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very good flights, and even buried a number of the leaders in a later round with a convincing max. The Soprano and I finished the day in 4 th place (and highest placing RES model) and I was very satisfied with the results considering the Soprano was a new model and I have flown very little so far this year. SUMMARY: The Soprano is a worthy competition RES ship that can also handle itself well as an Unlimited Class model in most conditions. I really like the looks of the model both on the ground and, of course, in the air. The overall quality of the Soprano is excellent, and in my opinion is well worth the price paid for the model. It’s obviously not a “builder’s” model, but for those of you like me who find their spare time a bit hard to find, then the Soprano might indeed fit the bill for you. I have found Mark Miller to be easy to contact and communicate with, and I feel that should I need further support for my Soprano at a later date, he’ll be there to provide it. See you at the flying field! Isthmus Models www.isthmusmodels.com Landing skeg from www.superskeg.com P.O. Box 2091 Harrison, AR 72602 12 R/C Soaring Digest
Maple Leaf Design Encore Fabrication walk-through, Part 4 by Phil Pearson T he photo essay this month covers a novel method of producing accurate foam and balsa tail surfaces for the Encore glider. Several years ago I purchased a computer controlled milling machine that uses a 2.5 horsepower variable speed router. ShopBot Tools Inc., in Durham, North Carolina, manufactures a cost effective line of CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) milling machines and I chose the bench-top model. I was guided in setting up the milling machine by my tool and die maker/machinist friend, Dennis Canuelle, and my friend Steven Seim encouraged and enlightened me in the ways of 3D drafting using the program Rhino. http://www.mapleleafdesign.com/encore.html August 2006 13
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