(see more photos below) Words by Kyle Matthew, Photos by Laurel Matthew I hope you enjoyed a FPV bird’s-eye view on your latest trip to the airfield. My last article (“A Plane With a View,” Model Airplane News, February 2010) guided you through building a basic FPV (First Person View) system. Now that you’ve had [...]
Online Exclusive Article Review—Flyzone Playmate By Gerry Yarrish This cute little Indoor/Outdoor Micro Sport Flyer is just the thing if you want to revisit the days of simple RC. I first saw the Playmate (several of them,) at an Indoor Festival in Ohio. When they all took to the air, I was immediately reminded of [...]
(see more photos below) By Mark Ronge Even with a huge selection of electric models on the market, it’s still difficult to find one that’s docile enough for beginners and able to do tricks when the pilot is ready. Much of this is due to the general size and lighter weight of park flyers. E-flite [...]
Photo by Xavier Meal Written by Budd Davisson It was cold. SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Otto Skorzeny turned his back to the biting wind, burying his hands in the deep pockets of his SS topcoat. As he chatted with the bald-headed man he’d come to rescue, he glanced at the small band of exhausted Wehrmacht soldiers huddled in [...]
The Shoestring Midget Racer. This is the Yellow and Red Shoestring racer built from the May 2010 MAN Bonus Pullout Plans set. It is designed by master electric model designer and builder Pat Tritle. Click Here to download original 3-view drawing from the Air Age Media Archives for the full-size Shoestring Racer The designer of the [...]
Text and photos: Jerry Smith See more photos below The Ready mk3 is a newly released model in Thunder Tiger’s ABS series. There are three available at this time: the Beaver, Cessna Cardinal and the Ready mk3. These ARFs are completely different from what we are used to seeing. They’re made entirely of precision-molded ABS [...]
–How to install the onboard LED lighting system By Keith “Sparky” Sparks More photos below Flying model planes at night was not very practical at most flying fields until the quiet powered electric models became popular. These smaller models have created a new market for ready to install lighting equipment. However, with a [...]
Our April 2010 issue of MAN featured an article written by Sr. Tech. Editor Gerry Yarrish entitled, “UAVs in Action” RC in Uniform—our Military’s Warbirds without Pilots. We only had so much room in the magazine for the printed article so some of the specs and photos had to be cut. This impressive online revisit of [...]
