The League of Silent Flight Australia has supported RC Gliding since 1978

Photo: Fosa Lift | Rocky Cape, TAS. Chris Adams 2023

Resources

LSF Aus Constitution, Competition Rules, Committee AGM minutes, financial reports, Jerilderie archives, articles about RC gliding; building, flying strategy and flight theory.

 

LSF Australia Constitution (.pdf 300KB)

 

USA LSF:

https://www.silentflight.org/index.php

 


Australian Open Thermal Rules
View or download the latest Australian Open Thermal Rules (.pdf)

These rules include thermal, slope, electric and F3B disciplines.

 

F5J Rules FAI

Download the latest (Feb '23) rules for F5J RC ELECTRIC POWERED THERMAL DURATION GLIDERS (458KB .pdf)


F5L Rules FAI

This FAI-endorsed category displaces eRES. It's 2m electric launch, rudder/elevator/spoiler, built-up airframe, 30 sec motor run-time and relies on an altitude recording device to measure launch altitude.

For the definitive competition specification, download the F5L rules here (.pdf)

 

 

e RES

This is a low technology Radio Controlled Thermal Soaring glider class for 2.0m RES (Rudder-Elevator-Spoiler) models launched using electric motor power.

Download the latest eRES rules (AEFA Variant 24/02/2021)

 

LSF Australia | History Dossiers

Kudos to Des Bayliss, LSF Australia Historian for maintaining the LSF Aus. archives.

 

LSF Aus History (.pdf 9MB) current to 2017.

 

Australian World Champs Team Illustrated History | F3B, F3J, F3K and F3F (4MB .PDF) current to 2017.

 

F3 (JBFK) World Champs History (.PDF, 5MB) current to 2018.

 

 


Committee Reports

2019 LSF Aus Cash Statement (.pdf)

2018 LSF Aus Financial Report (.xlsx)

2017 LSF Aus Treasurer's Report (.doc)

2013 LSF Aus Financial Report (.pdf)

2012 LSF Aus Financial Report (.pdf)

2011 LSF Aus. Financial Report (.pdf)

2008 LSF Aus Financial Report .xls file

Committee AGM Minutes

2023 LSF Aus AGM Minutes (.pdf)

2019 LSF Aus AGM Minutes (.pdf)

2018 LSF Aus AGM Minutes (.pdf)

2017 LSF Aus AGM Minutes (.doc)

2013 LSF Aus AGM Minutes (.doc)

2012 LSF Aus AGM Minutes (.pdf)

2011 LSF Aus AGM Minutes (.doc)

2010 LSF Aus AGM Minutes (.pdf)


Becoming a Member of the LSF Aus
Want to become a member of the LSF Aus. fraternity?

Glide on over to the Levels page for more details.

Past Jerilderie Results

 

Jerilderie 2009-20018 (zip folder)

Jerilderie 2008 Results (zip folder)
Jerilderie 2007 Results (zip folder)
Jerilderie 2006 Results (zip folder)
Jerilderie 2005 Results (excel format)
Jerilderie 2004 Results (excel format)
Jerilderie 2003 Final Results (PDF 49kb)
Jerilderie 2003 Team Results (PDF 13kb)
Jerilderie 2002 Final Results (PDF 32kb)
Jerilderie 2002 Round by Round (PDF 72kb)
Jerilderie 2002 HLG (PDF 16kb)
Jerilderie 2002 Spot Landing Points (PDF 16kb)


Articles

chris adams' Ellipse 4A theoretical analysis of Ellipse 4 aerodynamics (MS Word 1MB) Author | John Skinner

Joe Wurts lecture notes from Jerilderie 2008
(1.46MB, .ppt)

Mike lecturing on the fieldTrimming Techniques for Multi Channel Gliders, Mike O'Reilly. Get it here (6.5MB .ppt)