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Latest News:

The second WAG (Worlds Air Games) selection trial for F6D Hand thrown gliders will be held on Saturday 15th November 2008, 1PM at (VARMS) Briggs field (High Street Road). Go to events for more details. Marcus Stent

The Mildura Open Thermal is on again this year, 18 & 19th Oct.. See events for info. Thanks Darrel Blow.

RCGA (Radio Controlled Glider Association in Victoria) has finalised their events list for 2008/9 check out the events page.

2008 FAI F3J World Championships
Track the progress of the Australian F3J team at the official site for the 2008 FAI F3J World Championships in Turkey.

Jerilderie 2008 is over. Report on the events page.

RCGA Progressive scores including Jerilderie here.

Minutes from AGM 2007 available in Resources.

Joe Wurts will be attending Jerilderie 2008.
Come and join Joe at Australia's Major gliding event. Get info on the event. (will Joe be flying upside-down or has he adapted to life in the anitpodes ;0)

The second Kontrol Freak and Model Flight DLG league was run on the 19th April ...take me to the report Marcus Stent

Get your winches certified!
Winch testing procedures to be adopted for 2008/2009
"It has come to the attention of the LSF Australia that there are a large number of winches that have never been certified (or modified and not re-certified) and these are being used in State and National competitions."

" We plan to perform spot checks on any winch without a certification sticker at Jerilderie 2008 and by 2009 any competitor entering Jerilderie must show a certification sticker or they will not be allowed entry into the event..." (an extract from the Winch Rule).

Get the full LSF Executive winch rule here. (MSWord, 23KB)

DLG Mini League Series, Briggs Field Vic.

Report from March 22nd event.

Marcus Stent:
The DLG (Discus Launch Glider) Mini League will be run over the next 4 Months; held on Saturdays at Briggs field (Vic.) from 1pm to 3pm on March 22, April 19, May 17, June 21.

Numbers and weather permitting, we will run 2 heats per round and 20 Rounds for the day (4 Blocks of 5 Rounds). Between rounds we will hold DLG clinics on launching, trimming, setup and thermalling. Entry is $5 and there will be prizes and trophies at the end of the League. All are welcome and anyone new will be allocated an experienced flier as a mentor and timer for the day. The rules are very simple, fun and involve a modification of the F6D rules.

1. Each heat requires the pilots to lauch at the same time (one launch only) from a designated area.
2. The task is a 3 minute max time.
3. Your score is a percentage of the maximum time achieved in the heat.
4. You must land back in the designated area.

I hope to see you there and please give me a call with any questions. Regards, Marcus 0400 100 454

Milang F3B International is over!
The SSL at their Milang field in South Australia again hosted (for the 5th time) the biennial F3B International. Pilots from around the country and indeed, from Dubai, Indonesia and Germany came together to test their gliders, their ability and their endurance.

Punishing conditions of 35 to 40 deg C for 3 days of competition proved a fitting test from which to choose pilots to represent Australia at the next F3B world champs. After 7 rounds of Distance, Speed & Duration which saw some sensational performances and varying wind conditions and directions Tim Kullack along with his talented team of John Skinner, Evan Outtrim & Mike Rae managed to outfly the rest.

A varied cross-section of the latest models were on view; Radicals, Furios, Caracho 3000s, Espadas, Ellipses and the new Machine.

"Consistency was the key" - Steve Keep 3rd.

go to the events page for more on Milang F3B.

Latest RCGA Thermal Comp. results and pics, go to the Events page for details. Thanks Gerry Carter.

RCGA Calendar until March 2008
The calendar for RCGA events until March is out. Go to the Events page for details. Thanks Gerry Carter.

Website Hosting Change
Many thanks to Henryk Kobylanski for agreeing to host the LSFAus website. Henryk is a keen supporter of all things soaring-related and his support is most welcome. Henryk hosts Silentflight.net scale glider and RCTrader websites too.

Full ballast speed demons in W.A.!
F3F report from Bay of Isles F3F Cup, Esperance, Western Australia courtesy of Paul Marshall (report on events page)

F3F Mt Hollowback
Event report (go to events page) thanks Jim Houdalakis.

RCSD aka Radio Controlled Soaring Digest; an online international publication par-excellence recently (Aug. '07 editiion) published 2 articles reporting on Jerilderie Open Thermal and HLG (F6D). Many thanks to B2B ( Bill & BunnyKhulman) for allowing us their use here.

Grab the Open Thermal report as a .pdf here (808KB)

Grab the F6D report as a .pdf here (572KB)

For more RCSD articles, go to their website:

www.rcsoaringdigest.com

A new Events page covers impending, recent and past events. If you have any reports and photos feel free to send them to the webmaster.



The 2007 F3B World Championships are over, go to the official website here. The Aus. team of John Skinner, Nic Chabrel & Tim Kullack gave a great account of themselves in often difficult conditions. The team came in 7th and John Skinner sneaked into the top 10. Well done lads.

Marcus Stent has written an article about launch set-up for winch launching. Get it here (right-click, Save As)

• Q. What's happened to the the LSF Newsletter?
  A. It's been decided to replace the printed format with the website; read here for more info. (MSWord doc. 53KB, right-click, Save Target As)
  
  
• Completed event: Jerilderie Aero-tow 6.4.07 (Easter long-weekend) for more details go to the Silent Flight Network here.
  
  
• The MAAA 2006 NATS in Albury is over. Go here for the report on the F3J and F3B comps.
  
  
• A theoretical analysis of Ellipse 4 aerodynamics by
  John Skinner
  
  
  
• LSF Australia member list added to levels page; go here.

What is LSF Australia?
LSF Australia was formed in 1978 to promote the sport/hobby of radio-controlled glider flying. LSF Australia was formed as an affiliate of LSF USA. The LSF US website is here

If you're into competitive flying, gliders can be flown under several categories; Thermal, Scale, Slope, F3B, F3J, HLG, 2M, Scale Soaring and F3F. For a comprehensive list of competition categories and rules for contests go to the FAI website here.

The League of Silent Flight (LSF) is a USA based organisation dedicated to the promotion of all forms of model gliding and soaring. There are currently active LSF Chapters in many parts of the world including Australia.

The Australian Chapter has been running for over 25 years. A major activity that the LSF promotes is the personal flight proficiency achievement scheme. This is a series of flying tasks aimed at all levels that encourages participants to extend their flying abilities. More information can be found in the Level Forms section of this website.

The LSF Australia also runs a number of competitions throughout the year. These consist of postal competitions and also the Jerilderie Tournament, arguably Australia's finest thermal soaring event.

Historically, the LSF Australia published three newsletters each year and printed and posted these. With the advent of the Internet as a viable alternative and with a view to cutting costs, these newsletters will be published here on this website in .PDF format.

These are a valuable source of information and the content of these largely depend on you the regular modeller; we would be happy to publish your articles on just about anything to do with gliding; from the merits of 3 vs 5 pt curve adjustment for elevator/crow mixes to the pros and cons of 150m lines for Open Thermal contests.

The LSF Australia is continually trying to broaden its base of activities and interests for the benefit of Australia's model glider flyers. This includes promoting flying activities, sharing a large knowledge base and liaising with national and state bodies regarding gliding matters.