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

If you really want to dial in your plane for best performance, especially for competitive use, then a CG Scale is a must have accessory.

Today kicked off the first F3K event of the year in what is supposed to be warm and sunny Alachua, FL. Instead of the warm and sunny bit, we had cold, windy and cloudy conditions which made for an

The BAMF 2 is here!

The FURY is a brand new model designed for the provisionary F5K rules. Read on to learn more!

SoaringUSA is running an awesome promo right now that gets you a full set of MKS servos FREE with the purchase of select sailplanes

The Toro from Superfly is a nice little 1M DLG and now you can get it with a 2-piece wing to make it the ultimate travel glider.

Alex Hewson put down an awesome flight with a top recorded flight speed of 510MPH. The winds were blowing hard allowing these insane speeds.

Here's some nice looking spinners from CN-Models. There is a "Pro" version available that is 24mm from prop pin to prop pin.

Here is info on the 2020 Pacific Northwest Aerotow from RCGroups.com user dgliderguy...

Here is a great event in Yreka, CA!

RCGroups user Gbreeze shares how he is using a 3D printer to print slope gliders!

Check out this glider restoration project. There is good info here for any sailplane pilot!

Welcome Soaring Lab, our latest site sponsor. Soaring Lab makes an F3J and an F5J version of the Voyager sailplane and they look like very nice models.

I recently came across the company Composite RC Gliders. I had not heard of them before so I figured it was worth a share on here in case there are others who don't know these planes are out there.

F5K is officially on the way and this new contest format blends multitask events like F3K with electric powered planes.

Nick Wu put together this fun video compilation of World Championship Pilots launching at the F3K Worlds in Hungary earlier this year.

Rollo announced over the weekend a new T-Peg option for the CX5. It's a carbon T-style peg that looks great and is perfect for those who prefer T-Pegs over the Blade style.

This past summer Peter Goldsmith was telling me about GPS racing and it sure sounded like a lot of fun. There's a lot to learn, but I recently heard about the new Sparrow GPS unit from RC Electronics

Get yourself ready for the 5th annual F5J in the Desert event. This contest will be held on a fabulous turf farm in Stanfield, Arizona on December 7th and 8th. It's actually the first event on the

A video is a great way to figure out how to program. Here is one from Jeti on how to program a full house sailplane.

There are two awesome DLG competitions coming up in the next few months and you need to plan to attend. F3K is a ton of fun and will help build your skills.

Here's a cool accessory for use with your Altis units. It's a tiny power sensor that can display and record the energy use from your power system.

Check out this cool system for adding nose weight to your CX5 DLG.

Yes! ArmSoar now has a website that caters to the USA market at www.armsoarusa.com

Every evening at the NATS Guy Russo could be found in "the whale" quietly working to build a plane that he wanted to compete with in the Nostalgia class event.

F3J at the NATS was 2 days of good times, great weather and tough competition.

We wrapped up the Unlimited TD event today and boy what a fun, crazy wonderful two days it was.

The F5J NATS are over and it was a great event. The weather on Monday was pretty nice with light winds. Tuesday brought mostly overcast skies...

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.