So this guy (Martin) turns up, out of the blue, at last weeks Glide-In. He says he’s done a bit of powered flight and is interested in slope soaring. He has a brief flight with a polyhedral for a few minutes and declares that he enjoyed the experience.
He and I turn up on the north slope of Big L this morning. I’ve brought three models for him to try with my buddy box.
He jumps straight in and asks to fly my Phase 6 first. :shock: (Not exactly a pylon racer but something with reasonable aerobatic abilities.) He takes it out into the lift and flys up and down the ridge for a couple of minutes then turns out of the lift, dives and levels out at about thirty feet above our heads and puts the bird into a 360 degree roll! :clap:
I’m tellin’ you lads, …..I like this man.
He’s got guts. Martin the Magnificent I’ll be calling him in future.
I didn’t bother with a buddy box after that little display. He flew all the models in the picture ending up with the Purple Riser as the lift got lighter. By the smile on his face when we parted, I’d say he’s bitten!
Well done Martin. :clap:
