Slope Soaring Tips for Beginners (2004)

I do quite a bit of slope soaring in Wales, using 2m wide gliders. It's a lot of fun as the Kite come to check you out and fly with you sometimes.

it's really a GREAT way to enjoy R/C flying. No motor (some glider have fold out props that can be handy tho) and you can fly for HOURS using just the lift from the slope, it's amazing to try to 'park' the glider alongside you and try to keep it motionless, it's as close to anti-gravity as I'll ever taste!

Also, buy 3M tape, gorilla glue, and have your repair kit handy at the back of the car for the times where the wind is a little bit too fierce for your reflexes :-)

If you want a bit of a taster, download "Picasim" for your phone/tablet, it's really really good for training. No affiliation, just a very nice sim for the "sport".

I used to fly slope gliders, and if I lived in an area with the appropriate geography, I still would. There's nothing like zoning out with nothing but the plane in mind, only to have a bird join your glider in formation. It's a wonderful thing.

Unpowered RC glider reaches 500MPH:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv7-YM4wno8

I have an electric powered flying wing I used to do this one windy day a few years ago.

No bungee or other setup. Just toss it over the hill.

Under-the-wing video:

https://youtu.be/dFeZB1qpMk8

He is trying to fly using "ridge lift". This is one way to get lift when for example paragliding. If you google paragliding and soaring there's tons of info. The lift is often a bit away from the ridge edge and works up to twice the height of the ridge (at least what I remember from paragliding lessons). Also see wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridge_lift

Sounds like fun but a lot of work and luck.