I'm an old-school aeromodeller, brought up on designs like "Zoot Suit" and I have to say that she's an absolute BEAUTY. Nothing compares with a well built traditional glider!
I agree. John has some pretty unique models and it is nice to hear some of the history and technical aspects behind them. Turns out he has a pleasant voice too!
I love slope gliding at the beach. Nothing more relaxing unless the wind fails! I used to fly a 9-foot Airtronics Olympic II built in the 70's at the Long Beach, CA bluff park. There were times where everyone else was grounded and I kept on truckin'.
Dear Vee Cee...You are SO RIGHT!! I wss born in 1929, no telling how many free flights and RCs I have designed and built..for myself and other impatient fliers. Store built fliers have no idea what they are missing!!
It is interesting that the whole point of the "pylon" models was to handle spiral stability issues with high power, getting away from the old Charles Grant CLA theory. When you fly these designs as gliders, none of that matters, they are beautifully stable, and the pylon gives a really clean escape from interference drag. Beautiful!
Love the look of these competition FF gassers with the wing up on a pylon. Flies great as an RC glider! Thank you for the narration. Now I'm going to look for the early video of it flying with a motor!
Unless you were born in the 50's or the 60's, it will be very difficult for someone to comprehend the difficulty and the beauty of this hobby. It is practically a dying art with more and more people choosing to buy and fly RC models. Not too many true 'aeromodellers' around nowadays. This, for me, was a very nostalgic video. Thank you.
Spectacular view. And an awesome model. I worry about losing him too. I saw the first comment, that is what I’d have to ask. I’m glad that you haven’t lost anything because your models are exquisite!
Really interesting fuselage and of course you make it look easy even in low wind. The backgrounds are gorgeous. Reminds me of my visit to SW UK. Man that looked like fun !
Repurposing a classic design. I like it! Really works well as a glider. Please more of this. You are a very talented modeller, Sir. Thanks for the contributions!
Ive just discovered your videos and have to say, they bring me such joy. They remind me of my days on the California coast flying my Gentle Lady. You have sparked an old love. Thank you, John. God Bless.
John your videos have really become quite the production. I hope you enjoy making them as much as we enjoy watching them. Top notch work by you and your lovely camera operator.
That moment when you launch your glider off the slope and hope all your estimations for it going up and not down are correct, then a couple of seconds later all is good and tranquility is resumed ....
John, Now, this really takes me back to my first balsa built free-flight design, called Blazer. Her design and shape very similar to your Zootsuit, like most of the free-flights designs back then, late 50's - early 60's) about 36-inch wingspan, if I remember right, timer for a pop-up tail and a little gas-power engine with a fuel line timer that allowed, I believe for 10 or 30 seconds of engine run time just enough to get a little altitude to catch a breeze. Thanks again for sturring memories Love watching Zootsuit (perfect name, by the way) fly
In my experience having built and flown both, the late George Fuller's "Zoot Suit" actually glides better than his later "Dixielander". This is despite the "Zoot Suit's" flat bottomed wing vs. the "Dixielander's" undercambered wing. Observation of examples built by others has confirmed my view. Downside of the "Zoot Suit" design was its torsionably flexible open structure rear fuselage. The "Dixielander" fuselage being a sheet box section is far stiffer and mine flies very well with my redesigned Cox Special 15 putting out about 0.57 BHP.
George Fuller (the designer) was a clubmate and a mentor to me. He regularly received letters and photos from people all over the world who had modified or converted his designs. I don't know what he would have made of an RC glider version of the Zoot Suit |-)
This is slope soaring Nirvana! I envy your location, model and timing! Very much like the "golden hour" in NY at the famous freeflight area. Well done! Thank you!
It’s a Foggy morning in November in Cambridgshire so I can’t fly my glider. Three minutes of John Woodfield and the frustration evaporated faster than it looks like the fog will……. Thank you.
Working into a higher point on the cliff always gives some more opportunities in light conditions, esp on the glide back towards t/o. Have you a plan 'B' ? There were some interesting moments! It doesn't look like access to the bottom is very easy either - lol. Very nice model & video Mr. W. Thank you for your great vids.
