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New for Premium Members — Home grown decals

New for Premium Members — Home grown decals

While finishing scale RC models, it can be difficult to find the proper decals you need for a specific project. Sure, there are plenty of vinyl stick-on graphics packages available in many different sizes for popular aircraft like the P-51 Mustang or the F4U Corsair, but searching for insignia-like nose art for your scale model […]
Secrets to Inverted Flight

Secrets to Inverted Flight

Regardless of the type of airplane you fly, whether it’s a warbird, an EDF jet or a Piper Cub, nearly all aerobatic maneuvers involve some inverted flight. So to keep improving your flight skills, you need to develop proficiency with inverted flight. To start, let’s do away with the often repeated reference to the elevator […]
Video Tip — E/Z Wire Bender

Video Tip — E/Z Wire Bender

When it comes to building RC airplanes, you have to learn how to bend wire. Z-bends, L-bends and other wire angles come in handy for connecting control horns and throttle linkages for model of any size. Small to medium size model airplane landing gears and wing struts also require the bending of wire. The E/Z […]
Best in Show Winner at Rhinebeck

Best in Show Winner at Rhinebeck

When it comes to placing high in the standings, our flying buddy and past MAN contributor Brian Perkins has a knack for winning! Recently, he earned the Best in Show award at the  WW1 RC Jamboree held at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. Hosted by the members of the Mid-Hudson RC Society club, this event celebrated […]
How to: Scale Retractable Landing Lights

How to: Scale Retractable Landing Lights

Tim Cardin’s operating landing lights are beautiful on the Beechcraft Staggerwing he built from Ziroli plans. Since then, Tim has installed them on a P-47 and they could be modified and applied to almost any World War II aircraft. The exact lights that Tim used for this aircraft are now only available out of Europe. […]
WW I RC Old Rhinebeck Jamboree

WW I RC Old Rhinebeck Jamboree

This past weekend the Mid-Hudson RC Society club hosted the 52nd WW I RC Jamboree at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in upstate NY. Though the weekend was cold gray and rainy, the stout RC pilots had the best of the conditions and enjoyed committing RC aviation. The weekend was filled with amazing scale WWI and […]
New for Premium Members —

New for Premium Members —

10 experts share their advice for Drone Imaging There’s no doubt about the fact that drones have become increasingly popular. They are more affordable than ever, and more advanced and sophisticated than before. But getting started with drones is not as straightforward as you might think. It involves some studying, knowledge of and complying with […]
Flight tips for Knife-Edge Flight

Flight tips for Knife-Edge Flight

On your first attempts, it’s wise to enter your knife-edge maneuvers from a slight climb to buy yourself some extra time to think through the steps so you don’t finding yourself rushing to recover. You’ll also find it much easier to build your first sustained knife-edge if you initially roll the airplane in the same […]
40% Aluminum DHC-2 Beaver

40% Aluminum DHC-2 Beaver

Would you believe over 2,000 rivets hold this beautiful airframe together? Just like its full-size big brother, this 230-inch-span scale aircraft has aluminum sheet covering. A Moki 420cc 5-cylinder radial engine spinning a custom 40-inch prop lets it fly at speeds of up to 60mph. Thanks to Pete and Dean Coxon for filming this giant at […]
New for Premium Members — Aerial Wildlife Research

New for Premium Members — Aerial Wildlife Research

Wildlife photographer and conservationist Ole Jørgen Liodden has used the Intel Falcon 8+ system to help him track polar-bear communities in the Arctic and acquire information on their behavior patterns. His efforts will provide wildlife and environmental researchers with accurate, reliable data captured in a safe and efficient way. Tracking the polar bears’ behavior, breeding, […]
Aileron to Rudder Mixing — Eliminating Adverse Yaw

Aileron to Rudder Mixing — Eliminating Adverse Yaw

I designed and built a 1/4-scale Sopwith Camel for sport flying. Powered by a Zenoah G-38 gas engine, this 85-inch-span WW I biplane is a great flyer, but like most biplanes, it suffers from a fair amount of adverse yaw when the ailerons are moved. Here’s a tip to mix away this unwanted trait. Adverse […]
New for Premium Members — Castle AFB Fly In

New for Premium Members — Castle AFB Fly In

With 185 registered pilots, this year’s Castle AFB Fly In was a big success. Every morning, we raise the colors, with Randy Courts and members of the U.S. Armed Forces standing at attention. This year, my friend Beverly Spencer, the widow of Charlie Spencer, who passed away last year, read a touching poem regarding the […]
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