WRAM Show Static Competition
As always, some of the best scale and sport planes show up to compete for the great WRAM show prizes! Check out some of the ones we liked that were here in Friday. Half Scale Triplane!
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MAN at the WRAM Show!
Well here it is again! The largest RC hobby trade show in the Northeast is the WRAM Show. Again hosted by the WRAM club the show is at the Meadowlands Expo Center in NJ! The MAN team is here and we’ve checked out all the greatt new products, planes, radios and there’s a lot to […]
The Radio Control Show 199
Don’t miss this week’s show where we take a look at how to remove wrinkles from your monokote, how to submit to Readers’ Rides, contests, prizes, and more. See the full video in the player below:
Hobby drones: illegal invasion of privacy?
A Texas state representative has recently sponsored a bill that would make it a misdemeanor to take photos with an unmanned aircraft without the permission of the property owner. This excerpt from a PopSci.com article by Rebecca Boyle is an interesting read. What do you think about the legality — or illegality — of RC […]
MAN at WRAM Show this weekend!
Hey everyone, if you are planning to go to the 45th annual WRAM show this weekend Friday 22 through Sunday 24, be sure to stop by the Model Airplane News booth and say hello! This event is going to be held again at the spacious Meadowland Expo Center in Secaucus NJ. The WRAM show is […]
The Radio Control Show 198
This week’s episode of The Radio Control Show looks at a big Long Nose FW-190, the Spektrum AR635 6-channel sport receiver, tech tips, and much more. Check out the full video in the player below.
Road to Top Gun: Titanic Thunderbolt
A well known regular to all the RC action and excitement that is the Top Gun Scale Invitational, Eduardo Esteves is shown here with his wife and caller Ana, with his beautiful and very impressive P-47 Thunderbolt razorback built from a CARF-Models composite kit. The Thunderbolt’s wingspan is 110 inches and weighs in at 62 […]
Wing Repair Made Easy
This is a collection of my made at home videos I shot for showing basic wood wing structure repairs. The video may be low tech but the repair techniques are right on the spot and can be used to fix any damaged wing. This specific repair deals with removing and replacing a broken leading edge […]
Road to Top Gun: Splendid Spitfire
As we draw closer to the big 25th anniversary of the Top Gun Scale Invitational, we are collecting more advance “intel” on the planes and the pilots who are planning to attend this world-class scale competition in Lakeland, FL. The man who practically invented giant scale RC warbirds and long time Model Airplane News contributor, Nick Ziroli […]
The Radio Control Show 196
This week’s show shows us how to make universal plugs, the new Horizon Hobby Vaterra brand, an interview with Wayne Carini of Chasing Classic Cars, the all new Freestyle Aerobatics Made Easy DVD, an interview with Ryan Cavalieri from the Reedy Race of Champions, and much more. See the full video below.
Degrees in RC: colleges offer drone pilot classes
Randal Franzen was 53, unemployed and nearly broke when his brother, a tool designer at Boeing, mentioned that pilots for remotely piloted aircraft – more commonly known as drones – were in high demand. Franzen, a former professional skier and trucking company owner who had flown planes as a hobby, started calling manufacturers and found […]
$49 “personal” UAV with voice control
The UAV is built around an ARM Cortex-A9 processor, features 1 GB of built-in RAM, an SD card slot, and is Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled. …The idea is that when users wanted to shoot videos of themselves, they could just launch the UAV by hand. It would then hover in front of them, streaming video to […]
