I hit like while the commercial is on. I just know. I am going to like what ever you post! Thank you and your wife for putting together these videos at your spectacular flying venue....
I love your Ocean Breeze design for the simple yet elegance looks and flying manners. You really nailed the lines of the design. And it flies as nice as it looks. It's not a vintage model but it sure has the heart of one.
Another great video. Watching your videos over this last year has become a therapeutic exercise. It isn't hard to become lost in the imagery on the screen. The graceful motion and elegant lines of your models, set against the natural beauty of your flying site, it's all rather mesmerizing. Usually the musical accompaniment really adds to the experience. This time, however, it was really rather distracting, almost to the point of being disturbing. I think something went awry with the audio.
I like the coloured frame and clear covering, it works really well. I was just thinking it's a nice gentle flyer but you can't do much with it then you looped! Hmmm ...
Hi John, you and the Mrs. Did it again .. absolutely gorgeousus .. what a flying day!! That's quite the rock pile behind you!! Are you going to sell plans or make them available so us land lubbing blokes could build one ??? Curious in Phoenix writes Ed Kie
I do have the plans but at the moment they are saved in a format no other computer can seem to open. When I get time I will re-draw them in a better format....
@@SlopeRCGliders thanks John I'd love to play with that here @ our look out mountain and see how it would fly here in the desert keep me in your loop thanks Ed in Phoenix writes
Just beautiful John. I have downloaded the plan and will soon get it printed out at a copy shop. Can you tell me please what you covered it with, where I can order it from? ( I am in Australia). Also...I am guessing that the paint job was a light dusting with various colours from aerosol cans? Very effective. I cannot make my mind up which is more graceful. The Leprachaun or Ocean Breeze. Its very close!!!! Peter
Hi there Peter, I hope you enjoy the build. The colour is just a light dusting of spray paint. I covered it using the unbranded clear covering from Hobbyking. It nice and cheap but actually very good stuff.
I just used some old car-body spray cans which I had left over from another project. I gave the balsa a light dusting of colour and it didn’t seem to add much weight.
Thank you. It’s only got mini servos in it, and thin plastic ‘snake’ type pushrods. Although the rudder and elevator are fairly large, the flight speeds are always low, so there are never any great loads on the servos and you can get away with something quite small. I cant remember the exact wingspan off the top of my head but I think it’s around 80”
Does the front decal mean you are considering manufacturing kits? Love the graduated colour change, is that on the wood or the covering? Nice flying too :-)
Thank you. The colour is sprayed onto the wood then it’s covered in a semi-transparent film. I really don’t have any interest in producing kits. It’s just a fun hobby for me and turning it into a business would take all the fun out of it.
It’s getting ever more difficult to buy a traditional wooden balsa kit. Everything tends to be ready built foam models nowadays. If you can find something like a Gentle Lady kit, it will make a great first model.
Is only the balsa structure frame colored in paint with clear covering or did you mist red, yellow and green paint on the clear covering material also? Thank you.
@@SlopeRCGliders Great! Thanks. I'm doing a rebuild on an Airtronics Q-TEE 1/2 a electric conversion. The plan is to hollow everything balsa on that structure for a super light super slow flyer. Also going with as minimal wattage power to fly. I love that color scheme on your "lightweight sloper" so much I'd like to do something similar for my Q-TEE.
I've asked you in the past about your covering on a recent sloper (small aerobatic green and black) of yours you have graciously answered back. Thank you. Is the frosted clear covering key to get that look or do you think or have tried crystal clear. I'm asking because it seems more difficult these days to find super light weight covering probably since the foam airplane revolution. Not many building with balsa nowadays.
I think you are using document laminating film, correct? I have a roll and love the light weight, but have not been able paint it with a "dust coat" that looks good...end up with lots of paint weight and wished I'd used regular covering. Care to share how you tinted (or painted) the balsa? It looks fantastic!
Hi there, I have used document laminating film on some of my models but this one is clear film from Hobbyking. Unlike the laminating film, It stays slightly milky in colour. I gave the balsa a light dusting of colour using some old cans of car body spray. I was careful not to add too much paint or weight.
@@SlopeRCGliders I think if you boxed up some kits you would have no problem selling many of you designs. Keep up the great work John and thanks for all of the posts... Love this Chanel.
Hi John, you are apparently quite well known, because the walkers hardly notice you and your sail model They walk past you and just take a quick look at your flying skills.
