Here’s an easy and inexpensive way I drain my “puffed” LiPos. I connect the battery to a 50W, 12-volt light bulb and let it light the bulb. In a few minutes, the light goes out. After 24 hours, …

The ParkZone S.E.5A is perfect for flying lazy eights or big loops at scale speed is a pure joy. Now, many modelers think that WWl airplanes should be easy to fly which is not necessarily so but this model is an exception. It has just enough dihedral to be stable. It is not a beginner's trainer but is one of the easiest WWl planes to fly that I have experienced. This plane would make an excellent second plane or bipe trainer.

Maxford USA Mentor-G V2 Giant-scale versatile trainer Author: Cliff Becker cliffb@flyrc.com Photographer: Walter Sidas NEED TO KNOW MANUFACTURER/DISTRIBUTOR: Maxford USA TYPE: 26cc gas trainer ARF FOR: Intermediate pilots PRICE: $239.99 NEEDED TO COMPLETE: Radio system, five servos, engine and …

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Nitro Planes Fly Cat 90 is for those like me that want the Jet feel of flying without having to mortgage your lungs to fly turbines. Flying off a grass field posed some problems but the effort to overcome them is well worth. For me, this is not an every day flyer but she'll come out of the hangar whenever I feel the need for an adrenaline rush. Have fun, fly safe.

I found the Flame Wheel F450 to be quick building, with no issues during the assembly. The combination of the molded components and the central fiberglass plate structure produced a very strong and rigid structure. The included electronics seem to be of high quality, and I had no issues with any of them. The stability of the finished unit is uncanny, and the ability to have a gyro stabilized camera will be of interest to those wanting to try out aerial photography or first person view flying. The computer software installation could be simpler, but once installed, the unit is very easy to program and the default values worked very well.

Many times weather conditions prevent micro airplanes from using their usual and dependable, outdoor, hard-surface landing strips. I have solved the problem by using the hard backed side of a length of carpet runner as an operational landing …

Sometimes it’s necessary to install a nut and bolt into a tight place. It’s often very difficult to hold the nut in position while it is being driven onto the bolt. Sometimes tiny wrenches don’t work well or …

Maxford USA Mentor-G V2 Giant-scale versatile trainer Author: Cliff Becker cliffb@flyrc.com Photographer: Walter Sidas NEED TO KNOW MANUFACTURER/DISTRIBUTOR: Maxford USA TYPE: 26cc gas trainer ARF FOR: Intermediate pilots PRICE: $239.99 NEEDED TO COMPLETE: Radio system, five servos, engine and …

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Nitro Planes Fly Cat 90 is for those like me that want the Jet feel of flying without having to mortgage your lungs to fly turbines. Flying off a grass field posed some problems but the effort to overcome them is well worth. For me, this is not an every day flyer but she'll come out of the hangar whenever I feel the need for an adrenaline rush. Have fun, fly safe.

I found the Flame Wheel F450 to be quick building, with no issues during the assembly. The combination of the molded components and the central fiberglass plate structure produced a very strong and rigid structure. The included electronics seem to be of high quality, and I had no issues with any of them. The stability of the finished unit is uncanny, and the ability to have a gyro stabilized camera will be of interest to those wanting to try out aerial photography or first person view flying. The computer software installation could be simpler, but once installed, the unit is very easy to program and the default values worked very well.

The Stinger II is an absolute blast to fly. This old school aerobatic icon is born again. If high energy aerobatics isn't your thing...well is should be! Fit and finish is excellent, as you would expect from a Great Planes. I had a hoot at the field last week with the Stinger II and look forward to wringing it out again.