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In this issue
RCM&E is the UK's biggest and best selling R/C flying mag... take a look at the May 2016 issue, the perfect read for every flier...
PLAN FEATURE - WEEK-ENDER - Shaun Garrity re-visits an easy-build, single-channel design from 1966 that’s perfect for an inexpensive, 3-channel electric power set-up
BATTY - Why not fly in the dark with Lindsay Todd’s distractively different sportster
REVIEW - DUO DISCUS - Simon Cocker steps out with a very affordable 4m span semi-scale offering from FlyFly
EXCEPTIONAL ELVINGTON - Alex Whittaker records the action at an LMA show that gets better every year
MAKE IT SCALE - Danny Fenton turns to a bit of office work with advice on making an instrument panel and cockpit trimmings
REVIEW - WILGA - Black Horse’s new 1.7m (56”) span semi-scale sportster
TOW TEACH-IN PT.1 - It’s fun way of getting gliders aloft and, as Elliot Howells explains, just needs a little preparation
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TEST OF TIME - We chat with a certain Mr Foss, one of the world’s finest designers, as he celebrates 40 years of kit production
REVIEW - MACH 25 - David Ashby holds on tight to Blade’s FPV racer
A TALE OF TWO SHOCKIES - Two indoor, park-fly aerobats go head to head, surely shock flyers are all the same aren’t they?
PAINLESS MULTIROTORS - Lee Schofield examines the pros and cons when it comes to frame selection
OPEN TX COMPANION PT.2 - After last month’s intro’ Martin Phillips gets stuck into some basic transmitter programming
… and much more!
RCM&E Magazine Description:
Catering for all aspects of R/C flying, Radio Control Models and Electronics first appeared in May 1960 and is the biggest and best selling monthly model flying magazine in the United Kingdom with a large overseas readership. RCM&E has brought benchmark levels of writing and photography to the hobby and each issue has extensive reviews, informative features and opinionated columns from a number of well-known contributors. With every Print issue you'll find a high-quality free plan along with an accompanying build article. RCM&E publishes 13 great issues a year.
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