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| 02-28-2023 03:21 AM | ||||||
| C4X |
Re: Slope Areas in Vancouver B.C.??? Hardcore necro here, but I only stumbled upon this post, from years back, by searching for something about 'RC sloping lower mainland'. There is such little information about what is already a fairly obscure topic, so maybe someone finds this gem of a Thread! I want to share something I am like to try once it warms up a bit more: Mckee Peak in Abbotsford. I hiked up there this summer and wasn't so much impressed by the slope as by the sheer size of the west facing open grassy area, perfect for some alpine style sloping. You do have to walk in up some MTB trails, but not too far as to have any trouble carrying in whatever you like. I will start with a DLG and then plan to chuck my Nan Shadow. Thermals should be a huge part of the fun here. Gotta call Ryan and see if he still wants to do some slopin! Also, in reading this thread again, I hadn't noticed the North Van RC club being talked about originally, totally missed that. Seems they are still around and I wouldn't mind somewhere to ring out some Hotliners or Pylon zoomers. |
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| 09-06-2015 01:53 AM | ||||||
| aaron0122 |
Vancouver Slope Soaring Hello guys! I am a newcomer, if you are slope fan and live in Vancouver, please contact me immediately . Thank you!  There will be a surprise!
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| 05-09-2015 04:41 PM | ||||||
| fburd |
Re: Slope Areas in Vancouver B.C.??? Old Thread, but the dream remains alive!! Here's a Flight Report of Sloping my Alula in Victoria in April. The wind was about 10km/h or 10mph (can't remember). I parked in the north end of the Clover Point Parking lot, and launched from the trail on the north side, facing West. Lots of people were flying Kites, and the Alula fit right in, looking like a kite, so I was quite inconspicuous. The Sloping was great!!! However the wind the day before was at least 25 km/h, but I'm putting together a HK Wicked Wing for that. For the Wicked Wing, a better spot to fly it is about 400 meters to a Point on the trail west of this spot. |
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| 10-15-2010 07:23 PM | ||||||
| ThomasLee |
Re: Slope Areas in Vancouver B.C.??? Yeah, that'll be great! There is a small but definitely growing community of handlaunch fliers in the Vancouver area. I usually fly at the Oakalla Hawks' rc glider field in Burnaby, though sometimes when I'm lazy or don't have much time I just fly in the local school fields in Richmond. Yeah, the most important thing I guess is that since I am a student and running my webstore, I usually can't spend too much time flying... Hopefully I will be able to take up on Ryan's offer and go check out Mt. Woodside sometime...just gotta get some stuff out of the way first! Tri-cities sound fun....I sense a lil' sloping weekend trip sneaking up on my dlg sessions next season...d'uh! just a short vid of me flying some DLG earlier this month (sorry for being a little OT guys!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9MgtsJd29I b.t.w. would you be able to forward me Ryan's email? thanks |
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| 10-15-2010 06:28 PM | ||||||
| C4X |
Re: Slope Areas in Vancouver B.C.??? Thats a solid goal. I will gladly join you with my old DL50, anytime, to help you with training. F3K in Vancouver is certainly a great pursuit and easy enough to find places for practice. In fact, I will def be building a decent DLG on my return. Where do you fly handlaunch? And you're right, Vancouver is not a slope destination, but as Ryan made abundantly clear to me early on, if you can commit a little extra time there are heaps of sloping spots within a 5 hr radius (one of the most epic spots in North America, tri-cities, being almost exactly 5 hrs from Van). Plenty to explore and that much more if you are willing to travel further. The place that hooked me proper, Mt Woodside, was where I had my first slope experience and its within earshot of Vancouver. A really good slope actually, so-so LZ, and at this point I would even hazard a moulded ship there because the lift can be so good. |
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| 10-15-2010 08:52 AM | ||||||
| ThomasLee |
Re: Slope Areas in Vancouver B.C.??? My goal is the 2013 f3k team, so hopefully sloping doesn't end up taking up ALLLLLLLL my time!  I think it'll be great though, especially during the colder seasons when flatland thermals aren't around much  I'm actually really surprised and glad you guys are sloping here, I've went through the thread here and some threads on RCG and it always just says vancouver is NOT a sloping place
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| 10-15-2010 02:14 AM | ||||||
| C4X |
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| 10-14-2010 11:53 PM | ||||||
| ThomasLee |
Re: Slope Areas in Vancouver B.C.??? It's Ryan! Yeah that'll be great to go out and fly a bit, I'm not 100% sure how much schedule is like for the next little bit as theres quite a few projects going on, can you shoot me an email? thomas "at" armsoar "dot" com I went on your profile but cannot seem to find the 'send email' button (yes yes yes...i'm quite a rcc noob) Not sure if you should trust me with a truck even if you're drunk, I had to take my class 5 four times! |
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| 10-14-2010 11:36 PM | ||||||
| RYAN2200 |
Re: Slope Areas in Vancouver B.C.??? C4x, I concur, I am uncool. Cool costs money and so do slope gliders so I had to make a decision. I figured that cool wasn’t all that important especially when hanging around with you on the tops of windswept mountains in remote areas. Btw, being a good dancer doesn’t make you cool. Screw cool. Sorry I haven’t been in touch lately. I have had to work tons of overtime lately to try and pay for that slope safari we went on this summer. In case you were wondering, 7 dollar coffee is the same thing as the free stuff in the I-5 rest stops albeit in a different cup. How’s the coffee in Fiji…. probably as good as the beer…. Priceless! Free gliders? What the heck happened to the last one I gave you? Oh yes, now I remember what you did with it you inconsiderate speed -----! Care to share with the class on the topic of how not to exit a DS bowl at mach 7?  ThomasLee, if we hurry we could still get some sloping in at Woodside this year before hypothermia becomes a certainty. You can bring your handlaunch if you like and I also have a bunch of heavy slopers if you need something a bit sturdier. Let me know through email since this website doesn’t seem to forward any PMs or subscription info. Don’t listen to Clarke (C4x). Despite what he’ll tell you, getting blind drunk at the Sasquatch Pub after an all day sloping session at Woodside and making you drive my truck home isn’t something I would do…. right Clarke?
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| 10-10-2010 02:53 AM | ||||||
| C4X |
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