On Monday my Monerai had its first flight on our favourite slope in Toggenburg. My mate Richi, who designed and built the first Monerai, as well as built the fuselage mould, took his Monerai as well – the first time we had both of them flying together. We had great lift and my Monerai was up for three hours in a single flight. It’s such a fun little plane to fly on the slope. I was amazed by how fast it picks up speed, even with only 3.7 kg (I easily hit 220kmh on one the quick passes). It allows for very tight turns. I added quite a bit of snap-flap, further increasing its ability to pick up thermals. It also rolls very nicely. Of course it’s nothing like our bigger gliders in terms of course stability and climbing rate in light lift, but that’s obvious from the glider’s design. It’s a lovely small light plane to play with on nice slope days. This one will also join the selection of gliders coming to Hahnenmoos in June.