June 2022 Articles

• 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 to take better advantage of your computer radio system. I hear a lot of “that radio does more than I will ever need” at the field and on discussion […]

  

  Five Powerful Features to Lighten Your Pilot Load

  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 to take better advantage of your computer radio system. I hear a lot of “that radio does more than I will ever need” at the field and on discussion […]
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• 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 pumped into your smoke muffler. For a system with a non-adjustable pump, I use a replacement glow engine remote needle-valve assembly. Simply hook it up between the pump and […]

  

  HOBBY HACKS – June 2022

  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 pumped into your smoke muffler. For a system with a non-adjustable pump, I use a replacement glow engine remote needle-valve assembly. Simply hook it up between the pump and […]
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• Joe converted his Bruce Tharpe kit from glow to electric, extending his flying wing’s engine housing to create a cowl for the power components from a damaged E-flite V1200. Joe writes, “Steering and two rudder servos work independently. The differential is electronic and the rudders can turn inward, acting as air brakes.” The Vortex uses […]

  

  Pilot Projects – Delta Vortex

  Joe converted his Bruce Tharpe kit from glow to electric, extending his flying wing’s engine housing to create a cowl for the power components from a damaged E-flite V1200. Joe writes, “Steering and two rudder servos work independently. The differential is electronic and the rudders can turn inward, acting as air brakes.” The Vortex uses […]
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• 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 things aviation-related, and eventually over 3,000 hours in the P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft. If you’re looking to spark that same love of aviation in your kids, Whistle Pig […]

  

  Product Review – Whistle Pig Toys P-40C Warhawk

  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 things aviation-related, and eventually over 3,000 hours in the P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft. If you’re looking to spark that same love of aviation in your kids, Whistle Pig […]
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• An officially licensed replica of the world-famous bush plane, the E-flite DRACO 2.0m is constructed mostly of injection molded foam that is painted in the distinctive bright red of Mike Patey’s full-scale DRACO super bush plane. The DRACO is available in three versions: Plug-N-Play (PNP) that requires a transmitter, receiver, LiPo and charger; Bind-N-Fly (BNF) […]

  

  E-flite Draco 2.0m Fly the ultimate RC bush plane!

  An officially licensed replica of the world-famous bush plane, the E-flite DRACO 2.0m is constructed mostly of injection molded foam that is painted in the distinctive bright red of Mike Patey’s full-scale DRACO super bush plane. The DRACO is available in three versions: Plug-N-Play (PNP) that requires a transmitter, receiver, LiPo and charger; Bind-N-Fly (BNF) […]
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• Built from the 1/4-scale Balsa USA kit, Lane’s DVIII sports the white Hermann Göring scheme. The biplane is powered by a DLE-30 turning a 20 x 8 Zinger propeller. Lane notes, “When building this kit, it’s important to keep weight off the tail end, especially during finishing as primer and paint can make you pay […]

  

  Pilot Projects – Fokker DVII

  Built from the 1/4-scale Balsa USA kit, Lane’s DVIII sports the white Hermann Göring scheme. The biplane is powered by a DLE-30 turning a 20 x 8 Zinger propeller. Lane notes, “When building this kit, it’s important to keep weight off the tail end, especially during finishing as primer and paint can make you pay […]
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• Wanting something different, Fernando Cavera from São Paulo, Brazil, started with a 10-plus-year old Top Flite P-51D giant scale ARF and converted it into an awesome B-Model Mustang. He stripped the old iron-on covering and removed the damaged D-Model bubble canopy and refinished with 3/4-ounce fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin. He then scratch-built his own […]

  

  Fernando Cavera’s P-51B Mustang

  Wanting something different, Fernando Cavera from São Paulo, Brazil, started with a 10-plus-year old Top Flite P-51D giant scale ARF and converted it into an awesome B-Model Mustang. He stripped the old iron-on covering and removed the damaged D-Model bubble canopy and refinished with 3/4-ounce fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin. He then scratch-built his own […]
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• 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 modeling marketplace. These extremely popular, scale-like wheel chock sets are available in kit form, and as ready-to-use for other sizes including large-diameter World War I spoked wheels. Shown here […]

