Model airplane sailing as an Art: the landscape, the ballet of movements, the connection to the music in synchronisation, the lucent and pure structure of the models, this one in particular. In admiration for your creations I say Many Thanks for your productions seen so far and more to come! 🎶🎹🎶🧡
I've just been flying tonight an algebra 2.5 m Mick reeves kit ( Sean bannister design ) on northerly ridge. Minimal lift but inspired by your flying from "wall". Model is 42 years old but still flies well ! Have got Keil Kraft invader kit + chief + caprice + Conquest + Pioneer so may try to convert them to RC. Your flying is so inspirational, I can't stop looking at RU-vid ! Thanks again. Jd from Cumbria.
John, Sheer artistry! Nothing is more relaxing than coming home from a hectic day at work and seeing another new video of yours. The Leprechaun is just so mesmerizing, the way it skims over the heather, mere inches above the surface, with such majestic grace. The angles at which you film your flights are also fantastic. ie. low ground hugging shots where the aircraft suddenly appears from behind a low rise in the landscape. Very dramatic. Kudos to your camera person. Then add the beautiful soundtrack behind it all, and you have the makings of a very relaxing, yet entertaining short film. Thank you for the time and effort you put into these videos and am always looking forward to the next one. It would be so nice see a "build video" or thread of one of your masterful builds in the future also. Blue skies and smooth lift!
Brad Algra thank you so much Brad. I’m very lucky that my Wife is good with a camera. One day I will do a build video. Normally I build quite fast as I’m just so eager to finish a build and get it flying!
You know,I just can't get over how you make this gliders fly. When I saw your channel the first time. I saw a glider, pure and simple,now it's like watching a living Entity,like trained dog.
Absolutely fabulous John ! I haven't built or flown RC gliders since I was 15/16 yrs old....some 38 yrs ago. But I feel inspired to take it up again...Thank You ! Keep the videos coming.
I love it. Takes be back to the late 60’s flying my single channel Midwest Li’l T glider off the coast of Northern California. Brings back fond memories. Thanks
I just noticed that all your downwind to upwind transitions were over the mesa of the cliff near or behind you. Is that an illusion? The elegant elliptical wings are very pleasing to the eye. As always, I heap praises on your building, flying, camera and video production!
Thank you again. It’s not an illusion. This is a fairly old video now. It’s looks quite shaky as it was filmed on an old camera which didn’t have any inbuilt stabilisation,
This reminds me of the scene at the beginning of " The first of the few". Quintessentially English ( or Welsh) coastline, husband and wife together enjoy England's summer air.
I have a question on the environment conditions. What is the ideal wind speed with light gliders on your cliffs? Is it in the range of 10 knots? Moreover: do you take advantage of thermal current, or is the wind blowing up on the cliff sufficient to take up the model?
Claudio carrelli 10 knots would be about the maximum. Anything between 2 and 10 would be ideal. I’m relying completely on the slope generated lift, from the smooth wind coming in from the ocean.
Thanks John, so you can make a great choice of models depending on the strength of the breeze!! I have seen some others of your videos, I would guess close to 15 knots, with very fast gliders!
Hi John, I’m also impressed by your glider! Congratulations. I got the original plans to build one for me. Would you mind to share with us the improvements you did into your design? Are you using the same wings profiles? Thanks in advance Helio.
Hi there. Yes, it’s the same wing profile. All I did was straighten out the wing and mount it directly on the fuselage. And the tail is also mounted lower.
Michael Whinnery thank you. This one isn’t one of my designs. I downloaded the plans from Outerzone and just made a few changes. The original plan is for a freeflight model. I straightened the wing and omitted the wing pylon.
John, your videos are really inspiring! Reminds me why I got into aeromodelling. Please keep them coming. Anyway, it looks like I will need to build a Leprechaun now. Can I ask, do you think there would be an advantage to include ailerons on this model?
Matthew Prince I know a few people that have built it with ailerons. It would certainly give more control on the windier days. I just like the simplicity and lightness without, as I tend to just fly it on gentle days.
I'm building one of these because of your videos John! Is this at Perranporth or is the site a secret? Don't blame you if it is, I often fly at dawn to get a bit of solitude before all the competent pilots turn up and laugh at my landings! Then build the Lazy bee, Thermalist........
David Baker thank you. Yes it’s Perranporth. It’s not a secret but I seem to be the only person who flies there. I only live a short walk from the slope but all the local fliers go to St Agnes as there is a car park right by the slope. Good luck with the build. It does seem to fly well.
Perez GES The plans are free at outerzone.co.uk/download_this_plan.asp?ID=3252 It's a PDF file and if you have Foxit PDF reader, you can print it out on A4 size paper and stick them together to make the full size plan. I just downloaded both to try them for you. www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/thanks.php?page=reader_test_a&product=Foxit-Reader&platform=Windows&version=9.4.1.16828&package_type=exe&language=English Good lick my friend! 👍
WOW ! What model is it ? Are plans available, if so where? Where is that beautiful site ? Reminds me of a site on New South Wales coast we flew on 40 years ago , before it became National Park and access was closed to the people.
@@SlopeRCGliders Thanks John Very Different to the Leprechaun I knew way back when. It was a free flight power model of about 14 feet wingspan, each rib used a full sheet of balsa , so only a rich man could afford to build one !!!
@@beerancher3225 I know where it is, been there lots, specially the cafe. Not saying cos don't want to spoil it. I'm in North Devon not too far away. Might pop along one nice day to see if I can spot any flying.
It’s called a Leprechaun. I built it from free plans downloaded from the Outerzone website. However I did make quite a few changes from the original design, which have now been copied by numerous people. It does fly well. You will enjoy building one!
@@SlopeRCGliders I'd prefer (I'm picky) if it had a round fuse, but I could live with it. We'll see. I LOVE that website! There's another website called something like peanut models or something... It too had lots of plans.
Neville Rodrigues I just made the changes up as I went along. But since I uploaded my original video, many people have copied the design changes. There may well be plans available, but I’m not sure where. Sorry if that’s no help.
@@SlopeRCGliders ok so i just purchased the plans (33 Euro) ...for the Leprachaun ... What about the Lazy Bee mods . (I downloaded the plans for it too)
@@SlopeRCGliders Thanks John. If I lived over there I'd probably be there all the time. Bet it gets a little cold in the winter though. You build some nice toys!
