RR> Hello, all. I was just wondering if there are any glider flyers
 RR> around this echo. Let's hear from you and what you're flying or
 RR> building. 
Hi Rodney. I got my first RC glider, a 2 meter Thunder Tiger 
Winstar in November 94 and flew it 5 or 10 flights from the top 
of a 50' hill before crashing and breaking the wing. I finally got 
around to fixing it in May 95 and flew it once or twice a week 
until about October when I broke the wing again. By then it was 
pretty beat up from many crashes and repairs and not worth a lot 
of fixing. That hill is great for slope soaring but the wind is 
gusty and crashes are frequent. I replaced that glider with a 
Corndogger (see http://schoneal.com/netads/com/cabdesigns/) which 
is a nice little HLG. It's a fiberglass pod-rod configuration with 
a foam core/fiberglass sheeted wing. It flies well in light lift 
(5 mph on the hill) but goes fast enough to survive when the wind 
is 20-30. I also converted one of those $5 styrofoam toy gliders 
to RC and it flies OK but needs reduced drag. Improvements are 
underway. 
 RR> Any good contests around?
I don't know much about contests. Thermals don't turn me on much 
but pylon racing might be fun. 
 RR> Rodney "the Lead thumb flyer"
My fellow fliers haven't nicknamed me yet but "Spin-in" would 
probably be appropriate. 
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