R/C slope soaring is a great way to combine
the need for speed and aerobatics with a love of gliders and the benefit of relatively
low cost. There is no fuel to buy, no expensive brushless motors and LiPo battery
packs (2 or more per model) and no waiting for charging. With today's spread spectrum
radios, you can fly for hours at a time without having to wait for a frequency channel
to clear. Sure, you can spend big bucks if you really want to, but for $100 for
an airplane and a $200 radio system you can be in the air. The biggest challenge
to a lot of people is finding a slope with enough wind and a big enough clear area
for landing. You can toss the glider from just about any size opening, but you'd
better be sure there is a place to land. These videos showcase some of the large
variety of models available, from small foam slope combat ships costing under $100
to 1/2-scale monsters that will set you back thousands.
Crazy Slope Aerobatics with a Vortex Tangent
Camera Mounted on Airplane and Ground-Based Camera
