I picked up my first 2.8m Swift from Uwe Freitag (Fridayfly) in December 2019. I’ve not flown it very often – usually a few times each year in Hahnenmoos on Lavey – but have had great fun with it. It’s the ultimate slope racer – so fast, and so robust, excellent for heavy duty slope conditions.

As the waiting list for Fridayfly planes is very long I immediately booked a building slot for a new plane when I picked up the 2.8m Swift. In December last year (2023) I got the long-awaited email that my building slot was coming up in June 2024. The really cool thing about Fridayfly is that you can decide on what plane you would like to have built in the months before your building slot comes up – in addition of course to any customisation of the plane. After a friendly call with Uwe I decided to go for the new 3.06m Swift. When I ordered it he had just maidened the new glider and was very pleased with the performance. As for the colour I decided to go for yellow with nice black and white stripes on the underside of the wings. Uwe completely built the plane for me – including installing the motor and all servos. All that was left for me to do was install the ESC, receiver, backup power and battery – and of course program the transmitter. My new Swift is now ready to maiden – watch this space!

I’ve sold my 2.8m Swift to my boss, the President of the Swiss Aeromodelling Federation, who will undoubtedly have loads of fun with it. I’ve also booked a new building slot – the next available was for the end of 2030…..