Imagine launching a model off of a hill, over a sloping alpine meadow into lift that pushes the aircraft higher and higher …
By Bob Sifleet
Photos by the author except as noted
As seen in the May 2006 issue of Model Aviation
The ideal flying sites for Free Flight (FF) modelers are large, flat fields of grass that are unobstructed so that long flights can be made without going behind or into obstructions. Motorbikes are a necessity for FFers; they are used to retrieve the aircraft.
What type of FF models can be flown in mountainous regions where the terrain limits…