[rcsoaringdigest] The New RC Soaring Digest | June, 2022 | Vol. 37, No. 6

The outstanding photo which graces our cover this month is by Raymond Esveldt, and it first appeared in Raymond's excellent article entitled How to Create Great RC Soaring Videos in last month's issue. Thanks to Raymond to permit this exquisite photo to be used for the June, 2022 cover.

June, 2022 Volume 37, No. 6

We have another great crop of 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 Flying fields are as fragile as spring blossoms. Terence C. Gannon May 29 · 7 min read "Regular readers of this column will recall last month's missive where I told the story of the emotional rollercoaster I had been on regarding the Col de Costco. That's my favourite slope which backs onto..." Letters to the Editor Have the dog days of summer arrived early? The NEW RC Soaring Digest Staff May 30 · 5 min read "All slope soarers will have stood on the edge of a hill pondering over those vital questions such as is there enough lift, do I need ballast, is the wind on the slope? In the absence of the first volunteer..." Hangar Queen Creating one-of-a-kind flying works of art. Jenna Quader May 26 · 5 min read "Hello, my name is Jenna Quader — AKA the Hangar Queen according to my dad. I am an artist who paints, draws and designs digital and photo manipulations into NFT's online. For the past several years my father has been flying slope gliders..." The 2022 International Hand Launch Glider Festival Sixty-two DLG pilots in Poway, California make for far more than a two day event. Gary B. Fogel May 27 · 4 min read "The Torrey Pines Gulls (TPG) in San Diego, California has a long relationship with 1.5m hand launch gliders. In October of 1994 the TPG established the first two-day contest for javelin-launched gliders, including various unique tasks..." Tinamou Revisiting and refreshing an RC Soaring Digest classic from 2008. Curtis Suter May 27 · 13 min read "Tinamous are strictly neotropical birds— not found outside the tropics, and nowhere but in the Americas. They are large-bodied, almost tailless birds with slender necks and small heads, maybe 30% larger than a bobwhite. They fly but prefer to walk or run, and they're secretive..." We tend to run a few months behind with our Cover Photo T-Shirts: as such, back in the October 2021 issue we featured the always breathtaking photography of Speedamigo-Modellflugfilm. In this shot their FW-Models LS 6c is captured near Cantiano, Italy. Check them out in the RCSD Shop   Sponsored The Fine Art of Planking The time-tested method for moulding strips of wood into an organic, monocoque structure that is both light and strong. Peter Scott May 29 · 6 min read "The most elegant shapes with compound curves are usually the most difficult to build. Either you have to make moulds and form them out of glass or carbon fibre or you have to plank. Using Henry Holcombe's techniques planking proved..." Have to Travel and Brought a Sailplane? An homage to the RC soaring travel blog articles of years past. Ryan Woebkenberg May 28 · 4 min read "Earlier in May, I had a somewhat last minute business trip to my company's headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Switzerland is kind of a slope soaring mecca. As a resident of flat central Indiana, I always enjoy trying to get some RC slope soaring..." Soaring the Sky Podcast E112: Project AK-X Flying Wing | Dominic Poppe Interview Chuck Fulton May 25 · 3 min read "We are excited to have glider pilot and project manager of the AK-X flying wing, Dominic Poppe with us. Join Tom Coussens, our guest host, as he gets the full story from Dominic behind the scenes at Akaflieg Karlsruhe in Germany..." Letter from the Vintage Glider Club Some excellent inspiration for your next 1:1 scale project. Andrew Jarvis May 26 · 3 min read "I'm just back from the UK National Rally of the VGC, at a lovely site called The Park, in Wiltshire. The attendance was thin, and I think that's a shame. [RCSD contributor] Chris Williams did put in a cameo appearance, with two mates, but without any models..." Stamps That Tell a Story We kick off our regular series on glider-related aerophilately. Simine Short May 26 · 5 min read "There are many ways to collect stamps and many kinds to collect. Everybody chooses according to his/her own taste (and pocket-book). I collect postage stamps showing gliders, model gliders, images with air currents and clouds, or aviation pioneers with some connection to soaring..." Our brand new Retro Logo Beanie is perfect for those chilly days on the slope. It features a beautifully stitched logo reminiscent of the original RCSD logo created by Jim Gray in 1984 and updated by Bunny and Bill Kuhlman in 2021. Check them out in the RCSD Shop.   Sponsored Electricity for Model Flyers Part VII: kV and How Not to Burn Out a Motor  Peter Scott May 28 · 13 min read "Electricity is by its nature more complicated than liquid fuel. The former simply has energy per litre or kilogram. Electricity has three quantities — voltage, current and resistance — all of which interact. When flying electric, one key decision is what propellor to use..." Shinobi | A Home-Grown Moulded Fuselage Part VII: We Finish Both Sides of the Fuselage and Nosecone Moulds James Hammond May 29 · 7 min read "It's time to trim all those nasty needle-sharp glass edges off the new mould. There are several ways to do this, ranging from a simple hacksaw, through filing to using a hand angle grinder. Use the way that is best for the place and the equipment you have, but please do be very careful..." Automatic Flap — Aileron Reflex Trim The complex yet ingenious control mixing linkages required before affordable computer radios were widely-available. Bob Dodgson May 26 · 7 min read "Dodgson Designs is thrilled to be able to offer our customers a new and most effective control innovation. It can be installed in Lovesongs, Windsongs, Camanos and Pixys and it can easily be retrofitted into ones that are already built. This amazing mixer was designed by Gary Brokaw of Spokane..." Sanding Mops This cost-saving alternative will let you clean up while you contour your fuselage. Tom Broeski May 28 · 4 min read "Over the years I've bought sanding mops from various places. My favorite is Klingspor's Woodworking shop. There is lots of information and a good video from them linked in the Resources section. However, when I don't have time to wait, or I need a specific grit, I make my own..." The Trailing Edge End of days. The NEW RC Soaring Digest Staff May 29 · 5 min read "There's a summer sunset ritual on the Oregon Coast — and undoubtedly on western coasts around the globe, although we have no first-hand knowledge of those. For those still out on Highway 101, it's time to find one of the many waysides or turnouts on the west side of the road..."

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