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LAND NOW! 9-11, A Date Worth Remembering

LAND NOW! 9-11, A Date Worth Remembering

We at Flight Journal consider it to be an honor to present stories of those who were directly involved in the events of 9/11 as pilots or flight crew. This is yet another view of the event that has shaped our present and our future. “Our plane has been hijacked. Flight attendant #1 stabbed. Flight […]
Award Winning Giant Scale Fokker D.VII

Award Winning Giant Scale Fokker D.VII

Built from the 1/3-scale Balsa USA kit, Mike Gross Sr.’s aircraft has a ready to fly weight of 46 pounds, including the 3 pounds of lead ballast added to the firewall. Its 3W-85xi-CS engine, equipped with a 3W header pipe and canister muffler system, easily turns a Xoar 28×8 propeller. Mike’s radio is a Gen […]
WW I RC Jamboree is Here!

WW I RC Jamboree is Here!

It’s almost that time again! This coming weekend September 6 – 8, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome will again be the venue for the Mid-Hudson RC Society’s WW I RC Jamboree. This amazing Fun Fly and Mission competition will be drawing modelers from as far away as Canada and Florida, as well as all across the […]
Hangar 9 Tiger 30cc ARF

Hangar 9 Tiger 30cc ARF

The new Hangar 9 Tiger 30cc delivers the classic looks and performance of the popular Tiger series in a larger 30cc platform for common gas engines and electric power systems. Taking its cues from the Tigers of old, this sport plane is streamlined with a complete fiberglass cowl requiring no additional work to get ready […]
Soloing in a P-51 Mustang

Soloing in a P-51 Mustang

Story by Flight Journal Editor in Chief Budd Davisson. It was 1971 and I was again at the Flying Tiger Air Museum in Paris, Texas, hiding in the back of a North American SNJ-5, for my second session of Junior Burchinal’s how-to-be-a-fighter-pilot course. If things went according to schedule, I would get another couple of […]
Wing-to-Fuselage Fillets

Wing-to-Fuselage Fillets

Advice from expert scale designer and builder Nick Ziroli: Instead of adding the fillet after the wing and fuselage are built, I make the shape of the fillet areas as part of the fuselage formers themselves. This requires having at least the wing center section built and attached to the fuselage, but to make sure […]
Hitec’s FunnyCub

Hitec’s FunnyCub

Bring bush-flying adventure indoors or around your backyard with this must-have aerobatic adventurer! The Next Generation of the FunCub has arrived! Get ready for the resilient, new indoor foamie from Multiplex, the FunnyCub! Emulating its big brother, this flat EPP version is capable of taking off and landing from just about anywhere with its large […]
Flying with Flaps — What you need to know

Flying with Flaps — What you need to know

Sooner or later you may want to try your hand at flying a scale subject.  Since most full-size aircraft use flaps, many scale model also require them for true scale operations and function. A scale model with  flaps fully deployed is a cool sight. If you have never flow a model with then there are a […]
DU-BRO, Made in the USA

DU-BRO, Made in the USA

Editor’s Top 10 Favorite Workshop Tools and RC Accessories While several companies in the RC hobby industry have gone offshore for their production, DU-BRO not only makes quality products designed specifically for modelers, but the company manufactures most of them in their own factory in Wauconda, IL. For over 50 years, the folks at DU-BRO […]
Dawn Patrol Long Island Style!

Dawn Patrol Long Island Style!

The Long Island Skyhawks hosted their 8th annual giant scale Dawn Patrol event and they had an amazing time doing it! With flying kicking off at the crack of dawn, (about 5:15am) and lasting until well into dusk (8:15pm), this group of World War One RC pilots really know how to put on a show! […]
E-flite EC-1500 Twin 1.5m BNF Basic / PNP        

E-flite EC-1500 Twin 1.5m BNF Basic / PNP        

The E-flite EC-1500 Twin is a groundbreaking design that offers a unique flight experience for a wide range of pilots. This twin/multi-motor model carries echoes of full-scale civil and military cargo transport aircraft, but it has an incredible range of capabilities and options that no other RC airplane can match. Featuring 3S and 4S compatible […]
Arrows RC Marlin

Arrows RC Marlin

Arrows RC has announced a new electric ducted fan 64mm trainer named the Marlin. This is the first electric EDF trainer in its class to be equipped with flaps.  All parts for the Marlin are stocked in the USA and available through either HobbyZone.com or ArrowsRC.com  The price is $159.99. Designed with the beginner to […]
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