Where to Read About Slope Combat

The following publications have featured or regularly cover slope combat topics..

Radio Control Soaring Digest

Fighting Foam & Heavy Iron

Bimonthly column written by David M. Sanders (the Dave in D.A.W.). World's first regularly published column to present slope combat topics on a routine basis. Covers slope combat and PSS including technologies, products, competitions and personalities in and around the scene. Reader's projects are showcased regularly. For subscription information, contact:

Radio Control Soaring Digest

P.O. Box 2108

Wylie, TX 75098-2108

U.S.A.

Ph: (972) 442-3910 Fax: (972) 442-5258

See the RCSD web page, too!

Model Airplane News

"Duel to the Death - Slope Combat", July 1997 issue

Feature article by Model Aviation Soaring columnist David D. Garwood outlines history, development and present state of the art in slope combat. This well researched article notes pivotal periods and personalities in the seminal stages of the sport.

Model Airplane News

100 East Ridge

Ridgefield, CT 06877-4606

U.S.A.

Ph: (203) 431-9000

See the M.A.N. Web page!

R/C Report Magazine

Soaring

Monthly column by active USAF Colonel, Peter Young. He covered L.N.S.S.G.'s first combat contest in his September, 1996 column. Pete stays in touch with the combat crowd and is great reading in his own right on a variety of R/C soaring topics. For subscription information, contact:

R/C Report Magazine

P.O. Box 1706

Huntsville, AL 35807

U.S.A.

Ph: (205) 539-3031 Fax: (205) 539-9480

Sailplane & Electric Modeler

"Foam on the Range", Sept. 1996 issue

Feature article by Don Whiteside; a light-hearted look at foamie combat aircraft, including author's experience in scratch-building foamie combat models. For subscription or back-issue information, contact:

Sailplane & Electric Modeler

P.O. Box 4267

West Richland, WA 99353

U.S.A.

Ph: (509) 627-0456

E-mail: wilbyers@aol.com

Quiet Flight International

"Slope Combat", QFI 23 (Oct./Nov. 1996)

Feature article by David M. Sanders covering history and present state of slope combat flying in Southern California for the European audience. Good introduction to sport and competition slope combat flying. For subscription or back issue information, contact:

Traplet Publications, Ltd.

Traplet House

Severn Drive,

Upton-upon-Severn,

Worcestershire WR8 OJL,

England

Ph: +44(0) 1684 594505 Fax: +44(0) 1684 594586

E-mail: traplet@dial.pipex.com

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