Slope Soaring
A few of us on the mailing list are preparing for the wind to arrive again, so we are inviting non-subscribers to be ready to join us in Slope Soaring. You will need a glider, tough or old as the riverland slopes are rough on models. Cheap foam or Corflute models work well, and are tough!
Search for the free plans for Pibros (Depron) and Mugi (Corflute). Corflute building material seems to be available at Visual Link at Renmark. Both can be obtained from Adelaide shops.
If you want to be notified when it is likely to happen, leave your mobile number with Adrian so we can SMS you. Learn more by searching “slope soaring” on the net.
A lot of flyers like it as something different to do.
You will also be informed of this and other activities in the discussions on the mailing list. Just follow the link at our website.

Things to Try on Sundays

In response to requests from members, Allen & Adrian are working on events we can fly on our club flying days.
We are working on events that suit all levels of members, and are aimed at having fun as well as sharpening our flying skills. Here are some to practice....

BEADS ON A STRING
Most rolls in one straight pass.

CLIMB 'N' GLIDE
Pilot is given 30 seconds after takeoff to climb high as possible. At 30 seconds, the
engine is stopped. Throttle is advanced to prove dead engine. Landing must be on
runway. High time wins.

FAST AND SLOW
Plane flies a straight course twice. First pass is for all out speed. (Diving plane is
allowed.) Second pass is flown slowly as possible, maintaining reasonable altitude and
course. Largest difference in the two times wins.

Safety
Members were reminded at the last meeting that intentional flying over the pits is strictly forbidden. Maybe caution should be exercised when flying a model towards the pits too.    A few years ago, a group was flying at a private location. A 40 trainer was doing its thing, then dived towards the group amid warning yells. The motor was cut, and the model was prevented from hitting the group by a cyclone fence. Everyone was bit shaken at the time as the pilot was experienced, but there was no elevator function. The cause was found to be a threaded clevis had come off the elevator rod. Afterwards, we found that it could be pushed over the threads! It wasn't flying over the group but towards us. That was a warning to us. We now use brand name clevis's, and even solder them after trimming.

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Oily Balsa
In looking for ways to remove oil from balsa etc that accummulates over time, several modellers suggested that a cleaner called Kr2 did a really good job.
Surprisingly, after a brief search, I found it is available in Oz, then after visiting their site at www.k2r.com.au I saw that it was supposed to be available at Woolies.
A search at the Berri store drew a blank, but I found it in a small can at the Renmark store in the cleaning aisle! It is $11.00, and I will report back here with test results. You will see a note at their site mentioning modellers using it.

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