Gerry Yarrish


Top Gun — Before the Rain

Top Gun — Before the Rain

Even though much of the competition flying has come to an end because of some simply crazy amounts of rain, there was/is still lots of great airplanes on the flightline! Here’s some of the impressive airplanes we saw just before the skies opened up. Sunday is all set for continuation of flying competition and the final […]
MAN at Top Gun — Day 2 — Checking in with Friends

MAN at Top Gun — Day 2 — Checking in with Friends

It’s always great to see the awesome planes in the flightline at Top Gun and this year, there’s lots to see! when it comes to great looking planes and talented pilots and scale model builders, this is the place to be. Top Gun Judges take a break to smile for my camera. Awesome F-84G. This […]
MAN on the Way to Top Gun!

MAN on the Way to Top Gun!

Don’t you just hate early flights out of the airport? Well, For Top Gun,  it’s well worth getting up at 3AM to catch my flight out of Hartford’s Bradley Airport to Tampa. I’ll then be hooking up with Exec. Editor Debra Cleghorn for our road trip to Lakeland, FL. Stay tuned as we’ll be posting […]
Top Gun Scale Invitational — First Day Excitement!

Top Gun Scale Invitational — First Day Excitement!

We have several friends and contributors already on sight checking out the action and airplanes on the flightline at Paradise Field. Top Gun has just begun and already, contestants are test flying and tweaking their amazing equipment in hopes of putting in perfect flight performances! Stay tuned as we continue to bring you the latest […]
100,000+ Facebook “Likes” and still growing!

100,000+ Facebook “Likes” and still growing!

Wow! One thing’s for sure! Model Airplane News readers and our Facebook fans are a loyal group of RC airplane enthusiasts! The MAN crew would like to thank all of you for helping us reach this impressive social media milestone. Be sure to like us on Facebook to get the inside scoop from events, the latest news on […]
1 Day until Top Gun! — New Runway awaits Scale Competitors

1 Day until Top Gun! — New Runway awaits Scale Competitors

Well not only is Paradise Field one of the greatest flying fields in the country, but for the first time Top Gun competitors will have the addition of a paved runway. This plus a great field layout with plenty of shade tents, vendors, food concession and plenty of parking! The MAN team can’t wait to […]
3 Days until Top Gun — The excitement grows in the scale community!

3 Days until Top Gun — The excitement grows in the scale community!

The MAN team is getting set to travel down to Lakeland Florida, to cover the biggest scale event of the year! Held at Paradise Field, Top Gun is more than just a popular event, and destination. Though each year the editors get a front row seat as we cover all the scale action and details […]
Workshop Build-alone — Sopwith Camel Part 5 — Forming Wire

Workshop Build-alone — Sopwith Camel Part 5 — Forming Wire

Now that the landing gear mounting blocks are installed in the fuselage, it’s time to switch to the landing gear itself. That is to check out the drawings and get the materials we’ll need to cut, bend and eventually solder the landing gear together. What I used is 3/16 inch Music Wire for the main […]
7 Days until Top Gun — The MAN crew is getting ready!

7 Days until Top Gun — The MAN crew is getting ready!

The MAN crew is getting excited about traveling to Top Gun for the annual Scale Invitational. This year the facility at Paradise Field will be sporting a brand new paved runway for the Top Gun pilots to operate from. Joining editors Debra Cleghorn and Gerry Yarrish, will be contributors Rich Uravitch, Carl Layden and ace […]
MAN at Hobby King

MAN at Hobby King

We had a great road trip down to Farmingdale on Long Island, to visit the new customer service and corporate offices for Hobby King. We got the $5 tour and had a great time visiting and talking about new products and more importantly, RC flying and local events! What really makes this new Hobby King […]
MAN Snapshots — Florida Jets, Paradise Field, Lakeland, FL

MAN Snapshots — Florida Jets, Paradise Field, Lakeland, FL

It is always a challenge to cover events in their entirety with just one article in MAN. That’s why we add lots of bonus content to the MAN website. Here are a few more pix that did not make it into print from Frank Tiano’s “All Jet” event featured in the July issue of MAN. Also, […]
Road to Top Gun — Jeff Foley’s Bf-109E

Road to Top Gun — Jeff Foley’s Bf-109E

The Luftwaffe will be well represented with Jeff Foley flying his very impressive and well tried Bf-109E German WW2 fighter. Jeff’s “Emil” has an 86 inch span, and is completely scratch built from Jeff’s own molds. The classic warbird  is 1/4.5 in scale and weighs 27 pounds. It uses a modified Dave Platt landing gear, and […]
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