Micro RC Lazy Bee glider. Maiden flight.

Scratch built Lazy Bee with a 19 inch wing. All up weight is 95 grams.
I used an Ultra Micro AS3X reciever and linear servos (All in one unit with gyro stabilisation)
The wind was about 3-4 Mph but it should be quite aerobatic with a bit more breeze.

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Scratch built Lazy Bee with a 19 inch wing. All up weight is 95 grams. I used an Ultra Micro AS3X reciever and linear servos (All in one unit with gyro stabilisation) The wind was about 3-4 Mph but it should be quite aerobatic with a bit more breeze.

[@56Seeker]

Thanks for giving the specs, every little helps....

[@HubertKnoblauch3DContentOnline]

Is there a plan available?

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Hubert Knoblauch - 3D Content Online I downloaded it for free from the Outerzone website and scaled it down. I also changed the nose into a glider and a few other changes.

[@HubertKnoblauch3DContentOnline]

@@SlopeRCGliders thanks! I saw a 40" there, will scale that down. I have been DYING to build a lazy bee, this just sold it! Thanks for the channel!

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Hubert Knoblauch - 3D Content Online god luck with the build and thanks for watching!

[@BobABooey.]

I'll bet it's a handful on a windy day. Very impressive .

[@Jon.Carlsen]

Cute as a bug. Put it in your pocket when you're ready to go home. Made me smile.

[@FarmerTed]

I love the big bee, now a baby bee, wow! These low aspect ratio gliders look fun!

[@royalanania3306]

The colors of the PINEAPPLE HUMMING bird and just as quick, very nice.

[@keithyz3943]

It still amazes me how well these lazy bee's glide !. Being they have a thick - short wing with a long chord.

[@darkhorsegarage9623]

Maybe it just the music. But that plane looked so happy to be flying.

[@freejackank]

excellent and extraordinary.............................

[@dwaynemeroin3101]

That's a beautiful glider. As a kid in the 70s or the early 80s I would look every year in the Christmas catalogs, there were rc gliders. I never asked for one because it only had left and right control. No up or down. I had no idea how to make it land, so I imagined turning left and right all day long, and never getting it back.

[@kirkglundal4289]

LOL. Too funny! Build one and go fly!

[@choobv2]

All your Lazy Bees make me smile!

[@allenmoore9848]

There is something so satisfying about flying this plane. The video brought a big smile to my day. Thank you.

[@fredtedstedman]

Chibi glider John !

[@summoningdark216]

Now that is just TOO cute! Put a smile on my face after a very trying day! Keep Safe.

[@michaelnorris4629]

been watching your videos for some time and only now realized how easy they are to watch. So please convey my complements to your camera operator. Good job!

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Thank you so much. I’m very lucky that my wife doesn’t mind coming along to film my flights.

[@michaelnorris4629]

A story. Years ago I went my local woodworking supply store. Several older repaired guys were talking and I stopped to listen . One asked were Bill was and another indicated that he was out of town taking of a family problem . Another fellow commented on how lucky Bill was. How’s that someone asked. “His wife loves to sand” came the answer. All talk stopped while each of them pictured having a wife that loves to sand. You are lucky in many ways my friend.@@SlopeRCGliders

[@robinboucherwonderfulflight]

Hi John, Another great session, wonderful to watch. You should show some of your building tips and share how you get these outstanding finishes. I am sure others would be interested to. Thank you

[@Winter_Sportster]

Too Cute!!!! Sorta looks like a well-trained little sparrow hawk coming back to it's trainer!

[@emiliejade1910]

I love lazy bee's, thanks for showing us this one.

[@robertbrunston5406]

Your little plane sure does fly nice! Thank you for sharing.

[@jefferylejune417]

Wonderful!!! I have built a full size version from scratch and it was a great experience. Andy Clancy designed a great little plane that transcends the years of our ever changing RC plane hobby! Thank you for putting a new twist on this design! Anyone who puts a thumbs down to this beautiful representation of our hobby is a fool!!!:) Please continue to post! Thank you Jeff LeJune!!!

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Thanks Jeff. I’ve also built a full size one which flies great!

[@aliberkozderya3112]

So cute haha! Awesome flying thanks for sharing

[@MartyLJ57]

Sweet plane. Great flight.

[@donaldreach760]

Nicely done. You know the currents. Fine aircraft you have there.

[@robertemmons2260]

That little Lazy Bee seems to float so easily in the wind. I have watched many of your glider videos, and I can tell that you definitely know what you're doing when you build them. They all seem to be balanced so perfectly. Great job on yet another fantastic build!

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Thank you!

[@sivakkumarkumar1576]

Music makes your models to dance...

