Soaring Links
Personal Sites
Kristopher's Soaring web page - members.aol.com/rcsoar4fun/ I currently fly with TULSOAR in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Glider King, Bob Bingham - http://www.gliderking.com
slope model reviews, construction notes, SoCal slope info.
Thudmeister - Jerry Craft’s site - http://www.thudmeister.com
Cool repair techniques and really cool Excel F3F scoring spreadsheet.
Bill Kuhl's Soaring Presentation - http://www.luminet.net/~bkuhl/sld027.htm
Santa Barbara Area Slopers - http://www.sbslopers.org
Not really a club, just a bunch of guys having fun! Site directions, pictures and movies.
Radio Controlled Slope Soaring in Australia - http://www.ompac.net.au/~iancole/
Ian Cole's site with lots of good inof on slope aerobatics.
Club Sites
Cincinnati Soaring Society - http://www.cincinnatisoaring.org/
Louisville Area Soaring Society (LASS) - http://www.louisvillesoaring.org/
Minnesota Radio Control Soaring Society (MRCSS) - http://www.mrcss.org
South Bay Soaring Society (SBSS) - http://www.sbss.org
Eastern Iowa Soaring Society (EISS) - http://www.eiss.us
Southern California Soaring Clubs - http://www.sc-2.org
Pylon Racing and F3F Sites
Curious what F3F or pylon racing is all about? These sites will give you a good overview.
Mike Shellim's R/C Soaring UK site - www.rc-soar.com
Kevin Newton's F3F Page - http://www.knewt.com/
Manufacturers/Distributors
Leading Edge Gliders - http://www.leadingedgegliders.com
Jack Cooper's excellent EPP slope scale ships.
ET-Air - http://www.et-air.com
This is Espen Torp’s site all about the Wizard Compact 2, X-21, Opus and Select DLG. Specs, pictures and purchase onfo.
Steve Drake - www.stevedrake.com - Maker of the Gulp and Gulp SR EPP wings.
Composite Specialities - www.f3x.com - F3F, F3J, Slope Racers and the Bandit.
North County Flying Machines - http://www.northcountyflyingmachines.com - Makers of the Moth and Bluto EPP, DS and frontside, flying wings.
Multiplex USA - www.multiplexrc.com - Info on all things Multiplex.
Polecat Aeroplane Works - www.polecataero.com - Xterminator, Xterminator Pro, Sidewinder, carbon pushrods, Multiplex.
Mike's Models - www.midwestslope.com - Nice EPP slope planes including a 3 meter FOx!
Aerofoam - www.aerofoam.com - EPP R/C Warbirds, Deltas and Flying Wings.
Liftworx - www.liftworx.com - New home of the Zipper.
Northeast Sailplane Products - www.nesail.com - One of the largest suppliers of sailplane and related products out there.
Combat Wings - http://www.combatwings.com/ - RTF combat wings and kits, both glider and electric. Good information, a good list of slope sites in SoCal and some tips for beginners.
Wing Warrior - http://www.wingwarrior.com - Slope, RTF and Electric EPP wings.
California Sailplanes - http://www.californiasailplanes.com - US distributor of Canterbury Sailplanes kits from New Zealand.
Tuff Planes - http://tuffplanes.com - NoCal manufacturer of EPP wings and warbirds like the Electron, Switchblade and P-39 Aircobra.
Richter R/C Aircraft Design -
http://www.flyweasel.com - Maker of the Weasel and miniWeasel EPP wings.
Plane Insane Models - http://www.planeinsanemodels.com - Maker of 68" PSS EPP Hurricane, a fast 48" wing and a 60" ODR.
Electric Motors and Controllers
Astro Flight - www.astroflight.com
Building Info
Links about Vacuum Bagging
http://www.pilotsguide.com/rc/vacbag.shtml
http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles_foam_vac.htm#Vacuum%20Bagging
Airfoils
MacFoil - http://dogrocket.home.mindspring.com/macfoil.html
Slope Combat
R/C Combat Association - http://www.rccombat.com/forum/default.asp
Scroll down the page and there is a forum for slope combat.
Accessories
Raydiowarm - www.raydiowarm.com Standard and custom made bags, trani mitts, sleeves and socks from the UK. Very nice quality!
The Bag Lady - wing, fuse and transmitter bags. Al does these on a custom, limited basis. Contact him at alwedworth@sbcglobal.net
Sky It Out RC - www.skyitoutrc.com SkyWriter graphics. Vinyl graphics cut by computer using scanned images or graphics drawn in CorelDraw and AutoCAD.
Videos
Radio Carbon Art - www.radiocarbonart.com The world's best soaring and E-flight videos.
Reese Productions - www.reeseproductions.com Lift Ticket video producer. Can you say Dynamic Soaring? I thought you could, plus all sorts of other soaring. It is an I gotta have!
Magazines and Books
RCSD (Radio Controlled Soaring Digest) - The Journal for R/C Soaring Enthusiasts Everywhere. This is a reader written monthly publication.
http://www.rcsoaringdigest.com/
B2Streamlines - Specialty books for aircraft modelers.
http://www.b2streamlines.com
Link Lists
Open Directory - Recreation: Aviation: Model Aviation: Radio Controlled: Soaring
http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Aviation/Model_Aviation/Radio_Controlled/Soaring/
Miscellaneous
RC Hobby Resource - A comprehensive site about all things Radio Control.
