Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Downwind

Choosing and Setting up your first 3D Plane

Skies are blue, winds are low so let's jump right in and look at some important characteristics of an appropriate, first 3D aerobatic plane

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Starting your 3D Aerobatic Journey on the right foot

I remember with great clarity the first time I saw a competent 3D pilot in action, performing wild tumbles and inverted harriers and hovering within inches of the ground. My jaw hit the floor and my concept of this hobby changed forever.

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RC Paragliding – What a Way to Fly!

RC Paragliding - What a Way to Fly!

Hacker USA’s Lee Estingoy was in Austria recently at an unusual flying meet – it was all about RC Paragliders. Yup, you read that right, these little gems were buzzing around the hills and they look awesome! We’ve …

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4K Video: Watch Jacob Holländer in his MODEL 12-S “VIKING” SE-XZA Biplane

Here is a STUNNING 4K video of a great pilot, Jacob Holländer, flying his Model 12 Viking biplane. This is the airplane upon which E-Flites new 280 sized replica is based. If this video will not have you …

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The Franken Project – Turning Old RC Stuff Into Cool Models… The process begins…

Over the years we have collected a lot of hobby pieces and parts; from motors and ESCs to hinges and control horns.  As we were cleaning out our storage room last week, we realized that we had an …

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We Remember – Aviation History Video…

Country music recording artist Dwayne O’Brien performed his song “We Remember” at the annual convention of the International Council of Air Shows last December in Las Vegas, Nevada. And he produced this video to be projected on the …

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PARANORMAL R/C ACTIVITY

In the spirit of Halloween, the Innov8tive Designs team filmed a spooky movie trailer for their fright-fest, “PARANORMAL R/C ACTIVITY“. When a maniacal neurosurgeon pushes the limits with his radical new procedures, he unleashes a form of flying …

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