F3-RES GLIDER HAND LAUNCH THERMAL CLIMB OUT - SUPER LOW LEVEL 2021

[@NeilStainton]

Good thermal tuition and very helpful VoiceOver

[@CirrusRC]

Glad it was helpful!

[@afilos]

This is the coolest low level save attempt and success I have ever watched!

[@CirrusRC]

Thank you. It was a good day for sure!

[@jerrygiles1661]

Great video - your shared experience has given me a new mindset on when to consider a flight over. Innumberable times I've given it up much higher than initial launch height. Thank you

[@NeilStainton]

Great flying and very useful voiceover.

[@ed4415]

Lovely! I am learning a lot from your videos!

[@jamesa5720]

I have an electric assist Vista Grande 2.5 M RC glider that I hand launch sometimes w/o power off of a small hill just for the heck of it. This gives me about 25 feet altitude to look for thermals and some ridge lift in certain conditions. But these F3 classes of RC gliders that you have are amazing and they seem to thermal a bit better. Btw, I flew the real thing in my younger days, a 15 M Std LIbelle and it was a thermal machine vs almost anything. But finding thermals with my RC is nearly as fun and a whole lot cheaper, ha. Thanks for the video.

[@CirrusRC]

thanks - yes the wing loading on these 2 meter RES is very good. Amazing performance in light winds.

[@goldenfish77]

Very nice low level thermal flights! Anyway Your gliding skill is awesome!

[@CirrusRC]

Thank you.

[@TitofBee]

Very nice model and flights! Just ordered one! :-)

[@CirrusRC]

great - let me know what you think of it.

[@ziggylovebird112]

wow that's really cool.... keep going... spirit... I also want to have something like that... I will continue to support your Chanel... success together...

[@Twobarpsi]

Some incredible flights there!

[@CirrusRC]

Thank you.

[@remigoldbach9608]

Really satisfying

[@kenstephens2955]

Respectfully I offer 2 things for consideration: your cg was more than a little too far forward (you can see this from the micro-bobs of the nose as you circled); secondly you were on the downwind side of the lift the whole second flight (you can see this because your outer wing was lifted up as it passed the upwind side of the circle on almost every circle. Still, nice flights and a lovely model. I’m jealous! With love, Ken

[@CirrusRC]

thanks for your comments Ken.

[@yannickver]

your videos are very impressive... how many times do you have such nice calm thermalling conditions ? here we have amost always wind...

[@CirrusRC]

thank you. Calm days are not too common in the UK. I can only fly weekends too which makes more restrictive.

[@Pandhawa-5]

Amazing video

[@jimelliott33]

Hi could you detail what model this is and a brief setup servos battery etc, many thanks, awesome flying

[@CirrusRC]

Jim - the details are in the description. Hope that helps.

[@Twobarpsi]

You have to ease up on the elevator, when you turn downwind in a thermal, to keep the airspeed up so the plane doesn't stall.

[@leifvejby8023]

Yes, sink a bit turning downwing, climb a bit turning upwing, getting the most of the wind gradient - a sort of flat field dynamic soaring.

[@johnw5154]

So what is your view on the model and it's general performance. I am considering one and was great to watch this.

[@CirrusRC]

It's an excellent model, I picked it up second hand so didn't build it, but it's flight performance in light winds is excellent. I've not flown some of the more modern designs, but I doubt they are significantly better than this X-RES.

[@johnw5154]

@@CirrusRC cheers. Do you think it will perform ok in more blustery conditions? I am up in North Wales. Calm wind days aren't to common lol.

[@CirrusRC]

It does have ability to accept ballast, I've not tried it yet though. I find rudder/elevator only quite sluggish in breezy conditions and It's not an enjoyable experience. I only fly it when wind under 10mph. I fly my DLG when windy.

[@pplukas]

What effect the switching mode on rc apparatus gives ?

[@CirrusRC]

it just changes elevator. Thermal for more float but slower speed so easier to stall. speed , cruise and thermal

[@julianjulian5326]

😎👌

[@ВеселинХайдутов]

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