PHOTOGRAPHS BY DEBRA CLEGHORN GERRY YARRISH & RICH URAVITCH Two Decades of Scale Modeling Excellence The man with the dream, Frank Tiano, was constantly on the...
PHOTOS BY JOHN KOTLEBA, RICH URAVITCH, DEBRA CLEGHORN & JASON SAMS THE ULTIMATE SCALE SHOWDOWN MR. TOP GUN David Hayes’ Rockwell Thrush crop duster on one...
Photography by John Reid & Hope McCall 10 STEPS TO A FAST FIX We’ve all done it. That one dumb thumb move, the very brief moment...
Download a PDF of this diagram by clicking here. ByROY VAILLANCOURT While reading through an old issue of Model Airplane News, I came...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETE HALL The feathering spindle and flybar usually take a beating in a crash. It is usually easier to replace them than trying...
Photos by Bruce Wartlieb & John Reid MAKING FLEXIBLE CONNECTIONS Foamies have led us to new ways of building and flying model airplanes. They allow us...
PHOTOS BY JOHN REID & HOPE McCALL Using radio mixes to lighten your flying load! One of the key things that have enabled us to perform...
ILLUSTRATIONS BY RICHARD THOMPSON Proper control-surface deflection is the key to good flight control When the servo arm travel is not parallel to the pushrod, you...
TEXT & PHOTOS BY JOHN REID || ILLUSTRATIONS BY FX MODELS & CHROME CITY STUDIOS SIGNATURE MOVES THAT WOW THE CROWD! Ask pilots about their favorite...
PHOTOS BY PETE HALL Proper servo setup techniques & programming tricks to fly like a pro Servo setup and radio programming is extremely important, especially with...
Just as with dual rates, the amount of expo you use is a matter of preference. Above: full elevator travel with dual rates in high position....
Photography by Hope McCall, Peter Hall & John Reid Let your radio do its job! Today’s computer radios offer tremendous functionality. Often, however, a new pilot...