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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 […]
Easy ARF Scale Makeover

Easy ARF Scale Makeover

When I saw the yellow E-flite Stearman from Horizon Hobby, all I could think of was repainting it in the marking of my son Nick Jr.’s full-size Stearman. I knew that, because it was molded out of Z-Foam, this ARF remake would be fairly easy to accomplish. First off, the wings have the exact same […]
The Lighter Side of RC

The Lighter Side of RC

Check out this RC Snoopy Red Baron flying doghouse. Don’t miss the head turning, a nice touch. It looks to be built around a quadcopter, and it’s hard not to smile when you see Snoopy flying by with his scarf blowing in the wind. Thanks to a longtime MAN reader for sharing this super fun […]
Mid-Flight Malfunction – Nice Save!

Mid-Flight Malfunction – Nice Save!

Sometimes things go wrong mid-flight, it happens to the best of us. Check out this great video of a very good-looking scale Hawker Sea Fury having a landing gear malfunction and the super save at the end. Nice piloting, Reima!
From Triumph to Tragedy

From Triumph to Tragedy

MAN contributor Chris Wolfe, aka the “RC Geek” on YouTube, takes us on an emotional ride with his brand new B-58 Hustler. From the title, you can probably guess what happens on the maiden flight. But watch to the end to see how Chris tries to figure out what exactly went wrong. We’ve all been […]
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