RC Soaring Digest

Highlights of the February 2010 issue:


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  • COVER PHOTO: Piet Rheeders' CMP Discus puts on a show in front of a beautiful cloud formation. This photo was taken at Tamatieberg near Volksrust, South Africa, during a mid-summer slope excursion celebrating the transition from 2009 to 2010. Coverage of this several day "event" can be found starting on page 4 of this issue. Photo by Jochen Smit.


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  • No better way to celebrate the end of one year and the start of another than to go flying! Piet Rheeders relates the several day trip to the Tamatieberg slope. Photos by Piet Rheeders, Jochen Smit, Edmund Brandon and Sam Linakis
  • A piece of test equipment that calibrated radio control systems about 30 years ago is used to solve a problem of today. By Pete Carr
  • A smaller stabilizer and vertical fin/rudder on a long tail boom can lead to increased aerodynamic efficiency. But you have to keep the weight down. By Garth Warner
  • A group of Italian enthusiasts has taken on the rebuilding of Zoegling 435. A long term project and still a work in progress, Vincenzo Pedrielli provides an overview of what has been accomplished thus far.
  • South Africa's Model Gliding Association postal competition rules now include electric winch, hand tow, hi-start and electric launch options. Lots of ideas for contest formats.

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