August 2006 Vol. 23, No. 8 – R/C - RCSoaring.com
August 2006 Vol. 23, No. 8 – R/C - RCSoaring.com
August 2006 Vol. 23, No. 8 – R/C - RCSoaring.com
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CONTENTS<br />
<strong>August</strong> <strong>2006</strong><br />
<strong>Vol</strong>. <strong>23</strong>, <strong>No</strong>. 8<br />
3 In the Air!<br />
RC Soaring Digest Editorial.<br />
4 Isthmus Models Soprano RES<br />
An ARF sailplane with exciting performance.<br />
A review by Mark Nankivil<br />
13 Maple Leaf Design Encore RC-HLG, Part 4<br />
Phil Pearson presents the fourth in a series of articles that<br />
provide a text and pictorial walk-through of the entire Encore<br />
kit production process. By Phil Pearson<br />
24 F3J World Champs <strong>2006</strong>, Martin, Slovakia<br />
Prospects Gossip Column, July <strong>2006</strong><br />
By “Uncle Sydney,” Sydney Lenssen<br />
32 Montague Cross Country Challenge <strong>2006</strong><br />
Twelve teams get together for the 9th Annual Montague<br />
Cross Country Challenge at the Siskiyou County Airport just<br />
outside of Yreka, California. By Dean Thomas<br />
Front Cover: Scene at the Mississippi Valley Soaring Association<br />
Gateway Soaring Open ’06. Glauco Lago releases Marc<br />
Gellart’s Tragi 705 while Brian Molloy looks on with stop<br />
watch at the ready.<br />
Canon EOS Digital Rebel, ISO 100, 1/400 sec, f 8.0, 70 mm<br />
Photo by Mark Nankivil<br />
Dave Beardsley’s 1/3 Scale Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2cM 40<br />
Dave shows up at the field with a 6m motorglider! Cool!<br />
Great Planes Fling ARF 42<br />
An RC-HLG for under $60, and it <strong>com</strong>es with its own<br />
mini-histart. A review by Jerry Slates<br />
Joe's Wing Geometry Program 45<br />
A Java program that calculates the parameters of a trapezoidal<br />
wing planform. By Joseph A. Huwaldt<br />
PSSF RC-HLG Clinic and Barbecue 48<br />
The Puget Sound Silent Fliers host a Hand Launch Glider<br />
Clinic, with Phil Pearson and Adam Weston of the Seattle<br />
Area Soaring Society as clinic leaders. By Bill Kuhlman<br />
Have Sailplane - Will Travel 54<br />
Soaring in Saugatuck<br />
Saugatuck, Michigan, home to lakefront sand dunes suitable<br />
for slope soaring, is the focus of this installment.<br />
By Tom Nagel<br />
Back Cover: Charles Frey launches Al Nephew’s Encore into the<br />
front side lift at Parker Mountain. More about this photo on<br />
the back cover. Photo by Don Vetter
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