How to Slope Soar 

I started slope soaring in '79 and had many wonderful hours up there. I've had numerous planes from the soar birdie to paragon that I got my LSF level 4 flight which was a 4 hour slope flight. the paragon was a great plane.your video is spot on. I can't do it anymore, too dam old for chasing planes I noticed the dark clouds in your video and that reminds me of the time I was flying with a buddy and there thunder clouds near us and I kept hearing a tick tick sound and I touched the antenna it stopped we landed and got off that hill quick! have fun flying I subscribed

Best primer on slope soaring I've watched; your 'no nonsense/'Fat-FREE!'-commentary approach is the best, Andy. Plus you hit all the essentials...I'm about to plunge into slope soaring with confidence. Again, thank you!

Good tutorial. I used to fly at the world famous Torry Pines. In LA Jolla. California... This video makes me miss is....

Andrew: Close call at the end added some excitement. Your videos are always informative, clear, beautifully photographed, and a joy to watch. Wish I lived in Australia too. Jim

I have been sloping on the Oregon coast for 30 plus years...spot on instruction. Excellent!

i learned to fly with slope soaring my spirit 2m. me and my bro would stay up on the hill and fly all day. good times, great video.

Super nice! Thanks for the video and the explanations! I tried this week on a quite flat slope but good wind in near where I live in southern east Bavaria. I tried my second glider, a gifted older ASW17 from Kyosho with 2,1m wingspan w/o flaps. I was amazed how good it went, although I needed to put the motor in a couple of times probably no knowing in what direction to turn and how to gain altitude. Did some bad turns and broke the fuselage after losing lift/stall near the ground. But everything is repaired and I hope to get flying again. What you mentioned: "it's a good alternative for motor-flying" is cool! Now I have something I can try in those windy days :D

Try coming in hot, way behind the lift band, punch through the rotor and point it right at you, then nose up to stall. On the reset it will drop straight into your hands gently before gaining to much speed. Catch it like a frisbee too or a football

Brilliant, enjoyable Vid, Mate ! Location Location Location - go there, see what others are flying. the the durable 'combat' type wings just bounce when crashed add; on Take Off, down elevator and launch down in light wind. your first goal is Air Speed. Fear of crashing may lead to up-elevator, a stall, and a crash. Next job, trim to fly straight and smooth. Don't fight the plane, lead it Then search out a good Lift Zone along the slope and measure it by finding its limits in X-Y-Z (plane stops going up). This will become The Place to go when you need more altitude Landing, pick the 'slow' direction of the slope (more head-to-wind) to maintain air speed and reduce ground speed You may have to start below the cliff and "climb up" to keep the ground speed low, when lift is high Don't go too far back from the slope, a Down Rotor and turbulence is to be expected. Higher winds require higher skills and usually more CG ballast A slope plane looks simple, but without a motor it requires meticulous KIT design and a straight build to perform well in light winds. Design your own.... that's a really challenging and rewarding Art of Science. Good luck, Mate !

Thank you, Andrew, for excellent video and explanation. Keep flying!

I had no knowledge on this type of flying,only heard about it.This is a very cool part of rc flying,need to see more.Thank you Andrew!

Absolutely brilliant video, thankyou so much! Keen to try it out but had no idea of the principles underpinning it!

Beautifull flight and excellent explanation. Tks Andrew

Thanks Andrew, very good explanation. Well done

Thanks Andrew, appreciate this tutorial, learned a lot.

Great video, I learned rc flying on the slopes and it's still my favorite way to rc

Most useful - thanks for that Andrew

Returning to watch this again as I'm considering an Arrows Prodigy as I feel i could benefit from a motor as a complete newb to slope soaring I got into flying small R/C foamies during lockdown and your videos really were a fantastic help not only with the great info they also helped me retain my sanity! Many thanks from the West of Ireland

Great Tutorial. Thanks 👍🏻

OMG what an inspiring video. Thanks Andrew

Awesome video. You've helped me a lot on slope soar on a paraglider. Thank you so much.

Well there ya go. A video on slope soaring. Just what I needed, thanks for a great video. Merry Christmas.

Tip shelf video Andrew!! 👍 bought me a Ranger 2000 on inav. Been doing a decent amount of gliding up high, but I would like to try my hand at soaring, this video helped me gain confidence to try, although haven't had the chance yet, it's too 🥶

Great looking glider and colour scheme 👍

Looks like a great way to relax. Slope soaring by the beach!

brillant video images, super clear sound, good instructive comments (even for an experienced RCer), well done Andrew!

