Soaring Links
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Soaring Links

Personal Sites

Wolfgang Wekx - www.wekx.de Click on "Hangfligen". Wolfgang is a visitor to Milwaukee from Germany. He set up a web site describing our sloping activities here in Milwaukee.

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.

Gold Country Soaring - http://www.ncws.com/rcrock/index.html - Rob Crockett's site

Doug Turner's site - http://members.tripod.com/douglasturner/index.htm

Thudmeister - Jerry Craft’s site. Cool repair techniques and really cool Excel F3F scoring spreadsheet.
http://www.thudmeister.com


Club Sites

Cincinnati Soaring Society - http://www.iac.net/~glide17/css/

Bluegrass Soaring Society (BSS) - http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bluesoar/

Louisville Area Soaring Society (LASS) - http://www.iglou.com/lass/

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://eiss.cnde.iastate.edu/

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 SoaringUK site - www.rc-soar.com

Kevin Newtons F3F Page - www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~knewt/

American Slope Racing Organization (ASRO) - http://www.sloperacing.com SoCal Man on Man racing, the F3F racing schedule and most other slope races in the US are listed here.


Manufacturers/Distributors

Wizard Compact 2 - http://www.torp.as/Wizardpages/index.htm This is Espen Torp’s site all about the Wizard Compact 2 sailplane. Specs, pictures and purchase onfo.

Steve Drake - stevedrake@aol.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.

Magnum Models - www.magnum-models.com EPP and balsa over foam slope kits.

Aerofoam - www.aerofoam.com - EPP R/C Warbirds, Deltas and Flying Wings.

Birdworks - www.harborside.com/~birdworks/bwhome.htm Home of the Zipper.

Persuasion Sloper - www.northcoast.com/~crash/Index.html This is an inexpensive, light weight, 48” span sloper.

Hot Planes - www.hotplanes.com Makers of the Inland Sloper. An EPP aileron sloper designed for the varying conditions we inland slopers face.

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.


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%20Baggi ng

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6968/vacuum.html

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~flyingwing/vacbag/

http://www.cstsales.com/SparBuilding.htm


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

Soaring Specialties - http://www.geocities.com/soaringspecialties1/ George Voss’s site with tow hooks, gap seal, control horns, rubber ducky antenna and other accessories.

Hollyday Designs - www.hollyday.com Makers of some of the best hi-start and bungee material available.

The Bag Lady - http://www.thebagladyal.com wing, fuse and transmitter bags.

Jim Bags - www.jimbaggs.com Soft sided model bags to protect your baby!


Videos

Radio Carbon Art - www.radiocarbonart.com The worlds 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!

Crosley Customs - www.crosleycustoms.com Marty Crosley’s video from the Cape Blanco 2002 DS Fest where the DS world record was broken several times. Check it out!


Magazines and Books

S&E Modeler - www.semodeler.com Sailplane and Electric Aircraft Modeler Magazine

RCSD (Radio Controlled Soaring Digest) - The Journal for R/C Soaring Enthusiasts Everywhere. This is a reader written monthly publication.
http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html

B2Streamlines - Specialty books for aircraft modelers.
http://www.b2streamlines.com


Miscellaneous

GT Design - www.gtdesign.net - web site design company

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