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Mar

2009

Welcome to slopeflyer.com!

Greg Smith

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Hi, fellow slope flyers! The new slopeflyer.com is here!

This article is "Sticky" for the time being. Directly below you will find recent updates to the site.

Some new features at slopeflyer.com are:

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So, if you visit slopeflyer.com often, consider registering to enhance your enjoyment of the site!

slopeflyer.com is a resource for people interested in r/c slope flying and slope soaring related news. There is an extensive listing of slope soaring sites (International slope soaring sites too!) to fly and most slope site listings have local contact information so interested slope soaring pilots will know who to contact in a particular area and get the local knowledge that will help make your sloping experience the best it can be. The more slope site and contact info you all send in, the more useful this site will be! If you are interested in posting a story please email Greg and I'll tell you how to do it.

We answer the question: What is slope flying?

We also have slope plane reviews, accessory and radio reviews, tips to get the most from your equipment, slope planes for sale, a flight log and race/competition coverage.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the site!

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 March 2009 16:15

May

2010

Pix from SODA Slope May 2010

Greg Smith

I posted some pix on Flickr from our May slope soaring trip with the MRCSS club and several locals to South Dakota. More to come as people send them in.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gasmith/sets/72157624075777740/

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Last Updated on Monday, 17 May 2010 02:32

Dec

2009

Slope Soaring Sites in Connecticut near Bristol

Deane Williams

A nice multi-direction site that has N, NW, W and E faces about 80 feet high is located on Perkins Street in Bristol, CT.

It is an old gravel mine area that is now a rustic dog walking area owned by the town. Use the nice parking lot they created and feel free to bring a weed whacker to clear off the top of the slope. The slope requires a 1000 foot walk from the parking area.

GPS coordinates:
N 41 degrees 41.595 minutes
W 72 degrees 57.938 minutes

A SW slope is on the west end of a large sloped field in Bristol. It is just east of a large factory complex on James P. Casey road. Use on weekends only. Park in pull out on the factory driveway at the bottom of the slope. Site is posted for snowmobile trespassing but
has never been a problem.

GPS Coordinates:
N 41 degrees 41.617 minutes
W 72 degrees 58.677 minutes

Have more slopes to share? Please post them. This sport depends
on sharing our slopes.

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Dec

2009

Connecticut Slope Soaring in Bloomfield

Deane Williams

A nice grass NW slope about 80 feet high is located behind the Seabury retirement home on route 185 in Bloomfield. Park in the parking lot on top of the hill. The slope is owned by the town so don't let rent-a-cops from the home say you can't be there. There is an RC field out to the right of the hill so check frequencies if anyone is there.

GPS Coordiantes:
N 41 degrees 50.201 minutes
W 72 degrees 42.460 minutes

Have more slopes to share? Please post them. This sport depends
on sharing our slopes.

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Jul

2009

Rhode Island Slope Soaring

Greg Smith

Jan sent in this info. Thanks for the first info about Rhode Island!

Here's a link to a couple of slope sites in Rhode Island - yes, RI. Provided by DrBill. Haven't flown there myself. http://www.risoaringclub.org/

Jan says "It's been a cold and rainy summer out on the Cape so far with very little chance to do any slope soaring due to closures. Looking forward to Labor Day.

Regards,
Jan

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