Thumbs up Mr Andrew 👍🏻

Great instructive video, and nice aussie accent! Thank you Andrew!

Thank you for the video. It is very useful.

So nice so relaxing so informative

Thanks! Searching for rc slope on youtube brings this video up. Reminds me how long since I have visited your channel... Anyway, you'll have summer for som months and I'll visit for a bit of warm feeling. Have a great summer, Andrew!

Yes very relaxing. Thank you

Great tutorial, just started fixed wing (in a simulator) as an acro quadcopter pilot and it's really awesome to be able to use my knowledge of the sticks to try out different forms of LOS.

That was an informative and somewhat relaxing, instructional video... when I find a slope(step 1) I will be sloping cheers Andrew, cool video👍

GLAD I WATCHED TO THE END..!! SO CLOSE..! LOL Andrew that was a Brilliant flight,and took me back to when i first learnt to slope sore..!! Its very calming...;-)

Cheers matee,much appreciate you sharing your knowledge n time.Great vid.Fly on Free Bird

Excellent! Now I know just to do a figure 8, turning into the wind all the time. Thank you for uploading this.

Great vid indeed. And I'm endlessly envy about your flying site.

Nice vid mate just got me sail plane out of the attic after years , love ya saying just throw it of a cliff safe flights

That was a calming and peaceful video! What a great place for soaring. I have one spot, but it's always lots of hang- and paragliders there. They say it's OK for me to fly to, but I really don't dear :-) Keep it up, Andrew! You are the one having spring/summer now :-)

Great stuff. Thanks

I want to try SS, thanks for the very informative video Andrew!

Thanks Andrew - I have just been given an Algebra 10ft span glider with only 2 control surfaces (rudder / elevator) and I have trimmed it in a local flat field. Basically, I am converting from engine powered RC to gliding. I am grateful for your tutorial.

Interesting video Mr. Andrew 👌

Thanks Andrew for yet another very informative and as usual for you, intelligent video. I am a retired Hang glider pilot who suffered a life changing accident. Recently I bought a very nice 2.5m RC glider. I have been reluctant to fly it as I have some what lost my confidence. However your tuition means I will be flying again very soon Well done mate, you are awesome!; Cheers Rob

Thanks, I'll try it.

Interesting. I fancy having a bash at making a glider through the winter. Looks like the bigger wingspan is better than the 36 - 40" models I have been looking at. Great video very helpful.

Thank you for inspiring me. I’ve gotta try this.

Excellent information for easy learning. Explains it nicely.👍

cheers mate, very imformative

Thanks for the video!

Just started slope soaring and this video helped a lot.

Thank's for the how to andrew i gotta give this a go next weekend look's fun

Grate presentation. From a novice, many thanks! My volantex ASW28 as arrived! Vítor Lalanda

Thanks Andrew best video so far!! I'm going to give it a go, just have to get an appropriate plane and do some searching. I'm on the coast so shouldn't be to hard

Yup you went and did it, now I want a glider!

Love your vids, Thank You!

Beautiful flight. Thanks for the advise. I have a HKing Fox glider and a Multiplex Cularis.

Thanks for sharing!

Very nice. I've flown electric sailplanes and always wanted to try slope soaring. Not many slopes in the midwest of the US. Great video. Thank you.

thank you for your video. I am starting RC soaring from fixed wing powered models.

Great video'. I'm hoping to get down their this weekend as the forecast is looking good.

cheers mate great vid .

Thank you! Very good advice for a beginner. Slope soaring is excellent here in the Netherlands, we have a lot of wind everyday and long stretched dunes :D

Great vid!!

HI ANDREW ! VERY GOOD VIDEO THANKS ANDREW , AT THE END IT WAS A CLOSE CALL ,,,WOW !

Great video. Could spend hours just watching planes slope soaring!

Great vid .. This explained everything I was needing to know .

Hi Andrew, it’s very hard to let it go over the slope, and I have been flying rc aircrafts for a few years. I built yourself and speedster Dens Lidl glider conversion and have been waiting for the right wind direction for 3 weeks now.Very frustrating here in Blackpool uk as I have to wait for a Westerly. Thanks for everything you do, it’s a real help.

Nice. I've just purchased a Phoenix 1600. Still assembling. Looking forward to gliding it

Thank you very much for this video it helps a lot!

Great video andrew, im over across the pond from you in San Diego, CA we have some great beaches but the wind could be a little better. Anyway you made me laugh when you said just through it off a cliff and see what happens! that's exactly how I learned to fly! You left out one thing , if you can its best to have a Friend yelling at you that your doing it wrong ALL Wrong . my teacher was great at getting me fired up to get better , I've always been easily motivated by witty criticism. He never would put his plane down to show me though! This hobby is truly amazing once you start to get it its all i think about, almost except my girlfriend of coarse! keep up the great videos! I'm going to hopefully very soon start a few of my own, happy flying and safe landings.

