Fly RC The Leading Radio Control Airplane Magazine

January 2009 Issue 62

features


24		NEAT Fair —by Thayer Syme

36		Wings Across America 2008 —by Thayer Syme

		ENGINE REVIEW
40		Saito FA-115 Give your 90-size plane something extra —by Andrew Coholic

		HOW TO
46		Fly the Rolling Circle —by Scott Stoops

52		Use PulsarProfx Dry Transfer Decals Affordable color & markings system —by Mike Selby

58		Dress up Your Model with Pinstripes —by Thayer Syme

flight reports

		GLOW & GAS AIRCRAFT

62		Phoenix Models Bellanca Decathlon ARF Sport-scale aerobat with great performance —by Mike Lee

68		Aeroworks 35cc Extra 300 A compact aerobat that’s a perfect first gas project —by Scott Stoops

76		Kondor Model Products Shorts Tucano T1 Fly the RAF’s turbine trainer —by Rich Onorato

		HELICOPTOER REVIEWS

84		Hobby Lobby MD-500 A scale whirlybird for first-time helicopter pilots —by David Mielke

88		Great Planes Miniature Aircraft Furion 450 This much-anticipated 3D rocket is definitely worth the wait —by Tony Yap

flight reports Scale warbird
—by Jason Carter

		ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT

96		Pacific Aeromodel Gee Bee Model Y Senior Sportster A legendary racer in giant scale —by Paul Dixon

104		Northeast Sailplane Products Omega II 2.5ME
		High-performance soaring & electric convenience —by David Mielke

110		ParkZone F4U Corsair A classic warbird with brushless power & 2.4GHz security —by Paul Dixon

118		Multiplex Blizzard This sport liner gets up & goes without breaking the bank —by Thayer Syme

124		Great Planes ElectroStik RxR A proven winner —by Aaron Ham

132		Yardbird RC YB-22 Park Jet Here’s your “Top Gun” ticket —by Jonathan Pope

140		Maxford Ultimate ARF This compact aerobat flies with the confidence of a much larger ship —by Terry Dunn & Billy Schwander

columns &
departments

12		Preflight Letter from the editor —by Tom Atwood

14		Debrief
		Your comments & questions

16		Just Landed

32		Air Show
		Reed Bovee’s precision scale AH-64D Apache —by Tom Atwood

50		Snapshot

80		Primary Training
		Power loading — by Scott Stoops

86		Wing Tips
		—illustrated by David Baker

144		Indoor Runways
		—by Thayer Syme

156		Gear Up

172		Departure
		“FusionMan” jets across the English Channel — by Tom Atwood

ON THE COVER: Seen at the NEAT Fair this 1/4 scale Champ from Hobby Lobby is the first in their new Pilot-1 line of Golden Age classics and racers. See page 24 for our complete coverage of this annual electric fly-in. Inset, the Multiplex Blizzard is a high performance electric sailplane that makes a great sport flyer. Photos by Thayer Syme and Walter Sidas

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