This reminds me of the time when I was into RC helicopter (before the "drones" came out). There was an old guy with a glider and he always brought a lawn chair to sit on while flying his glider, because it takes forever for his glider to come back down. He's got the thermal mastered. :)

@banzaiib

Жыл бұрын

i remember those days... when a 3s lipo that was any good cost a month's rent :)

I love how peaceful this seems!!

@bveracka

3 жыл бұрын

The way I like to describe it to people is that it's like looking at a bird soaring through the sky, but you can control that bird. Once you get the hang of flying-which isn't all that hard-it's truly one of the most relaxing hobbies I've explored so far.

KZread thought I'd like to see this. KZread was right! That was super. Thank you.

I didn't know this kind of flyer exist! Thumbs up!

@web-development

3 ай бұрын

ya

@AlOne-xg6dv

12 күн бұрын

@@web-development ya too

I liked the guy at the start that you said you are better than. Quick and efficient launch that didn’t cause that long waste of time waiting for it to come back down.

@MartinPickering-PickeringRC

3 ай бұрын

I guess we just have different styles lol

Martin, the fun really starts when you learn to hunt thermals (an art in itself)...and your 1-minute flight becomes...half an hour.

@MartinPickering-PickeringRC

3 жыл бұрын

I like the challenge but eventually get tired of trying to let the plane fly itself (as you saw at the end of the video with the 4-5 minute flight, that I cut short with some loops =)

@thomaschurchill5284

3 жыл бұрын

@@MartinPickering-PickeringRC i

@joshuawfinn

3 жыл бұрын

@@MartinPickering-PickeringRC when it gets boring in lift, try doing it inverted. You won't believe the stuff you can do with a modern F3K model. It teaches a whole new level of energy retention in aerobatics. Also worth considering that the pilot workload of a Blaster 2 is typically quite high. Try a CX5 or Vortex 3 and you'll experience a whole new level of flying.

@kwadjutsufpv273

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshuawfinn and Auri?

@joshuawfinn

3 жыл бұрын

@@kwadjutsufpv273 I would assume Auri is quite good as well, however I've never seen one in person so don't know much about it besides the F3K Review video on it.

You can have a LOT of fun with DLGs! If anybody's new to the idea, don't think that you have to spend £1,000+ on an all-carbon competition model with ailerons, flaps, etc. A simple, built-up design with some carbon spar reinforcement and rudder/elevator only will fly well, too. I built a DIY plane (called Spindrift) with a 66" wingspan for under £50. Typical flights are around 60 seconds, but my longest flight with it from a flat field was just over 18 minutes. Something to bear in mind if you're looking for duration (it's really satisfying to hit lift from a hand-launch!) is that less is more. Every time you touch the sticks you're creating drag and shortening your flight. You don't NEED ailerons or flaps unless you want to fly aerobatics. If you want to tear about the sky then you won't be worried about duration, but even then, the more you disturb the model, the shorter your flight times will be. One really useful control on even the simplest model is variable wing camber. This is sort of like extremely wide flaps, or possibly very big full-span ailerons, but they're not used for directional control. I set mine on the right hand stick (I fly Mode 1) to have 1/4" of up movement on the trim, and 1" of down on the stick. They work just like a throttle. Unlike ailerons, though, they're not constantly waggling about in the airflow - they're most useful when you find a thermal, when you can give the wing some undercamber and slow the plane right down to turn tightly in the rising air. A modern radio has lots of mixing options that let you have ailerons, flaps, variable camber, and various configurations of airbrakes / spoilers all at the same time, so it seems that you can have your cake and eat it, too... But don't forget about dihedral. A simple rudder + elevator + variable camber wing is pleasant to fly because it has plenty of dihedral which lets the glider fly 'hands off'. It's a very efficient configuration. If you go for the 'angry' setup, with full aerobatic capability, you'll have a bit less dihedral, a lot less natural stability, and a model that will need to be steered more of the time. Every touch of the sticks reduces your glide-time so it's a bit more of a compromise.

