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Will Remote ID Eliminate FRIAs?

Will Remote ID Eliminate FRIAs?

Join Model Airplane News contributor Tim McKay for another discussion on remote ID. Tim shares his expertise on Recognized Identification Areas (FRIAs) and their likely future as part of the FAA’s new Remote ID program.
Stunning 1/3-Scale Avro 504 Trainer

Stunning 1/3-Scale Avro 504 Trainer

This beautiful 1/3-scale model of the famous Royal Air Force trainer took owner Paul Williams more than 5 years to build and paint. And based on the results seen in this video, the wait was worth it! The aircraft is powered by a Zenoah 62cc engine turning a belt-driven propeller belt. Check it out, you’ll […]
Giant Custom OV-10 Bronco

Giant Custom OV-10 Bronco

Check out this custom-painted OV-10 Bronco, you don’t see this at the field too often! This model is a big boy with a wingspan of 9 feet, weight of 48 pounds and tons of scale details. Builder and pilot Nigel Ianson stripped down the Hangar 9 ARF’s covering and glassed and painted it. There are […]
Need Some Flying Inspiration?

Need Some Flying Inspiration?

If you’re like most RC pilots, you enjoy going to full-size airshows. If so, it’s worth checking out this compilation video of airshow low flybys. Some flybys are VERY low, but most will inspire you to get out to your local field and fly your scale model! Enjoy the show.
Calling all builders!

Calling all builders!

The editors at MAN are starting to work on our annual Plans Guide. This year we’d like to do something new, but we need your help! If you’ve built a model from Model Airplane News plans, send us a photo with the name of the plane and a few comments (why you picked it, any […]
Fly better with aileron/rudder mixing!

Fly better with aileron/rudder mixing!

As the name implies, adverse yaw is an adverse or unfavorable condition that, among other things, delays achieving solo abilities. Traditionally, until his or her skills improve, struggling and committing to many hours of practice before soloing has been the assumed burden of a student pilot. Unknowingly and unnecessarily, novices have been fighting the additional […]
Man Spends A Year Building His Dream RC Plane

Man Spends A Year Building His Dream RC Plane

This is one of the best RC build videos we’ve ever seen. Ramy from RamyRC documents the build process for his hyper-scale Airbus A380 over the course of a full year. The craftsmanship and final result are super impressive. Watch the full video and you’ll be guaranteed to pick up a few good tips for […]
AMA FRIA Update

AMA FRIA Update

In this video, our favorite YouTuber Tim McKay discusses the AMA update of the FRIA approval process with the FAA. The September 16, 2023 date when Remote ID comes into effect is fast approaching–don’t miss this important information! As of August 29, 2023 around 700 FRIAs have been approved, 200 denied and around 800 are […]
Sweet Paint Job!

Sweet Paint Job!

This beautiful paint scheme is based on a spaceship’s reentry–starting from the white hot point of the nose, through the changing flames colors then cascading back as if you were looking up into the sky and then into the stars. Duplicating the Hawker Hunter “Miss Demeanor,” the scheme was applied by Matt Bishop from Bishop […]
Oooohh that Moki sound!

Oooohh that Moki sound!

We love radial engines and this 50% Gee Bee racer with a huge Moki radial engine is incredible! Over a 12 foot wingspan the Moki 400cc is 5-cylinders and swings a 38-inch propeller.  
Scale cockpit how-to!

Scale cockpit how-to!

When you build a scale RC model airplane, everyone wants to take a look inside your model’s cockpit. Yet most casual modelers neglect this area, thinking it’s too much work or they don’t have the skills. This article will show how I go about building a scale cockpit in a way that makes all the […]
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