Radio Controlled Soaring Digest September 2003 Issue
Issue Contents:
Back Cover photo of Bill Kuhl flying his wing off a slope in South Dakota.
Update on changes to XP3 DLG design. Servo selection information Battery Pack Selection Polecat Aero Produces the XP3.
Comparison between 2M Whisper and Starling Pro by www. soboxplanes.comJim Frickeys bal link attaching tool allows easy removal and installationof ball links. Timers have responsibilities to keep an eye on themodel and be situationally aware for the pilot. Dangerous incident reported
Gordy Presents Logic of how CG affects launching attitude stallingindirectly. Tow hook position is very important. A well trimmed modelwith good tow hook position will load the winch produce speed without flaps. Gordy doesnt buy any warnings about neutral CG.
7 Year old Alyssa of Gig Harbor WA built a 2×6 HOB model with 6 WS. Herdad shortened the nose by 1″. Also the wing tip panels were changed to astraight trailing edge. Other modifications were made by her dad. Shedescribes good building practices and 3 piece wing and aileron control.
Experience of a TD Flier on his first real slope flying trip to South DakotaEmil Weilers log of the trip is humorous and exciting.
Alyssa Wulick wanted to build another model and chose Dieter Paffs PN9.Bill suggested changes and renamed the model the Diva. Changes are discussedincluding a new fuselage fin rudder. Wing is triple taper.elevator is back enough to be effective and ailerons are closer to CGso they dont change pitch. AF is BW 05 02 09Orders for theplans are requested.
Steve had a Windstar AFR which he felt flew like a dog. Gordy Stahlsarticles on trimming and CG got him to remove 2 oz. of lead from the nose.Now he is quite happy with the models performance.articles on trimming and CG got him to remove 2 oz. of lead from the nose.
Mike reports that upper Michigan Dunes are now off limits for slope soaringaccording to Grand Sable Dunes Park Management. Greg Smith Responds thatSleeping Bear Dunes can be flown when you sign in at the ranger station. ChuckYoung says that there are dunes near Houghton MI on the Keweenaw Peninsulafacing Northwest to Lake Superior. Cliffs are 50 to 100 high.
Cover photo of Alyssa Wulicks House of Balsa 2 x 6 all wood glider modelafter being constructed. She is only 7 years old.
Radio Controlled Soaring Digest September 2003 Issue
