Check out this video by Marko Roolaid. He takes us through the complete journey of building the "Black Mamba" RC electric glider.

Are you ready for an amazing event, at an amazing place? Learn more here!

Excellent competition level F5J/LMR (Limited Motor Run) or ALES (Altitude Limited Electric Soaring) electric sailplane.

This video by Jure Pečar dives into the history, present, and future of F5J soaring.

The Spada was designed as a successor to the Redshift and could be further developed with increasing experience.

Holy cow this is amazing news! CR Aircraft proudly declares the Grand Re-Opening in its new home in San Jose, CA.

In a recent announcement from Soaring USA, it has been revealed that they are now official dealers for several new product lines.

Check out the new 3.0m F3F plane from CRCG.

This month's featured Place is Red Hill, located in Cape Town, South Africa. They are a passionate community of slope soarers.

Take advantage of fantastic deals on brand-new F3K or F5J planes at Soaring USA. Alex asked me to share these deals with the RCGroups community.

In Part 1 of this short series on contest flying etiquette, we review three areas that all fliers should know when competing.

Check out Esprit's sailplane carry bags!

Here is a 2024 check-in from CRG!

Get your planes ready and be prepared to shake the winter blues off in sunny Florida!

This week's featured Blog was posted by RCGroups Member tomleach. This post chronicles the meticulous build log of a TJIRC Xray model that he won at the 2023 Cape Blanco Slopefest

"The better is the enemy of the good" (Voltaire)

Act quick!

CLM Pro has a new kit for us with the Prime RES III. Building on the success of its predecessor, the Prime RES II, this new model boasts several enhancements, making it a standout choice for

Take a look at 3 awesome sailplanes from Composite RC Gliders!!

More options for the BAMF 2 from ArmSoar!

Soaring USA is thrilled to announce its latest partnership with CN Models, a renowned Ukrainian-based manufacturer specializing in high-end competition airframes and accessories.

Check out the B4 4.5 m from Composite RC Gliders in this video...

Hyper cool sailplane video action!

This week's featured Blog was posted by RCGroups Member VicT. In his blog post, he finds a solution for keeping his folding props held back tight against the fuselage when the motor is turned off.

The US F3K Team is gearing up for their trip to Romania next month to represent the USA at the 2023 F3K World Championship.

This week's featured Blog was posted by RCGroups Member Roolaid. For this blog, he posted a video of a Simple Lady V3 full build and maiden flight.

How fast can the X-ray from Aloft go? Find out here!

The model is characterized for its size with unusually uncritical flight and stall behavior.

I'm planning to attend, and I've heard great things about the field and hospitality, so make sure you are signed up and ready to fly.

I know what it takes to make the top 5 or 10, but I'm still learning what it takes to pull off a win.

This week's featured Blog was posted by RCGroups Member mfwilliams. He's got a series of recent blog posts that documents his annual NW Slope Trip.

Recently, I've been seeing reports of model sailplanes being lost due to unforeseen circumstances. As a community of model aircraft enthusiasts, we understand that preventing flyaways is crucial, but

Jim T. Graham of RCGroups.com takes some time to talk sailplanes with Werner of Composite RC Gliders.

The Prestige 2PK PRO has been released by Samba Model. It was designed by Philip Kolb and Benjamin Rodax.

Check out this full house RC electric sailplane with flaps, ailerons, rudder and elevator that requires six 9g servos.

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Before he shuts down, there's a close-out sale going on. You can use coupon code RES to get 20% off and free shipping on orders over $120.

Check out the Swift 3.2m from CRG!

F5J is probably the fastest-growing contest format in the radio-controlled soaring world, and for a good reason, it's a ton of fun and it is simple to set up and run.

The NAN Compass is an advanced, high-performance composite electric-launched glider for GPS triangle racing.

Concept E-CX5 Electric F5K Glider Review

The Alpha 2M is a lightweight "mini F5J" composite glider. It's easy to build and and uses a high aspect ratio wing along with 1.5 degrees of dihedral in the center, and 7 degrees of dihedral on the

I'll cover the basics of the build below along with my impressions of the planes. I hope you enjoy it.

Jim Aero Neutrino 4M F5J (Strong) Review

Horizon Hobby E-flite Night Radian FT - RCGroups Review