if you can find them. Machine-cut and sanded (no die-crunching), beautiful, hand-selected "blonde balsa" and straightforward designs, make these kits a joy to build. And, they fly great! If you're lucky enough to find one, pay whatever they're asking.
@@richarddarlington1139 I produced kits at Mark's Models (later Dynaflite) for four years. We were able to mitigate the effects of "die crunching" somewhat by periodically replacing the razor rule and by soaking the balsa sheets in water before pressing them. As many parts as possible were saw cut or router cut or sanded using jigs instead of die cutting. I have fond memories of my time there and of working with Mark Smith.
John, thank you so much, every time my wife says: "You have too many models"..... I show this video, you are the savior of our souls ......God bless you....
Nevermind hoarding toilet rolls and hand sanitizer, John's hoarding gliders!! Great video, thanks for posting. As someone else said here, I thought I had too many rc's but I feel better now!!
John, your followers will petition to have your flights and videos classed as essential services. That way we all have our moments of peace to look forward to during the lockdowns.
Watching you fly and listening to the music is the most relaxing thing did I can find during the day I think you're at totally amazing as I am 86 years old and have been flying model airplanes since I was about eight I can really appreciate your love an effort that goes into what you do God bless you fly safe oh and don't fall off the cliff Herbie said that
Fillons Champion is my favourite..Years ago when I was a teenager, we flew Single Channel and an older gentleman who is no longer with us built this beautiful unique model. Unforgettable really, a true classic..🤔🤔🤔😀😀😀😷😷😷😷😷
A man after my own heart, there's NOTHING better than a 6meter glider, a fully charged battery, a 5gallon bucket with ice and a twelve pack in it and 2/3's of a day and sit there all day long traveling from thermal to thermal virtually speced out... Lord brings back some of my best memories. What I would give to spend a day with my head and plane in the clouds.....geeze
Thank you John, loved the tour. The planes filling the back yard was almost as beautiful as watching you fly them. After some 15 yrs flying foam/plastic/carbon fiber......I’m itching to get back to balsa building. Happy flying!
RC and aero modelling stuff are very very difficult to get here. Perhaps because the number of modellers is so low. I had to travel to Henry J Nichols, London, to buy my 1st RC set !
Hello from PR, Wow, awesome glider collection, all are beautiful, and like very much those cover with clear monokote, to see the perfect construction!!
Ridge lift therapy Master, they all give to the peace and tranquility of flight...... and my ridge lift therapy. Again giving the creative builder a good look..... Inspiring.
Finally the long awaited behind the scenes video! You have something for everyone, from simple foamy flying wings to the beautifully crafted Champion. I'm always amazed by your prolific building schedule. You keep cranking out beautiful gliders for everyone to enjoy. I particularly enjoyed listening to your description of each glider.
In these turbulent times inspiration to stay home and enjoy our hobbies is very important for all of us. Gliders are not expensive, require no motors, in flight hardware can be moved from plane to plane easily with a bit of planning while building. Keep up the great job at communication the love for flying simple models. Thank you Sir.
WoW !🤓 it’s even hard to believe that so many gliders belong to one person. Beautiful view . It would be nice to see them all fly. Thank you for video 👍😎
Thankyou sir what an amazing collection of gliders that you have built, and built up I'm sure we all appreciate the effort and amount of work and time you have put into the hobby and continue to do so for our and your pleasure and also for your good ladys filmograghy skills in making your flights look effortless, and I and I'm sure (we) all hope that you and your good lady continue to do so, with my very best regards from Alan in south Yorkshire, stay safe and healthy ❤❤👍👍🤗
All aeromodellers around the world dreaming with this hangar John 😍😍 , all models close similar and quite different at same time! Too many hours very well spent! LOVE your dedication and passion you put in the gliders! NO MOTORS HERE!! 👌👏👏, minucious builder and great pilot and person! Congratulations for your work John! Best Regards from Spain 😎✌️
John you are an Inspiration to us all. The log books for each must be crammed with information we all need to keep track of you might care to share how you capture and store the critical information for a successful next flight? Building to your regular “fling field” also ensures you have fun as well as maintaining a safe environment. Thank you. While we are in social isolation there is no reason why we should not be in the work shop and building, repairing etc.
