Sometimes you don’t have a friend around to help secure your plane while you adjust the engine. A super simple and cheap way to secure even...
When you cut braided metal cables for pull-pull control setups, like rudder and nosewheel steering, the ends will often unravel and become frayed. Simply wrap the...
Painting a Warbird, Part 2 Lane Crabtree has been detailing how he painted his CARF Models P-51. In this installment, Lane applies squadron markings and the...
Imagine skipping the airport runway and lifting straight into the sky. Horizon Aircraft’s new creation, the Cavorite X7, brings that vision to life. This cutting-edge eVTOL...
A great way to keep all the servo and power leads in your plane in order is to take some stick-on label paper and print or...
While readying my model for covering, I discovered several small dents and dings in the soft balsa. Instead of using wood filler, I filled a small...
A friend shared with me one of his older magazines, “Model Airplane News,” October 1937. I found a couple of articles about the first national RC...
Alligator clips are handy as a “second pair of hands” on your workbench when building small models and soldering fine gauge wires, and can be found...
A well-trimmed, properly balanced RC airplane doesn’t just look better in the air, it flies more predictably, handles more precisely, and makes your time at the...
Whether you’re a first-time pilot learning the ropes or a seasoned flyer pushing the limits of your latest turbine jet, there’s one move that can elevate...
For fans of high-performance RC jets and cutting-edge design, the YFQ 44A “Fury” is more than a military prototype—it’s the real-world evolution of everything modelers love...
Rare-earth magnets have excellent attractive force and can be used for all sorts of applications. When you apply balsa sheeting to a model structure, use magnets...