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Top 10 Reasons to Join an RC Club

Top 10 Reasons to Join an RC Club

If you haven’t joined an RC airplane club, Model Airplane News contributor Tim McKay gives his top 10 reasons you should. Meeting instructors, flying in an FAA Recognized Identification Area (FRIA), and of course making some new RC friends …  what else would you add to Tim’s list?
The Top 10 Things I Learned at RC Flight School

The Top 10 Things I Learned at RC Flight School

I have been a “wanna-be” RC’er for more than 40 years. I have dabbled in it on and off, and even earned my solo wings at my local flying field. My problem has always been confidence: takeoffs and landing for me were always white-knuckle experiences. In fact, some of my takeoffs were so full of […]
DIY MUFFLER MODIFICATION

DIY MUFFLER MODIFICATION

Sometimes you need to make a modification to a factory engine muffler. This is what I ran into on the DLE-85 for my 1/3-scale DVII. I needed to change from top to bottom exhaust exit. This is the basic problem. Nice muffler, but exhaust exit goes the wrong way. Needs to dump the exhaust out […]
Master the Three-Turn Inverted Spin!

Master the Three-Turn Inverted Spin!

In the early days of full-size aviation, spins were often fatal because most pilots did not understand how to properly recover the situation. While in an upright spin, the pilot would pull back on the elevator stick in an effort to save the airplane (and their life), which only make the situation worse. Since the […]
Latest on Remote ID

Latest on Remote ID

Our buddy Tim McKay keeping us up to date on the remote ID situation that affects all of us whether or not we are happy with it.
Chief Aircraft’s Hot New Lineup

Chief Aircraft’s Hot New Lineup

Now in stock at Chief RC are Wind RC jets, Danieric DE-3D jets and Flight Model RC airplanes! With over 15 different models and 30 different color schemes to choose from, you are sure to find the perfect model to fit your flying needs. Jets ranging from 1.8m to 3.4m in size and carbon/balsa hybrid […]
Power Up! – Gas Engines 101

Power Up! – Gas Engines 101

Whether your goal is to fly big 3D aerobatic planes or to pilot giant-scale warbirds, understanding how gasoline  engines operate and how to properly set them up is extremely important. Besides their great fuel efficiency, gas engines are reliable, easy to start and overall are very user-friendly. Like all power systems, however, they need to […]
GIGANTIC RC SCALE FLYING BOAT DORNIER DO X

GIGANTIC RC SCALE FLYING BOAT DORNIER DO X

What a beauty! This is a Dornier Do X Lufthansa flown by Michael Bräuer. This is a 1/10-scale with a 4.8m (189 inch!) wingspan and takeoff weight of 60kg  (132 pounds). It uses 12 O.S. 4-stroke engines and is scratch built. Flown at FMT Flugschau Stars des Jahres event. Some of us are lucky enough […]
Building the Pronto

Building the Pronto

This video will show you how to build the Pronto from Model Airplane News plans, start to finish. The Pronto is a fun flyer using four channels of control and is built from plans drawn up by Dave Robelen in 1972. The original Pronto was a three channel model powered by a .15 gas engine. […]
XXL Giant Scale Pilatus PC-21

XXL Giant Scale Pilatus PC-21

For those not familiar, the full-size Pilatus PC-21 is a turboprop trainer manufactured in Switzerland. And this scratch-built RC 1:2.5-scale model not only stays true to form, but it’s big. Really big. This flier comes in at 143 pounds (that’s not a typo!), has a length of 14 feet, 9 inches and wingspan of 12 […]
FPV Dogfight! Raptor vs. Viper

FPV Dogfight! Raptor vs. Viper

No RC jets were harmed in the making of this video. Using a head-tracking FPV control, the chase pilot attempts to maneuver his Viper for a gun shot using a reflector sight. This is one of the most immersive and realistic flying experiences you can possibly have while flying an RC jet. Trust us, this […]
Building a Kit? Read these 10 tips first!

Building a Kit? Read these 10 tips first!

KIT BUILDING 101 Article and Photos by Gerry Yarrish Our RC hobby has been around for many decades, and it has been, for the most part, a hands-on DIY pursuit. In the beginning, all there was to choose from were builder’s kits. In recent times, the hobby has evolved to include easier-to-assemble “almost ready to […]
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