See what our Senior Editor on the West Cost, John Reid has to say about the new Horizon AS3X system used in the Beast bi-plane. This system makes it much easier to fly small micro planes and we were able to try it out first hand with all three aircrafts. Right now, this system is [...]
Here is a small plane that packs quite a bit of power, the Great Planes F-86 Sabre Micro EDF. This small plane has some great flying features and with AnyLink you can fly this plane with any transmitter. Hear what Norm has to say about the F-86 and the AnyLink system.
Traditionally, coaxial helis have been limited to flying in very calm conditions, limiting them to indoor flying or outdoors only on the most peaceful days. The other issue is that after mastering its basic flight envelope, you could get bored quickly. Well, neither of these is an issue with the new Extreme Flyers X350 high-performance [...]
Here is something you don’t see every day, a giant 3D foamy slowly flying around. Check out Mike Gantt’s interview as he tells you what he thinks of the Fusion 3D, a new giant foamy from Charger RC. Then you can enjoy the flight video and see how this giant bird performs.
Sunday I got to fly around a few pylons with other guys at the Whittier Pylon Race. I completed in the Electric EF1 class and there was also a quickie 500 class running that day. The camera was set to take a photo every 5 second and this created a movie that is only 1:22 [...]
Aerobatic planes are always a favorite with modelers and one of them that is sure to stand out from the crowd, the Zlin. Now Seagull has this great looking 67-inch wingspan Zlin ARF kit that not only looks great but can also perform. The instructions include both glow and electric setup. For the glow setup, [...]
Aerobatic biplanes are always a favorite of any pilot, and the bright color scheme of the Christen Eagle puts it right up at the top of favorite planes. The new Christen Eagle from Hangar 9 is sure to be winner. This great looking color scheme is already done up and add to that, a quick [...]
Recently I got to take a tour through the Castle Creations factory in Olathe, KS. I really enjoyed my visit there and I found that making speed controls was a much bigger production than I had imagined. In this video Lee Estingoy takes us through the assembly line at the Castle factory to see how [...]
