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Specialisms and competitions

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Different specialisations and competition classes:

Slope

  • Racing (F3F)
  • Scale gliders
  • Power scale soaring

Thermal

  • Hand Launch (F3K etc.)
  • Electric thermal duration (F5J etc.)
  • Electric Multi-task (F5B etc.)
  • GPS Triangle Racing
  • Towlines, bungees, winches (miscellaneous joys)

What do you get out of flying in competitions?

Read two flyers’ personal accounts

Or for model gliding basics

  • Introduction to slope soaring
  • Introduction to thermal soaring
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