38 Editors' Picks: Quadcopter Roundup The next generation of RC fun! By Electric Flight Crew 42 Skyartec Wasp Nano A micro flybarless 3D machine ready to fly out of the box By Aaron Strietzel 46 Blade/ Horizon Hobby 500 3D This 500-class heli comes ready to rock! By Aaron Strietzel 50 Traxxas DR-1 A coaxial [...]

BUYER'S GUIDE2012 Packed with the latest new RC products, our 2012 Buyer's Guide will help you to kick off the summer flying season right! In this special section you'll find 639 of the latest planes, helicopters, radios, engines, tools and more. From 3D electric aerobats to giant heavy-metal warbirds, you'll find everything you could want—along [...]

TEXT AND PHOTOS BY PETER SCHAFFER RC fun from the heart of “New Iceland” Mega-size RC fun! The crowds enjoy the great weather and interesting RC models. The “Heart of New Iceland,” Gimli Manitoba, is the site of the MAAC Zone D's fun-fly event known as the Gimli Model Fest (GMF). The Interlake RC Model [...]

Hotshot fun-fly champ! Danny Luchaco from Sayre, PA, shows off his electric-powered “Buckle” at the Kingston Father's Day fun-fly. Over the years, one of the most popular fun flyer airplanes found at the Kingston Model Aircraft Club's Father's Day Fun Fly has been the Turnbuckle. Events like the Roops (roll and loops), spot landings, and [...]

PHOTOS BY LARRY PIERCE Larry Pierce and his Miles Messenger M-38 The M-38 project taking shape on the workbench. Larry started it in 2009. Like most people in Canada we all like to follow each other's projects on the Internet, and I was blown away with the skill level of Larry Pierce. Larry is from [...]