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Articles
 Altitude
Limited Electric Soaring Man-on-Man
Scoring Spreadsheet
Radio Controlled
Soaring Digest published article
Download the July/August 2011 Issue here.
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Sailplane Calc
Article/Tutorial
Radio Controlled
Soaring Digest published an article/tutorial
on how to use
Sailplane Calc. Download the April 2008 Issue here.
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Tinamou Flying Wing
Radio Controlled
Soaring Digest published article.
Download the October 2008 Issue here.
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Table
Top: A Montana Slope Soaring Adventure
Radio Controlled
Soaring Digest published article. Features Tinamou. Download the
September 2010 Issue here.
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Build
an Automated Foam Wing Core Cutter
Radio Controlled
Soaring Digest published article/tutorial.
Download the November 2008 Issue here.
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Note: See Foam Cutter Calc Below.
Files
Sailplane Calc
Cruciform Tail
July, 2009 version - A compilation of sailplane design and
component sizing calculators.
MS Excel file.
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Metric Version
Sailplane Calc V-Tail
June, 2010 version - Same as file above but for V-Tail models.
MS Excel file.
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Metric Version
Convert a Cruciform
Tail to a V-Tail and Vice-Versa
July, 2009 version.
Works in Decimal and Metric units.
MS Excel file.
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Flying Wing Calc
Calculate Balance Point and Wing Twist using Dr. Panknin's formulas
Now able to calculate a wing with three tapers!
Note: Not for Plank Flying Wings, See Below:
July, 2009, version
MS Excel file.
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Metric Version
Flying Wing Calc for Planks
Easily find a balance location for a safe first test flight!
July, 2010, version
MS Excel file.
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Metric Version
Foam Cutter Calc
October, 2008 version - Automated Foam Cutter Calculator to
find the
attachment point for a tapered wing.
Works in Decimal and Metric units.
MS Excel file.
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ALES
Timing Files (mp3)
July, 2011 version - Four audio files for your .mp3 player
in 1, 3, 5
and 10 minute countdown for practicing Altitude Limited
Electric
Soaring tasks.
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ALES
Scoring Spreadsheet
July, 2012 version - This is a fixed Matrix scoring spreadsheet for
MS Excel that is for contests up to 60 pilots, five flight groups and
12 rounds.
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Switchjack and Mini
Switch Jack
Here's a photo of how to make a Swithjack for low power R/C
operations, such as DLG.
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to save Mini Switch Jack
Estimating Electric
Model Flight Time
February, 2007 version - Calculate electric model flight time.
30 kb MS Excel file.
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Helicopter Governer
Mode Curve Setup
July 16, 2006 version - Easy setup for transmitter throttle curves.
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