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Mastering the Rolling Loop

Mastering the Rolling Loop

Kick up your aerobatic performance with this deceivingly-easy-looking maneuver, the Rolling Loop. A challenging maneuver, the pilot, needs to utilize all the control inputs while performing it smoothly. A basic loop can also be described as a 360-degree circle. When you perform a loop with one integrated roll, you need to match the quadrant points. For example, you must […]
Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Cessna 172 Skyhawk

A four-place, single-engine private aircraft, the Cessna 172 is considered the most successful light plane ever built. First Ԁown in 1955, the earlier models were straight-tail fastback models, and later variations were equipped with the now characteristic swept tail and wraparound rear-cabin window. The Cessna 172 found its way into military service as the T-41 […]
The Bee Liner

The Bee Liner

suppose you might be expecting something “lazy.” Let me introduce you to the Bee Liner, a plane whose ̀nest trick is just sitting “stationary,” taking a break, reclining in the air. You can do this stunt pretty easily. 脀e Bee Liner stays airborne because it has four propellers blowing air over its wing. Be sure […]
EASY RIVETS & DETAILS — Improving the looks of any ARF Warbird

EASY RIVETS & DETAILS — Improving the looks of any ARF Warbird

While I was building my giant-scale Top Flite F4U Corsair ARF, I wanted to add just a touch of detail to help break up its overall-blue paint scheme. Regardless of your model’s color, adding some visual surface detail helps your plane gain depth and realism. It’s easy to do with some basic techniques and supplies—here’s how […]
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Master the Waterfall

Master the Waterfall

When you’re flying a stable elevator, you can perform an inside “waterfall” (micro loop) by maintaining full up-elevator, and applying full power and a little right rudder to correct ... Continue reading ... Join our premium membership!
Pro Tips for Flying Twins

Pro Tips for Flying Twins

There’s just something special about twin-engine airplanes. Whenever a twin shows up at the flying field, most modelers stop what they’re doing and go over to check it out. Maybe it’s the sound of the engines as they sync into and out of phase while the model is in the air; or perhaps it’s the […]

Power Stars Tricks?

This article is a bit offtopic from our usual discussions, so please accept my apologies. A friend of mine told me that he know a trick for this game, power stars. He can get a line of melons 3 times in a row. I know him for a decade and he is not a lier […]
Fourth of July: Birth of a Nation, Celebration of a Culture

Fourth of July: Birth of a Nation, Celebration of a Culture

Eleven score and 20 years ago, our great, great, great, great, great, great. great grandfathers put their butts on the line to create a new nation and, to follow Abe’s words more precisely, the new nation was “…conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” Although he was dedicating the […]
Horizon Hobby RC Fest Rocked!

Horizon Hobby RC Fest Rocked!

We had a blast at the Horizon RC Fest this weekend! With jets, aerobats, night-flying, fireworks and even rock crawlers and racers on the dirt track, it was a fun-filled celebration of radio control. Thanks to the team at Horizon for all of their hard work to ensure that everyone had a terrific time! Check […]
Get Ready… The AMA’s RC Nats are about to kick off!

Get Ready… The AMA’s RC Nats are about to kick off!

Mark your calendar! The Academy of Aeronautics’ National Aeromodeling Championships (Nats) for RC and Control-line are just a couple weeks away! Make your arrangements and attend the great RC and Control-line events which will take place at the AMA’s International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie, IN. While attending, members are encouraged to also tour the […]
Top Gun Flightline Action

Top Gun Flightline Action

Here are even more awesome flight shots David Hart shared with us. If you like giant scale RC airplanes, this is the place to go. Enjoy David’s handy work.
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