PHOTOS BY JOHN REID New insights on a classic move Entry straight and level 1 Pull hard up-elevator 2 Move ailerons and rudder to full deflection...
PHOTOS BY JIM BEST A CLASSIC SOUTH PACIFIC WARBIRDóELECTRIFIED! Jim Best shows off his nicely done version of the author’s Douglas SBD Dauntless. Often referred to...
ILLUSTRATIONS BY FX MODELS After they’ve learned to fly, many pilots want to expand their aerobatic repertoires. Once you can fly a nice, round loop and...
TEXT & PHOTOS BY JOHN REID Superb rock ‘n’ roll aerobat EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THE YAK-54 IS OF EXCELLENT QUALITY I first saw the Quique’s...
PHOTOS BY DERON NEBLETT Perfect practice pattern plane Christophe Paysant-Le Roux won the 2005 FAI/F3A championship with a plane of his own design: the Oxalys. Kyosho’s...
PHOTOS BY BRIAN LEWIS & JOHN REID A clean, quiet, full-house trainer WHEN YOU HAVE CLEAR SKIES AND WANT TO GET AIRBORNE, THE HOBBY LOBBY LIBERTY...
PHOTOS BY PETE HALL & DERON NEBLETT A perfect plane for new 3D pilots THE HARRIER 3D 46 IS THE PERFECT FIRST CHOICE FOR SOMEONE WHO...
PHOTOS BY LAWRENCE DONG & STEVE SHUMATE A FOAM TOP GUN WITH SWEEP WINGS With its sleek lines, aggressive stance and variable-sweep wing, the Grumman F-14...
10 RC experts share their secrets It is easy to take the RC hobby for granted and to forget that the people behind the models, products,...
PHOTOS BY JOHN REID MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS WORLD EXCLUSIVE! Speed and beauty! THE SEPTEMBER FURY IS BUILT TO LAST AND IS A GREAT FLYING SCALE RACER...
PHOTOS BY PETE HALL || ILLUSTRATIONS BY FX MODELS Fuel systems made easy Though electric flight is very popular, it seems that most RC aircraft are...
PHOTOS BY JOHN REID 50-size 3D performance on a 30-size budget BASIC AEROBATICS ONLY SCRATCH THE SURFACE OF THIS 50-SIZE HELI’S ABILITIES The Caliber 5 is...