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Power Slope Soaring
Power scale soaring (PSS) modelers build scale glider versions of full-size powered aircraft and fly them off slopes where the models can catch thermals. Slope soaring in general is not a mass-market sport, and PSS is an even smaller community. Pictured above: I designed this 74-inch-span T-33, an EPP foam model covered in polycarbonate skins. The skins are fairly heavy; this model weighs 11 pounds. Note: All the photos in this article were taken at...
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