October 2023 Articles

• When you build a 1/4-scale biplane, you may have trouble getting the large, one- piece wings in your vehicle. Two-piece wings are better, but three-piece wings seem to be the best option. However, many 1/4-scale biplane kits are not offered with three-piece wings, so sometimes you just have to “do it yourself.” And this is […]

  

  Three-Piece Wing Modification – Make Your Big Plane Easier to Transport & Store!

  When you build a 1/4-scale biplane, you may have trouble getting the large, one- piece wings in your vehicle. Two-piece wings are better, but three-piece wings seem to be the best option. However, many 1/4-scale biplane kits are not offered with three-piece wings, so sometimes you just have to “do it yourself.” And this is […]
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• Some time ago, I had to adopt a general policy of not accepting aerobatic students into my commercial RC flight training, 1st US R/C Flight School, who hadn’t previously attended the school’s primary solo course. The reason is that there is not enough time in a four-day aerobatic course to both correct a pilot’s bad […]

  

  COURSE CORRECTIONS – Pro advice to improve your flying

  Some time ago, I had to adopt a general policy of not accepting aerobatic students into my commercial RC flight training, 1st US R/C Flight School, who hadn’t previously attended the school’s primary solo course. The reason is that there is not enough time in a four-day aerobatic course to both correct a pilot’s bad […]
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• Shahak Moti Motovic, Rehovot, Israel This scratch-built creation was designed and constructed by father and son team Moti and Guy. The 61-inch-span Shahak has a fuselage made of fiberglass sheets and weighs in at just under 8 pounds. It is painted with Sikkens paint and its wings are covered with high-quality sticker sheet material. A […]

  

  Pilot Projects – October 2023

  Shahak Moti Motovic, Rehovot, Israel This scratch-built creation was designed and constructed by father and son team Moti and Guy. The 61-inch-span Shahak has a fuselage made of fiberglass sheets and weighs in at just under 8 pounds. It is painted with Sikkens paint and its wings are covered with high-quality sticker sheet material. A […]
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• SCALE VINYL GRAPHICS Often, vinyl graphics have a reflective shine that can take away from your model’s overall scale appearance. An easy fix is to spray on a matte clearcoat after you’ve applied them. Notice in the after photo that any reflections are gone, and they match the Ora-Tex covering. The clearcoat even gives the […]

  

  HOBBY HACKS – October 2023

  SCALE VINYL GRAPHICS Often, vinyl graphics have a reflective shine that can take away from your model’s overall scale appearance. An easy fix is to spray on a matte clearcoat after you’ve applied them. Notice in the after photo that any reflections are gone, and they match the Ora-Tex covering. The clearcoat even gives the […]
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• Young Guns – The kids are all right! The future was alive, well, and on display at Top Gun with a number of youngsters participating in various aspects of this prestigious event. Three youngsters were flying and one, Cody Hauge, was flying in his sixth Top Gun! Cody competed in Pro-Prop with a Top Flight […]

  

  TOP GUN 2023 SPECIAL AWARDS

  Young Guns – The kids are all right! The future was alive, well, and on display at Top Gun with a number of youngsters participating in various aspects of this prestigious event. Three youngsters were flying and one, Cody Hauge, was flying in his sixth Top Gun! Cody competed in Pro-Prop with a Top Flight […]
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