Model Airplane News
GETTING STARTED WITH HELICOPTERS
10 pro tips you need to know
10 min |
October 2020
Model Airplane News
Brian Perkins's Triplane Success
One of our good RC flying buddies Brian Perkins recently enjoyed a very successful test flight of his highly modified Fokker Dr.I Triplane that started off as the Balsa USA kit.
1 min |
October 2020
Flying
Rising from Viral Ashes
First flights after quarantine are singularly rewarding.
4 min |
September 2020
Flying
The Riddle of Takeoff Distance
Sometimes you just have to hope for the best.
5 min |
September 2020
Flying
We Fly: Van's Aircraft RV-14A
FULL PERFORMANCE BUILDING AND FLYING VAN’S AIRCRAFT’S BROADEST EXPRESSION
10 min |
September 2020
Flying
Seven Habits for IFR Approaches
There’s more to an effective approach than keeping the needles crossed.
4 min |
September 2020
Flying
Regulation or Inspiration?
More training could improve the accident rate. But must it be mandated?
6 min |
September 2020
Flying
Not Your Father's Simulator
Virtual Fly North America disrupts simulator design.
4 min |
September 2020
Flying
Maniacal Mnemonics
Learning the pilot’s favorite crutch
5 min |
September 2020
Flying
Airport at the End of the World
Hurricane Hunting in a Piper Warrior
6 min |
September 2020
Flying
Hot Stove
How close do you need to get?
4 min |
September 2020
Flying
A WEATHER SHOOT OUT ADS-B vs. SIRIUSXM
A retired airline pilot’s perspective
5 min |
September 2020
Model Airplane News
SO YOU WANNA FLY SCALE?
The boss of scale lays it all out
9 min |
October 2020
Model Airplane News
PILOT PROJECTS
SHOWCASING WHAT YOU BUILD & FLY
2 min |
October 2020
Model Airplane News
T-28 TROJAN
Compact warbird for glow or electric power
9 min |
October 2020
Model Airplane News
Flying Tiger RC Tiger Transmitter Tray Pro
Add more comfort to your flight times!
2 min |
October 2020
Model Airplane News
MAKE A “NO VAC” VACUUM FORMER
This DIY workshop accessory is less than $40!
6 min |
October 2020
Model Airplane News
The easy way to creating a realistic “front office”
Hopefully you liked the first “From the Shop,” which informed you about a hobby related company that you may not have otherwise known about.
3 min |
October 2020
Model Airplane News
MASTER THE FIGURE-M
If you want to become the best aerobatic pilot possible, you need to master key maneuvers by taking small steps. First, make sure you’re proficient in performing maneuvers like inverted flight, vertical and horizontal rolls, inside and outside loops and stall turns. You can then perform these moves in sequences to create show-stopping routines. This month, I’ll highlight a precision maneuver called the Figure-M, which incorporates two stall turns with a little twist. Without further hesitation, let’s get started!
4 min |
October 2020
Model Airplane News
HOBBY HACKS
HELPFUL READER HINTS
2 min |
October 2020
Model Airplane News
A TBM HISTORY: ONE OF A KIND ZIROLI AVENGER
Back in the early 2000s, Nick Ziroli Jr. wanted to design something extra special to compete with at Frank Tiano’s Top Gun Scale Invitational event. Since he hailed from Long Island, the famous Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo/bomber seemed most appropriate.
3 min |
October 2020
Model Airplane News
1/3 scale Thomas Morse S4B “Tommy”
The latest from Martin Irvine’s workshop
2 min |
October 2020
Flight Journal
On the Night Before
Airborne operations over Normandy on the night of June 5, 1944
1 min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
TERRIFIC TILTROTOR
DRIVING THE V-22 OSPREY
10 min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
My Life as Rosie the Riveter
I have read about and seen many images about “Rosie the Riveter,” but my story is unique. I was a model with a rivet gun who worked at a factory, and my husband really did fly the very planes that I was advertising to encourage women to build during WW II.
4 min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
The Art of James Dietz
A historical painting is only as good as the story it tells, and how convincingly it combines the people, their actions, costumes, surroundings and atmosphere in an appropriate composition.
1 min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
I Will Run Wild: The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
In I Will Run Wild, Cleaver expertly captures the strained relationship between the U.S. and Japan prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
1 min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
Restoring a Classic
A Canadian Staggerwing Gets a New Life
10 min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
FIRST KILLS!
F-82 OPERATIONS IN THE KOREAN WAR
10+ min |
September - October 2020
Flight Journal
Preserving aviation history
Duplicate history
1 min |