John Reid’s Blog
Great Planes Gee Bee

One of the most beloved planes of almost any pilot has to be the Gee Bee and now we have this great looking one available from Great Planes. This all foam constructed Gee Bee is almost ready to fly with very little prep work needed to get it in the air. Check out what our [...]
A cool looking Red Tail

I got some images of this great looking Red Tail Mustang from Rick Steinport along with this little note: I have just finished rebuilding my Parkzone Micro P-51 and making it into a Tuskegee flyer. The tail was taped off and sprayed as was the nose cone for the prop. The red was a Krylon Short Cuts spray [...]
Adrenaline Rush: Hangar 9 Katana 50

We just finished flight-testing the new Hangar 9 Katana 50, and it’s a rush! In this video, reviewer Aaron Strietzel tells us about this great looking plane and its breath-taking performance. The looks of the Katana draw you in, and its flight characteristics will get your heart pumping! This 59-inch-span aerobat requires a .46 to .55 2-stroke or equivalent [...]
Giant Electric Corsair Flies!

Our good friend Lee Estingoy from Castle Creations finished up his giant scale electrified CARF-Models F4U-1D Corsair and logged in his first flight on it. Lee was happy to, as he put it, finally get this bird in the air. He goes on to say: Couldn’t have asked for a better flying plane or power [...]
AS3X system with the Beast

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 [...]
F-86 Micro Jet Video

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.
Extreme Flyers X350: an agile coaxial that can handle the wind

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 [...]
Charger RC Giant Fusion 3D

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.
