Jay Decker has completed converting the September, October,
November and December 1986 issues of RC Soaring Digest to
PDF.

These four issues will be available for downloading from Jay's
server until the end of June. The URL is
<http://www.rchomepage.com/~jdecker/RCSD/>.

A quick reminder: The 1989 issue PDFs will remain on this
server only until the end of this month, so make sure you've
downloaded them before the first of June.

RCSD issues from 1987 and 1988 are next on Jay's conversion
list. These files are planned to be on-line by the end of the year.

Our sincere thanks to Jay for all of his hard work!

We made a nominal error in our posted highlights of the June issue of
RCSD which we sent out last night.

>- Jay Decker and David Coleman fly their 8-hour slope tasks

That should read "Jay Decker and David Portwood fly their 8-hour slope tasks"

Terry Coleman, wife of Doug Coleman, and Amy Pool took photos during
the day. We somehow got the wrong names in the posted message. The
web page and issue PDF are correct.

Our apologies for any confusion, and our thanks to Kirby Parker,
timer for both pilots, for pointing out the error.

--
B^2                                                  RC Soaring Digest
Bill & Bunny Kuhlman          'the journal for R/C soaring enthusiasts'
P.O. Box 975                                 <rcsdigest@...>
Olalla WA 98359-0975 USA        http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html

The June 2005 issue of RC Soaring Digest (PDF) is now available for downloading
from either the RCSD home page <http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html> or the
current issue highlights page <http://www.b2streamlines.com/highlights.html>.
The download is free, as usual.

The articles in this issue include:
- An invitation to the International Gliderfestival in Fiss/Tirol
Austria, with photos and additional text by John Derstine
- A review of Eagle Tree Systems new "Glide" flight data recorder
- Wing compression loads at dihedral bends by Dr. Mark Drela
- Results of putting a digital servo in an EPP sloper
- Jay Decker and David Coleman fly their 8-hour slope tasks
- Jo Grini's close call with nature

Plus two fantastic cover photos, a potential scale project,
information on heat-related illnesses... And of course Gordy's
Travels.

This issue has 38 pages and is 5.7 MB in size. Lots of information
and color photos, no ads.

Questions and comments regarding RCSD can always be sent to
<rcsdigest@...>.

Thanks for your readership!

P.S.: The last twelve months of RCSD are still available directly
from the web site. Links are on the home page.


--
B^2                                                  RC Soaring Digest
Bill & Bunny Kuhlman          'the journal for R/C soaring enthusiasts'
P.O. Box 975                                 <rcsdigest@...>
Olalla WA 98359-0975 USA        http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html

As mentioned in the May issue, Jay Decker has volunteered to
begin converting printed RCSD issues to PDF. He's now
completed the entire year 1989 and posted the resulting files to
<http://www.rchomepage.com/~jdecker/RCSD/>.

These PDF files will be available for downloading only through
the end of May, so make sure you bookmark the page and have
all downloads completed before the first of June.

Our sincere thanks to Jay for scanning and converting these
issues and for providing temporary server space so RCSD
enthusiasts can acquire these issues.

The April 2005 issue of RC Soaring Digest (PDF) is now available for downloading
from either the RCSD home page <http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html> or the
current  issue highlights page <http://www.b2streamlines.com/highlights.html>.
The download is free, as usual.

This issue is dedicated to the memory of Judy Slates, former Editor of RCSD and
enthusiastic supporter of RC soaring.

The articles in this issue include:
- Plane Packs and Tube Socks
- The Multiplex Sailplane Balancer
- Wing shear loads by Dr. Mark Drela
- How to easily cut highly tapered foam cores
- California slopin' pictorial
- The Hobie Hawk

Plus two fantastic cover photos, a potential scale project, a bit  about
Reynolds numbers...

This issue has 40 pages and is 4.7 MB in size. Lots of  information and color
photos, no ads.

Questions and comments regarding RCSD can always be sent  to
<rcsdigest@...>.

Thanks for your readership!

The RCSD past issues archives are back on-line on a new
server. Ryan Flowers is still providing the server space, but the
domain name has been changed.

Also, the number of available past issues has been greatly
increased! There are now 85 back issues in the archives.