[@gazzabyerun9556]

Very cool! Looks like lots of fun for sure!

[@ussweeneyd]

Absolutely delightful 😊

[@FudoMyooTattoo]

It's almost too cute! Seems to fly pretty well too!

[@donnyo65]

I love the Lazy Bee designs - got all the plans on my PC. This is yet another angle on it, another great video.

[@joelew7435]

Beautifully

[@MrBrian8749]

I think this would be good for my high blood pressure...I feel better just watching. Thanks I think I have a new hobby.

[@MikeNugget]

Awesome little bee

[@jazzukes]

Love the Lazy Bee design! 👍

[@joshuawfinn]

That is awesome!

[@dragozpack7779]

Hi as a aeromodeler for over 66 years I lover your vids and the super film man who shots them .I live up a mountain in wales and have a 3 acre garden to fly in but would love to fly on your cliff .Keep up the good work I love watching you fly .Bob .

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Thanks Bob. Glad you like the videos! My wife always comes out and films my flying. She is very good at it.

[@sideshowbob5237]

Best yet camera work Mrs W. Quite a challenge that one.

[@deweygravesjr.122]

Nice plane and video. Thanks john!

[@luckyluke2572]

Great Glider, flies really funny 😀

[@adrianmuino3412]

Super cool mini bee!

[@dmitriymazanik6766]

It flies great! Doesn't look lazy at all!!! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@M5guitar1]

Wonderful. I'm an old stick, tissue and dope free-flighter who builds from scratch. I love slope flying RC and electrics.

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Thank you for watching

[@stefedwards2934]

Amazingly stable👍🇬🇧

[@sidewaysPT]

Oh brilliant! I used to have a lazy bee about 20 years ago.

[@laurieharper1526]

Cute glider. Would look great with black and yellow stripes.

[@mikedunn7795]

Nice little flyer!

[@ecdra1477]

A great bee that seems to effortlessly enjoy the air, well flown. Not an easy task for such a small compact aircraft.

[@longjammeriii3323]

Awesome and beautiful little glider my friend thanks for sharing, regards Alan in south Yorkshire

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Thank you!

[@sambaker1212]

Yeahhhh the little bee lol x

[@FENIXRC]

Un vuelo muy chulo like 👍...

[@stealthwingsrc1094]

With you,, everything flies like a John Woodfield. Again, excellent work John.

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Thank you!

[@LegacyStudio]

How is this even possible.... how freaking cool is that!!! Suddenly wish I had a million miles of balsa laying around. I hate to be one of those folks. But build guides would truly be awesome if you haven’t tried that yet. I’m heading to your videos now to see if you have.

[@korolev-musictodriveby6583]

What a jolly little fellow ! :)

[@creativechannel9368]

Wonderful flying...^.^

[@noelcowie4617]

My kind of plane. Really cute.

[@alexwade9921]

That’s brilliant John! Really funny to watch. 😂😂🤣 Hope Caroline and you are well.

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Thanks Alex. Hope all is good with you

[@Sixthflyer]

Sweet. Still waiting to see a soaring barn door at your home spot ;-)

[@chrisdaley8542]

Impressive performance for such a small wing area.

[@beegee22]

Cute little airplane!

[@AER0M0DEL0]

beautiful flight teaches us to do one of these ..

[@curtrice5730]

John when I saw the Mini Bee. My first thought was that would make a great UMX plane. Sell it to eflite I'd buy one. Cool man. I put a ar636 with safe select and as3x in a volantex phoenix 2000 V2. Only receiver I had. It worked perfect even the Safe function.

[@royalanania3306]

Flies like it as well

[@sebcam9498]

Holy cow, I wouldn’t have expected such performance from such a tiny glider, putting away all concepts of aerodynamic performance. Amazing flying, event though it seems to fly better straight than in curves. I can surely consider to build me one, if you you are ready to share the drawing and construction tips!

[@SlopeRCGliders]

I will add a build video sometime when I get round to editing it.

[@darkdom5439]

😯 🤏 Baby is as stylish as his parents !! 😄😄😄😄😅😅😅🤣 👌

[@stefanl6471]

so incredibly cuddly and cute! Made my day - as always, but maybe with an even bigger smile than usual ;o) thank you! :o)

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Thank you!

[@microbuilder]

Love it!!

[@HarleyHiles96]

The most wholesome of the rc channels😆

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Thank you!

[@MartinelliLuigi]

Fantastico 😍

[@sideshowbob5237]

Another masterpiece on all four fronts: design, build, flying and cinematography. I don't know why it's taken so long for the penny to drop - in my head - but I'm going to start using translucent covering on my smaller models. And thanks for the info on the ASX3 - appreciated by more than just me I'm sure.

