[rcsoaringdigest] The New RC Soaring Digest | January, 2022 | Vol. 37, No. 1

This month's cover photo was taken by Kevin Newton in December of 2021.

January, 2022 Volume 37, No. 1

It's a brand new year and we have lots of other great articles for you this month—we encourage you to click any of the stories below to go straight to that article and start reading...

Contents

In The Air Time flies like an arrow. Terence C. Gannon Dec 31 · 6 min read "One of the great joys of editing this publication are the personal relationships I have established with the many people who contribute to the success of each issue. Of the many discussions which occur over the course of the month..." The 30-Year Saga of the Ventus C And what happens when you entrust the flight testing program to a beloved Disney character. Waid Reynolds Dec 28 · 13 min read "Long ago and far away in the dim reaches of the late eighties and early nineties of a previous century, a German company named Graupner manufactured a 1:4.5 scale model kit of the Schempp-Hirth Ventus C high performance, all-composite sailplane. Years later..." The Gull Part II: Wrapping up construction and first flights. Thomas Martino Dec 30 · 11 min read "In Part I of this two part series, I chronicled the inspiration, design, and construction of my four meter gull wing glider which I affectionately refer to as simply The Gull. In this installment I will cover the rest of the build and the exciting journey of the first flights..." Contest Performance Improvement Process Ten steps for moving steadily up the leader board. Ryan Woebkenberg Dec 28 · 6 min read "Throughout my quarter century journey competing in RC soaring contests, I have continuously worked to improve my contest flying performance. This probably wasn't always obvious to most people..." Yes, it's the brand new New RCSD Embroidered Beanie. Already stress tested to -25C in our late December cold snap. Available in five great colours. Check them out in the RCSD Shop.   Sponsored Scheibe-Loravia Topaze 4.2-Scale Part II: Completing the Build and Flying Chris Williams Dec 28 · 4 min read "My wing construction methods have changed in recent years. These are incorporated into the Topaze build, such as 5mm square spruce spars are used for the initial construction in the normal fashion..." Volantex RC ASW28 V2 2.6M Building notes and some tips for improving this popular ARTF. Peter Scott Dec 29 · 13 min read "I bought this Volantex model from HobbyKing for £142. The parts were well packed in a solid cardboard box. The mouldings are of good quality with little damage to the foam parts. There is a pilot mounted on a black moulding..." Shinobi | A Home-Grown Moulded Fuselage Part II: Fairing the Wing Stub Block into the Fuselage James Hammond Dec 28 · 9 min read "If you were following along at home in the first article in this series, you will now have finished sanding your fuselage plug to shape. However, before I continue, may I offer..." Friday Moment of Zen A more-or-less weekly video dose of why you started RC soaring in the first place. The NEW RC Soaring Digest Staff Dec 30 · 3 min read "There is a massive amount of video being uploaded to the internet every minute of every day. Purely in fulfilment of our (ahem!) professional responsibilities we watch a lot of RC soaring videos..." Is your publication locked up in old media and traditional distribution methods? Would you like to relaunch as a 'digital first' publication like RC Soaring Digest? We did it for them and we would love to help you, too. For more information, please visit our website.   Sponsored Soaring's Dream Innovation keeps the best of the RC soaring dream alive and forever young. Bob Dodgson Dec 29 · 9 min read "What is it that binds together the weird hodgepodge of humanity who make up the diverse RC soaring community? The only thing I have found that we share in common is the dream of and wonder at powerless flight..." Saving Money on Sanding Disks Why buy new when you can refurbish what you have and pocket the difference. Tom Broeski Dec 29 · 3 min read "I go through hundreds of sanding disks in a year. However, I find some worn-out loop disks that won't recover from cleaning with the abrasive stick (below) can be used as backing for new sandpaper..." Electricity for Model Flyers Part II: Internal Resistance and Why It's Important Peter Scott Dec 29 · 5 min read "Everything in the world has electrical resistance. Resistance is what determines how much current flows from a particular energy source or voltage. Some materials have very high resistance and are called insulators..." 1/3 スケール三田式 3 型改 1 製作記 マルチパートシリーズの第10部。 Norimichi Kawakami Dec 21 · 24 min read 「本機のキャノピーの図面は図面55に示しました。前方キャノピーのフレームは機首カウリングに接する円框と、後方キャノピーに接する円框の2つの円框の底辺両脇を前後に走る縦通材で繋いだ物です。前方円框は底面に垂直ですが、後方円框は若干後方に傾いています。」 The Trailing Edge Some modest goals for 2022. The NEW RC Soaring Digest Staff Dec 31 · 4 min read "We have successfully launched Volume 37 of the New RC Soaring Digest! We really hope that you have enjoyed what we have put together for you this month and we're also really looking forward to bringing you 11 more numbers in 2022..."

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