1st Oct
"Being there" without being there
Is this the next advance in our hobby? Check the site for all the details. More videos, including a flight round a F1 course can be found here
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1st Oct
Big is Beautiful......
......but do you fancy 7 concrete paving slabs on each side of your wing to test its strength. From the Swiss IGG site comes these interesting videos of a 1:1.5 Lo100
Video of the static load test of the Lo100 wing
Video of the first maiden flight attempt
Video of the successful maiden flight
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3rd Oct
Mid-Air at Sutton Bank
Two single-seat aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision near Sutton Bank Gliding Club in Yorkshire on Monday. Fortunately one pilot managed to parachute to safety. See BBC News page
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7th Oct
ASK-13 Scheme
Take a look at this 35th Belgian Airforce anniversary scheme. Fancy doing a model?
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7th Oct
Show Time
Not gliding related, but this page of links from Ray Cooper of flying clips may help you through the darker evenings.
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7th Oct
Photo File extravaganza
Yet again from the the French Retroplane website comes a host of detail photos of older gliders. Types covered are :-
RUBIK R11 CIMBORA
RHONBUSSARD
MOSWEY III
HÜTTER 17b
SZD 8 JASKOLKA - 2 examples
SLINGSBY T21
DOPPELRAAB
ZLIN 24 KRAJANEK
HOL'S DER TEUFEL
SLINGSBY T30
There will be more to follow, so keep an eye on their webpage
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15th Oct
Where on Earth?
Download this .kmz file for viewing UK scale gliding Clubs and flying sites on the free Google Earth program. If you still haven't got a copy of this program then go here
If you want to suggest additions / corrections then email me from the links on the left
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18th Oct
DG 300 Flutter Test
Check out those wings on this short video link sent in by Steve Fraquet
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23rd Oct
Tug Docs
Following a recent discussion in the Forum, I have added brief Documentation as a starter for anyone interested in the Aero L-60 Brigadier. Go Build !! (with thanks to Ray Cooper)
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 Following the October 7th entry above, the French Retroplane website has updated details on the Slingsby T30 as well as additional very detailed photos added to the Moswey III photo pack. Download from their webpage
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26th Oct
New Radio/Carbon Art DVD
Just released from Paul Naton is this instructional DVD for the F3 brigade. However, many of the tips are common to our soaring scene. Check out the website for details and a short sample video
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26th Oct
New to me. New to you?
Here is a link to yet another German scale sailplane manufacturer.
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28th Oct
Your glider in miniature
From Nick Bosdet comes this link to Hannants site in the UK who sell a whole range of plastic kits in 1/72 and 1/48 scale. Go to their site and enter 'glider' in their search engine to check what is available
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28th Oct
You Tube gliding
Here is a link to several on-board camera glider videos to while away a rainy day. The subject is a Schuler DG505
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30th Oct
Power Link
Finally for this month from Tony Woods comes this .....
This is a good link for tug pilots for engines & props.
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Previous Month
Next months edition of RC Soaring Digest is already available for download. Of particular interest are the detail photos of the Schweizer 2-22. You can download the entire issue by saving this 
