RADIO CONTROL SOARING Finding thermal lift central challenge soaring flight Its tough continuing odyssey because flying day differs flight differs thermal differs What learned about finding lift previous flight may may apply next flight Ive flown Radio Control RC sailplanes month last 10 years common question heard thermal field Wheres lift Heck its common question own mind days column lists 12 best tips tricks techniques Ive learned 10 years prepared Boy Scout motto has stood good stead decades applies RC Soaring several fundamental ways Preparation begins day before inspection damage trimming battery charging may begin month before F3B pilot Dennis Phelan notes need fly model signals lift way can read Most gliders raise wingtip encountering edge thermal show lift tossing up tail some begin fly nose-up whole aircraft will jump up sailplanes will fly little faster respond positively control inputs good air Select fly model speaks field frequency checked safety procedures followed its time step up launch line clear mind distractions Dennis busy guy thermal field hes willing share knowledge Thermaling should broken several frames before during after flight stage preparation mental checklist gets longer gain experience An F3B pilot would never launch least thinking knew lift Denniss preparation during flight frame Look airplane after flight its time get ready next flight help another pilot Continued page 90 84 Model Aviation thermal Bob Powers Shadow circles lift over highschool practice field Photo authors Paragon Happy thermaleer Rudy Coletti cant wipe grin off face after Lee Renaud Olympic ils one-hour four-minute flight Extra-hot launch can indicate thermal Sherman Knight launches six-servo composite model World Soaring Jamboree File mental flight plan have idea lift before launch 1984 World Soaring Jamboree F3J event Kennewick WA SoaringlGarwod Continued page 84 Ground signs Jim Thomas former Soaring Nationals Nats champion taught about reading ground signs Watch activity trees grass bushes dust wavelike movement ground objects caused wind filling void created rising air Observing movement vegetation especially changes movement can give good indication thermals forming basis knowing lift before launch Air signs Bugs fluffy vegetation bits trash going up signal theres rising air around small birds darting confined area can indicate lift because theyre chasing bugs going up lift high-flying butterflies will also often tip off Hawks lift-finding heroes theyre out theyll spot lift no other indicator will Along same vein lift often found contest days practice days because sailplanes air finding lift us Puffy cumulus clouds sure sign lifty day Parcels air rising through atmosphere cool water vapor condenses tiny droplets seen clouds fair-weather clouds generally present sunny days 90 Model AVItIOfl * Six-servo Mark Allen Falcon 880 started modern era composite sailpianes Super models can range farther search lift Bob Sliff Sensoar Balsa polyhedral modelslower sink rate easier thermal turns better fliers composite models shade produce accentuates ground temperature differentials fundamental conditions produce thermal activity Watch wind changes Joe Wurts has said biggest thing finding lift learn effect thermal has surrounding air Think big vacuum cleaner sucking up warm air near ground what really trying sense Temperature changes surrounding air offer clues lift air still warm youre standing thermal becomes cooler breezier wind blowing toward thermal Gordon Jennings has perfected description effect thermals surface-layer atmospheric conditions explaining find thermal both calm windy conditions detail see contribution May 1996 Model Aviation fastest way teach yourself lessons fly handlaunched gliders detail identifying using ground signs air signs wind shifts see ModelAviation interviews Daryl Perkins November 1996 Joe Wurts July 1998 Joe Hahn October 1998 Watch airplane launch Randy Bullard shared solid tip E-mail message notice just got launch higher normal its probably because just launched thermal Start circling ride up powerful technique can get flight off good start hurryespecially calm conditions because increase wind speed another factor contributes energetic launch secondary indication youve launched thermal speed parachute falls hangs longer usual its light air signaling location lift Let airplane fly itself tip came Charlie Richardson Flying California winters day Torrey Pines Gulls thermal field hitting lift nearly