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FPV Slope Soaring Videos
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I've been doing FPV slope soaring on-and-off since 2012, after having initially been interested in FPV as far back as 2007.

I've got some cool aerobatic stuff in the works, but first I'm getting comfortable with the tech involved in a more sedate, low-intensity platform... the Parkzone Radian ROFL

It's actually a darn good slope glider, and I enjoy flying it quite a bit.

Here are some vids I've made over the years.

My first-ever FPV flight, back in 2012


Back at it in 2017


Chasing my son's Weasel slope glider
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#2
Awesome videos!!  I watched the 2017 ones first.  (I saw you "cheat" there back in 2012...) Wink

Beautiful spot too - thanks!  Thumbs Up
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#3
It's why I like this hobby, great videos man!
https://pimousse.be/ Belgian FPV & Aeromodelism 
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#4
Thanks guys. Just got my pan-and-tilt rig going, with headtracking. Switched to a Runcam Micro Swift 2, but haven't dialed it in yet (it's just straight out of the box).



Pan-and-tilt with headtracking makes a world of difference from slope soaring FPV. It's super fun!

Next up, I'm going to see about getting this rig installed on a higher performance, aerobatic airframe. Should be exciting Smile
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My first FPV flight with the Dream-Flight Ahi aerobatics glider. It was rad!
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One of my better flights from my first day flying FPV VTPR slope aerobatics.
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#7
More air-to-air with my headtracking-equipped Radian

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#8
Upgrade to Runcam Split 2. MUCH better Smile

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#9
Cool, love the headtracking, hopefully it will improve your score vs. the hawk!?
Windless fields and smokeless builds
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#10
Limestone cliffs? Looks like the south of the UK!

Nice video and a big plus for the friendly smile. Smile
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#11
I've been browsing through the old posts on the forum and discovered this one. I really enjoy slope soaring (LOS mostly) but also done some FPV slope soaring, and plan to do some more soon.

Here's some of my FPV slope soaring videos from a few years back. The first video was with a flying wing with full pan and tilt camera. The second video was a 3 hour flight with my Cularis glider, where I soared with paragliders, what an experience! Unfortunately the video is sped up to fit the whole 3 hour flight for record purposes, so it's not much fun to watch.



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#12
Not slope soaring, but FPV thermalling with a Radian same as yours so it might be of interest to you. Let's not mention the safety aspect of flying over buildings and roads, this was a few years back and I'm more responsible now!

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