Thank you John, what a magnificent collection! You are an inspiration to us all. More of the Fillion is always welcome, but I will watch whatever you post. Seeing more of your workshop would be grand as well. Let me know when a nearby house goes for sale! 🖖😎👍
Hello John ! This is the best way I could possibly start my Saturday morning . Thank you for making these videos ! . Will- Connecticut , Northeast United States.
John,just one more thing,any chance you could do a video of a build,covering a few points.Current adhesives,and different applications,balsa selection,radio installation and advice,covering, C of G for scratch built models ect.Think it would make a interesting video.
I feel privileged to say that I have had the pleasure of seeing that workshop in the flesh. Keep up the good work John. Fingers cross there might be a kit coming your way soon
Thank you so much for this... it's great! It did not come as a surprise that the garage is organised AND tidy; otherwise you would have to find a different hobby! :o)
I so admire your craftsmanship and dedication to exploring ideas around soaring modelling. It is good to see someone who has this addiction to a near extreme level. Thank you for the tour of current inventory and your workshop. All the best in your future endeavours!
Brings back fond memories. I loves gentle slope gliding at beach cliffs. But now my area has becomes aggressive lead sled style of flying. You have to stay away from the cliff edge or they will plow thru your plane. I’ve had to ask permission to fly thru to set up a landing. I’ve even had them say NO! I finally sold all my rc stuff. But I still have the memory’s.
Impressive and beautiful. Regards from Mexico. Part of happiness is reached by accomplishing things (projects), it is not related to buying things. Congratulations.
Thanks for the tour John, each plane you showed us is just as beautiful as the one before it. You are a great builder and pilot and blessed to have such a beautiful flying site as well.
Isolating with CoVid19 and your model planes was very interesting. You are a master craftsman and I like how you can see the beautiful structure system. If I had one with long wings when I wasn't using it, it would be nice to hang from the ceiling as I like the graceful structure. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! Awesome to finally see them all at once, what an amazing collection! Thanks John! It stressed me out watching you place them all on the lawn... so glad you didn't trip and fall into them! 😬
Thanks so much for doing this video John. Your flying is magic, your hangar inspiring. I hope you and your family stay safe and well. Your videos are a ray of sunshine in these otherwise dark and uncertain times. Cheers mate, from North Carolina, USA!
Wow, you have lifted many sullen hearts with your flying videos and now hangar tour. Truly therapy for those that can't get out to fly and so relaxing to watch too.
Probably the most interesting video I've ever seen on You Tube. Thanks. (OK, I am an aeromodeller.) The biplane is still my favourite. And, again, the camera work was a lot less challenging than the flying but the gentle move and pan did justice to the content.