throw killing myself 15-second flights asked Charlie did laid wisdom 1 Let airplane fly itself like Free Flight model 2 Watch airplane signs lift speeds up vibrates twitches looks nervous see signs pull tight circles near ground 3 lose lift let fly free find next bump circle again 4 get higher open up circles look thermals Charlies successful strategy let model fly hands-off watching closely concluded saying polyhedral airplane have learn let fly free because hit rudder airplane sinks Watch airplane flight Ron Stanfield gave gem 1995 Nats Ive heard better piece soaring advice Dave know guys can see lift What theyre doing watching airplanes better know model better works because know aircraft reacts being lifi smoother fly airplane easier read signals Charlie Richardson described because have reduced influence stick lift effects inadvertent thumb finger movements mask exaggerate airplanes reaction air important thermal finding tip mentioned times top pilots Jim Thomas summarizes Watch airplane very sensitive what tells classic rising tail bobbing wing whole thing going up etc Know airplanehow behaves lift sink neutral airand recognize changes moving between different types air Search downwind favorite Josh Glaab Tom Keisling Mike Lachowski Eastern Soaring League men Long Island Silent MEISTER SCALE Actual Meister Scale F4U Corsair Built John West November1998 93 Balsa/Ply Construction Fiberglass & Plastic Accessories Plans Partial Full Kits Available Engineered Lazy Builders Custom Retracts Vinyl Decal Sets Available Designs Custom Building Service Available SEND IN FOR FREE CATALOG CaBo scour SCALE HEADQUARTERS 1/5 AND 1/4 SCALE MODEL FUN THE EASY WAY R SCALE 6319 HWY 49 NE NC 27302 336 562-3700 Flyers field Syosset NY leap off launch line head back over heads theory territory covered predominantly trees field stand may best thermal generator miles around Hot air bubbles produced open field may travel across field still attached ground lift off reach tree line downwind edge field takes resolve dash downwind sometimes far wont make back unless find lift Ive seen guys succeed time time again hand-launchers long-wing models Wave lift windy days thermal activity seems minimal absent can stay up flying what often called wave lift Standing Wave Lift well known fullscale soaring pilots mountainous areas found downwind ridge line far away mountains five ten times height hills Ive seen work seemingly flat topography especially Muncie Indiana unusually strong high pressure system Weather Channel called gave clear skies 10-15 mph wind three days 1997 Nats Gordon Jennings did great job coaching saying Go straight off line park airplane out front Staying up wave lift exercise angle-of-attack managementnose up too much blow back nose down too much give up altitude works pilots made times single thermal turn regime park wind launch height eight minutes head landing area Mental concentration Bob Powers wizard maybe thats darn good Hell often bring airplane down solid lift high sky just practice finding lift down low using sheer brain power Bob ultrasmooth pilot Ive learned plenty during 10 years Ive flown him times think youre concentrating often can concentrate harder Bob has told times have seen someone fly through lift notice its worse have someone tell you just flew through lift Concentration allows notice subtle signs capitalize opportunities turning ordinary flight great flight have sign wall down Model Writers Bar & Grill Opportunity knocks doesnt break down door grab Out bed Stick lift have Chuck Anderson taught Never leave lift have weak may air looks better dont need go up need sink slowly enough make time Chuck has designing flying RC sailplanes 30 years Im always happy see him Nats Muncie hope got Nats year its great chance see techniques action learn some truly cool pilots thanks tip floppy sailplaners hat presentation format Dave Thornburg greatest RC Soaring writer Old Buzzards Soaring Book back print contains readable blast practical soaring information Tip number 12 study must-have book Order Dave Thornburg 5 Monticello Drive Albuquerque NM 87123 soaring suppliers $1695 shipping included time up Model Aviation soaring columnist Starting January 1999 will new monthly writer After 40 columns event reports throughout last four years Ill spending less time keyboard building bench Its great ride believe its time fly REQ Speedwagon odel Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/11
Page Numbers: 84, 90, 93, 94