@MartinPickering-PickeringRC

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, one of the most fun models to fly I found was the 2 channel ELF. Simple, fun, and don't touch the sticks if you want to keep her up!

@vondabri

3 жыл бұрын

Do you have any reference links? I can't find any clue to build your recommendation plane.

@ChrisTuttle

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if there is a 3D printer STL model for a DLG fuselage I can download and print. Getting into the sport might be cheaper than it’s ever been if you already own a 3-D printer. Does anyone know if there is a DLG community already doing this?

Hey, Martin. I flew HLG (Hand Launched Glider) from a VERY young age. Won my first National Title as a Junior at age 6! I still proudly display that trophy. Just thrown, but Max flights were relatively common for the top performers at 3 minutes. Best 3 flights out of 6 attempts are added together for a total. I won with 3 Max flights! At 6 years of age! I am an old man now, relatively, but still remember that fondly. At the 70th MAAA Nats, I came home with 5 medals. My brother did even better and came home with 9 medals, mostly Gold! So, there you go. I am old, but STILL competitive.

@peterderidder6549

3 жыл бұрын

thank you for that information

@trappervz9478

3 жыл бұрын

I used to compete hand launch free flight in AMA back in the 70's. max (score) for small balsa hand launch was 2 minutes. We flew nationals in the desert and would have flight times in excess of 30 minutes if you catch a couple thermals. Imagine trying to track a small plane (14 inch wingspan) at an altitude of 450 feet Plus.

@zombicatproductions

3 жыл бұрын

@@trappervz9478 Yep. I lost a few that way too. But that's the game we play. Funny how your max flights are 2 min.

@joshuawfinn

3 жыл бұрын

@@trappervz9478 some of us still do that. The allure of it is inescapable. No radio, just you, the plane, and the air.

@1islam1

3 жыл бұрын

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Awesome! Great video Martin. I’d love to see more DLG content from you in the future.

I love flying DLGs. A fun activity that challenges you both physically and mentally. Each throw and flight is a learning experience.

Of all the videos of yours I've watched the final 4 minute flight was my favorite. Your skills shine even more with this platform. Please throw some more DLG beauties!

Beautiful design, super efficient glider, excellent flying skills. In about '59 through early sixties dad made some solid balsa gliders the same size and look, for us to slope soar when I was a kid, but we didn't have rc, so we would have to chose a slope where we could hike to where they would end up landing. Someday soon, I'm going to get into rc gliding. That whole launch method you're doing is awesome fun looking.

That's downright awesome! I have a 2.5 Meter Vista Grande EP that I bought nearly ready to fly and just have so much fun with it. I use the electric motor most of the time to gain enough height to look for thermals or I ridge soar back and forth. But as of late, I challenge myself to find thermals near the ground and hand launch right into them. About one in twenty leads to a major thermal but it is so much fun when it does to know I did it without any launch assistance.

My record is 2hrs with a 2m span Sig Riser 2 channel. Bungy launch. I flew it down to the ground as my neck was buggered from looking up so long. Somehow I love gliders more than all my other lipo planes. Never tried DLG. Looks like loads of fun too.

@harishjoshi-wf2xe

23 күн бұрын

can you explain what mastering thermals of this plane means

Fantastic video as usual👌🏻 Love your allround flying skills😍 Even DLG looks exciting😃

Wow superb. What a relaxing flight.

Hah I’m sitting here wondering how it returns perfectly, only to realize half way through the video that he’s holding a controller 🤦‍♂️

@Coloradodonkeywatch

2 ай бұрын

Same

Good DLG fun Martin! Thank you!

Amazingly it comes back to the person who launched it 😳

@andreww3278

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's radio controlled.

@Roensmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Lol 🤣

@yandygago2569

3 жыл бұрын

Yes is MAGIC.

@bomaaningenime3880

3 жыл бұрын

@@yandygago2569 🤣

@kelvinnaidu6329

2 ай бұрын

It comes with a remote

Enjoyed the video and also your flying skills. thanks for sharing

Looks like louds of fun!!! This could actually turn into a sport that no one could see coming!!! This could be the sport of the future.

