Desirable characteristics for a Slope Soaring flying site

Written by Dave Garwood RC Slope Soaring Column As seen in the October 2018 issue of Model Aviation. More from Dave Garwood Desirable characteristics A common question I am frequently asked is, “Where is a good Slope Soaring site around here?” Sometimes a favorable flying site is close by, but often there is a need to find new sites—maybe some that face different wind directions, that have flatter landing spots, or that are a little closer to home. Slope Soaring pilots are seekers—ever searching for more, better, and closer flying sites. In…