[rcsoaringdigest] The New RC Soaring Digest | July, 2022 | Vol. 37, No. 7

We have had a number of photographic contributors who have been 'repeat offenders', getting their photos featured on the RCSD cover more than once. Our friend Kevin Newton is now amongst that very exclusive club. In the unique photo which graces July, Kevin managed to get his drone to capture Peter Gunning hurling his Freestyler 6 into the wild blue.

July, 2022 Volume 37, No. 7

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 Let's help those who have had the courage to turn their passion into their profession. Terence C. Gannon Jul 1 · 5 min read "Recently, I received an interesting letter from a gentlemen by the name of Jim Ealy, who some of you may know by his nom-de-plume of AstroJeff. For those of you who don't know Jim — I didn't — he is the proprietor of the Vintage Sailplaner website..." Stratodynamics Wins Prestigious Upper Airspace Traffic Management Award With partner UAVOS Inc., Canadian aerospace firm takes home top honours. The NEW RC Soaring Digest Staff Jul 1 · 3 min read "Air Traffic Managementmagazine just announced the winners of their recently concluded ATM Awards. Amongst winners in a variety of categories, Stratodynamics Inc. along with their collaborator UAVOS Inc. took first place honours..." SkyPark's World RC Soaring Festival A photo essay from this spectacularly successful event held this past weekend at SkyPark near Lake Arrowhead, California. Karlton Spindle Jun 30 · 4 min read "This was the second event held at the brand new, purpose-built alpine soaring venue located 5000 feet above the valley floor at the renowned SkyPark at Santa's Village. It's less than three hours drive from LAX near beautiful Lake Arrowhead, California..." Letters to the Editor Reader feedback done up old school. The NEW RC Soaring Digest Staff Jul 2 · 3 min read "A recent RCSD tweet reminded me about a trip I made to California in 1989! I flew at Torrey Pines with this plane. This photo was taken in the Santa Ynez mountains inland from Santa Barbara. I still fly this glider. It is a thing I designed called Swalleau..." This stylish, 80s-90s nostalgia bucket hat features a beautifully stitched motif reminiscent of the original RCSD logo. It is a combination of timeless practicality and vintage style. Perfect for slope, field or cockpit. Available in white: RCSD Shop   Sponsored The Slingsby King Kite Part I: Recreating Fred Slingsby's Starcrossed Design at Quarter Scale Vincent de Bode Jun 26 · 8 min read "inter was near and I got that building itch again. What to build this time? First, I like to refer to the Slingsby Gull that I built before and wrote about here in the New RCSD. It turned out to be a bit heavier..." Orcrist | A 2.5m VTPR Glider Part III: It's a (vinyl) wrap and maiden flights. Marc Panton Jun 30 · 12 min read "At the end of the last episode, I had a set of wings that joined the fuselage and that was about it. They still needed work on the tips, servo pockets, control surfaces cutting and hinging before any thought of flying could be considered..." Flying in the Mountains Dynamic, challenging and fast, but what is it that makes mountain flying so special? Raymond Esveldt Jun 26 · 8 min read "Gliders have two ways of staying aloft. In my country the Netherlands we use almost exclusively thermals. Warm, light air rises and by flying in the rising air you model goes skyward. The other way uses air that is forced upward by sloping terrain, such as hills, mountains..." Marvellous Minimoa Redux Part II: Variations on a Theme Chris Williams Jun 26 · 4 min read "Along with the Type 13 Petrel, the iconic Minimoahas always had a space in my heart and in my hangar. The proof of this lies in the fact that the latest version is the tenth in the line. There aren't many full-size Minimoas left..." Cellmeter 8 What's on offer for this economical battery meter and servo tester? Quite a bit, actually. Peter Scott Jun 27 · 4 min read "I have been using my present meter for some years and it is beginning to show different readings from my chargers. Time for a change. I bought a new one from eBay for £8.50. It is much the same size as the old one but..." Our Retro Logo Bucket Hat is also available in grey: RCSD Shop   Sponsored Soaring the Sky Podcast E111: Behind The Lens Of A Glider Pilot | An Interview With Tobias Barth Chuck Fulton Jul 1 · 2 min read "This episode we chat with world famous aviation photographer and glider pilot Tobias Barth! Many of you have seen his incredible images taken all over the World. Since 2019 the Aviation Calendar, Soaring Edition has exclusively used his pictures..." Electricity for Model Flyers Part VIII: Analogue, Digital and Coreless Servos Peter Scott Jun 29 · 8 min read "All rotary model aircraft servos work the same way. Unless coreless, the only difference between analogue and digital ones is one small piece of electronics. Servos use pulse width modulation (PWM) and feedback..." Shinobi | A Home-Grown Moulded Fuselage Part VIII: In This Final Part of This Series We Make the Inner Nosecone Plug from the Outer Nosecone Plug James Hammond Jun 29 · 8 min read "We want to make an inner nosecone for the new glider fuselage set, but obviously the hardest thing is to make sure the new part will allow your previously produced outer nosecone to fit snugly, and also to make sure there is enough 'meat' on the end so..." And our Retro Logo Bucket Hat also comes in khaki: RCSD Shop   Sponsored Simple Glue Holder Get out of a sticky situation. Tom Broeski Jul 1 · 3 min read "It seems that it takes a long time for the glue to get to the end of the bottle once it gets below half full especially when it's cold. I've dealt with this for years and used to just stand and wait. I figured I'd share what I finally came up with that works great..." Stamps That Tell a Story Good things come who wait. And who are persistent. Simine Short Jul 1 · 3 min read "On March 5, 1982, the United States Postal Service (USPS) issued a handsome airmail postal card simply entitled Soaring and designed by Robert E. Cunningham. It was for international usage and was unveiled at the 1982 Soaring Society of America's (SSA) Convention in Houston..." Glider Patents US 4148450: Model Aircraft Construction The NEW RC Soaring Digest Staff Jul 2 · 16 min read "This is the first in our series of glider-related selections from the files of the US Patent and Trademark office...they are presented purely for the interest and entertainment of our readers. They are not edited in any way, other than to intersperse the drawings throughout the text..." Forms Follows Function Or does it? Bob Dodgson Jun 30 · 2 min read "I was pretty pleased with myself in 1993 upon the development of the new MonoSeam Sprite fuselage. It is strong, lightweight, beautifully pre-molded and it lends itself to practical manufacturing techniques. This fuselage system, however, does not lend itself to..." The Trailing Edge Painting on a big, beautiful canvas. The NEW RC Soaring Digest Staff Jul 1 · 3 min read "Regular readers of this endnote in each issue will likely not miss our pithy commentary on some earthly matter or another. They're tough to write, so we're happy for the little 'holiday'. We'd like to think it's the boss giving a hoot..."

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