April 2020 Articles

• When you first see someone flying a beautiful scale airplane, whether it is a precision aerobatic plane or a giant-scale warbird, it really gets the blood flowing! You might think you would never be able to do it, but that would be incorrect. All that separates you from those RC experts is experience. Learning to […]

  

  First Flight Success: Expert tips make it easy to earn your RC wings

  When you first see someone flying a beautiful scale airplane, whether it is a precision aerobatic plane or a giant-scale warbird, it really gets the blood flowing! You might think you would never be able to do it, but that would be incorrect. All that separates you from those RC experts is experience. Learning to […]
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• I have flown a few of the new sport flyers from Arrows RC and have found them all to be exceptional performers. Intended as a “do-it-all” multipurpose sport flyer, the Bigfoot has sturdy good looks, resembling a modern-day bush plane. Obviously, it gets its name from its big tundra tires, which open up options for […]

  

  Hobby Zone/Arrows RC Bigfoot – Out-of-the-ordinary bush plane with great performance

  I have flown a few of the new sport flyers from Arrows RC and have found them all to be exceptional performers. Intended as a “do-it-all” multipurpose sport flyer, the Bigfoot has sturdy good looks, resembling a modern-day bush plane. Obviously, it gets its name from its big tundra tires, which open up options for […]
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• When it comes to that first test flight of your newly finished giant-scale warbird (or any gas engine-powered model), you can increase your chances for an incident-free experience by correctly installing and setting up your powerplant. As with most things related to RC warbirds, neatness counts. Here are a few tips for making your firewall […]

  

  Installation tips to keep your powerplant happy

  When it comes to that first test flight of your newly finished giant-scale warbird (or any gas engine-powered model), you can increase your chances for an incident-free experience by correctly installing and setting up your powerplant. As with most things related to RC warbirds, neatness counts. Here are a few tips for making your firewall […]
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• Since the early days of RC flying, pilots have been giving landing advice, particularly if there is any sort of wind involved. However, some have recently been getting it backward when they state that during a normal landing, the ailerons should be used to keep the wings level and the rudder should be used to […]

  

  Master the Crosswind Landing – Best practices and advice for dealing with wind

  Since the early days of RC flying, pilots have been giving landing advice, particularly if there is any sort of wind involved. However, some have recently been getting it backward when they state that during a normal landing, the ailerons should be used to keep the wings level and the rudder should be used to […]
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• Each November, when much of North America has seen the first frost of the upcoming winter, there is one group of RC’ers who never worry about the snow. Members of the Desert Hawks RC Club of Lake Havasu City, Arizona are renowned for their love of seaplanes and offshore flying. With temps in the 70s […]

  

  34th Annual London Bridge Seaplane Classic – A premier float plane event

  Each November, when much of North America has seen the first frost of the upcoming winter, there is one group of RC’ers who never worry about the snow. Members of the Desert Hawks RC Club of Lake Havasu City, Arizona are renowned for their love of seaplanes and offshore flying. With temps in the 70s […]
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• So, I was sitting around one day a few weeks ago, just thinking about how quickly the hobby and sport of model aviation is evolving, and I wondered if there was any one thing I might be able to do to boost it up a bit. Then it hit me! We have Top Gun—a world-renowned […]

  

  Electric Jets Join Top Gun: Foamies Get Famous!

  So, I was sitting around one day a few weeks ago, just thinking about how quickly the hobby and sport of model aviation is evolving, and I wondered if there was any one thing I might be able to do to boost it up a bit. Then it hit me! We have Top Gun—a world-renowned […]
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• Dremel is one of those brand names that has so throroughly dominated its market that it has become synonymous with the category itself—like Kleenex or Velcro. Although the word Dremel has been genericized to refer to any rotary tool, the ones with “Dremel” officially stenciled on the side have a reputation for quality that has […]

  

  Dremel Lite – Affordable precision from a new cordless rotary tool

  Dremel is one of those brand names that has so throroughly dominated its market that it has become synonymous with the category itself—like Kleenex or Velcro. Although the word Dremel has been genericized to refer to any rotary tool, the ones with “Dremel” officially stenciled on the side have a reputation for quality that has […]
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• Often mistaken for the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, the Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (translated: Peregrine Falcon) was operated by the Imperial Japanese Army Airforce. While similar in design, the Zero was operated by Imperial Navy pilots and differed in several design points and operational areas. “Oscar” was a code name assigned to the Hayabusa by Allied Forces. […]

  

  A giant-scale warbird with the manners of a well-behaved sport plane

  Often mistaken for the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, the Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (translated: Peregrine Falcon) was operated by the Imperial Japanese Army Airforce. While similar in design, the Zero was operated by Imperial Navy pilots and differed in several design points and operational areas. “Oscar” was a code name assigned to the Hayabusa by Allied Forces. […]
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