August 2006 Vol. 23, No. 8 – R/C - RCSoaring.com

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Dave Garwood
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In the Air!
Last month we offered an RCSD issue archive CD to anyone
who sent in photo IDs for Mark Nankivil’s JR Aerotow article.
We received responses from several readers, identifying their
own aircraft and those of others. See page 57 for the details.
Chris Boultinghouse has spent the last month attempting to set
up his schedule so there’s a contiguous chunk of time sufficiently
large to vacuum bag his Genie wings. Unfortunately for RCSD
readers, things did not work out, and we’re going to have to wait
until at least the next issue to see how Chris tackles this portion of
the Genie construction process.
We’re still working on our own Redwing XC, and should have a
word or two about our progress next month. In the meantime, Bill
attended an RC-HLG Clinic in Olympia a few weeks back. The
decision to take a notebook was a good one, as clinic leaders Phil
Pearson and Adam Weston supplied a large amount of
information. This free clinic, a noncompetitive environment
where individuals could learn the fine points of a specific
aeromodeling activity, was put on by the Puget Sound Silent
Fliers, and included a barbecue for those attending. The clinic
concept is one which RC soaring clubs should consider.
As we’re writing this, FAI sent out a notice that the organization
has ratified a Class F (Model Aircraft) record, claim number
13877, for sub-class F5 Open (Aeroplane, Electric motor S,
rechargeable sources of current. The new distance to goal and
return record is 142.8 km, set by Raymond J.V. Cooper of
Australia in Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia. This record was set
on May 27 of this year, and supersedes the previous record of
80.43 km, set 30 July 2005 by Jüri Laidna of Estonia.
Time to build another sailplane!
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