The Trailing Edge
We’re glad you brought up the subject of deadlines.
Yeah, we know you didn’t but they’re much on our minds this month so we’re going to talk about them anyway.
In his near insatiable desire to bring you, the reader, an incredible volume of great stories each month, The Ed can sometimes be — shall we say — a bit ‘enthusiastic’. We don’t spend a lot of time making hay about it but your stories really are lavished with our attention when they arrive. They’re worth it. We always think it’s going to be a few minutes but it always ends up being at least a couple of hours to do justice to each story, and in some difficult cases, as much as a day or two. So a word to the wise when The Ed says “sure, you have plenty of time…just get it in as quickly as you can!” What he’s really saying is that he has plenty of time because it’s not really his time for which he is making a commitment. It’s ours.
Please don’t get us wrong — we love the stories we’re asked to edit. But if you can possibly get them in by the end-of-the-day on the 15th two great things happen: first, the issue has a fighting chance of getting out on time. Although we know that February is three days short of a real month, having to work until the third day of any new month to get an issue out isn’t exactly our goal. The other good thing that happens is that we’re not pulling all-nighters trying to get all these great stories out to you. And we can’t begin to tell you how much we thank you for that.
If you miss the 15th, the absolute worst case scenario is that your story will get bumped to the next issue. Not the end of the world, of course, but disappointing for you if you spent a ton of time telling your tale and you’re now anxious for the world to read it.
So thank you so much for your help. And we can just keep this between us. That way when The Ed gives you his “sure!” spiel, we’ll both know what it really means. Thanks to each and every one of you, we really appreciate it!
New in the RCSD Shop
Featured on the March 2023 Cover Photo T-Shirt is this beautiful, 60s-vibe black and white image taken by Mike Shellim. Mike captured Kevin Newton giving Alvaro Silgado’s Fox some prime motivation off the south face of La Muela, Spain in 2019.
Also, in the spirit of this month’s black and white cover photo, the sleeve art is also featured in monochrome and appropriately the shirt is only available in black and white. Order yours today.
All items in the Shop are made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why they are fairly priced and it takes us a bit longer to deliver them to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction and waste. Everybody wins. Thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
Make Sure You Don’t Miss the New Issue
You really don’t want to miss the April, 2023 issue of the New RC Soaring Digest when it’s out — we always have some exciting things in the works. Make sure you connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Post News or simply subscribe to our Groups.io mailing list. Please share the New RCSD with your friends — we would love to have them as readers, too.
That’s it for this month…now get out there and fly!
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Resources
- The key photo for this article was taken by Sébastien. He describes the photo simply as the “DG-1000 is coming back from the airfield after some nice aerotowing.” The photo was taken on June 26, 2011. Thanks so much for the opportunity to present this beautiful photo the pages of the New RCSD.
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