The dihedral on the wings help it turn without any ailerons. When the rudder is applied it causes the glider to side-slip slightly. The oncoming air hits the underside of the outside wing, pushing it up and makes the glider bank into the turn.
Fantastic 🎥Movie👍Magic...Woodfield🌠🛩🌠🛩🌠
Classic lines, gentle breeze, excellent camera work! Beautiful, thank you John!
Thank you.
That opening shot flying toward the camera was brilliant! The music is always perfectly in time with the video. 👍😀🛩
Beautifull again!
Still envy your scenery!
Greetings from the Netherlands
Nice effect John. Painting the frame before covering with clear. Thank you for the wonderful vids.
Majestic and effortless, as ever! Thank you John and Caroline for sharing. AlanC (Silky Wind and cookies - a real treat, too!)
Thanks Alan. Looking forward to seeing the Silky Wind in the air.
Another wonderful glider! Love the way you float it around effortlessly, could watch it all day!
I hit like while the commercial is on. I just know. I am going to like what ever you post! Thank you and your wife for putting together these videos at your spectacular flying venue....
Thank you! So glad you enjoy the videos.
And you always have a smile on your face. Why wouldn't you!
An RC feather in the Ocean breeze...Thanks to you and the ones around you for the good time that you give us!Congrats and cheers!
It's just so graceful, it's hipnotic..
Love the timing with the music. Precision flying. Some of the best content available.
John... This is amazing... Thank you
Very beautiful John.
Thank you.
Beautiful color effect in the covering. Cool logo as well 👏👏👏
Trop bien comme d'habitude continuez .🛩️🛩️🛩️
Nice video, Nice music, thank you for this good time.
You pilot "brightly, brightly, and with beauty" John. (We won't even Bother with your skill in the Workshop.)
Another gentle giant Thanks John
Elegance and grace.....again, Sir John!
I love your Ocean Breeze design for the simple yet elegance looks and flying manners. You really nailed the lines of the design. And it flies as nice as it looks. It's not a vintage model but it sure has the heart of one.
Thank you. It’s probably my favourite glider at the moment.
@@SlopeRCGliders you should design a kit for it ☺️
Another great video. Watching your videos over this last year has become a therapeutic exercise. It isn't hard to become lost in the imagery on the screen. The graceful motion and elegant lines of your models, set against the natural beauty of your flying site, it's all rather mesmerizing.
Usually the musical accompaniment really adds to the experience. This time, however, it was really rather distracting, almost to the point of being disturbing.
I think something went awry with the audio.
Very cool👍
Big beautiful colored dragonfly 😁👍👍🇺🇸
absolutely Beautiful ! Congratulations
I like the coloured frame and clear covering, it works really well. I was just thinking it's a nice gentle flyer but you can't do much with it then you looped! Hmmm ...
Very cool upload!
Show de mais parabéns
Hello I congratulate you I can know where that wonderful slope is I would like to come there a few days on vacation
Hi there, I’m in Perranporth, Cornwall. You are more than welcome to come fly any of my gliders you like.
Magnificent
Fantástico !
Calm conditions during Golden Hour, loved the flights toward camera ..Something weird going on with playback speed on audio though..🤔🤔😯🇬🇧
Beatiful 🇸🇮♥️
Olá John, excelente voo parabéns.
Gossamer elegance dancing on the sweet breath of GOD
Hi John, you and the Mrs. Did it again .. absolutely gorgeousus .. what a flying day!! That's quite the rock pile behind you!! Are you going to sell plans or make them available so us land lubbing blokes could build one ??? Curious in Phoenix writes Ed Kie
I do have the plans but at the moment they are saved in a format no other computer can seem to open. When I get time I will re-draw them in a better format....
@@SlopeRCGliders thanks John I'd love to play with that here @ our look out mountain and see how it would fly here in the desert keep me in your loop thanks Ed in Phoenix writes
😍
Just beautiful John.
I have downloaded the plan and will soon get it printed out at a copy shop.
Can you tell me please what you covered it with, where I can order it from? ( I am in Australia).
Also...I am guessing that the paint job was a light dusting with various colours from aerosol cans?
Very effective.
I cannot make my mind up which is more graceful. The Leprachaun or Ocean Breeze.
Its very close!!!!
Peter
Hi there Peter,
I hope you enjoy the build.
The colour is just a light dusting of spray paint. I covered it using the unbranded clear covering from Hobbyking. It nice and cheap but actually very good stuff.
