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May 2008 Issue

COVER PHOTO: Daniel Valsesia launches his Peak-Hobby Binary in Porretta Terme, Italy, where the Appenino Tosco-Emiliano mountains provide opportunities for both thermal and dynamic soaring. Daniel's interests include vintage and aerobatic designs, in addition to RC-HLG. He's able to fly from 10 AM to 6 PM at this site.

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	SLOPE SOARING NEWS ARCHIVE	PDF versions of Slope Soaring News, published September 1988 through June/July 1990 by Charlie Morey. Only the first issue is available at present. PDFs will be added to the archive as they are created.



	INDEX thru 2005	A complete index for all issues of RCSD through 2005.

	RCSD ARTICLES	* BrianAgnew, holder of 15 national titles, shares his expertise regarding trimming an R/C sailplane. (HTML) * Dr. Michael Selig wrote two important articles for RCSD some time ago, and he has given us permission to post both articles on this web site - "Flys Faster" and "The Square-Cube Law and Scaling for RC Sailplanes." (HTML) * "Scaling Sailplanes," a chapter from the book "Sailplanes!" by Dr. Ferdinando Gale and Aldo Calza, is now available as a PDF document (2.2 MB). Written by Dr. Gale, this 53 page treatise explores the physics behind obtaining "scale" performance from a miniature glider. Includes aerodynamic principles and construction materials.

	CLUB LINKS	A growing list of organizations, special interest groups and clubs dedicated to the advancement of R/C soaring.

	GETTING STARTED IN RC SOARING Revised 03/04	Getting Started in RC Soaring? Or want to help others get started in the hobby? Take a look at this full color printable handout the RCSD Team put together. Includes brief descriptions of thermal and slope soaring, gives aircraft and radio recommendations, and has a list of resources. Last revised 29 March 2004.



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