You are so lucky to have such a beautiful place for slope soaring. I live in Southern California.

Nice thanks!

I've nearly finished my designated slope soarer, as I live near Stockton Beach near Newcastle NSW, it seems to be the perfect reason to fly one.

The best slope Soarer is the one you have built yourself.. any chriss foss model.

Man that looked fun!

Nice flight, you were way up there.

That was really relaxing Andrew. A beautiful experience even though I wasn't actually there. To help get the plane down when it's time to land, is it worth walking a little way over to where you had the car parked well past the flat of the slope and then bringing her down there perhaps without worrying about the crash land, so to speak. Haven't sloped soared before, but definitely wouldn't mind trying it.

Great video! Very relaxing to watch and covers the fundamentals well!

excellent

Good tips for flying in a steady wind. Keep it flying into, or along the wind and it should stay up there. But ya, landing can be tricky with no real landing strip or landing gear. I think, could you bring it around towards you , then turn into the wind almost right in front of you and have it sort of float back to you where you could grab it somehow with one hand? Or find a spot where some tall grass is and plop it down there? As long as you dont bring it down suddenly and lawn-dart it it would be ok i suppose.

nicely done !

Wow. I was waiting for this for a long time. Thanks a lot Andrew for sharing...)) Points noted - Keep the plane moving. Down elevator to pick up speed. Always turn facing away from the slope & facing the sea. Use Rudder for directional control. For loop, fly towards the sea, then its easy to loop because of the uplift. For landing come in from just behind the slope and slow down. Better if you have flaps. Happy Slope Soaring..)

Great video Andrew. I started flying RC (an admittedly on and off hobby for me over the past 16 or so years) with a GP Spirit 2m which I flew off of a similarly gentle slope no more than 50m from my house. I've recently (ish) returned to the hobby but have been struggling to find the time to fly as my location in the NE of England rarely has the calm weather that suits many of the aircraft I like (mostly vintage FF designs) which has lead to an attic stuffed with airframes that I'll likely never fly but did enjoy building. I do though have an HK Walrus that I've flown on and off that would do fine off of a slope and have converted a KK Soarer Baby (36" span FF TL glider) to a very light wind sloper though I fear that using it as such will be a very quick way to re-kit it. :/

Great stuff Andrew. I don't know if it could be called slope soaring, but above my property at the turn in a long valley there is a pronounced rise in the land with a long ridge running about 1km at right angles to the prevailing westerly wind. at between 400-600m above that ridge I can soar/slope all day, actually it is hard getting down, I have to overspeed severely to break through it. Too high for visual, so fpv only, but it's good having it on windy days with no thermal activity, and on still days I use regular soaring technique. I guess it's 'high altitude slope soaring'

The lift band extends past the ridge because of a phenomenon called "compression" I have slope soared for years but as soon as I started paragliding and actually getting into the lift myself, it changed things a lot for me. Have you considered trying paragliding? You're never too old, in fact the older you are the better pilot you'll be.

Hello Andrew, could you also provide some info on the 'where to slope soar'? What are good slopes and what aren't?

Hi Andrew, very pleasant to watch and thanks for the tips. I’m in Torquay Victoria keen to find a flying spot. Thanks.

Long time since you posted this Andrew but I've just moved to Brisbane and have wanted to try slopesoaring for a long time. Never been in a place with a slope before and love watching your videos. I've come from the UK where the rules are plentiful and the locations are limited - can you just find a quiet section of coast and go for it?

great vid Drew very helpful this while definitely help people better than my an old video about this topic that is still getting a decent amount of views after 2years

Your the BEST,,,,,,,😎

Your THE BEST,,,,😎

"SLOPE" Smashed. Lost. Or Pulverised Eventually. But so much fun getting to any of those options. :-D

great fun , love a bit of sloping

Great location. Longer vid would be better. It's so peaceful to watch you work the breeze and the lift. Thanks, Thailand Paul ASW-28 (China)

“Just throw the plane off the cliff and see what happens” - gave it a shot last weekend with my great planes kunai and had a blast!! Thanks for the helpful intro.

Great video. No 1 tip, always turn into the wind and keep the nose down. Plane turning without wind speed will drop out of the sky!

Is there some good slope soaring places on the Mornington Peninsula because it is mostly cliffs with lots of trees.

thanks!