The New RC Soaring Digest | February, 2023 | Vol. 38, No. 2 - India's open forum for RC flying, aeromodelling, cars and hobby stores

The February 2023 issue is out. It's your monthly dose of commercial-free RC soaring journalism from around the globe including (click any article title to read):

The Launch Zone

In the Air — There is reason and purpose to all things. — Terence C. Gannon
Letters to the Editor — An answer, another question and somebody whose folks definitely raised him right. — The New RC Soaring Digest Staff
Cool New Stuff — New products that will fill you with enthusiasm without emptying your wallet. — The New RC Soaring Digest Staff

Features

Building the Rico-SHE LW — Part II: Finishing and Flying the Classic from Phoenix Model Products — Marc Panton
Downsizing the Bergfalke IV — Part II: So how did it all pan out? — Chris Williams
Dream 2700 | A Tailless Tale — Part IV: The Sky Awaits! — Domenico Bosco
Project ALTius — Part I: A simpler approach to high-performance glider development using CAD/CAM. — Tiberiu Atudorei
The Hustler — Your opportunity to build a classic design from the golden age of RC sailplanes. — Don Edberg
Twist Distributions for Swept Wings — Part 1: Why place proportionally more twist in the outboard portion of the wing? — Bill Kuhlman
Replacing a Wing Servo in a Glass Slipper Wing — Tired of hassling with servo frames in ridiculously tight spaces? — Rene Wallage

Ongoing Series

Science for Model Flyers — Part IV: Aerials — Peter Scott
Soaring the Sky Podcast — E093: Monkeys, Coconuts, Field Fires and John Denver | An Interview With Don Ingraham — Chuck Fulton
Condor Corner — Introduction — Scott Manley
Five Minute Fixup — Frequent RCSD Contributor Marc Panton Kicks Off a New, Informal Series — Marc Panton

Retrospectives

Stamps That Tell a Story — Philatelic tributes to aviation pioneer Octave Chanute. — Simine Short
Glider Patents — US 4061028 A: Aircraft Total Energy Sensor — The New RC Soaring Digest Staff

That’s a Wrap!

The Trailing Edge — Life according to Jerry Seinfeld. — The New RC Soaring Digest Staff

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Terence C. Gannon
Managing Editor
The New RC Soaring Digest
https://new.rcsoaringdigest.com