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/11
Page Numbers: 84, 90, 93, 94
RADIO CONTROL SOARING Finding thermal lift central challenge soaring flight Its tough continuing odyssey because flying day differs flight differs thermal differs What learned about finding lift previous flight may may apply next flight Ive flown Radio Control RC sailplanes month last 10 years common question heard thermal field Wheres lift Heck its common question own mind days column lists 12 best tips tricks techniques Ive learned 10 years prepared Boy Scout motto has stood good stead decades applies RC Soaring several fundamental ways Preparation begins day before inspection damage trimming battery charging may begin month before F3B pilot Dennis Phelan notes need fly model signals lift way can read Most gliders raise wingtip encountering edge thermal show lift tossing up tail some begin fly nose-up whole aircraft will jump up sailplanes will fly little faster respond positively control inputs good air Select fly model speaks field frequency checked safety procedures followed its time step up launch line clear mind distractions Dennis busy guy thermal field hes willing share knowledge Thermaling should broken several frames before during after flight stage preparation mental checklist gets longer gain experience An F3B pilot would never launch least thinking knew lift Denniss preparation during flight frame Look airplane after flight its time get ready next flight help another pilot Continued page 90 84 Model Aviation thermal Bob Powers Shadow circles lift over highschool practice field Photo authors Paragon Happy thermaleer Rudy Coletti cant wipe grin off face after Lee Renaud Olympic ils one-hour four-minute flight Extra-hot launch can indicate thermal Sherman Knight launches six-servo composite model World Soaring Jamboree File mental flight plan have idea lift before launch 1984 World Soaring Jamboree F3J event Kennewick WA SoaringlGarwod Continued page 84 Ground signs Jim Thomas former Soaring Nationals Nats champion taught about reading ground signs Watch activity trees grass bushes dust wavelike movement ground objects caused wind filling void created rising air Observing movement vegetation especially changes movement can give good indication thermals forming basis knowing lift before launch Air signs Bugs fluffy vegetation bits trash going up signal theres rising air around small birds darting confined area can indicate lift because theyre chasing bugs going up lift high-flying butterflies will also often tip off Hawks lift-finding heroes theyre out theyll spot lift no other indicator will Along same vein lift often found contest days practice days because sailplanes air finding lift us Puffy cumulus clouds sure sign lifty day Parcels air rising through atmosphere cool water vapor condenses tiny droplets seen clouds fair-weather clouds generally present sunny days 90 Model AVItIOfl * Six-servo Mark Allen Falcon 880 started modern era composite sailpianes Super models can range farther search lift Bob Sliff Sensoar Balsa polyhedral modelslower sink rate easier thermal turns better fliers composite models shade produce accentuates ground temperature differentials fundamental conditions produce thermal activity Watch wind changes Joe Wurts has said biggest thing finding lift learn effect thermal has surrounding air Think big vacuum cleaner sucking up warm air near ground what really trying sense Temperature changes surrounding air offer clues lift air still warm youre standing thermal becomes cooler breezier wind blowing toward thermal Gordon Jennings has perfected description effect thermals surface-layer atmospheric conditions explaining find thermal both calm windy conditions detail see contribution May 1996 Model Aviation fastest way teach yourself lessons fly handlaunched gliders detail identifying using ground signs air signs wind shifts see ModelAviation interviews Daryl Perkins November 1996 Joe Wurts July 1998 Joe Hahn October 1998 Watch airplane launch Randy Bullard shared solid tip E-mail message notice just got launch higher normal its probably because just launched thermal Start circling ride up powerful technique can get flight off good start hurryespecially calm conditions because increase wind speed another factor contributes energetic launch secondary indication youve launched thermal speed parachute falls hangs longer usual its light air signaling location lift Let airplane fly itself tip came Charlie Richardson