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Foamie Disaster? Here’s How To Repair

Foamie Disaster? Here’s How To Repair

We’ve all been there, looking at the broken pieces of a beloved foamie strewn across the flying field. But have no fear, “SteffenRC” takes you through his step-by-step repair process after crash landing his FMS F7F Tigercat. It’s a terrific plane, so we’re glad to see it back in the air!
X-1 on Mach 1 Day!

X-1 on Mach 1 Day!

Our buddy Brent Hecht got to fly his Bell X-1 at Edwards Air Force Base. Edwards was the venue for Chuck Yeager’s historic flight when he became the first person to exceed Mach-1 and break the sound barrier. The X-1 was designed and scratch-built by Brent and Paul Stelly and utilizes an E-flite 80mm EDF […]
PBM Martin Mariner down under!

PBM Martin Mariner down under!

At MAN we LOVE float flying! This gorgeous PBM Martin Mariner was a club project completed by the Western Australia Electric Flyers.This beauty spans 101 inches and is powered by a pair of 4S electric motors. They say this will get the full scale treatment once the flight testing is complete. They have a series […]
Top 10 Strangest RC Planes

Top 10 Strangest RC Planes

The folks at Tail Heavy Productions pulled together a fun list of strange RC planes. From formation planes (four planes, one radio) to dizzying control-line speed fliers to indoor pattern aircraft, this video is worth the watch. We’ve all seen some strange RC airplanes, so let us know if something you’ve seen needs to be […]
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 […]
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