I note that sometimes the aircraft goes out of view of the camera when swooping along the cliffs. Do YOU always have it in sight, or does it disappear momentarily from the transmitter's line of sight? I mention this because, on a few occasions I have swooped too close to our local cliffs and had to hold the Tx up as high as I can in the hope of keeping the link! It's only for a couple of seconds, but it feels like a lifetime! I always set the fail-safes, but wonder if it would be better to leave it at "hold last command" in case I lose line-of-sight during a banking manoeuvre. Sometimes I think too much! I'm another who enjoys the new introduction format. And want to add my voice to praising your wife's video skills.
Thank you. I do always keep the glider in line of sight, it only disappears from the camera. One time I was sitting down, flying with the transmitter next to me on the ground. I had the glider in sight but the signal was obviously obscured for a moment. Lesson learnt.
Hey, Max. R/C 101... Never, ever, ever let the model out of your sight. Always keep the model under your control. These are just two of the many non-negotiable rules of model aviation.
Hi John, i did see this model the 1st time you posted it as a Electric model, Nice to see it again as a glider. I have something similar that was given to me in a very poor state most of the tissue is damaged i think it`s a Playboy but not sure. Maybe i will re cover it with lamanating film as you have done yours. Cheers Steve.
John, I am absolutely enamored by your flying sight. What amazing Cliffs. The thermals and updrafts must be incredible. Where is this location? I enjoy every single video you put out there. Where do you find the time?
Hi John I need to ask a technical question about CG placement on these old timers. Apparently the CG is set back further than the normal 25-33% rule when you have under cambered wings and lifting stab. Can you shed some light on this topic please?
It’s because the large tail is adding a lifting force, the tail is effectively a second smaller wing which moves the CG back. The balance point on this one is nearer the trailing edge of the wing than the front.
Can you put a Jet-ex engine on it? As callow teenagers (early 1970’s) anything we made that could fly had either a jetex motor on it or a firework or two. All tastefully done, but with that child like desire for speed.
John speaks! And the villagers rejoiced. I'm expecting you, at some point, to strap a couple of servos to a kite. After all, the Zoot Suit is not much more than a box kite. P.S. Seeing (and hearing) those gulls makes me wonder.... Have you ever considered building Mark Smith's Jonathan Livingston Seagull? Now, that would be interesting.
The proper flying technique is to fly figure "8" patterns always turning into the sea, so that the wind is always lifting it and making the flight safer.
John, beautiful job on the glider. You must be a busy builder. Are you hand cutting all the ribs on your gliders or are you getting them Lazer cut? I would go nuts if I had to cut each one.
John Woodfield RC Gliders I get a lot of enjoyment watching your vids. Started as a kid flying CL in the 60’s. First job (age 15) was at a hobby shop. To this day was hands down the best job I ever had. In the 80’s started flying CL combat on the east coast in competition. Went to one Nats in Massachusetts. Still have my sailplanes, a BoT, and a Gentle Lady. Love em both. Hard to fly sailplanes in the DC region. Not much room left.
I'm an old-school aeromodeller, brought up on designs like "Zoot Suit" and I have to say that she's an absolute BEAUTY. Nothing compares with a well built traditional glider!
I really like that you are adding comments about the plane and flying conditions to your videos.
Loving the new style of vids John! The bit of narration with the details of the model really adds to it
I agree. John has some pretty unique models and it is nice to hear some of the history and technical aspects behind them. Turns out he has a pleasant voice too!
Some say, John once threw a large boulder off that cliff and had it sloping for an hour. The Stig of beautiful slope soaring videos.
I love slope gliding at the beach. Nothing more relaxing unless the wind fails! I used to fly a 9-foot Airtronics Olympic II built in the 70's at the Long Beach, CA bluff park. There were times where everyone else was grounded and I kept on truckin'.
Dear Vee Cee...You are SO RIGHT!! I wss born in 1929, no
telling how many free flights and RCs I have designed and
built..for myself and other impatient fliers. Store built fliers have no idea what they are missing!!