Flying California winters day Torrey Pines Gulls thermal field hitting lift nearly throw killing myself 15-second flights asked Charlie did laid wisdom 1 Let airplane fly itself like Free Flight model 2 Watch airplane signs lift speeds up vibrates twitches looks nervous see signs pull tight circles near ground 3 lose lift let fly free find next bump circle again 4 get higher open up circles look thermals Charlies successful strategy let model fly hands-off watching closely concluded saying polyhedral airplane have learn let fly free because hit rudder airplane sinks Watch airplane flight Ron Stanfield gave gem 1995 Nats Ive heard better piece soaring advice Dave know guys can see lift What theyre doing watching airplanes better know model better works because know aircraft reacts being lifi smoother fly airplane easier read signals Charlie Richardson described because have reduced influence stick lift effects inadvertent thumb finger movements mask exaggerate airplanes reaction air important thermal finding tip mentioned times top pilots Jim Thomas summarizes Watch airplane very sensitive what tells classic rising tail bobbing wing whole thing going up etc Know airplanehow behaves lift sink neutral airand recognize changes moving between different types air Search downwind favorite Josh Glaab Tom Keisling Mike Lachowski Eastern Soaring League men Long Island Silent MEISTER SCALE Actual Meister Scale F4U Corsair Built John West November1998 93 Balsa/Ply Construction Fiberglass & Plastic Accessories Plans Partial Full Kits Available Engineered Lazy Builders Custom Retracts Vinyl Decal Sets Available Designs Custom Building Service Available SEND IN FOR FREE CATALOG CaBo scour SCALE HEADQUARTERS 1/5 AND 1/4 SCALE MODEL FUN THE EASY WAY R SCALE 6319 HWY 49 NE NC 27302 336 562-3700 Flyers field Syosset NY leap off launch line head back over heads theory territory covered predominantly trees field stand may best thermal generator miles around Hot air bubbles produced open field may travel across field still attached ground lift off reach tree line downwind edge field takes resolve dash downwind sometimes far wont make back unless find lift Ive seen guys succeed time time again hand-launchers long-wing models Wave lift windy days thermal activity seems minimal absent can stay up flying what often called wave lift Standing Wave Lift well known fullscale soaring pilots mountainous areas found downwind ridge line far away mountains five ten times height hills Ive seen work seemingly flat topography especially Muncie Indiana unusually strong high pressure system Weather Channel called gave clear skies 10-15 mph wind three days 1997 Nats Gordon Jennings did great job coaching saying Go straight off line park airplane out front Staying up wave lift exercise angle-of-attack managementnose up too much blow back nose down too much give up altitude works pilots made times single thermal turn regime park wind launch height eight minutes head landing area Mental concentration Bob Powers wizard maybe thats darn good Hell often bring airplane down solid lift high sky just practice finding lift down low using sheer brain power Bob ultrasmooth pilot Ive learned plenty during 10 years Ive flown him times think youre concentrating often can concentrate harder Bob has told times have seen someone fly through lift notice its worse have someone tell you just flew through lift Concentration allows notice subtle signs capitalize opportunities turning ordinary flight great flight have sign wall down Model Writers Bar & Grill Opportunity knocks doesnt break down door grab Out bed Stick lift have Chuck Anderson taught Never leave lift have weak may air looks better dont need go up need sink slowly enough make time Chuck has designing flying RC sailplanes 30 years Im always happy see him Nats Muncie hope got Nats year its great chance see techniques action learn some truly cool pilots thanks tip floppy sailplaners hat presentation format Dave Thornburg greatest RC Soaring writer Old Buzzards Soaring Book back print contains readable blast practical soaring information Tip number 12 study must-have book Order Dave Thornburg 5 Monticello Drive Albuquerque NM 87123 soaring suppliers $1695 shipping included time up Model Aviation soaring columnist Starting January 1999 will new monthly writer After 40 columns event reports throughout last four years Ill spending less time keyboard building bench Its great ride believe its time fly REQ Speedwagon odel Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/11
