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...
PHOTOGRAPHY BY HOPE McCALL WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AILERON DIFFERENTIAL With aerobatic planes, aileron differential helps straighten and smooth out rolling maneuvers. For years,...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY GERRY YARRISH & DAVID WIGLEY ILLUSTRATIONS BY FX MODELS/CHROME CITY STUDIOS Increase scale realism and improve your plane’s performance by putting down the ìbarn...
ILLUSTRATIONS BY DAVID SCOTT How to successfully get your plane in the air Rather than rehashing an ideal takeoff scenario, the goal of this article is...
ILLUSTRATIONS BY DAVID SCOTT How the pros make it look easy Our good friend Dave Scott is going to take us step by step through flying...