I wasn't expecting that guy to slam his plane and when you kept repeating it, the guys in the office next to me wondered what I was heehawing about. that was some funny $hit. Love the vid.

Might have to check out one of those, looks really neat, thanks

these looks pretty cool! thanks for the no neck strap tip!

The good old blaster. I flew competition in f3k , loved it. Now my dlg flying is just for fun

That is freaking awesome! My favorite thing as a kid was those little Cox engines which were super loud and they were tied to a tether and you fly them in circles until you're dizzy.

@jameshatton4405

6 ай бұрын

Tether planes! Wow that's old.. If you want to be a amazed at something, check out tethered car racing! The speeds they clock are crazy 😲

@joewoodchuck3824

4 ай бұрын

It's not a tether. It's called Control Line (C/L) flying where you can control pitch to change elevation necessary for controlled flight.

@fluchterschoen

3 ай бұрын

There was an old man round the corner from us who did control line. He'd get us to put our cox on his bench and he'd spin them round and round with his hands until someone came.

@jameshatton4405

3 ай бұрын

@@fluchterschoen out of context your story sounds very suspicious lol

That poor kid at 0:45 slipped and fell on rotation 😭 That could happen to anyone 🤕 It always pays to check your launching ground carefully for wet/soft spots, holes, rocks, snakes 😱 etc. before you start.

@mohmmedrishin

3 жыл бұрын

You know seeing that hurt You know your excited to play with it and you throw and breaks Heartbroken 💔

@philipr.6090

2 жыл бұрын

@@mohmmedrishin Yep -- and those gliders aren't cheap!

👀 wow, had no idea such a beast existed! 2 freaking cool!

Alwaus incredible stuff with mr Pickering !!! BRAVO from France !

The beauty of glider is silent flight.

That was a reasonably good video, Martin. I really enjoyed it. How could anybody give it a thumbs down? Some people are just haters for no good reason.

@pook6212

3 жыл бұрын

Simple - those who can't do - HATE!!

@Bob_Adkins

3 жыл бұрын

Probably put off because they were searching for another kind of model.

@pavelmolodchik

Жыл бұрын

A dislike from a hater is actually a like

Reminds me of throwing a cast net. Takes practice, but once you get the hang of it, it's beautiful to watch.

Thus Glider looks really cool. I haven't seen one of these yet. glides beautifully

If you understand thermals and know how to identify them, you can fly until your flight batteries poop out.

These are immense fun for how simple they are...theyre meant for thermalling, but I always found myself doing loops and rolls or little challenges like how low of a loop can I do or how low/slow can I be inverted and still land properly...very entertaining.

@MartinPickering-PickeringRC

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, nice change too from all the usuals

Awesome. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Until now I have only flown FPV copters but I am looking into fixed wing aircraft, specifically gliders. Until now the only lauching options I knew involved either a heavy battery and noisy motor or thermals.

never knew this existed, super cool!

I also have a Blaster 2! And a Stratair Chili Race which I just took out to the field yesterday 🙂 My longest flight was with the Blaster: more than 12 minutes, circling with a red kite. He saw my going up in a thermal and accompanied me. That was fun to watch! Usually it is the other way round 🙃

@isaiahbarak6166

3 жыл бұрын

Where can I get a dlg used or new,, I can't find em anywhere

@gaderyfr8485

3 жыл бұрын

@@isaiahbarak6166 a modern DLG is about 700€ without electronics. If you are a beginner a suggest you to go with a second hand DLG. You can find some of them on forums like RC group, RC network, f3news. You can also find some DLG on facebook via the group "F3K / f5k used shop" If you want a new DLG go to vladimir model web site or armsoar composit etc If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Flew DLGs for years, always used a neck strap. Have *never* gotten the sticks caught up the strap. Just have to keep a little pressure on the radio with left hand to keep the strap taut. Only time you'd have an issue if you were trying to lift the radio with your left hand rather than let the neck strap support it. BTW, another fun way to use a DLG is to fly it from the bottom of a slope or near a big (long) building facing a light breeze. Can fly the slope lift for ages without having to be on top of the slope or building.

great flight

Gotta find those thermals!