Thanks, John. I enjoyed that. On a different topic, I was surprised - as usual - to see how far on your garden growth is. On the west coast of Scotland we're about 3 weeks or so behind you. This lockdown has had me checking my diary for memories of interesting flights etc. I note that in 2018 we woke up in our motorhome on 5th April in a car-park in Tyndrum to find it had snowed fairly heavily. It's at an elevation of 780 feet and is at the start of the climb up onto Rannoch Moor This leads on to Glen Coe and there are snow-gates at either end as the road is sometimes blocked by up to 30 foot snow drifts. After a Black Pudding and Egg roll breakfast in the local Caff we spent some time walking in the area - the West Highland Way - and the sun came out in the afternoon. So it was lunch in another eatery - Spiced Parsnip soup and savoury scone, tea and flapjack - followed by a seat in the sun outside the camper, with a good book. And a snooze. A perfect end to the day came with a Hercules coming directly over us at VERY low height, maybe 200 feet, obviously practicing nap-of-the-earth flying. This, in that area, is well below the surrounding mountain tops and involves sinuous flight paths, significant banking and elevation changes. What could be a better end to the day than that? Knowing the area, I looked back down the flight path and, sure enough, Hercules No2 was right there! Magnificent. To celebrate, we ended up at our breakfast café for tasty Haddock & Chips followed by the 40 mile trip to home. 5th April 2019 wasn't anything like as interesting, but 2 days later I note that "Ducky" returned. He's a male Mallard who arrives about this time. He's been here for 4 consecutive years. We have a largish pond in our garden and he likes to come in at a ridiculously steep angle and splash down bang in the middle. He makes a terrific noise whilst dropping, as if to warn us that he's here and he wants FED. We keep some grain for him and he obviously enjoys it! We know it's the same duck because he waddles up the stairs to the front door and raps on the glass to let us know it's time to eat. He sleeps on the brick edge of the pond and disappears two or three times a day, usually returning in the early evening. Once he brought a female with him, but she didn't stay long at all. It fascinates me to watch him flying as I am particularly interested in STOL model aircraft. He's a master at that - he will call to us from almost vertically overhead at considerable height and them make something like a 60 degree approach to the pool! Take-off can be similarly exciting, but he can also show off low-flying skills by taking off from the pond, flying through our opened garden gate (in a 6 foot high panelled fence), dodging round the camper and off down the street and round the right-angle bend at the bottom, all at less than head height. I DO hope he visits this year, to make 5 in a row. See what you and your missus' videos do to us lesser mortals?
Hi there Max, I think you win the award for the longest comment on one of my videos! It made for good reading. Interestingly Spring moves North at 1.9 MPH, so you can see how we are earlier on than you. My wife probably likes real aircraft more than me and will always look up when she hears plane. We often go on holiday to North Wales specifically to photograph the low flying jets. There are certain pinch points where you can climb up the mountains and see the jets scream past at the same hight, or lower than you. Some days you can sit there and not see anything . Other days you get lots of passes buy Hawks, Hercules, Typhoons (used to see Tornadoes as well) and American F-15 etc. I know the feeling you are talking about, when a plane comes over nice and low. Over the years we have got some amazing photos.
Beautiful Video! Thank You For All That Work of 'De' Glidering' Your Hanger/Garage! Whew! - Love Your Backing Track and Calm Voice Cadence'🔣 Gave My 56' Ep Home Kit Sloper' and The Radio! 'Wtf?' Away years ago- and I do Miss it Much! Your Video Got Me Drawing Hybrid Wing Shapes and Inspires Me Back To Affordable RC Flying!👍✈🌈✌
I’m fricking jealous badly. The bird at 6:04 looks like a “butterfly” I had years ago that I mounted an “OS .25” on. I added flaps to help in thermals. Flew like a dream. I almost had to shoot it down to get it to land on a perfect day. You have a beautiful array of fun machines.
wonderful John, thank you for uploading this, very enjoyable, in lockdown here in NZ as you are, but the weather is so good here nipped out to a field and flew my Bird of time ( wooden) 3.5 mtr thermals where rocketing! it was a tonic, happy landings :)
Thoroughly enjoyed that John! Love your videos. Very nice collection you have there! Would love to see a video series from design to maiden flight. You are a skilled designer, builder, and pilot.
You have the disease bad my friend. Really enjoyed seeing all these models. Some are very unique. I still don't know how you fit them all in that garage. I guess it is just good space management. I find your videos very relaxing to watch and your cameraman / Lady 😉 is excellent at keeping your models in frame. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺 👋
That is a very impressive collection; a veritable forest of balsa! You really are a master builder. I'm almost more impressed that they all manage to fit in your garage! I've been following you for some time now, but I've never commented before. I felt that it's time to let you know how much your content means to me. With everything that's going on right now, with all the uncertainty and worry, few things are as relaxing as watching a beautiful glider fly against a beautiful landscape. I'm sure you get comments like this all the time, but you have really have helped more than I can really put into words. Thank you.
