ILLUSTRATIONS BY FX MODELS & CHROME CITY STUDIOS Understanding how your heli flies will make you a better pilot When I first started flying helicopters, I...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETE HALL, ROB LANDRY AND KLAUS RONGE New pumped engine has more power and torque for 3D and FAI flying Note the lightened piston...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETE HALL WHETHER THIS IS YOUR FIRST .90-SIZE HELI OR ONE OF MANY, YOU’LL BE PLEASED WITH ITS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND AFFORDABLE PRICE VIDEO...
AS THE ROTOR TURNS ? I have wanted to get into the RC helicopter hobby for a while, but every electric helicopter I’ve seen has a...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN REID THIS LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE/METAL .50-SIZE HELI OFFERS EXTREME PERFORMANCE OR GENTLE SPORT FLYING Kyosho is no stranger to designing and building world-class RC...
ILLUSTRATION BY FX MODELS & CHROME CITY STUDIOS LEARN TO FLY THE CUBAN-8 Sometimes it’s good to get back to the classics. Whether its movies, music,...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY KLAUS RONGE AND MARK FADELY Below: Nothing beats the smell of nitro in the morning (and evening) for a heli enthusiast. IT JUST KEEPS...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN REID THE PERFECT STARTER HELICOPTER WITH MANY OUTSTANDING ADVANCED FEATURES The Innovator is a rock-solid flyer and will be a great choice for...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN REID For the best performance, new gyros require new setup techniques It’s nice to see gyros in more rugged cases, like this all-aluminum...
New choppers, tools & upgrades for rotor heads GREAT PLANES MINIATURE AIRCRAFT X-CELL FURION 450 Designed for serious pilots, almost every part of the Furion 450’s...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETE HALL The “crashless” way to RC helicopter flying NOVICE PILOTS WILL BE ABLE TO HOVER MUCH MORE QUICKLY AS THEY CAN CONCENTRATE ON...
A New Look In the Table of Contents and throughout this issue, be on the lookout for our new icons that indicate more from this issue...