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Do you feel the need for speed on the slope?! Well the 72" Ridge Runner could be just what you need. Designed in the early 1970's for slope aerobatic and pylon race events, the Ridge Runner placed in the finals of the 1973 and 1974 RCM Trophy Races, and it was the most popular slope soarer entry. The Ridge Runner provides crisp...

The LS-1 is 60" Slope Soarer was designed by the La Sierra Slope Soarers flying club in Riverside, California, in the 1990's. So the story goes, that during a club meeting, one member suggested the club should have it's own glider, something indigenous to their club and hill. The idea was to keep it simple, and low cost. Something easily...

The Sunbird Glider is another classic design from Dave Thornburg of the Bird Of Time fame. They say the Sunbird was the glider that started hand launch R/C. Dave talks about weight being the most important factor in hand launch gliders, and in particular keeping it down. Well with modern radios now, and featherweight receivers, batteries and...

The Stylus is a 1 metre wingspan hand-launch or light bungee launch glider designed by Carl Dowdy in the late 1980's. The Stylus features a very light construction, Eppler airfoil, and increased wing cord, resulting in a small glider that is a delight to fly, and a joy to thermal in even the lightest of lift. To quote the designer, you...

Designed originally back in 1943, the Super Sinbad was produced by Berkeley Models as a 62" span tow line glider. We have taken those gorgeous, classic lines of the Super Sinbad and scaled it up to a 93" 2 channel glider for slope or bungee launch. The body is built in two halves using an arrangement of formers, allowing...

Brand new, only taken out of the packing to take photos. 2 x 42cm wing covers and 2 horizontal stab covers. Inside is felt with a full length zip. Pocket on one which takes the C/F tube. I can post at buyers expense.