Wednesday - May 28, 2003

Dynamic Soaring is probably one of the most fascinating forms of r/c soaring.  I actually got a taste of it for a few days at the legendary Parker Mtn. where Joe Wurts introduced the soaring community to this technique.  It's very addicting, you just want to minutely adjust your circles to go a little faster, it always seems like there is more there.

There are some guys that are really going fast now, and the 200 mph limit has just been broken by a few guys last weekend.  A new record has been set by Dave Reese taking it to 206.6 mph.  Want to see what 206.6 mph looks like on an r/c glider? (remember, no engine on this model for you non-modelers, it's a glider, and no, the video is not speeded up.)