After seeing Jody's Explorer Q flying at the House Mountain F5J contest this past weekend I know it is going to be a popular model. I saw this custom model box from F5JPro Models and it looks like a

After completing my review of the Alpha 2M sailplane which you can see here, it felt like a good time to highlight the TALES event format.

This week on What the Heck Wednesday we have a couple of nice looking planes taking off for an aerotow.

Sometimes you just need to highlight a cool video when you see one, like this huge DG-1000.

Great news for southern Australians, Bordertown 2020 will happen! Make plans to attend now.

Jason Cole puts the Alpha in the air and finds out what this 2M composite thermal duration plane has in store for pilots.

Getting your CG just right empty and with ballast is important for our F5J models and CG scales make it super easy.

Here's a fun video from YouTuber RC-flying & more with some F5J footage from the 2020 Samba Cup.

Jason Cole tests out the GliderKeeper and plays with all the cool features available.

If you want to give F5J a try, but don't feel like dropping $3-4K on a new 4M composite sailplane, you might be interested in building the Stellar.

Windy Hill Hobbies now has a nice looking 60" Swift S-1 model in EPP foam that is perfect for the slope.

As pretty and nice as modern F5J planes are, it's pretty rare for them to remain in pristine shape. Between hangar rash, rough landings, obstacles and midairs, there are plenty of ways to damage your

Jason has competed all over the country but the big win has always alluded him...until now!

I'd love to be able to tell what an awesome day it was for soaring, but sadly the weather put a damper on the flying for today. After a short delay in the morning we managed to get through one full

It was an absolutely beautiful day in Muncie today and just about perfect for having a soaring competition.

Today kicked off the 2020 NATS F5J two day contest and it was a great day for soaring. The weather was just about perfect with fairly light winds that picked up in the afternoon, puffy clouds, good

The Aerobtec Altis Nano and V4+ are great tools for flying F5J and other limited motor run style events. They are feature rich and reliable.

Glider camp is less than a week away now and I am very excited to be heading up to Muncie, IN for the AMA National Soaring contests.

Getting F3K task practice by yourself can be difficult if not down right impossible. Thankfully for Jeti radio users, there is an F3K training app available that makes it easy.

If you are an Explorer pilot or aspiring to become one, you'll be pumped about the latest design coming from NAN Models.

If you think competitive soaring isn't for you, read on to find out why you might be wrong.

There is an electric version of the ELF coming that will allow higher launches and more glide time.

The Spin EL is a new 1M size electric glider. It looks a lot like a hand launch glider, but is perfect for those who are not able to perform a good discus launch.

Start getting ready now! The Possum Toss is on in Tullahoma, TN on September 11-14th, just 3 months away.

KST is bringing us some new servos for our F5J planes with the HS08. They are nearly as small as the X08, but nearly as as powerful as the X10mini!

If you are looking for an inexpensive scale foam electric sailplane, then check out the FMS ASW-17 sold by Horizon Hobby.

Yes yes yes is all I thought when I got the news that the Knoxville F5J contest is happening.

GliderKeeper looks like it could be a great practice tool or used in small contests where all pilots could fly in the same group with no extra timers available.

Here's a large 4.5M KA8B from Phoenix Model. It's a built up plane made from laser-cut balsa and ply and being an ARF, most of the work is already done and waiting for final assembly and gear

RCGroups user rowdy01 put together an instruction sheet on how he makes his bungee launchers for 3-4M sailplanes.

This LED controller is a replacement for the stock controller in the Flite Test Night Radian. It allows control over the LED lights from your RC transmitter.

Wingnut Tech has a replacement LED controller that allows complete control of the LED patterns from a separate channel on your radio. There's also some pretty cool features included.

Join Team Espsit as they go over electric thermal duration sailplanes...

The TS-MI-EVO1510GA series motor is based on the TenShock high-end Evo motor series. It is optimized and improved to meet the needs of current popular f5j sailplanes.

For those looking for a more affordable way to get into F5J or in need of a smaller plane, the Alpha, sold at Soaring USA looks like a great option.

Micro Birds has a new version coming of the Firefly. The Firefly 2.0 is a flying wing design that has modified rounded off wingtips and a flatter sharper nose pod that looks great.

Jody Miller came up with some ideas to help get us outside and flying in a friendly internet based competition right here on RCGroups.

Here's a new 2M electric sailplane from ICARE for under $500.

Soaring USA just announced they are now the exclusive North American dealer for DS Composites

Soaring USA just announced they are now the exclusive North American dealer for DS Composites

Jason builds and flys a Concept X5 in preparation for the 2019 World Championships. Check out the build and his thoughts on this competitive DLG.

Jason Cole takes the Neutrino to the skies for some F5J soaring. Check out the full review below to hear his thoughts.

We review the E-flite Night Radian FT edition. It's every bit a Radian, but this one shines brighter than any before it.

Hitec/Multiplex has become a household name in the world of RC due to extremely high quality and innovation. They are at it again with the release of the new FunRay Sport Sailplane! With its sleek

We check out the latest EasyGlider from Mulitplex and show you what it's like to assemble and fly. Read on for the full review.