I think somewhere in Johns lineage is a sorcerer. Possibly has the power of telekinetics as well. :-)
This epic
Great Job ! what's your method to color balsa ?
I just used some old car-body spray cans which I had left over from another project. I gave the balsa a light dusting of colour and it didn’t seem to add much weight.
Fantastic plane and video (as usual ) what servos/weight ? pushrods ? use to keep weight down? wing span ?
Thank you. It’s only got mini servos in it, and thin plastic ‘snake’ type pushrods. Although the rudder and elevator are fairly large, the flight speeds are always low, so there are never any great loads on the servos and you can get away with something quite small. I cant remember the exact wingspan off the top of my head but I think it’s around 80”
Does the front decal mean you are considering manufacturing kits? Love the graduated colour change, is that on the wood or the covering? Nice flying too :-)
Thank you. The colour is sprayed onto the wood then it’s covered in a semi-transparent film.
I really don’t have any interest in producing kits. It’s just a fun hobby for me and turning it into a business would take all the fun out of it.
Have you experimented with coraplasti, wondering how that model would do being built out of it instead of balsa??? Ed in Phoenix writes
No, I’ve not tried building anything from it yet. I have built things from Depron before.
Eres un crack . Me gustaría construirlo en depron. ¿ Tienes los planos en pdf ?
Is this a new. Winter project or has she been around for a while?
I’ve flown it a couple of times before
Hi John! I loved your sailplanes. Where can I buy a kit? Can you recommend a beginner model?
It’s getting ever more difficult to buy a traditional wooden balsa kit. Everything tends to be ready built foam models nowadays. If you can find something like a Gentle Lady kit, it will make a great first model.
Is only the balsa structure frame colored in paint with clear covering or did you mist red, yellow and green paint on the clear covering material also? Thank you.
It’s only the balsa that is coloured. Then it’s covered in a frosted clear covering.
@@SlopeRCGliders Great! Thanks. I'm doing a rebuild on an Airtronics Q-TEE 1/2 a electric conversion. The plan is to hollow everything balsa on that structure for a super light super slow flyer. Also going with as minimal wattage power to fly. I love that color scheme on your "lightweight sloper" so much I'd like to do something similar for my Q-TEE.
I've asked you in the past about your covering on a recent sloper (small aerobatic green and black) of yours you have graciously answered back. Thank you. Is the frosted clear covering key to get that look or do you think or have tried crystal clear. I'm asking because it seems more difficult these days to find super light weight covering probably since the foam airplane revolution. Not many building with balsa nowadays.
I haven’t used the completed clear film on a coloured framework before, but I have seen it done and it looked really good!
Bom projeto belo vôo
I think you are using document laminating film, correct? I have a roll and love the light weight, but have not been able paint it with a "dust coat" that looks good...end up with lots of paint weight and wished I'd used regular covering.
Care to share how you tinted (or painted) the balsa? It looks fantastic!
Hi there, I have used document laminating film on some of my models but this one is clear film from Hobbyking. Unlike the laminating film, It stays slightly milky in colour. I gave the balsa a light dusting of colour using some old cans of car body spray. I was careful not to add too much paint or weight.
@@SlopeRCGliders Thank you, that is great. Will give it a try!
I AM IN LOVE WITH YOUR FLIGHTS. PLEASE I WOULD LIKE TO BUILD IT IN 6 MM DEPRON. YOU CAN PASS ME THE DRAWINGS. REGARDS THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Where are you flying? Looks like a fantastic site
It’s Cornwall U.K.
The only thing missing is the product link in the doobliedoo below
It’s a one-off scratch built model.
@@SlopeRCGliders I think if you boxed up some kits you would have no problem selling many of you designs. Keep up the great work John and thanks for all of the posts... Love this Chanel.
Thank you!
Hi John, you are apparently quite well known, because the walkers hardly notice you and your sail model
They walk past you and just take a quick look at your flying skills.
Your gliders don't have ailerons! So,how it banks? I mean roll...
The dihedral on the wings help it turn without any ailerons. When the rudder is applied it causes the glider to side-slip slightly. The oncoming air hits the underside of the outside wing, pushing it up and makes the glider bank into the turn.
@@SlopeRCGlidersThanks! And is there a minimum wings angle to work?
@@azvoolivre the bigger the angle the better it will turn. But you loose some lifting efficiency of the wings. It’s all a compromise.
thank's again!
Small wing...