March 2020 Articles

• In the early 1980s, I made my first serious RC radio purchase, and I remember it as if it was yesterday. At the time, I was thinking about retiring my vintage hand-me-down 5-channel Kraft radio, “gold box,” when I happened to see a Circus Hobbies ad in Model Airplane News for JR radios, so I […]

  

  JR Propo DFA T14x4: Black Pearl 2.4GHz 14-channel Radio System

  In the early 1980s, I made my first serious RC radio purchase, and I remember it as if it was yesterday. At the time, I was thinking about retiring my vintage hand-me-down 5-channel Kraft radio, “gold box,” when I happened to see a Circus Hobbies ad in Model Airplane News for JR radios, so I […]
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• The E-flite Cargo 1500 Twin, or EC-1500, is a twin-engine electric cargo plane loosely based on the Alenia C-27 Spartan military transport. Like the C-27, the EC-1500 can be used for a variety of missions. It’s available in Plug-N-Play and in a BNF Basic version. Able to fly off just about any surface, the BNF […]

  

  E-flite/Horizon Hobby EC-1500 1.2M – Versatile twin with a wide flight envelope

  The E-flite Cargo 1500 Twin, or EC-1500, is a twin-engine electric cargo plane loosely based on the Alenia C-27 Spartan military transport. Like the C-27, the EC-1500 can be used for a variety of missions. It’s available in Plug-N-Play and in a BNF Basic version. Able to fly off just about any surface, the BNF […]
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• Peter Goldsmith’s impressive BAE Hawk 100 turns heads even when it’s sitting on the flightline at the most recent Top Gun Scale Invitational, where it earned a nearly perfect 99 points from the static judges— the highest in the Expert class! We wanted to take a closer look at this incredible RC jet, and also […]

  

  Peter Goldsmith’s BAE Hawk 100

  Peter Goldsmith’s impressive BAE Hawk 100 turns heads even when it’s sitting on the flightline at the most recent Top Gun Scale Invitational, where it earned a nearly perfect 99 points from the static judges— the highest in the Expert class! We wanted to take a closer look at this incredible RC jet, and also […]
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• When it comes to excitement and performance, nothing comes close to a warbird. Today, there are more military frontline classics available than ever before, and they all really get the adrenaline flowing. The Model Airplane News editors have tested a lot of warbirds, and we’ve compared our flight logs to select our top 10 favorites. […]

  

  Top 10 RC Warbirds – Flying these fighting machines will make you feel like an ace!

  When it comes to excitement and performance, nothing comes close to a warbird. Today, there are more military frontline classics available than ever before, and they all really get the adrenaline flowing. The Model Airplane News editors have tested a lot of warbirds, and we’ve compared our flight logs to select our top 10 favorites. […]
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• Together with loops, rolls are the bedrock upon which aerobatic flying is built. Learning to perform them correctly and efficiently is integral to opening the door to thousands of different maneuvers. There are varying opinions regarding the best approach to teach rolls, and certain methods can promote faster rates of learning and more successful results. […]

  

  Flying Precision Rolls: The secrets to smooth well-positioned maneuvers

  Together with loops, rolls are the bedrock upon which aerobatic flying is built. Learning to perform them correctly and efficiently is integral to opening the door to thousands of different maneuvers. There are varying opinions regarding the best approach to teach rolls, and certain methods can promote faster rates of learning and more successful results. […]
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