Page Numbers: 84, 90, 93, 94
RADIO CONTROL SOARING Finding thermal lift central challenge soaring flight Its tough continuing odyssey because flying day differs flight differs thermal differs What learned about finding lift previous flight may may apply next flight Ive flown Radio Control RC sailplanes month last 10 years common question heard thermal field Wheres lift Heck its common question own mind days column lists 12 best tips tricks techniques Ive learned 10 years prepared Boy Scout motto has stood good stead decades applies RC Soaring several fundamental ways Preparation begins day before inspection damage trimming battery charging may begin month before F3B pilot Dennis Phelan notes need fly model signals lift way can read Most gliders raise wingtip encountering edge thermal show lift tossing up tail some begin fly nose-up whole aircraft will jump up sailplanes will fly little faster respond positively control inputs good air Select fly model speaks field frequency checked safety procedures followed its time step up launch line clear mind distractions Dennis busy guy thermal field hes willing share knowledge Thermaling should broken several frames before during after flight stage preparation mental checklist gets longer gain experience An F3B pilot would never launch least thinking knew lift Denniss preparation during flight frame Look airplane after flight its time get ready next flight help another pilot Continued page 90 84 Model Aviation thermal Bob Powers Shadow circles lift over highschool practice field Photo authors Paragon Happy thermaleer Rudy Coletti cant wipe grin off face after Lee Renaud Olympic ils one-hour four-minute flight Extra-hot launch can indicate thermal Sherman Knight launches six-servo composite model World Soaring Jamboree File mental flight plan have idea lift before launch 1984 World Soaring Jamboree F3J event Kennewick WA SoaringlGarwod Continued page 84 Ground signs Jim Thomas former Soaring Nationals Nats champion taught about reading ground signs Watch activity trees grass bushes dust wavelike movement ground objects caused wind filling void created rising air Observing movement vegetation especially changes movement can give good indication thermals forming basis knowing lift before launch Air signs Bugs fluffy vegetation bits trash going up signal theres rising air around small birds darting confined area can indicate lift because theyre chasing bugs going up lift high-flying butterflies will also often tip off Hawks lift-finding heroes theyre out theyll spot lift no other indicator will Along same vein lift often found contest days practice days because sailplanes air finding lift us Puffy cumulus clouds sure sign lifty day Parcels air rising through atmosphere cool water vapor condenses tiny droplets seen clouds fair-weather clouds generally present sunny days 90 Model AVItIOfl * Six-servo Mark Allen Falcon 880 started modern era composite sailpianes Super models can range farther search lift Bob Sliff Sensoar Balsa polyhedral modelslower sink rate easier thermal turns better fliers composite models shade produce accentuates ground temperature differentials fundamental conditions produce thermal activity Watch wind changes Joe Wurts has said biggest thing finding lift learn effect thermal has surrounding air Think big vacuum cleaner sucking up warm air near ground what really trying sense Temperature changes surrounding air offer clues lift air still warm youre standing thermal becomes cooler breezier wind blowing toward thermal Gordon Jennings has perfected description effect thermals surface-layer atmospheric conditions explaining find thermal both calm windy conditions detail see contribution May 1996 Model Aviation fastest way teach yourself lessons fly handlaunched gliders detail identifying using ground signs air signs wind shifts see ModelAviation interviews Daryl Perkins November 1996 Joe Wurts July 1998 Joe Hahn October 1998 Watch airplane launch Randy Bullard shared solid tip E-mail message notice just got launch higher normal its probably because just launched thermal Start circling ride up powerful technique can get flight off good start hurryespecially calm conditions because increase wind speed another factor contributes energetic launch secondary indication youve launched thermal speed parachute falls hangs longer usual its light air signaling location lift Let airplane fly itself tip came Charlie Richardson