[@diegodejaen736]

Bonito y gracioso planeador, bien volado un saludo

[@tabsqc]

Great to watch.

[@SebitaLugano]

Hermoso, quien no quisiera uno asi, saludos!

[@michaelolsen2158]

Superfine. Rc video 👍👍💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@danielb2145]

You an see he's done some flying in his life. Good fun.

[@mosfet51]

Oh my God I have to have one!

[@NOXFPV]

Very cool

[@pingtongauyeung1522]

wow! cute! simple! funny!

[@RocketToTheMoose]

I recently finished a Clancy Ladybug that I modified for the slope, thanks to your inspiration. It's pretty much the same size as this plane, though the top surface of the wing is completely flat. Amazingly, it's very responsive to rudder and I've even managed to roll it! It's also flies surprisingly smoothly for such a tiny plane. About the only thing I'd have done differently would be to lengthen the nose a bit as you did. It would have looked better, and I'd have needed a bit less nose weight to balance. Thanks again, it was a great COVID project!

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Fabulous stuff. I still quite fancy building a Speedy Bee..

[@RocketToTheMoose]

@@SlopeRCGliders Yeah, that would be cool!

[@Sorarse]

What I would do to find a soaring site as scenic as that. Beautiful.

[@Manufalket]

Nice 😀👍

[@gregc6661]

Your building and flying skills are very impressive! You must have a warehouse to store all your artwork in 😀

[@biko9824]

Rc balsa slope soaring aircraft museum? Would love to go there!

[@thomaskaragiannis4546]

I'd like to see Andy Clancy Yard Bee from you, same wing interesting shape, easy to build.

[@royalanania3306]

You must name it CIGARRON that's the name of the Amazon's Green Bumblebee.

[@TransferAir]

😆 Mini Dragonfly?! Yeah! Funny!!! =)

[@garysanderson5722]

John, As a slope soarer myself I wanted to thanks to you & your wife for all your wonderful productions which I have been enjoying for more than a year now. I'm quite amazed at how many there are. You must from time to time need to make space for the newer models that you build so wanted to ask if you ever consider selling any of them, more specifically, would you be prepared to sell me this little Lazy Bee? Sorry to have to ask this on a public forum but I have not found a method of messaging you privately. I have an email account registered to my channel, please feel free to contact me that way.

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Hi there Gary, I will try and send you an email...

[@RcAircraft]

Now that is a nice little Bee. And sub 250g not that you would have anywhere to display a operators Id. Greet fun. Will open the doors for more models this size.

[@user-vp9ki2xt6i]

Super!!!

[@brianamato1078]

Hey...I understand Andy Clancy is back in business

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

I thought it looked more like a Puffin, with a different colour scheme ... now there's a thought 🤔

[@SlopeRCGliders]

My wife loves Puffins

[@Gribbo9999]

The only puffin I do is climbing back up the cliffs after a failed flight.

[@gregorypeterman6216]

I want a big one, big enough to take for a ride.

[@mrBDeye]

The music matches the plane.

[@edwill62]

NICE

[@sed6]

Your balls are bigger than that plane! If I tossed anything I built off a cliff it would NOT have come back. Beautiful work and flight and video!

[@gerardobetancourt7067]

Good afternoon John, amazing your videos, I really enjoy it from here in NYC, wonderful models and beautiful place, since where on this planet do you fly? the place is beautiful! Thanks!

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Thank you so much. I’m in Cornwall U.K.

[@kmlvr89]

😍😍😍😍

[@sledawgpilot]

Fun!

[@henryforster8101]

It's like that little peanut scale version =)

[@cornishcactus]

Never tried Trenarren, looks like it covers a few directions, any good? Cracking build and flight again!

[@mattdraysey6000]

Hi John, lovely build, she flies so beautifully. Have you got round to editing your build video?

[@gordinir7]

John Woodfield for president

[@antonblebann6823]

Another One, that brings a big Smile to my Face, such a cute little Plane😁, and it even flyes cuter, than it looks, amazing👍🏻, have You ever tryed to do a Canard Version of the Lazy Bee? I❤🦆🦆😁, all of Your Canards flew excellent. Greetings from Vienna🇦🇹, Anton

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Thank you again. I’ve never thought about trying a canard Lazy Bee...

[@antonblebann6823]

@@SlopeRCGliders Hurry up, Springtime will come very fast😁

[@edsondamasceno6151]

Olá John, maravilhoso mini planador ele é muito lindo pois traz as cores da minha pátria ! (verde e amarelo).

[@SlopeRCGliders]

Edson Damasceno Portugal?

[@edsondamasceno6151]

@@SlopeRCGliders Não John sou Brasileiro.

[@edsondamasceno6151]

No John, I'm Brazilian.