Introduction to Slope Soaring

Written by Dave Garwood RC SLOPE SOARING As seen in the October 2016 issue of Model Aviation. Here is a brief primer about how to get started in Slope Soaring, or “How to throw an RC model off of a cliff and have fun with it all afternoon.” I have included links for more extensive resources in the “Sources” list. In Slope Soaring, a sailplane is kept airborne when wind blows into the face of a hill or a cliff and the airstream is deflected upward, creating the lift in which our unpowered models are flown. A flight can last an hour or much longer…