Glider Golf

by FliteTest | August 15, 2016 | (8) Posted in Challenges

We went out to Wingfoot Lake to play Frisbee golf, Flite Test-style! 

In regular Frisbee golf, there are three different discs used for different ranges (long distance, medium distance and approach).

We used that same concept with three of our Flite Test gliders, the Simple Soarer, the Tiny Trainer and the FT Sparrow. The Sparrow was our short-distance putter, the Tiny Trainer was our mid-range plane, and the Simple Soarer was our long-range driver.

Our planes were R/C gliders, so each team had a thrower and a pilot alternating on each hole. Josh and Josh teamed up against Alex and Stefan, and we hit the course!

We had a blast flying together and playing glider golf! Hit the links and share your own glider golf experiences with us!

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Fastlearner on August 15, 2016
I think you've started something... I can see me and a bunch of my friends doing this
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Gravitysucks on August 16, 2016
I have to salute you on all the wacky ideas. This was so funny 😂 More challanges !!
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Kurt0326 on August 15, 2016
LOL. Loving this idea guys. This will happen at my house. Thanks.
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FoamTest on August 15, 2016
How do we join the league?
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goran on August 16, 2016
I like
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DKchris on August 24, 2016
Nice !!! We've been doing glider golf on our national summer camp as a regular event for decades around here though; we use a Hula hoop as "hole" with a traditional flag on a pole like on a real golf course in the middle. The most forward point of the plane has to be within the hoop to be "in", and the plane has to go in from above; a plane that slides under the hoop does not count. We use small flags put in the ground at a 45 degree angle towards the "hole" to mark the Tee. The hula hoops and flags make a very nice portable kit to set up a course on any available meadow, park or whatever. We quite often lay out the course so that the hole cannot be seen from the tee and very often so that "landing approach" is best made at an angle to the longest part of the flight; the pilot launches the plane himself, and the helper usually goes to the hole, by parts to remove the flag from the hole as the plane approaches, by part to "call" the point to turn in towards the hole and the approach, often invisible to the pilot. Many pilots throw and then run after the plane to try and improve their line of sight; also makes it quite the spectator friendly event, with wives and kids watching their usually less than fit husbands and fathers gasping their way around the course ;) Since this sport grew out of the 2M glider class around here there is usually 2 classes: The "formula" class allowing only 2m max wingspan classic wooden RE only gliders like goldberg gentle lady, sig riser 2m and the like, which is regarded the class for the true "sportsman" .....and an "open" class for everything else with just the 2m span max rule. The 2 classes are mainly there to try and protect the sportsmanship in the old "formula" class and not turn it into an arm race of sorts. I've personally been taking part in the open class for a number of years with a light flying wing with a central plywood throwing grip; I'm pretty sure a modified versa wing with such a proper grip would be great for golfing :)
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Extreme Air Pilot on August 15, 2016
THAT SOUNDS AWESOME!!
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AlexTheAviator on August 15, 2016
NEW OLYMPIC SPORT GLIDER GOLF
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