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.

SO YOU WANNA FLY SCALE?

The boss of scale lays it all out

PILOT PROJECTS

SHOWCASING WHAT YOU BUILD & FLY

T-28 TROJAN

Compact warbird for glow or electric power

Flying Tiger RC Tiger Transmitter Tray Pro

Add more comfort to your flight times!

MAKE A “NO VAC” VACUUM FORMER

This DIY workshop accessory is less than $40!

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.

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!

HOBBY HACKS

HELPFUL READER HINTS

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.

1/3 scale Thomas Morse S4B “Tommy”

The latest from Martin Irvine’s workshop

SMOKE ON!

At full-scale and RC airshows, watching aerobatic aircraft equipped with smoke systems adds greatly to the appeal for both the spectators and the pilots alike.

RC Fueling Systems - Jet Fueler

A high-quality system that lasts

THE SECRETS OF TRUK LAGOON

Project Recover locates three missing World War II aircraft

PLANES WORTH MODELING NIEUPORT 17

The best pursuit plane of its day

PLAN FLIGHT

PLAN FLIGHT

PILOT PROJECTS

SHOWCASING WHAT YOU BUILD & FLY

ON THE FLIGHT LINE

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HOBBY HACKS

HELPFUL READER HINTS

Booma RC Gas/Turbine Q-Switch

A single switch to control all your battery systems

A Zero Gets a Facelift

Back in 2007-08, Mike Gross had the opportunity to fly my aging giant-scale, Ziroli-designed Japanese Zero. This was his first flight with a giant-scale warbird. He enjoyed is so much that he built one himself.

FLIGHT LIKE AN ACE!

Pro tips for warbird pilots

HOBBY HACKS

HELPFUL READER HINTS

PANDEMIC DRONE

A “pandemic drone” to remotely monitor and detect people with infectious respiratory conditions is being developed by the University of South Australia (UniSA) in partnership with a Canadian company.

THE GEICO SKYTYPERS

The family-run business that changed the skywriting industry forever!

CURTISS FIIC-2 GOSHAWK

Jeffery Fiscus’s “miniature” model of the 1930’s U.S. biplane

4 Tips to Earn Your RC Wings

As people have more time during quarantine, it is prime time for newbies to get into RC.

HALF CUBAN-8 WITH NEGATIVE SNAP ROLLS

In the past, we’ve discussed different aerobatic moves that consist of endless variations of a basic maneuver. For this article, let’s look at a variation of the basic Cuban-8, this time making it a half Cuban-8 with one-and-a-half negative snap rolls. The half Cuban-8 is usually performed with a half roll on the downline, but to spice things up we’ll replace the roll with more impressive one-and-a-half negative snap rolls (starting inverted and ending up upright). With a strong, well-defined foundation, this maneuver is a great deviation from the norm. Let’s get started!

Solderless Landing Gear

Easy-to-build, shock-absorbing setup

Red5Designs

Vinyl Graphics