Glue a regular strip aileron-horn torque-rod bearing into the bottom of the rudder, then slide this over your tail-wheel as shown. This eliminates the need to...
Some modelers use rubber cement to glue their templates to balsa. To remove the residue from the balsa after the template is removed, make a “pick”...
Let your radio do the work! No matter what model aircraft you’re flying, piloting performance ultimately comes down to your transmitter. This article will help you...
I started down the long road I’ve taken in this hobby by playing with free-flight balsa gliders. This led to RC gliders, a love for all...
It has been 10 years since the release of the PowerBox Competition, which became the gold standard for redundant power and receiver systems in large and...
Depending on where you live in the US, flight season can be anytime when the weather is pilot friendly. I like to go over my airplanes...
Fine-tuning Smoke One of the ways to optimize your smoke system to produce thick, fluffy smoke trails is to fine-tune the amount of smoke fluid being...
Starting off by producing wheel chocks intended for RC jet aircraft, Strictly Scale is now offering high quality “wheel stoppers” for the rest of the scale...
You just can’t cobble together a portable gas-station fuel can and a cheap hardware-store hand pump and expect it to last. RC Fueling Systems is a...
Those who “don’t know what they don’t know” usually claim (by default) to be content with their flying. The reality is that flying is a lot...
While industry observers predict coming breakthroughs in batteries, solar cells, and hydrogen propulsion for full scale aircraft, engineers are designing and testing next generation helicopter power...
The DS-Composites Vortex 3 F3K has proven to be a high-performance DLG glider and has won many F3K competitions. The decision to develop the Vortex 3...