Another Fishy Day

And we almost did not go to the slope....... as the wind was a light 12 to 15 km/h South West

This is fish number 4 and getting better.... The all up weight is 405g and she flies beautifully in a light wind.

Did we have Fun!!!

Barry's Flying Circus "Video"

Barry's Flying Circus

Barry's Camp.... "This reciever is only good too a 100m! I could never have been that high"!

Barry's Spud

Barry, Andre & Daron on the landing strip.... (cricket pitch)

Taylor Craft lifting off

I'm having difficulty posting the video clip, but will do so later!

We're all Back!!!

Some of us never left!.... and had some wonderful flying. According to Daron, he needed a break as it was blowing everyday!

For myself it is great to be back!

Yesterday, as I watched the wind spike and climb to 40knots SW, I kept repeating to myself, YOU JUST GOTTA LOVE THIS PLACE!!!!!

But there is a sting to the tail......

The Maitlands vacuum bubble!

And yesterday was no exception. The wind strength was only 16km/h and dropping! Can you *%$#& believe it!!!!

Alain casting his technical eye over the Toko

Tony battled a bit in the light wind with his Little Devil

The Toko is moving fast up the favoured plane list!





Mark with his Correx MiG that he specially built for Hermanus

Sean just can't seem to fly anything the right way round!

And that's is why I love this so......

On top of a mountain with the wind in your face and a graceful sailplane in your hand. All at one with the elements!

Red Bull Jart: Slipper West Face, 80km/h wind

In our rush to complete all our planes for the Hermanus slope event in November, we were desperate to complete the Jart trials.
Sean did extremely well to control the unweighted Jart with an all up weight of 1200g in the given conditions.
This post has previously been added to the SA Jart Blog, but as this will always remain in my memory, I thought it justifies being posted!
Well done Sean!

High wind conditions of 80km/h

Typical Jart jet like profile

Some describe the Jart as a lethal weapon.... It just depends in who's hands it is!

Electric slope Mig

This is an Electric Correx MiG that Sean built for those windless days on the slope. The plane can handle those bumpy and rocky landings we have on the slope. The first attempted throw is testimony to the hardiness of the plane.....

Sean's second attempt on our Summerstrand field. The first attempt at Hermanus went all wrong when Sean switched off the TX by accident!

Port Elizabeth RC Slope Pilots

Some of the local pilots photographed back in 2007 on the Lady Slipper

Daron van Greunen flying a Jart on the Slipper SW Face

Sean Oelofse with his Correx Mig at Maitlands

Morne concentrating on his left and right thumb.

From left to right:
Morne, Alain, Vic and Dale

Gavin: We try to encourage youngsters to substitute their computer games with real time fun!

Daron and Sean launching a new plane on the Slipper SW Face

Mike with a correx Mig.

Johann Lochner ( myself) with a Red Bull Jart

Sean with a Jart on the Slipper

Dale sporting his experience!

Vic and Sean on the NE Slipper Face

Daron flying a Jart on the Slipper SW Face

We hope to include some more photos of the local slope pilots, and perhaps an interview series!

Windless slope soaring

We cannot count the days that we have had a howling wind in town and on our arrival at the slope, found that the wind has dropped below 20km/h! This leaves us twiddling our thumbs in dismay, as most of our planes are designed for strong winds and lots of lift.


This has led us to adapt and on most days we take along either electric gliders or light weight planes that we can fly irrespective of the wind strength
Some of our favorite planes for light wind conditions.

Above: Sean's electric Correx MIG


Above and below: Johann's 1700mm Baudis Zoom fitted with an Axi geared motor and 14x12 folding prop
Sean built this beautiful electric Correx MIG for me. You can see more on their Blog:http://correxmig.blogspot.com

Below: Daron's favorite light wind slope soarer is an electrified Bird of Time.

Daron's Bird of Time ended up in the sea and here he is going for a swim to retrieve it (what's left)

Red Bull Jarts: South West Slipper Face

Over the last few months we have been involved with building Jarts. The Jart concept originates from the original designer Reed, and his website can be found here: www.jartworld.com The South African Jart blog http://www.sa-jarts.blogspot.com has been of tremendous help and we have thoroughly enjoyed the process!

Besides the process of building Jarts, we have ended up with a fantastic aerobatic plane with unbelievable performance! Well worth the effort and lots of fun!

Hopefully the Quality of the footage is slightly better than the post on the SA Jart Blog.

SIT BACK, RELAX AND ENJOY THE RIDE.....

Slope Soaring sites in Port Elizabeth: Lady Slipper

Port Elizabeth is blessed with wind all year round. The problem is that there are not that many suitable sites that one can utilize with the prevailing winds.

Lady Slipper is one of our best local sites and is approximately 1900ft above sea level. It can be flown on both our prevailing South Westerly and North Easterly winds.

After many meetings with Nature Conservation and our local telecommunications company, PEMAC finally obtained permission to use the site again after a two year shutdown. This was largely due to the efforts of Vic Hoxley and his committee. We do have to notify the authorities each time we wish to utilize the site, but it is worth the effort!

Google Location

The name originates from rock formations that

resemble an upturned shoe

Daron, Sean & Brad on the NE Face

Some of the pilots: Mark, Sean Morne, Darron & Shawn