DJG's are so amazing! ive been flying DLGs for 7/8 years now! really love them! i am throwing them up to 65 m ive had stunning 3 min flights on one throw(without thermals)!

@MartinPickering-PickeringRC

3 жыл бұрын

That is a serious arm dude! Need to learn that!

@didierneeferc

3 жыл бұрын

@@MartinPickering-PickeringRC where are you from? You are from Europe right? Its all in the swing haha i can send you a video if you like? I am located in the Netherlands

@didierneeferc

3 жыл бұрын

@@MartinPickering-PickeringRC ive send you some videos on messenger

The way he throws it looks like some kind of Avengers move 🤯

Beautiful. I want one!

I liked that, thank`s for sharing.

i think this is cooler than powered models.

I miss my dlg it was so much fun. I'll never forget going out with the turbine jet guys and going out over the tarmac and catching huge lift i didn't land for over an hour till lunch got there.

@beanohughes797

2 жыл бұрын

What happened to it?

Martin, Great video that will make more people aware of this sport. My son and I both fly at WC level and competed in the world championships for F3K in 2019 (Hungary). I have made some videos specifically about F3K (DLG), F3K is the FAI competition class. I have flown in seniors group for South Africa and my son (Aldo Vos) for Juniors. He was 4th at WC in 2019. If you search for "what is F3K" you should get my (Mike Vos) video that tells a bit more about the competitive tasks for this sport. It's a good mix of skill and fun!

What a performance from 4:25! I like it very much!

Cliff flying looks fun as well.

@fluchterschoen

3 ай бұрын

This guy is called Martin. You must be thinking of a different video.

so quite and playfull, excellent tool

I've flown everything that you can buy RC. There's two things I keep. My DLG and my FPV racing drones. I gave away over 100 other models, greasers, electric, you name it... those two I won't give up though.

That's one weird boomerang mate 👍😊

that is FANTASTIC!!!!

You should fly near that hill in the background and go for some ridge lift, and fly the thing as long as you want.

Wonderful glider and perfect video 👏

I love my dlg's! It's what I am flying most of the time. "Just one more launch!" , repeat. Or toss one off the slope for some endless slope soaring.

@terranovarain6570

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah with the way that thing handled would be a beast at slope soaring

I used to thermal for 4 hours laying on my back and looking up 20 years ago but it was nice

never flown one but seen them flown. very cool since you don't need an assist motor/prop, powered winch, or elastic cable, to get them up there!

NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE……I HAVE LEARNED SOMETHING NEW…….THANKS FOR THIS

I love it "soon get back to the proper planes and jets". While they would be quite fun I would get bored quite quickly, just my opinion 😉

@EleanorPeterson

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Stephen! What I love about thermal soaring is that, once you're in the 'zone' you can almost see the air currents. Watching the plane is fascinating - after a while you can react to the tiniest tilts and tips. If you spend long enough at it, you develop a sort of mind map of how the terrain affects the lift and turbulence over the field. I appreciate that a lot of pilots would be bored out of their skulls by such aero-nerding, but I love it. I envy soaring birds, which can feel every ripple. Having a variometer is interesting, but I prefer to just watch and react. It's nice to be able to almost feel the air you're flying through, rather than roaring about and smashing it aside because it's getting in the way. 🐦

@stephenhartley3292

3 жыл бұрын

@@EleanorPeterson I see where you are coming from and like your discription of soaring but my eyes aren't what they used to be so I like to keep my models close to me and with a spinning thing on front😉

I enjoyed all the flights equally as much. It was nice to see you fly it back and catch it each time!

@MartinPickering-PickeringRC

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Its addictive!!! Especially when you get it right!

0:43 damn that hurts, I feel it

Pretty neat. I cant believe I never tried to roll or loop my DLG. Longest flight I've had so far was 16min. And I KNOW that's not long. I just can't seem to find and keep the thermals. That in itself is another skill. But I have to admit. After tossing my gassers and warbirds around it sure is nice to just toss and glide around for a while! These gliders are suprisingly expensive to people that are checking them out. But I can assure you. Well worth the investment! Excellent video Martin

@bitogre

Жыл бұрын

16 minutes is longer than my longest flight with a DLG. I am doing good if my flight is over 2 minutes.

