Designer of Le Fish aerobatics glider, promoter of all forms of slope aerobatics, and lover of the joys of R/C slope soaring.
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The MadSagitta
MadSagitta from Phil Taylor on Vimeo. This is a classic and important video. Back in 2008, Phil was the first to take on the challenge of...
Modified G-S-48 at Rhossili, Wales
Modified G-S-48 from Cliff Hanger on Vimeo. Cliff Hanger has dug out an old Steve Drake G-S-48 and given it new life in the form of a...
Futuristic VTPR slope aerobatics
The above is a frontside 360* air performed by a surfer. Pretty sweet move, until recently mostly seen only in skateboarding and...
Dynamic Soaring Aerobatics with the Le Fish
And now for something completely different! From Alex Hewson of New Zealand flying his modified Le Fish (!!!), come one of the coolest...
Practicing aerobatics in Galicia, Spain
Cool video from Galicia in the north of Spain. Enjoy! Very clean “big air” aerobatic glider flying. This is a great example...
Treasure trove of French VTPR photos courtesy Jivaro Models
Laurent Berlivet of Jivaro-Models was kind enough to send over this amazing collection of photos. Many have been featured previously in...
Build video for The Poisson
The Poisson – Building of – 2012 from pgts on Vimeo. Nicely done build video of The Poisson, a Le Fish-inspired Depron...
Aroso 3D – Depron aerobat
This is the Aroso 3D, an ultralight Depron aerobat from Germany that I spotted thanks to a timely posting by Thomas...
German Multiflips!
Segler mit +-90° HLW-Ausschlag am Hang from Dietrich Meissner on Vimeo. Zee Germans are coming! Dietrich Meissner of Bayern has...
Minitoons
Minitoons from Pierre Rondel on Vimeo. I still get nostalgic whenever I see this video! It was a big inspiration for me to move forward...
Clown VTPR
Now here’s a fun little glider, called the Clown VTPR. Great flying, cool scenery… looks like a good time to me!