July 2019 Articles

• The RealFlight 8 flight simulator has fast graphics, excellent flight physics, plus virtual reality (VR) integration, and when I reviewed it, I wondered what the company could possibly do to make it better. The answer showed up at my front door in the form of RealFlight 8 Horizon Hobby Edition. The Horizon Hobby Edition keeps […]

  

  RealFlight RF8 Horizon Hobby Edition: A great flight simulator gets even better

  The RealFlight 8 flight simulator has fast graphics, excellent flight physics, plus virtual reality (VR) integration, and when I reviewed it, I wondered what the company could possibly do to make it better. The answer showed up at my front door in the form of RealFlight 8 Horizon Hobby Edition. The Horizon Hobby Edition keeps […]
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• Nothing adds excitement to your RC flights more than a smoke system. Do a loop or a roll and add that dense, long-hanging smoke trail and you have an airshow! Instead of shelling out the coin for a commercial smoke muffler, save a few bucks and modify your stock muffler. Then apply your savings to […]

  

  DIY Smoke Muffler: Turn your plane into a show stopper

  Nothing adds excitement to your RC flights more than a smoke system. Do a loop or a roll and add that dense, long-hanging smoke trail and you have an airshow! Instead of shelling out the coin for a commercial smoke muffler, save a few bucks and modify your stock muffler. Then apply your savings to […]
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• I recently watched the video Moonshots and Why They Matter by Peter Diamandis, and I encourage you to watch it too. He says that most companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs try to achieve a 10 percent annual increase of product by working harder or smarter. A “moonshot” is when your goal is to achieve 10 times […]

  

  Whale Watchers: How drones are transforming marine research

  I recently watched the video Moonshots and Why They Matter by Peter Diamandis, and I encourage you to watch it too. He says that most companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs try to achieve a 10 percent annual increase of product by working harder or smarter. A “moonshot” is when your goal is to achieve 10 times […]
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• Sooner or later, many RC modelers try their hand at a scale subject, and since most full-size aircraft use flaps, their scale model should include them as well. A scale model with the flaps fully deployed is an impressive sight. This will most likely be the pilot’s first exposure to flaps since most of our […]

  

  Become a better pilot — learn to fly with flaps!

  Sooner or later, many RC modelers try their hand at a scale subject, and since most full-size aircraft use flaps, their scale model should include them as well. A scale model with the flaps fully deployed is an impressive sight. This will most likely be the pilot’s first exposure to flaps since most of our […]
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• Sometimes all that’s needed to enjoy a nice sunny day is a no-fuss, easy-to-fly model that requires no effort to become airborne. And for the beginner, the Rage R/C Super Cub MX not only is a great way to build RC piloting skills but also has enough response and power to be a go-anywhere-anytime flier […]

  

  Rage R/C Super Cub MX: Ready-to-fly classic

  Sometimes all that’s needed to enjoy a nice sunny day is a no-fuss, easy-to-fly model that requires no effort to become airborne. And for the beginner, the Rage R/C Super Cub MX not only is a great way to build RC piloting skills but also has enough response and power to be a go-anywhere-anytime flier […]
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• Modeled after Curtis Pitts’s classic aerobat, this Bind-N-Fly (BNF) bipe is among the nicest I’ve seen from a fit, finish, and flyability standpoint. The fact that it’s a scale model, at 1/6 size, only sweetens the deal. This machine is likely to find a home with, and become a favorite of, intermediate-level pilots with some […]

  

  E-flite’s Pitts S-1S: A compact aerobat that performs

  Modeled after Curtis Pitts’s classic aerobat, this Bind-N-Fly (BNF) bipe is among the nicest I’ve seen from a fit, finish, and flyability standpoint. The fact that it’s a scale model, at 1/6 size, only sweetens the deal. This machine is likely to find a home with, and become a favorite of, intermediate-level pilots with some […]
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