It is interesting that the whole point of the "pylon" models was to handle spiral stability issues with high power, getting away from the old Charles Grant CLA theory. When you fly these designs as gliders, none of that matters, they are beautifully stable, and the pylon gives a really clean escape from interference drag. Beautiful!
Love the look of these competition FF gassers with the wing up on a pylon. Flies great as an RC glider! Thank you for the narration. Now I'm going to look for the early video of it flying with a motor!
Thank you John, I learn so much from your videos. and learning comes with the pleasure of watching you fly.
Unless you were born in the 50's or the 60's, it will be very difficult for someone to comprehend the difficulty and the beauty of this hobby. It is practically a dying art with more and more people choosing to buy and fly RC models. Not too many true 'aeromodellers' around nowadays. This, for me, was a very nostalgic video. Thank you.
Spectacular view. And an awesome model. I worry about losing him too. I saw the first comment, that is what I’d have to ask. I’m glad that you haven’t lost anything because your models are exquisite!
Really interesting fuselage and of course you make it look easy even in low wind. The backgrounds are gorgeous. Reminds me of my visit to SW UK. Man that looked like fun !
Repurposing a classic design. I like it! Really works well as a glider. Please more of this. You are a very talented modeller, Sir. Thanks for the contributions!
just beautiful and peaceful! what an experiance it would be if you could get on bored and sore like the birds!! Thank you for posting.
Luv the flying, John. And the commentary. So peaceful.
Absolutely beautiful. I love the the shape of the wings.
The music suits perfectly. Nice plane too.
Ive just discovered your videos and have to say, they bring me such joy. They remind me of my days on the California coast flying my Gentle Lady. You have sparked an old love. Thank you, John. God Bless.
Thank you Mike. I’m so glad you like them.
Almost looks like a glider version of one of my dad’s old rubber-powered free-flight Wakefield models. Great memories!
Just beautiful John had to watch a couple of times! I like your new format.
Absolutely gorgeous and flies beautifully.
Great flight great music and great filming by your good lady, Thankyou and be safe and healthy with my best regards from Alan in south Yorkshire 🤗👍
You are really lucky that your beautiful retro, didnt get attacked by those sea gulls! I LIKE THIS VID, MORE,Subbed.
Thank you!
John your videos have really become quite the production. I hope you enjoy making them as much as we enjoy watching them. Top notch work by you and your lovely camera operator.
Thank you. I enjoy making the videos as much as I do flying.
That moment when you launch your glider off the slope and hope all your estimations for it going up and not down are correct, then a couple of seconds later all is good and tranquility is resumed ....
John,
Now, this really takes me back to my first balsa built free-flight design, called Blazer. Her design and shape very similar to your Zootsuit, like most of the free-flights designs back then, late 50's - early 60's) about 36-inch wingspan, if I remember right, timer for a pop-up tail and a little gas-power engine with a fuel line timer that allowed, I believe for 10 or 30 seconds of engine run time just enough to get a little altitude to catch a breeze.
Thanks again for sturring memories
Love watching Zootsuit (perfect name, by the way) fly
In my experience having built and flown both, the late George Fuller's "Zoot Suit" actually glides better than his later "Dixielander". This is despite the "Zoot Suit's" flat bottomed wing vs. the "Dixielander's" undercambered wing. Observation of examples built by others has confirmed my view. Downside of the "Zoot Suit" design was its torsionably flexible open structure rear fuselage. The "Dixielander" fuselage being a sheet box section is far stiffer and mine flies very well with my redesigned Cox Special 15 putting out about 0.57 BHP.
The best "social distancing" video's on you tube.
Отличная модель! Отличный динамический поток! Конструктор молодец!
Beautiful! And great to hear a bit about it from you.
George Fuller (the designer) was a clubmate and a mentor to me.
He regularly received letters and photos from people all over the world who had modified or converted his designs.
I don't know what he would have made of an RC glider version of the Zoot Suit |-)
Beautiful plane and flies gracefully
This is probably my most favorite plane to watch fly.
