PHOTOS BY HOPE McCALL This stylish Cessna has it all – including the satisfaction of the build! THE CESSNA WILL ALSO DO A GOOD CUBAN-8 AND...
GASOLINE ENGINE SETUPS AND CHOKE LINKAGES My father’s Thunder Tiger 37.5% Yak 54 on a knife-edge fly by. Setting up your choke system in a proper...
PHOTOS BY HOPE McCALL A classic WW II-era biplane for electric power THERE’S NOTHING QUITE SO BEAUTIFUL AS A SCALE BIPLANE PERFORMING SCALE-LIKE AEROBATICS The PT-17...
PHOTOS BY DAWN L. VAUGHT AND ELLEN M. VAUGHT Details rate high in this excellent scale warbird I CAN IMAGINE SOMEONE ADDING A FUNCTIONAL BOMB BAY...
PHOTOS BY HOPE MCCALL This gorgeous stealth flyer is anything but inconspicuous! EVEN WITH A 10MPH WIND, THE NIGHTHAWK SLICES THROUGH THE SKY AND REMAINS STABLE...
TEXT & PHOTOS BY JOHN REID Scale Cover Up: Tips and tricks to enhance your next scale project Multi-engine aircraft like this C-130 are perfect projects...
Scale Special Issue Back by popular demand, our yearly scale special issue is packed with more than 35 pages of reviews, how-to’s and flight techniques! From...
PHOTOS BY GERRY YARRISH & KEVIN HETMANSKI THE LARGEST-EVER GATHERING OF RC HELICOPTERS! Right-side up or inverted, there were good Vibes all weekend! The JR brand...
PHOTO BY GERRY YARRISH SAL CALVAGNA’S POLIKARPOV I-16 IT’S ALWAYS INTERESTING to see what new aircraft pop up at various RC scale events. Local and regional...
Showcasing what you build and fly THE IRON BUTTERFLY Peter Donk, Wayland, NY Like many RC pilots, Peter Donk took a hiatus from the hobby and...
PHOTOS BY JOHN REID & BRIAN LEWIS A great second plane for any pilot looking for fun Brian Lewis replaces the top hatch, which is held...
Useful hints from modelers ILLUSTRATIONS BY RICHARD THOMPSON MUFFLER EXHAUST COVERS The residual exhaust mixture after a day’s flying will eventually work its way down to...