Executing the side slip to landing requires a pilot to be comfortable with using rudder as well as cross-controlling rudder and aileron input. It is important...
It’s easy to install a Du-Bro fuel filter backwards if you’re not paying attention. If the filter is installed backwards, contaminants will collect on the wrong...
AT A GLANCE Model Name: Cessna 188 Agwagon Manufacturer: Seagull Models Distributor: Legend Hobby (legendhobby.com) Wingspan: 97 in. Pilot Skill Level: Intermediate Assembly Time: 20-40 hours...
Simple and efficient. Those were the design goals when Phil Kraft put drafting pen to paper in the 1960s and the result was the Kwik-Fly. With...
Velcro is a great tool for us modelers but sometimes you need elasticity for a little more holding power. Here is a way to add that...
I love tools. I occasionally buy tools I don’t even need just because they are cool, and I “might” need them for some future project at...
If your giant-scale model has a set of electric retracts, and like me, you don’t care for them, you can change them out to pneumatics. This...
As numerous uncrewed aircraft of all types are being rapidly produced, tested, and flown, the Federal Aviation Administration is working hard to get a handle on...
Your choice of flying sites will be driven by two key considerations: first and foremost, safety—and second, what you hope to accomplish by flying. The first...
When Tony Dilluvio sent in a few photos of his 13.2-foot-span, electric-powered PBY Catalina for “Pilot Projects,” we immediately knew it was something special. Lucky for...
Many pilots think that stick time and getting better at making corrections are the main requirements for better landings and, therefore, give little thought to how...
In the early days of aviation, spins were often fatal because most pilots did not understand how to properly recover from a spin. While in an...