November 2022
The latest spin around the sun is rapidly coming full circle.
Yes, it’s almost that time of the month again — time for a new issue of your favourite compendium of RC soaring-related journalism. It’s hard to believe, but it’s already the penultimate issue for 2022. Candidly, it seems like yesterday we were kicking this year off. So, word to the wise, if there are things you intended to do during this spin around the sun, you had better get crackin’ — it’s going to be over before you know it.
In This Issue
Featured this month we have a great new mini-series entitled Dream 2700 | A Tailless Tale by Domenico Bosco. It’s a stunner. Also, Raymond Esveldt has been out travelling again, and brings back a great story from the Seiser Alm in the northern Italian Dolomiti mountains. What scenery! What flying sites! Next up, we’re featuring instalments from Chris Williams and Vincent de Bode, with their Rhönadler 35 and The Slingsby King Kite projects, respectively. We have a few other possibilities bubbling away, but you’ll just have to wait for November to see if they panned out in time.
For those of you still mourning the conclusion of Peter Scott’s Electricity for Model Flyers, dry your tears, Professor Pete launches a brand new extensive series this month: Science for Model Flyers. Thought you knew everything about the periodic table as it related to RC flying? Think again! Chuck Fulton is back with another curated episode of the Soaring the Sky Podcast and Tom Broeski returns from a one month absence on how to build a battery for your broomstick.
For history buffs, we have the next Rediscovering Martin Simons and Simine Short is also returning with another philatelic tale in Stamps That Tell a Story. We have yet another one of our Glider Patents series, which folks really seem to be enjoying. In addition, we have another bonus item from Simine which might just be ready for November.
As well, we have our usual bookends: In The Air and The Trailing Edge with their usual mix of pithy ‘wisdom’ and some marvellous photographs we can’t wait to share with all of you.
So now are we going to tell you about our key photo above? Actually, no. The only thing we’re going to say is that it’s the latest how-to from Chip Kaye — who previously contributed the very popular J’Adore PicaSim! (see Resources, below). Chip’s article will bring a bit more balance to the upcoming issue. Other than that, you will just have to turn to the new number due out in just a few days time!
Featured in The RCSD Shop
We launched our Designer Series earlier this year and it has proven to be a hit! These gorgeous, F3B-inspired graphic motifs are all by Chip Kaye. Yes, the same Chip Kaye mentioned above — he’s a man of many talents and a true polymath. They’re in stock and available in a wide variety of sizes — something to suit everybody. Thankfully good manners prevents us from saying they make great gifts for, well, you know what.
Also, here’s a special offer exclusively for Lift over Drag readers: free shipping anywhere for everything in the store through the end of October 2022. That’s just a few days from now so you had better act quickly. Simply enter code LD202211 at checkout.
All of our products are made especially for you as soon as you place an order. It’s why they’re fairly priced and take us a bit longer to deliver them to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction and waste. Thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions and also helping to support the New RCSD!
Don’t Want to Miss November 2022?
It’s out in just a few days, so if you don’t want to miss the next issue of the New RC Soaring Digest make sure you connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn or subscribe to our Groups.io mailing list. And please share Lift over Drag with your friends because we would love to have them as readers, too!
Until next month, fair winds and blue skies to you all. Now, without further ado — get out there and fly!
©2022 The New RC Soaring Digest Staff
Resources
- J’Adore PicaSim! by Chip Kaye — “Flight simulators are, of course, no substitute for the natural-world pleasures of RC soaring. But they can be loads of fun to fly and can serve as an excellent, risk-free training tool…”
- Another Spin Around the Sun by Edwin — “It feels so good to breathe the air | Another spin around the sun | On this spec of life | In the universe | The gift of love | Is there for everyone”. Inspiration can come from some unexpected places. It would also make an incredible soundtrack for your next RC soaring video opus.
