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Precision Formation Flight

Precision Formation Flight

This group of Austrian RC builders and pilots takes flying with friends to a new level! Check out their dramatic formation flight, complete with in-air footage from strategically mounted GoPro cameras. Unfortunately the Spitfire in the video comes to an untimely end. Watch the video, then tell us what you think happened! Thanks to RCScaleAirplanes for taking this […]
Conquer the wind! Landing tricks

Conquer the wind! Landing tricks

A common landing mistake is pointing the fuselage toward the runway during the approach in a crosswind. Note that while an airplane will crab into a cross-wind, it will continue to fly in a straight line as long as the wings are level. Therefore, rather than pointing the fuselage where you want the plane to […]
Castle Creations Telemetry Link For Futaba And Spektrum Radios

Castle Creations Telemetry Link For Futaba And Spektrum Radios

We’re huge fans of speed controls with data logging because they provide critical information on how your entire power system is operating. And knowledge is power! Now, Castle Creations is taking data-logging to the next level with telemetry-equipped speed controls, so you can see real-time flight information on your transmitter screen.   From Castle Creations: […]
A VIEW FROM ABOVE: Your Guide to FPV Flight

A VIEW FROM ABOVE: Your Guide to FPV Flight

One of the most thrilling experiences in flying RC aircraft might be the ability to see the world from a bird’s-eye view. First-person view (FPV) is a method used to operate a remote-control aircraft using an onboard camera and a video-downlink system, with the video signal transmitted through goggles or a video monitor. Goggles offer […]
Turnigy Graphene LiPo Batteries

Turnigy Graphene LiPo Batteries

Battery technology is changing (AGAIN!) but you can charge these new packs with your standard LiPo charger! We are excited to test these units, which claim to have a greater output while staying cooler under load than traditional LiPos. Here’s the scoop from HobbyKing: TURNIGY, the name synonymous with performance, reliability and innovation is excited […]
Balsa USA Vintage 3-Point WW 1 Floats

Balsa USA Vintage 3-Point WW 1 Floats

If like our editors, you like WW 1 scale airplanes, and are looking for a way to spice up your vintage flying! Try adding water! Flying your Fokker or Sopwith off of water with scale-like 3-Point Floats adds a whole new dimension to the sport. Featuring Balsa, Basswood, and Plywood construction, the new Balsa USA 3-Point […]
WW II’s Last Dogfights Flight Journal Special Issue

WW II’s Last Dogfights Flight Journal Special Issue

Flight Journal’s WW II’s Last Dogfights special issue captures those last desperate battles which put VE/VJ days in a whole new perspective in this extended-length bookazine. When you pick up this latest special issue from Flight Journal, you had better have some time on your hands because once you start reading, you won’t be able […]
12-Engine Flying Boat

12-Engine Flying Boat

A true scratch-built project, this 1/10-scale Dornier DO-X done up in 1929 Lufthansa livery was designed, built and piloted by Michael Bräuer. This impressive built-up plane has a 16-foot wingspan and weighs in at 132 pounds, and it’s powered by twelve (12!) O.S. .62 4-strokes. Michael notes that he spent a year building this giant plane […]
Winning Wildcat

Winning Wildcat

This 1/4-scale model of a Grumman Wildcat F4F is the handiwork of Nigel I’anson, who built it from a Modell Einer kit. The 50-pound fighter has a wingspan of 114 inches and is powered by a 250cc Moki five-cylinder radial engine spinning a 32×18 three-blade prop. Its unique landing gear is retracted by an air […]
Charging Multiple Packs

Charging Multiple Packs

Lithium-polymer cells have revolutionized electric flight, but as any e-flier knows, LiPo charging and maintenance can be time consuming. For optimum service life, LiPos should be stored around 3.8 volts per cell, which creates a bottleneck for spur-of-the-moment flying, and recharging batteries at the field can be a chore when you’d rather be in the […]
Stall Recovery 101

Stall Recovery 101

One of the hardest things to learn when you see a stall starting on a straight-ahead landing is that you should push on the elevator stick. This is difficult because all your instincts tell you to pull up! But to save the plane, you need a lower angle of attack, and you can get that […]
The Premiere FPV Drone Racing League!

The Premiere FPV Drone Racing League!

Race Drones is now the hottest thing in the world of FPV quadcopter flying. After many street level match ups the sport has matured and the new Drone Racing League is taking the excitement to the next level. But this is not your local brew of RC bashers. The sport has grown up. Get ready for […]
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