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Recent content by Gene Cope

  1. Gene Cope

    what is a motor glider?

    At present I"m assembling a Roke 1/4 scale Grob 109. It will be powered by a onboard starting Z26 engine.
  2. Gene Cope

    what is a motor glider?

    In scale terms these are motor gliders. http://www.touringmotorgliders.org/homepages/tmglist.php
  3. Gene Cope

    Mission B.C. Aerotow

    More photos from the Mission B.C. Aerotow.
  4. Gene Cope

    Mission B.C. Aerotow

    Bartman, I have no info on the Schweizer. Sorry
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    Mission B.C. Aerotow

    The 2015 Mission Aerotow is now history but what a great time. The weather was typical Mission except for Sunday. Friday started out with a bit of drizzle now and then, clearing by early morning to provide for some good soaring as the front passed by late afternoon. Saturday was clear and sunny...
  6. Gene Cope

    Mission B.C. Aerotow

    The 2015 Mission aerotow is only a little way off and is held on manicured grass. The event is Aug 21-23 just outside Mission B.C on a sod farm. The area is green, weather fair and the hospitality outstanding. Don't miss this one. Gene
  7. Gene Cope

    Soggy but flyable

    The 15th Monroe Aerotow is now over and what a great time we had. The weather on the other hand was not as good with high temps and clear sky prior to the weekend we were left with mid 70's and drizzle at times. This however did not stop the resilient group of scale sailplane enthusiasts from...
  8. Gene Cope

    slope soaring who does it ? where and what are you flying?

    Wil was not exaggerating about the potential of Eagle Butte as long flights are generally the rule. To record this video without editing we keep it short, as the conditions were excellent for at least an hour flight. I flew it off and Wil Byers did the launch and approaches to landing (he has...
  9. Gene Cope

    Grunau Baby IIb Remaiden

    As promised here is the video taken of the Grunau Baby IIB in flight. The only concern I had after starting the video was when I would get the transmitter back from Wil. Gene
  10. Gene Cope

    Yakima Aerotow 2015

    The Yakima Aerotow was held in clear skies, great lift and hot. We had 17 registered pilots including 4 tug pilots for this years event. Shade was at a premium in the 93 degree heat. Video was captured on few tows from the tugs point of view and one sailplane flight on Sunday. Unfortunately...
  11. Gene Cope

    Grunau Baby IIb Remaiden

    There is some video of the flight that will be posted when my buddy gets it edited. Just be a bit patent and wait like me. Gene
  12. Gene Cope

    sloping viewed from the sailplane

    The few scratches in the canopy did buff out OK, thank goodness. A replacement canopy would be a pain to get. Gene
  13. Gene Cope

    sloping viewed from the sailplane

    While attending the Scale Slope event in late May an attempt was made to video capture other sailplanes in flight off Kiona. With the Sony Action cam mounted in the cockpit of my 4.4m Laminar this was much harder than thought. The landing sucked but I'm not so vain as to edit it out, although it...
  14. Gene Cope

    Grunau Baby IIb Remaiden

    Picked up a well used 1/3 scale Grunau Baby IIb back in May, not that I needed another sailplane but I'm addicted to woodies. Spent a bit of time updating the wiring and making sure it was airworthy before heaving it off a hill. This took place at Kiona Butte the 5th of July in 15-20 mph wind...
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