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...
FUEL TANK CORROSION ? In Dave Gierke’s “Power and Performance” article in the July 2009 issue, he stated that methanol has a propensity to corrode various...
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...