Friday, September 19, 2014

Tiny Gliders: 8" HLG

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Kevin Mosley designed a great 8 inch span chuck glider a few years back called LET'S ROLL. It was for the Tiny Gliders postal league. I ...
Monday, September 8, 2014

Pull Spring Servo linkage for DLG type glider rudder

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My Gambler discus launched glider had a rattling rudder pushrod in the carbon boom. Also, it didn't move that smoothly. So, I decided t...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

P30 Rubber Power: A Beginner's Guide (all you need to know to get going!)

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My modified Roger Dodger P30, after recovery from a tree. Twin fins had broken off, but otherwise unscathed I haven’t flown a P30 in ...
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Monday, December 23, 2013

Phoenix Kicks: HLG Tales from Arizona & Chuck Glider Launching Advice

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Russ H, a reader in Phoenix sent me a batch of photos of his gliders. For the first time, he had a go at flying for duration and this is th...
Monday, October 14, 2013

Hawaiian Sail-Plaining!

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A reader from Hawaii, Robert Swift, built the Plain Sailor model and sent me an email. Interestingly, he's developed it in a various way...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Attraction of the Chuck Glider

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The chuck glider, freeflight HLG, is a conundrum. In principle, it is basic, yet in practice it is complex. Building one is a scientific, e...
Sunday, August 7, 2011

Kids Gliders

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My kids needed to build gliders for a school design project. Basically, it was indoor, longest glide. So, we quickly hashed a couple up and ...
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