Place small strips of adhesive-foam servo tape on the engine mounts, making certain to remove the paper backing. Coat the bottom of the engine lugs with...
Here’s how I made the cockpit details for the 27.5% scale Nieuport I designed. The scale pilot seat is removable and it covers the servos which...
In my opinion, the knife-edge spin is one of the most impressive extreme aerobatic maneuvers. It’s very demanding for the pilot and the airframe. First, I’ll...
We all know that you should always wrap your receiver and battery packs with foam to reduce vibrational damage. I use soft-drink and other beverage-can koozies...
Sometimes we need bigger servo arms that don’t fit the servo size we need. The solution? First, take a standard servo arm and cut the center...
This is a good maneuver to help teach you how to perform cleanly while being aware of any corrections being needed for maximum points. As with...
Don’t replace a broken cowl with a new one, repair it! To make a neat, strong repair, use low-tack tape to hold the outside edges flush...
Here’s a tip to which everyone can relate. With both wood built-up models and molded-foam flyers, it takes only a little time before the bottoms of...
Drop Mechanism OK, it’s really called a payload release mechanism, and it plugs directly into your receiver, but this slick Payload Release from E-flite is the...
A lot of prop adaptors are held on the motor’s shaft with small Allen setscrews. If you use a thread-locking compound when you installed the setscrew...
Almost all RC models have clevises to connect control horns to the control linkage and pushrods. With some clevises, it is extremely difficult to snap them...
After building a Balsa USA Fokker D7 1/4-scale biplane and doing the final setting up on the engine prior to taking to the field, I discovered...