MEDINA RES Glider - 2 hour flight from a hand launch

Monday 19th September 2022 | F3L | Medina | 2 hours 8 minutes 35 seconds | Hand launch

Good day to break my UK RES duration record. Flying with the angels.

Overcast skies, 4 mph winds, light lift, minimal sink and infill. 18 degrees C. Hand launched my Medina F3L RES model and hooked up some light lift. Slowly worked it to 300 meters as the sun started to peak out. Hit some strong lift taking me close to 500 meters which needed spoilers.
Rest of the flight was a case of being patient with the weak lift and waiting for the sun to reappear. Following the drought, there is an abundance of insects and house martins feeding on them, each time I got low, I was able to look around the sky, locate the birds and head towards them, hooking up the lift again.
At the 2 hour mark, the wind direction changed as a cold front moved in.

2 meter span
455g AUW
A08 KST servos
Recommended CG and throws, no differential currently dialled in.


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