The New RC Soaring Digest | April, 2023 | Vol. 38, No. 4 - India's open forum for RC flying, aeromodelling, cars and hobby stores

The April 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 — The trouble with Canada. — Terence C. Gannon
Letters to the Editor — Intellectual property, flight simulators and Daylight Saving Time - the letters we received are eclectic, to say the least. — The New RC Soaring Digest Staff
Spencer Lisenby Shatters Own Record, Pushes Transonic DP to 907km/h — The dynamic soaring ace extends his dominance of the outright model aircraft speed record extending back over a decade. — The New RC Soaring Digest Staff
Cool New Stuff — Two exciting new contest ships, a better way of burnishing your balsa and what all the cool kids will soon be wearing. — The New RC Soaring Digest Staff

Guest Editorial

It's Time to Raise the 250g Limit — A 1kg limit proposed by FAA-recognized, community-based organizations strikes a better balance. — Adam Weston

Features

Alien — A Carbon Encounter of the Bird Kind — Pierre Rondel
Magnetic Building Board — An attractive project for a Sunday afternoon. — Marc Panton
Flying Back in Time — A fond recollection of an event where the star of the show burned bright but not long. — Chris Williams
Project ALTius — Part III: Working within weight and financial constraints. — Tiberiu Atudorei
Twist Distributions for Swept Wings — Part 3: Taming adverse yaw created by aileron deflection. — Bill Kuhlman
Vacuum Bagging Basics — A primer for those just starting out on their composite construction journey. — Rachael Geerts

Ongoing Series

Condor Corner — Three generations of pilots channelling flight experience through simulator training. — Scott Manley
Soaring the Sky Podcast — E108: A Soaring Fix From The Gliding Junkie — Chuck Fulton
Super Strong Clevis Rods — Don't let them be the weakest link. — Tom Broeski

Retrospectives

Glider Patents — US 5026313 A: Model Airplane — The New RC Soaring Digest Staff
Stamps That Tell a Story — Philatelic tributes to soaring in Japan, along with a brief history. — Simine Short

That’s a Wrap!

The Trailing Edge — The Aviator — The New RC Soaring Digest Staff

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