RC Soaring
Gordon Buckland discusses the importance of the winch launch in F3B contests, emphasizing three goals: maximum tension, speed, and final climb. Proper trimming and camber adjustment are crucial for optimizing launch performance, allowing pilots to achieve greater altitude and improve thermal hunting success.
RC Soaring
Gordon Buckland emphasizes competition's vital role in advancing RC soaring technology and urges support for U.S. FAI teams to ensure continued innovation.
World Soaring Masters
The World Soaring Masters, held in Muncie, Indiana, showcased top RC soaring pilots in September 2022. Joe Wurts won with 10,997 points, closely followed by Mike Smith.
RC Soaring
Gordon Buckland explores the qualities of world champion soaring pilots, highlighting insights from champions like Daryl Perkins and Joe Wurts on strategy, practice, and the essence of success in thermal soaring.
RC Soaring 2015/05
I have been busy, and the well-traveled sailplane aficionado, Gordy Stahl, offered to contribute some good content for my “RC Soaring” column. Read on to learn about electric-launch sailplanes.