The index page for the RCSD PDFs is now
<http://r2.hostrack.com/rcsd/>.

The RCSD home page
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html> has been changed
to reflect these changes.

As always, thanks for your readership and your continuing
support!

The March 2005 issue of RC Soaring Digest (PDF) is now
available for downloading from either the RCSD home page
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html> or the current
issue highlights page
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/highlights.html>. The download
is free, as usual.

This issue includes:
  - An introductory article on aerotowing by Don Bailey
  - Reviews of two digital servo drivers by Steve Richman
  - Gordy Stahl gives readers a first look at the Shadow series of
receivers by SombraLabs
  - Dave Register demonstrates simple method of creating
inexpensive templates for use in cutting foam cores
  - Articles on slope events, Sportubes, and scale projects by
RCSD columnists and contributors
  - Some pretty fantastic color photos, too. And don't forget to
download the front cover poster!

This issue has 34 pages and is 5.1 MB in size. Lots of
information and color photos, no ads.

Questions and comments regarding RCSD can always be sent
to <rcsdigest@...>.

Thanks for your readership!

The February 2005 issue of RC Soaring Digest (PDF) is now
available for downloading from either the RCSD home page
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html> or the current
issue highlights page
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/highlights.html>. The download
is free, as usual.

This issue includes:
  - Tom Nagel's write-up on his St. Valentine's Sloper
  - A new column, The Tool Shop, written by Steve Richman
  - Dennis Mead's routine for airfoil plotting within AutoCAD;
description in the magazine, software downloadable from the
web site
  - Plus the usual assortment of items from the RCSD
columnists.

This issue has 28 pages and is 2.2 MB in size. Lots of
information and color photos, no ads.

Questions and comments regarding RCSD can always be sent
to <rcsdigest@...>.

Thanks for your readership!

The January 2005 issue of RC Soaring Digest (PDF) is now
available for downloading from either the RCSD home page
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html> or the current
issue highlights page
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/highlights.html>. The download
is free, as usual.

Contributors this month include John Godwin and RCSD Staff
columnists. Articles include Dave Garwood's A-4 Skyhawk
conversion, visits to Calgary Canada, Marion Ohio and
Hermanus South Africa, information on RC-HLG and insight into
the piloting skills of Dary Perkins, plus Tom Nagel's ideas for
new soaring events at the NATS and elsewhere.

This issue has 34 pages and is 4.3 MB in size. Lots of
information and color photos, no ads.

Questions and comments regarding RCSD can always be sent
to <rcsdigest@...>.

Thanks for your readership!

The December 2004 issue of RC Soaring Digest (PDF) is now
available for downloading from either the RCSD home page
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html> or the current
issue highlights page
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/highlights.html>. The download
is free, as usual.

Contributors this month include John Dvorak, Sherman Knight,
Sydney Lenssen and RCSD Staff columnists. Articles include
two aircraft reviews, a radio review, a PSS model of a little known
Swiss jet fighter, more photos from the CVRC 2004 Fall Soaring
Festival... Well, you get the idea.

This issue has 32 pages and is 3.9 MB in size. Lots of
information and color photos, no ads.

Questions and comments regarding RCSD can always be sent
to <rcsdigest@...>.

Thanks for your readership!

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
RCSoaringDigest group:

The RCSD page format has been
changed to better fit computer
monitors. Pages can be printed out
using US letter size paper, as before.

What's your reaction to this new
format?

   o I like it a lot!
   o It's OK.
   o Makes no difference to me.
   o This was not a good change.
   o I hate it!


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RCSoaringDigest/surveys?id=1479224

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!

The November issue of RC Soaring Digest is now available for
downloading from the RCSD web site at
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html> or
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/highlights.html>.

This issue is 28 pages in size, uses a new format, and sports
the new RCSD logo . It also contains photos from and a bit of
commentary on the 2004 CVRC Fall Soaring Festival held earlier
this month.

The PDF file is roughly 3.9 MB in size. We encourage
downloading the PDF file to a hard disk and opening it directly
from Acrobat Reader. Viewing this issue by way of a web
browser is not recommended.

A poster size image (3008 x 1960 pixels) of the front cover photo
is also available and can be downloaded from
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/poster1104.jpg>.

