ISSUE
NO. 40 MARCH 2007
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features
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JR Indoor Electric Festival ’06
Start the season with a party in Columbus
—by Thayer Syme |
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Personality Profile—Frank Beard of ZZ Top A certified cool guy flies RC
—by Terry Dunn |
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How to: Fly the Crosswind Landing
—by Scott Stoops |
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Slimline Nitro Powerstation
Advanced field support for glow
—by Jonathan Pope |
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SIG Manufacturing Sukhoi 31 ARF
Electrifying a classic 50cc aerobat
—by Scott Stoops |
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How to: Build a Wing Washout Jig
—by Pat Tritle
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flight
reports
68 |
Aeroworks BD-5B
Build and fly James Bond’s aerial sportster
—by David Mielke |
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Great Planes ElectriFly Reactor
Lightweight balsa & ply 3D high-performance
park flyer
—byScott Stoops |
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Wild RC T-IFO
The perfect 3-channel trainer
—by Jonathan Pope |
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Park Flyers RC Edge 540T and Gee-Bee Ti
3D fun for the park for everyone
—by Jason Hanna |
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HELICOPTER REVIEW
Hobby Lobby Honey Bee King TiR
A ready-to-fly collective pitch helicopter at a
bargain price
—by Paul Dixon |
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Hangar 9 Spitfire Mk II 60 ARF TiR
Fly this Battle of Britain hero with glow or electric
—by Dave Baron and Aaron Ham |
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Ohio Model Products Fusion X3D 90 TiR
Full-size 3D glow fun
—by Greg Poppel with Joe Harless |
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Hobbico ElectriStar EP Select RTF
Fly this traditional first trainer, silently
—by Thayer Syme |
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Icare Gladiator G2 TiR
Discus launch glider fun
—by Kevin Siemonsen |
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Cox Models Tailwind .40 TiR
Learning to fly on skis!
—by Cliff Becker |
columns & departments
12 |
Preflight
Letter from the editor
—by Tom Atwood |
14 |
Debrief
Your comments and questions |
16 |
Just Landed
Latest products and RC news |
28 |
Snapshot
Readers' photos
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Indoor Runways
Upcoming indoor events and the Carbon Butterfly
—by Thayer Syme |
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Wing Tips
Techniques and ideas from our readers
—Illustrated by David Baker |
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Gear Up
Notable accessories & RC gear |
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Departure
AirFoil Aviation—a decade of aerial imaging solutions
—by Thayer Syme
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The cover: In an exclusive first look, we fly Hangar 9's new Spitfire Mk.II 60 ARF with both Saito's snarling 100 four-stroke glow engine and the silent E-flilte Power 60 brushless electric motor, pg. 100. Insets: Also a Fly RC exclusive, check out Hobbico's new ElectricStar EP Select RTF on pg. 124. It is a traditional 40-size trainer, but with clean, quiet electric power. Mark Sterner of Rabid Models lands his prototype PBY Catalina at the JR Indoor Electric Festival, pg. 20. Photos by Walter Sidas and Thayer Syme.
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