features
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AMA 2009 Expo Report
A cornucopia of new RC products!
—by Glen Merritt |
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Air Show
Predator—the ultimate RC
—by Lt. Col. Lawrence Spinetta, USAF |
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT |
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BP Hobbies Corona
2.4GHz Spread Spectrum RC System Transmitter RF module & receiver
—by Bob Aberle |
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Trailer Time
A must-have for giant scale fliers
—by Scott Siemonsen
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HOW TO: |
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Bending Stringers
Create smooth fuselage contours quickly
—by Thayer Syme
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Great Planes Power Pod
Get airborne on a budget
—by Tom Atwood
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flight reports
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GLOW & GAS AIRCRAFT |
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Robart P-47 ARF
Go Big, or go home, with Robart’s big,
beautiful Jug!
—by Dennis Crooks
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Great Planes Escapade ARF
Nitro or electric, this one sets a new standard for sport RC fun
—by Mike Lee |
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Aeroworks 50cc Extra 300
LP QB
Super-scale giant aerobat
—by Scott Stoops |
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flight reports
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ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT |
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Hangar 9 Fokker D.VII 60 ARF |
Scale warbird
—by Jason Carter
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Fly Germany’s finest WWI fighter
—by Jim Onorato |
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SIG Messerschmitt Bf-109
A classic warbird for sport pilots
—by Ray Juschkus
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columns &
departments
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Preflight
Letter from the editor
—by Tom Atwood
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Debrief
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Just Landed
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Snapshot |
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Wing Tips |
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— illustrated by David Baker |
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Primary Training |
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Perfecting the Hand Launch
— by Scott Stoops |
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Indoor Runways |
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Scott Christensen and his Micro Staggerwing
— by Thayer Syme |
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Departure |
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Electric aircraft to stay aloft for five years
— by Tom Atwood |
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ON THE COVER: For this Fly RC exclusive review, award-winning scale master Dennis Crooks worked his magic on Robart's new P-47 ARF and created a truly remarkable model. See page 60 for Dennis’s full review of this legendary warbird. Photo by Thayer Syme. Inset: the Great Planes Escapade ARF is destined to become a classic sport flyer.
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