How satisfying was that to watch 👍

You weren't steering this thing?! oh... When I was a child, my father bought a plane with a big rubber band for the propeller to move. 40 years ago. Was fun too.

I really enjoyed the DLG model!👍

That is super cool got to get me one of those

Increible....una obra maestra del aeromodelismo sin motor...perfecto.

Nice video again! I think thats really good counterweight for high end 3d flying. Its quite refreshing and addictive. Just like fishing thermals

@MartinPickering-PickeringRC

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! Thanks!

I still have my gladiator 2 DLG. Fun plane, hard to toss well! It's an art!

Excellent!!! But, I don't understand why it returns to you, like a boomerang. Wicked cool!

I love seeing you spinning around... spin spin spin.. "We" sure did 6:07 ride it, like your lfe depended on it... hot hot hot..

Nice flying. Cool to see you do stuff that us mortals might be able to do😉

@afrog2666

3 жыл бұрын

lol, word

Love it. First time ever (aged 60!) tempted to have a go.. :)

@MartinPickering-PickeringRC

5 ай бұрын

Do it! There will be no looking back!

That other guy pile driving his glider into the ground after slipping is my spirit animal.

Super cool!

DLGs rock. You can put in a towhook and compete in 2m, they make great slope soarers or you can spin around in a field and hunt a thermal.

Astounding but beautiful.

Impressive efficiency indeed.

I was amazed at how it "automatically" flies back to you until 4 minutes into the video

Wow never seen one of these befor. Id totally love one tho.. Very cool! 👌🏼🍀

I saw someone launch one of these directly into a thermal and take it to the skies. It was amazing. Started off maybe 7 m above the ground and climbed almost out of sight.

Excellent

So bad ass!! I'm ordering one tomorrow....

I fly flv drones, but this is a pretty cool concept 👌

Fantastic!

aristocratic launches are my forte, love the blaster, has a lot more wing area than most DLG gliders in present day

That was strangely cathartic

Looking forward to getting my Blaster 2 back in the air!

Looks amazing.

Showing that guy at 0:47 was funny... but cruel, Martin. I was torn! I laughed AND felt sorry for him at the same time. Now I feel bad about myself. Plus it is ALWAYS sad to see a model get destroyed. I know it happens. I compete. But its still sad to see. Anyway... keep up the GREAT work, Martin.

@afrog2666

3 жыл бұрын

I don`t, if that`s your coordination level you have no business flying any type of airplane, someone`s gonna get killed lol :p

@zombicatproductions

3 жыл бұрын

@@afrog2666 Thanks Frog. You're making me laugh... and thats making me feel even WORSE... Now I have to live with my own guilt trip... :-(

@DanielSoonKa6e

3 жыл бұрын

That poor fellow slipped on a wet patch of ground just as he was rotating to launch! Could happen to anyone 😭

@zombicatproductions

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanielSoonKa6e Yeah. If that happened to you, you would not want someone to put it on KZread, and have the world laugh at you, and call you an idiot. Would you.... NO. Your sympathetic soul WILL go to heaven someday. ;-)

The design of that model is really nice; large control surfaces, and I especially like having ailerons/flap-erons. As a kid I scratch-built a few RC sailplanes from plans. Years later I owned a "Fling" from Horizon Hobby I believe. I loved that little plane, but it was a little too small. Anyone recommend a specific company that makes these?

Das schlägt ja dem Fass die Krone mitten ins Gesicht, das ist ja super geil!

Looks so fun!

You look pretty good at it to me!

Congrats from Brazil!

Coolest glider I've ever seen.!!

That was fun. Thank you to whoever caused this video to enter my life.

Man I love the video Martin! I recently scratch built a little foam (my most recent video if anyone is interested) dlg to practice and it is sure fun to fly!