Flying the Alien from OA Composites 

Wonderful video Pierre! This flying site is impressive, to say the least. Lovely model and great flying :)

The spot is so epic! Nice flight as well

I like how the tail on this plane initially caused me to question what was going on. But where’s the eleva.. oh, it’s a wing. :)

Can you let me know at which settings you've had the "flaps" during this flight? Tks

Hello Pierre, I'm living in the same area than you (close to Grenoble) and learning (again, last time was in the 90's) how to fly RC gliders at 45. I discovered the Alien with this video a year ago. Having recently flown several small foam gliders for training, then Dream Flight Alula, then I got to try a 2 axis1m F3K. But this F3K seems really optimized for thermal on the flat, on the slope I think it will be limited to very "soft" wind conditions. The problem I have when I go hiking is that I have to carry several models of different sizes, because it is still difficult for me to anticipate the wind conditions. So I'm looking for a model that could do both F3K and slope, even with stronger winds ~30-35 kph. In your opinion, is the Alien suitable for a "beginner" like me that knows the basics, but has a lot to learn ? With 250gr and 15gr/dm2 wing load, can it be a rather good F3K on the flat ? Or F3K is just the icing on the cake, for a wing designed primarily for slope ? The other options I have found (for beginner and affordable) are the 1m Hawk from OA composites, or the Stiletto Lift, 1m20 from Jim-Aero, with split-wings. Ps: as a long time hiker, when I've been looking for slopes I ended in the same spots than you : Connest, Pierre Percée, Sénépy, Glandon, Beaumont... I also know the Puy de Manse ;-)