Orcrist - 2.5m aerobatic glider

It looks brilliant Mike.

Chris001 wrote: It looks brilliant Mike.

'Bout time you made one then Grommet - where have you been?

Mike - Great flight, pleasure to watch - enjoyed the landing, an assistant could have caught it
just like the French video.
Colin.

Congrats Mike. Very nice.

Thanks for all the positive comments, One of the reasons for building the Orcrist was that I wanted an aerobatic model suitable for light winds. Today it was 5 to 10 mph...about as light as I'd consider slope soaring. In fact, I stopped on the way to Chapmans Pool and considered heading back home to avoid a wasted journey. I'm glad I pressed on because even in the 5 to 10 mph winds I was able to enjoy several fights totalling over an hour. You can see in the attached video that I'm struggling for height, but then the 10mph gusts lift it back into play.

Looks great mike, great work