Makes me want to finish a glider that I've had for many many years, I, just missing the coast line upslope..
So beautiful.. remind me that 35 years ago I used to fly a Jentle Lady on a hill in the beach of Tel Aviv..
Why don't you get another one? I'm 58 and I want a gentle lady!
I love these polyhedral old-timers, This one looks easier to build with the parallel chord wing.
I believe the term you are looking for is "constant chord?"
@@richarddarlington1139 Yes, thank you.
@@davidpiper3652
My pleasure, anytime.
"Always something on the board."
Wonderful relaxing footage. Great music selection too 👍
This is slope soaring Nirvana! I envy your location, model and timing! Very much like the "golden hour" in NY at the famous freeflight area. Well done! Thank you!
Amazing dihedral, can see why was called zootsuit , flamboyant design ! No ankle length watch chain tho....
Wonderful! Great that you did make some remarks at the beginning!
It’s a Foggy morning in November in Cambridgshire so I can’t fly my glider. Three minutes of John Woodfield and the frustration evaporated faster than it looks like the fog will……. Thank you.
We have got bright sunshine here, but it’s blowing about 15mph in the wrong direction
Gliders are just so peaceful to watch. I’m thinking about learning to fly.but first I have to figure out all of the regulations we have in the states
Полет без двигателя это высшее искусство !
greatness, that is awesome and exceptional music....thank you
Whoever does the filming and editing should get a mention !
It’s my lovely wife.
What a beautiful, elegant bird.
Thanks for this wonderful relaxing video.
What a beautiful glider! Good luck
Working into a higher point on the cliff always gives some more opportunities in light conditions, esp on the glide back towards t/o.
Have you a plan 'B' ? There were some interesting moments! It doesn't look like access to the bottom is very easy either - lol.
Very nice model & video Mr. W. Thank you for your great vids.
Thank you. There is always somewhere to land below me should it all go wrong, as the costal path is about 50 meters below where I’m stood.
A great model. I can watch for hours. Greetings from Poland.
Nice plane, very relaxing!
Really cool, i love your wing design 👍
Thank you, great to hear something about the models.
First time I've seen a pylon model in half a century: they were all the rage once in noisy power-flight competitions.
Real Aeromodelling....The 2mph breeze is a rare animal here in the UK...
I note that sometimes the aircraft goes out of view of the camera when swooping along the cliffs. Do YOU always have it in sight, or does it disappear momentarily from the transmitter's line of sight? I mention this because, on a few occasions I have swooped too close to our local cliffs and had to hold the Tx up as high as I can in the hope of keeping the link! It's only for a couple of seconds, but it feels like a lifetime! I always set the fail-safes, but wonder if it would be better to leave it at "hold last command" in case I lose line-of-sight during a banking manoeuvre. Sometimes I think too much! I'm another who enjoys the new introduction format. And want to add my voice to praising your wife's video skills.
Thank you. I do always keep the glider in line of sight, it only disappears from the camera. One time I was sitting down, flying with the transmitter next to me on the ground. I had the glider in sight but the signal was obviously obscured for a moment. Lesson learnt.
Hey, Max.
R/C 101...
Never, ever, ever let the model out of your sight.
Always keep the model under your control.
These are just two of the many non-negotiable rules of model aviation.
@@richarddarlington1139 Boring!
Now that is incredibly cool John!
Thank you!
Hi John, i did see this model the 1st time you posted it as a Electric model, Nice to see it again as a glider.
I have something similar that was given to me in a very poor state most of the tissue is damaged i think it`s a Playboy but not sure.
Maybe i will re cover it with lamanating film as you have done yours. Cheers Steve.
Beautiful, and it moves with grace.
Nice to hear a short spiel on it and watch it do its thing.
3:18 nicht gefangen 😁
Sehr schöner Segler, ich liebe diese alten fliegenden Kisten.
Lovely! I see a bit of condensation inside at 0:08 - would it be a good ideia to add inside a little pack of desiccant before covering?
I think this will be my next c-19 project. Your ship flies so elegantly. I will have to power it though.