  

  Strictly Scale Custom Wheel Chocks

  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 modeling marketplace. These extremely popular, scale-like wheel chock sets are available in kit form, and as ready-to-use for other sizes including large-diameter World War I spoked wheels. Shown here […]
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• 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 more fun when you do it well and continue to improve, and nothing instills the satisfaction of a job well done like being able to string together several aerobatic […]

  

  Master the Cross-Box Humpty and Bridge – Finessing your plane’s altitude and positioning

  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 more fun when you do it well and continue to improve, and nothing instills the satisfaction of a job well done like being able to string together several aerobatic […]
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• Built from Henry Haffke’s plans published in Model Airplane News in December 1994, this sort-a-scale model was converted from glow to electric and is powered by a Rimfire 32, 70-amp speed control and a 4S battery. The 63-inch-span model weighs just under 5 pounds. Gregg writes, “Flights are very scale like, and with a tail […]

  

  Pilot Projects – Gee Bee Racer

  Built from Henry Haffke’s plans published in Model Airplane News in December 1994, this sort-a-scale model was converted from glow to electric and is powered by a Rimfire 32, 70-amp speed control and a 4S battery. The 63-inch-span model weighs just under 5 pounds. Gregg writes, “Flights are very scale like, and with a tail […]
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• Old School Model Works One-O Nine With its interlocking design and high-quality, laser-cut parts, the One-O-Nine is a quick build. In the air, the fully sheeted airframe is agile and responsive. A removeable wing makes transport easy and allows easy access to the radio compartment. From OSMW’s Sunday Fighter lineup, the 45.5-inch-span One-O nine is […]

  

  New Releases – June 2022

  Old School Model Works One-O Nine With its interlocking design and high-quality, laser-cut parts, the One-O-Nine is a quick build. In the air, the fully sheeted airframe is agile and responsive. A removeable wing makes transport easy and allows easy access to the radio compartment. From OSMW’s Sunday Fighter lineup, the 45.5-inch-span One-O nine is […]
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• 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 great source for top-of-the-line equipment that’s designed for RC modelers. With several sizes and types available, this 5-gallon gasoline fuel system comes complete and ready to use. Designed with […]

  

  RC Fueling Systems 5-Gallon Gasoline Fuel Container System

  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 great source for top-of-the-line equipment that’s designed for RC modelers. With several sizes and types available, this 5-gallon gasoline fuel system comes complete and ready to use. Designed with […]
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• 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 complex models. Compatible with several radio systems, components such as this and the Mercury are seen on flightlines worldwide in turbine jets and other large aircraft. Last year brought […]

  

  Product Review – PowerBox Competition SR2

  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 complex models. Compatible with several radio systems, components such as this and the Mercury are seen on flightlines worldwide in turbine jets and other large aircraft. Last year brought […]
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• 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 DLG into an F5K electric glider was a natural way to adapt this already impressive platform. In this review, I look at the Vortex 3 F5K Electro, available from […]

  

  DS-Composites Vortex 3 F5K Electro – Fly high with this all-composite e-powered glider

  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 DLG into an F5K electric glider was a natural way to adapt this already impressive platform. In this review, I look at the Vortex 3 F5K Electro, available from […]
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• The Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas was packed with high-tech drones, accessories, and applications, and contributor Patrick Sherman was there to capture the highlights. Here, he shares the latest on drones in public safety and delivery as well as some new releases. One unique feature of Commercial UAV Expo is its “Beyond the Cage” […]

  

  Latest Drone Tech – From public safety to deliveries

  The Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas was packed with high-tech drones, accessories, and applications, and contributor Patrick Sherman was there to capture the highlights. Here, he shares the latest on drones in public safety and delivery as well as some new releases. One unique feature of Commercial UAV Expo is its “Beyond the Cage” […]
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• 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 before I put them back into service, I like to do some inspection and any needed maintenance. With this said, lets discuss the maintenance we should all perform on […]

  

  Maintaining Your Aircraft – Easy ways to keep your plane in tip-top, flight-worthy shape

  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 before I put them back into service, I like to do some inspection and any needed maintenance. With this said, lets discuss the maintenance we should all perform on […]
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