Flying California winters day Torrey Pines Gulls thermal field hitting lift nearly throw killing myself 15-second flights asked Charlie did laid wisdom 1 Let airplane fly itself like Free Flight model 2 Watch airplane signs lift speeds up vibrates twitches looks nervous see signs pull tight circles near ground 3 lose lift let fly free find next bump circle again 4 get higher open up circles look thermals Charlies successful strategy let model fly hands-off watching closely concluded saying polyhedral airplane have learn let fly free because hit rudder airplane sinks Watch airplane flight Ron Stanfield gave gem 1995 Nats Ive heard better piece soaring advice Dave know guys can see lift What theyre doing watching airplanes better know model better works because know aircraft reacts being lifi smoother fly airplane easier read signals Charlie Richardson described because have reduced influence stick lift effects inadvertent thumb finger movements mask exaggerate airplanes reaction air important thermal finding tip mentioned times top pilots Jim Thomas summarizes Watch airplane very sensitive what tells classic rising tail bobbing wing whole thing going up etc Know airplanehow behaves lift sink neutral airand recognize changes moving between different types air Search downwind favorite Josh Glaab Tom Keisling Mike Lachowski Eastern Soaring League men Long Island Silent MEISTER SCALE Actual Meister Scale F4U Corsair Built John West November1998 93 Balsa/Ply Construction Fiberglass & Plastic Accessories Plans Partial Full Kits Available Engineered Lazy Builders Custom Retracts Vinyl Decal Sets Available Designs Custom Building Service Available SEND IN FOR FREE CATALOG CaBo scour SCALE HEADQUARTERS 1/5 AND 1/4 SCALE MODEL FUN THE EASY WAY R SCALE 6319 HWY 49 NE NC 27302 336 562-3700 Flyers field Syosset NY leap off launch line head back over heads theory territory covered predominantly trees field stand may best thermal generator miles around Hot air bubbles produced open field may travel across field still attached ground lift off reach tree line downwind edge field takes resolve dash downwind sometimes far wont make back unless find lift Ive seen guys succeed time time again hand-launchers long-wing models Wave lift windy days thermal activity seems minimal absent can stay up flying what often called wave lift Standing Wave Lift well known fullscale soaring pilots mountainous areas found downwind ridge line far away mountains five ten times height hills Ive seen work seemingly flat topography especially Muncie Indiana unusually strong high pressure system Weather Channel called gave clear skies 10-15 mph wind three days 1997 Nats Gordon Jennings did great job coaching saying Go straight off line park airplane out front Staying up wave lift exercise angle-of-attack managementnose up too much blow back nose down too much give up altitude works pilots made times single thermal turn regime park wind launch height eight minutes head landing area Mental concentration Bob Powers wizard maybe thats darn good Hell often bring airplane down solid lift high sky just practice finding lift down low using sheer brain power Bob ultrasmooth pilot Ive learned plenty during 10 years Ive flown him times think youre concentrating often can concentrate harder Bob has told times have seen someone fly through lift notice its worse have someone tell you just flew through lift Concentration allows notice subtle signs capitalize opportunities turning ordinary flight great flight have sign wall down Model Writers Bar & Grill Opportunity knocks doesnt break down door grab Out bed Stick lift have Chuck Anderson taught Never leave lift have weak may air looks better dont need go up need sink slowly enough make time Chuck has designing flying RC sailplanes 30 years Im always happy see him Nats Muncie hope got Nats year its great chance see techniques action learn some truly cool pilots thanks tip floppy sailplaners hat presentation format Dave Thornburg greatest RC Soaring writer Old Buzzards Soaring Book back print contains readable blast practical soaring information Tip number 12 study must-have book Order Dave Thornburg 5 Monticello Drive Albuquerque NM 87123 soaring suppliers $1695 shipping included time up Model Aviation soaring columnist Starting January 1999 will new monthly writer After 40 columns event reports throughout last four years Ill spending less time keyboard building bench Its great ride believe its time fly REQ Speedwagon odel Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/11