Let us know what you think of the new RCSD look and feel at
<rcsdigest@...>!

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
RCSoaringDigest group:

The RCSD Team would like to know
how readers acquire and use the
PDF issues now available.

We'd also like to know the screen
size of the monitor you usually use
while viewing RCSD PDFs.

Please mark _all_ that apply.

Your answers will help the RCSD
Team improve future issues.

Please send any comments to
<rcsdigest@...>.

Thank you!

   o I access the PDFs from the link on the RCSD home page
   o I jump to the highlights page and access the PDF using the link on that page
   o I read the issue through my web browser
   o I download the PDF and use a PDF viewer
   o I erase the PDF file after I’ve read the issue
   o I save the PDF in an archive (hard drive or CD)
   o I print out a black and white/grayscale copy
   o I print out a color copy
   o I share the digital PDF with others
   o I share my printed copy with others
   o The monitor I usually use is approx 640 x 480 pixels
   o approx 800 x 600 pixels
   o approx 1024 x 768 pixels
   o approx 1152 x 960/1024 pixels
   o approx 1280 x 1024 pixels
   o approx 1600 x 1200 pixels
   o approx 1920 x 1080 pixels


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RCSoaringDigest/surveys?id=1437919

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!

The front cover photo for the October issue of RC Soaring Digest
shows Joe Chovan's LEG P-40 "Warhawk" in the air over
Palmer's Farm at the 2004 MWSC.

This photo is now available in "poster" size (2000 x 3000 pixels,
936K) in the Photos section of the RCSoaringDigest Yahoo!
group.

Our thanks to Dave Garwood, photographer, for making this
photo available!

The October issue of RC Soaring Digest is now available for
downloading from the RCSD web site
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html>.

This issue is about 50% larger than usual and the PDF is
roughly 3.7 MB in size. We encourage downloading the PDF to a
hard disk and opening it directly from Acrobat Reader. Viewing
this issue by way of a web browser is not recommended.

The following RCSoaringDigest poll is now closed.  Here are the
final results:


POLL QUESTION: What is your preferred maximum
PDF size for RCSD monthly
issues?

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- 500K, 0 votes, 0.00%
- 1.0 MB, 1 votes, 2.78%
- 1.5 MB, 0 votes, 0.00%
- 2.0 MB, 2 votes, 5.56%
- 3.0 MB, 4 votes, 11.11%
- 5.0 MB, 3 votes, 8.33%
- 10.0 MB, 1 votes, 2.78%
- Over 10.0 MB is OK, 25 votes, 69.44%



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http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
RCSoaringDigest group:

What is your preferred maximum
PDF size for RCSD monthly
issues?

   o 500K
   o 1.0 MB
   o 1.5 MB
   o 2.0 MB
   o 3.0 MB
   o 5.0 MB
   o 10.0 MB
   o Over 10.0 MB is OK


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RCSoaringDigest/surveys?id=1373445

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!

The September 2004 issue of RC Soaring Digest is now
available for downloading. This issue is 22 pages in length and
is filled with photos. As a result, the PDF is 2662K in size. This is
a bit larger than usual, but still reasonable for those with dial-up
accounts. Go to <http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html>
and download the linked file.

This issue not only includes articles by Tom Nagel, Gordy Stahl,
and Mark Drela, but also features the return of Gregory
Vasgerdsian to the pages of RCSD. Additionally, Mark Nankivil
shares some detail photos of the CG-4A "Hadrian" military glider
in the Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio. The highlights of this
issue are posted at
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/highlights.html>.

If you have problems accessing pages or files, please let us
know.

The August issue of RC Soaring Digest is now available for
downloading from the RCSD web site
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html>. The PDF file is
just slightly over 1.0 MB in size, so should be a relatively fast
download even for those with dial-up ISP accounts.

The articles in this issue cover a wide gamut - from technical
articles to caring for foamies to a photo essay. Check out the
highlights page <http://www.b2streamlines.com/highlights.html>
for more information.

Bunny and I are temporary editors and have set up a special
e-mail address for criticisms, kudos and submissions. It's
<rcsdigest@...>.

We hope you enjoy the results of our first efforts at putting RCSD
together!

