January 2022 Articles

• After you build a sport plane, there are a couple things you need to do before you head off to the flying field. For your engine to operate properly, you first have the break it in, and before doing that, it’s important to balance your propeller. Why? Most, if not all, propellers will be out […]

  

  Four easy steps to increase performance and reduce vibration

  After you build a sport plane, there are a couple things you need to do before you head off to the flying field. For your engine to operate properly, you first have the break it in, and before doing that, it’s important to balance your propeller. Why? Most, if not all, propellers will be out […]
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• Charge Indicator Often people use clothespins or removable labels to indicate whether a battery pack is new (charged) or used (discharged). I find all this too bothersome. After I charge a battery pack, I simply slip the main power lead through the balance lead pigtail. When I install the pack in my airplane, I remove […]

  

  HOBBY HACKS – January 2022

  Charge Indicator Often people use clothespins or removable labels to indicate whether a battery pack is new (charged) or used (discharged). I find all this too bothersome. After I charge a battery pack, I simply slip the main power lead through the balance lead pigtail. When I install the pack in my airplane, I remove […]
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• F6F-5 Hellcat Ricardo Moreira & Francisco Reifschneider, Brasília, Brazil This building duo took the fiberglass body and balsa wing of an older Hellcat model and added a Tigre .61 glow engine and a Master Airscrew 13 x 8 wood prop. The new detailed paint job recreates the Hellcat F6F-5 from the Uruguayan Escuela de Aviación […]

  

  Showcasing What you Build & Fly

  F6F-5 Hellcat Ricardo Moreira & Francisco Reifschneider, Brasília, Brazil This building duo took the fiberglass body and balsa wing of an older Hellcat model and added a Tigre .61 glow engine and a Master Airscrew 13 x 8 wood prop. The new detailed paint job recreates the Hellcat F6F-5 from the Uruguayan Escuela de Aviación […]
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• Scale planes, the latest drones, fast drift cars, detailed military tanks … you name it, if it’s RC, it’s at the Radio Control Expo, better known as RCX! Be a part of the nonstop action and excitement as RCX returns March 26th and 27th, 2022 to the Fairplex in Pomona, California for a jam-packed weekend […]

  

  RCX Back and Better than Ever!

  Scale planes, the latest drones, fast drift cars, detailed military tanks … you name it, if it’s RC, it’s at the Radio Control Expo, better known as RCX! Be a part of the nonstop action and excitement as RCX returns March 26th and 27th, 2022 to the Fairplex in Pomona, California for a jam-packed weekend […]
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• I’m a sucker for shop stuff. I buy tools I will probably never use just because they are cool, or I might need to use them someday. When Glen from RC Plane Stands reached out about a review, however, I knew as soon as I browsed their website that I would be receiving something I […]

  

  Product Review: RC Plane Stands Benchtop Model

  I’m a sucker for shop stuff. I buy tools I will probably never use just because they are cool, or I might need to use them someday. When Glen from RC Plane Stands reached out about a review, however, I knew as soon as I browsed their website that I would be receiving something I […]
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• The Cessna Grand Caravan 208 is a legend in aviation circles. A single engine utility aircraft that punches up with capabilities that rival many twin engine aircraft in its class. Its seemingly simple configuration belies its near extreme utility. It’s a plane almost never modeled, but now Seagull Models brings us a large scale version […]

  

  Legend Hobby/Seagull Models – Cessna Grand Caravan 208

  The Cessna Grand Caravan 208 is a legend in aviation circles. A single engine utility aircraft that punches up with capabilities that rival many twin engine aircraft in its class. Its seemingly simple configuration belies its near extreme utility. It’s a plane almost never modeled, but now Seagull Models brings us a large scale version […]
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• If you are getting into aerobatics and are starting to perform more advanced maneuvers, it is time to discuss ways you can not only become a better pilot, but how you can also improve the flight characteristics of your airplanes. To be more specific, let’s review how to find the correct Center of Gravity (CG) […]

  

  Proper CG Location for Aerobatics

  If you are getting into aerobatics and are starting to perform more advanced maneuvers, it is time to discuss ways you can not only become a better pilot, but how you can also improve the flight characteristics of your airplanes. To be more specific, let’s review how to find the correct Center of Gravity (CG) […]
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