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Building the Mountain Models Scepter - The Scepter is a laser cut 100" span all wood RES Õship which builds quickly and offers surprisingly good performance. Review by Pete Carr
Restoration - Jim Park rebuilds his self-launching 5.2m Nimbus 4DM.
8:00'59.2 - Chris Lee's Eight Hour Slope Flight - It was cold, but the wind was from the right direction. Can Chris Lee's two meter EPP foamie make the 8-hour LSF slope task? By Ken Trudeau (who made his 2-hour LSF slope task while monitoring Chris' flight).
Tappanappa slope weekend - Four scale gliders built by Martin Simons from his own plans were in the air at the one time at this January event. By Greg Potter with background information by Martin Simons, photos by Robert Gunn
HŸtter 17, NX17HU - Mark Nankivil presents a walk-around of Gerry Wild's open cockpit glider. Additional photos by Gilles Auliard, courtesy of Gerry Wild.
Man-on-Man Contest Spreadsheet - A proven Excel spreadsheet for scoring MoM contests. Written by Tony Estep, readily available for downloading from the Mississippi Valley Soaring Association web site.
2010 RAF Hawk Display Color Scheme - The Hawk Display team is the public face of Number 4 Flying Training School (4FTS) based at RAF Valley on Anglesey. The 50th Anniversary of 4ÊFTS at RAF Valley deserves a special paint scheme for the show aircraft. The 4-color scheme is certainly stunning.
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