Page Numbers: 84, 90, 93, 94
RADIO CONTROL SOARING Finding thermal lift central challenge soaring flight Its tough continuing odyssey because flying day differs flight differs thermal differs What learned about finding lift previous flight may may apply next flight Ive flown Radio Control RC sailplanes month last 10 years common question heard thermal field Wheres lift Heck its common question own mind days column lists 12 best tips tricks techniques Ive learned 10 years prepared Boy Scout motto has stood good stead decades applies RC Soaring several fundamental ways Preparation begins day before inspection damage trimming battery charging may begin month before F3B pilot Dennis Phelan notes need fly model signals lift way can read Most gliders raise wingtip encountering edge thermal show lift tossing up tail some begin fly nose-up whole aircraft will jump up sailplanes will fly little faster respond positively control inputs good air Select fly model speaks field frequency checked safety procedures followed its time step up launch line clear mind distractions Dennis busy guy thermal field hes willing share knowledge Thermaling should broken several frames before during after flight stage preparation mental checklist gets longer gain experience An F3B pilot would never launch least thinking knew lift Denniss preparation during flight frame Look airplane after flight its time get ready next flight help another pilot Continued page 90 84 Model Aviation thermal Bob Powers Shadow circles lift over highschool practice field Photo authors Paragon Happy thermaleer Rudy Coletti cant wipe grin off face after Lee Renaud Olympic ils one-hour four-minute flight Extra-hot launch can indicate thermal Sherman Knight launches six-servo composite model World Soaring Jamboree File mental flight plan have idea lift before launch 1984 World Soaring Jamboree F3J event Kennewick WA SoaringlGarwod Continued page 84 Ground signs Jim Thomas former Soaring Nationals Nats champion taught about reading ground signs Watch activity trees grass bushes dust wavelike movement ground objects caused wind filling void created rising air Observing movement vegetation especially changes movement can give good indication thermals forming basis knowing lift before launch Air signs Bugs fluffy vegetation bits trash going up signal theres rising air around small birds darting confined area can indicate lift because theyre chasing bugs going up lift high-flying butterflies will also often tip off Hawks lift-finding heroes theyre out theyll spot lift no other indicator will Along same vein lift often found contest days practice days because sailplanes air finding lift us Puffy cumulus clouds sure sign lifty day Parcels air rising through atmosphere cool water vapor condenses tiny droplets seen clouds fair-weather clouds generally present sunny days 90 Model AVItIOfl * Six-servo Mark Allen Falcon 880 started modern era composite sailpianes Super models can range farther search lift Bob Sliff Sensoar Balsa polyhedral modelslower sink rate easier thermal turns better fliers composite models shade produce accentuates ground temperature differentials fundamental conditions produce thermal activity Watch wind changes Joe Wurts has said biggest thing finding lift learn effect thermal has surrounding air Think big vacuum cleaner sucking up warm air near ground what really trying sense Temperature changes surrounding air offer clues lift air still warm youre standing thermal becomes cooler breezier wind blowing toward thermal Gordon Jennings has perfected description effect thermals surface-layer atmospheric conditions explaining find thermal both calm windy conditions detail see contribution May 1996 Model Aviation fastest way teach yourself lessons fly handlaunched gliders detail identifying using ground signs air signs wind shifts see ModelAviation interviews Daryl Perkins November 1996 Joe Wurts July 1998 Joe Hahn October 1998 Watch airplane launch Randy Bullard shared solid tip E-mail message notice just got launch higher normal its probably because just launched thermal Start circling ride up powerful technique can get flight off good start hurryespecially calm conditions because increase wind speed another factor contributes energetic launch secondary indication youve launched thermal speed parachute falls hangs longer usual its light air signaling location lift Let airplane fly itself tip came Charlie Richardson