Brent, I much prefer the Weasel for slope. I have both the Alula and a couple of Weasels. The Alula is really too light for most slope conditions and the Weasel will fly in almost as light a wind condition. The mass of the Weasel makes it much better at retaining energy. I've flown my Weasel in 3-4 mph and had a blast! I've DSed it in 5mph and it is a riot! I've also flown it in 30 plus although normally by that time I'd have long since pulled out a different plane.
The Alula is good for side arm launching and for flat field stuff though. The Weasel really is not made for that. -- Greg Smith Slope Soaring Resource http://www.slopeflyer.com US distributor for Wizard Compact II, Opus DS V, Majko, Airtech models and PCM Erwin 5 models. > From: "Douglas, Brent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:20:53 -0500 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [RCSE] micro sloper.... > > My brother went sloping this weekend with me, had a good time... Now > he's ordered a Combat Wing ARF, but he was looking to build something - > liked the idea of a light, light ship. > > Has anyone here flown the Alula? Is it a good flying plane?? Any other > suggestions for something similar, a Weasel or the like? Goal is > something to work light lift, should be foam . Bonus points if he > gets to buy micro equipment - he likes the research as much as the > building. > > > Thanks, > Brent > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and > "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME > turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are > generally NOT in text format > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