John, I am absolutely enamored by your flying sight. What amazing Cliffs. The thermals and updrafts must be incredible. Where is this location? I enjoy every single video you put out there. Where do you find the time?
Thank you for watching. I live in Perranporth, Cornwall. The cliffs are just a short walk from my house.
Очень красиво!!!! И планер просто совершенен!!!
Lovers of the sky have a bright soul.
Nice intro , fun flight 😉👍👍🇺🇸
Yet another great narrated video.
Excluding the aerobatic planes witch plane is your favorite ? Which aerobatic plane is ? I like them all .
I like it! It flys well, thank you.
Great flight thumb up
Hi John I need to ask a technical question about CG placement on these old timers. Apparently the CG is set back further than the normal 25-33% rule when you have under cambered wings and lifting stab. Can you shed some light on this topic please?
It’s because the large tail is adding a lifting force, the tail is effectively a second smaller wing which moves the CG back. The balance point on this one is nearer the trailing edge of the wing than the front.
@@SlopeRCGliders it will be interesting to see what happens as I am using the tail section as a flying stabiliser.
I like your videos!!!
Thank you!
your videos bring peace
Thank you.
This is the flying I like.
My kind of flying. Something like that with an OS 20 FS for power. Would allow this sort of gentle soaring when there was no wind.
Nice. Will there be a build video..
Would love to make one. ✌
Thanks
Beautiful, just beautiful.
ZI like the intro moments John. Thank you.
Lovely! Thanks for the treat...
Can you put a Jet-ex engine on it?
As callow teenagers (early 1970’s) anything we made that could fly had either a jetex motor on it or a firework or two. All tastefully done, but with that child like desire for speed.
I had jetex as a kid. It’s probably still up in my parents loft somewhere
Very enjoyable flight.
John speaks!
And the villagers rejoiced.
I'm expecting you, at some point, to strap a couple of servos to a kite.
After all, the Zoot Suit is not much more than a box kite.
P.S. Seeing (and hearing) those gulls makes me wonder....
Have you ever considered building Mark Smith's Jonathan Livingston Seagull?
Now, that would be interesting.
Another great plane. 👌
I wish one day I could stay at sort of place and finish the dream of my childhood.
Another wonderful video. Any chance of listing the music?
How much lead did you have to add to the nose? Is the rudder responsive enough?
I like your vids man. True artist.
Thank you!
Great stuff John, you just gave me an idea. I have an old timer like that which I could make in to a sloper.
Great stuff. Give it a go!
Me gustan tus Planeadores y muy bonitos tus videos saludos
Hi John, bad question, have you ever lost an airplane, flying away from you toward the sea? Of course I hope no. Regards
Not yet. But I’m sure I will one day...
Och aye . . . one of these days!
The proper flying technique is to fly figure "8" patterns always turning into the sea, so that the wind is always lifting it and making the flight safer.
Lovely stuff man! Maybe some build videos soon?...... Pretty please! 😉
Oh Man, I love it plane.
The fly is perfect.
Please, we're are the plans?
I downloaded them from the Outerzone website
@@SlopeRCGliders tanks mister
Watching that was so calming an nice 👍
Just awesome as usual
Very nice bro...
John, beautiful job on the glider. You must be a busy builder. Are you hand cutting all the ribs on your gliders or are you getting them Lazer cut? I would go nuts if I had to cut each one.
I cut them with a bandsaw, but this particular model was a laser cut short kit.
John Woodfield RC Gliders I get a lot of enjoyment watching your vids. Started as a kid flying CL in the 60’s. First job (age 15) was at a hobby shop. To this day was hands down the best job I ever had. In the 80’s started flying CL combat on the east coast in competition. Went to one Nats in Massachusetts. Still have my sailplanes, a BoT, and a Gentle Lady. Love em both. Hard to fly sailplanes in the DC region. Not much room left.
Чудесное видео! Еще бы камеру на планер поставить!
I’m always wondering but are these kits that I can buy or is it your original design
I built this one from a part-kit I bought off eBay.
I wouldn't mind to have this as my full time job
loving the intros now John......