Flying California winters day Torrey Pines Gulls thermal field hitting lift nearly throw killing myself 15-second flights asked Charlie did laid wisdom 1 Let airplane fly itself like Free Flight model 2 Watch airplane signs lift speeds up vibrates twitches looks nervous see signs pull tight circles near ground 3 lose lift let fly free find next bump circle again 4 get higher open up circles look thermals Charlies successful strategy let model fly hands-off watching closely concluded saying polyhedral airplane have learn let fly free because hit rudder airplane sinks Watch airplane flight Ron Stanfield gave gem 1995 Nats Ive heard better piece soaring advice Dave know guys can see lift What theyre doing watching airplanes better know model better works because know aircraft reacts being lifi smoother fly airplane easier read signals Charlie Richardson described because have reduced influence stick lift effects inadvertent thumb finger movements mask exaggerate airplanes reaction air important thermal finding tip mentioned times top pilots Jim Thomas summarizes Watch airplane very sensitive what tells classic rising tail bobbing wing whole thing going up etc Know airplanehow behaves lift sink neutral airand recognize changes moving between different types air Search downwind favorite Josh Glaab Tom Keisling Mike Lachowski Eastern Soaring League men Long Island Silent MEISTER SCALE Actual Meister Scale F4U Corsair Built John West November1998 93 Balsa/Ply Construction Fiberglass & Plastic Accessories Plans Partial Full Kits Available Engineered Lazy Builders Custom Retracts Vinyl Decal Sets Available Designs Custom Building Service Available SEND IN FOR FREE CATALOG CaBo scour SCALE HEADQUARTERS 1/5 AND 1/4 SCALE MODEL FUN THE EASY WAY R SCALE 6319 HWY 49 NE NC 27302 336 562-3700 Flyers field Syosset NY leap off launch line head back over heads theory territory covered predominantly trees field stand may best thermal generator miles around Hot air bubbles produced open field may travel across field still attached ground lift off reach tree line downwind edge field takes resolve dash downwind sometimes far wont make back unless find lift Ive seen guys succeed time time again hand-launchers long-wing models Wave lift windy days thermal activity seems minimal absent can stay up flying what often called wave lift Standing Wave Lift well known fullscale soaring pilots mountainous areas found downwind ridge line far away mountains five ten times height hills Ive seen work seemingly flat topography especially Muncie Indiana unusually strong high pressure system Weather Channel called gave clear skies 10-15 mph wind three days 1997 Nats Gordon Jennings did great job coaching saying Go straight off line park airplane out front Staying up wave lift exercise angle-of-attack managementnose up too much blow back nose down too much give up altitude works pilots made times single thermal turn regime park wind launch height eight minutes head landing area Mental concentration Bob Powers wizard maybe thats darn good Hell often bring airplane down solid lift high sky just practice finding lift down low using sheer brain power Bob ultrasmooth pilot Ive learned plenty during 10 years Ive flown him times think youre concentrating often can concentrate harder Bob has told times have seen someone fly through lift notice its worse have someone tell you just flew through lift Concentration allows notice subtle signs capitalize opportunities turning ordinary flight great flight have sign wall down Model Writers Bar & Grill Opportunity knocks doesnt break down door grab Out bed Stick lift have Chuck Anderson taught Never leave lift have weak may air looks better dont need go up need sink slowly enough make time Chuck has designing flying RC sailplanes 30 years Im always happy see him Nats Muncie hope got Nats year its great chance see techniques action learn some truly cool pilots thanks tip floppy sailplaners hat presentation format Dave Thornburg greatest RC Soaring writer Old Buzzards Soaring Book back print contains readable blast practical soaring information Tip number 12 study must-have book Order Dave Thornburg 5 Monticello Drive Albuquerque NM 87123 soaring suppliers $1695 shipping included time up Model Aviation soaring columnist Starting January 1999 will new monthly writer After 40 columns event reports throughout last four years Ill spending less time keyboard building bench Its great ride believe its time fly REQ Speedwagon odel Aviation