The RCSD Team makes every attempt to have the cover date
issue in PDF format and available for download by the 20th of
the prior month. In the case of the August issue, it was to be
on-line on or before the 20th of  July.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the August issue is
delayed and we are now anticipating a "publication" date during
the first week in August. A notice of availability will be posted to
this group.

We apologize for this inconvenience and will be working toward
getting back on schedule with the September issue.

Thanks for your understanding.

The RCSD Team makes every attempt to have the cover date
issue in PDF format and available for download by the 20th of
the prior month. In the case of the August issue, it was to be
on-line on or before the 20th of  July.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the August issue is
delayed and we are now anticipating a "publication" date during
the first week in August. A notice of availability will be posted to
this group.

We apologize for this inconvenience and will be working toward
getting back on schedule with the September issue.

Thanks for your understanding.

The following RCSoaringDigest poll is now closed.  Here are the
final results:


POLL QUESTION: Now that Diva is complete, Bill and
Bunny are looking for a new project
to tackle. Here's a list of possibilities.
Either vote for your choice or give us
your idea.

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- R-2 XC, 2 votes, 11.11%
- Raven S (100"), 2 votes, 11.11%
- Raven S XC, 1 votes, 5.56%
- Raven FF to RC conversion, 0 votes, 0.00%
- Indoor tailless RC sailplane, 2 votes, 11.11%
- A scale project, 8 votes, 44.44%
- Something else!, 3 votes, 16.67%



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The July 2004 issue of RC Soaring Digest is now available for
downloading.

There are download links on both the RCSD main page
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html>
and the current issue highlights page
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/highlights.html>.

And don't forget to download the cover poster while you're there!

Some group members have let us know they are having
problems downloading the RCSD 1984 PDFs.

We have two user names on Yahoo!; one as moderator and
another as a basic member. This allows us to run the group as
moderator, but receive messages and still have access to the
Files, Polls and other features without the extra "powers."

After uploading the twelve PDF files, we switched to our second
user name and made sure group members could download the
PDFs we as moderators had just uploaded. Additionally, several
members have successfully downloaded at least one of these
PDFs before running into problems.

The cause of the difficulty is that Yahoo! has a download limit for
each group's Files section. Depending on your browser, the
error message may say that the download limit has been
exceeded, or that you simply don't have access to the files.

We have so far been unable to determine what the download
limit is, nor have we been able to find out how often the
download counter is reset.

Regardless of the errror message you receive, be assured the
files are on the Yahoo! server and can be downloaded by all
members of the RCSoaringDigest group.

We encourage you to be persistent and continue to retry
downloading the PDFs at intervals.

RC Soaring Digest was started by Jim Gray in 1984 as a monthly
newsletter devoted to RC Soaring and sailplanes and to the
pilots who fly them.

The RCSD Team is pleased to announce the availability of the
entire twelve issue first year of RC Soaring Digest as a series of
downloadable PDF documents.

Access to the RCSD 1984 collection is open only to members of
the RCSoaringDigest group at Yahoo!

Simply go to <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RCSoaringDigest/>
and click on Files in the menu column.

Ooops! The RCSoaringDigest poll settings were set to the
wrong configuration, allowing only the group moderators to vote.

This error has been rectified, and all group members can now
vote in the existing poll.

Go to the RCSoaringDigest group home page and click on Polls
in the left column. Then click on the poll description or the "vote"
link to see the ballot and place your vote.

Thanks to Dennis in New Hampshire for letting us know there
was a problem!

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
RCSoaringDigest group:

Now that Diva is complete, Bill and
Bunny are looking for a new project
to tackle. Here's a list of possibilities.
Either vote for your choice or give us
your idea.

   o R-2 XC
   o Raven S (100")
   o Raven S XC
   o Raven FF to RC conversion
   o Indoor tailless RC sailplane
   o A scale project
   o Something else!


To vote, please visit the following web page:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RCSoaringDigest/surveys?id=1243739

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!

The June 2004 issue of RC Soaring Digest is now available for
download. The PDF is around 1.2 MB in size.

A direct download link is available on the RCSD main page
<http://www.b2streamlines.com/RCSD.html>.