Product Releases
Great Planes Dirty Birdy 60 ARFby Hobbico| Apr 24, 2012The classic Joe Bridi design that became a popular Great Planes kit, is now a .60-size ARF! The Dirty Birdy accurately followed a pilot’s most intricate commands and the new ARF version combines that ...
Product Spotlight - Flyzone Cessna Corvalis 350 RTFby Kurt Gornek| Apr 24, 2012Although it had been previously released and we already reviewed the Flyzone Cessna 350 Corvalis, when the RTF version appeared with a Tactic radio system in the box we had to check it out again!...
Flyzone Calypso EP Gliderby Hobbico| Mar 26, 2012Smooth and forgiving, the 4-5 channel Flyzone Calypso EP Glider excels as a first electric sailplane. Experienced glider pilots will also enjoy its wide range of soaring performance — and can elect to...
Product Spotlight - Multiplex Fun Cub on Floatsby Kurt Gornek| Mar 26, 2012We've already reviewed the Multiplex Fun Cub with the big tundra wheels but when we received a set of floats, it was time to see how the Fun Cub keeps it's head above water!...
OS Engines OCA Brushless ESCs and OCP-1 Programmerby Hobbico| Mar 08, 2012For decades the R/C hobby’s #1 choice in glow engines, O.S. recently brought its expertise to a popular series of powerful brushless electric motors. ...
Futaba 8J 2.4GHz S-FHSS with R2008SBby Hobbico| Mar 07, 2012Take advantage of the technology that makes Futaba flight systems special — S/FHSS 2.4GHz signal security, S.Bus compatibility — all at an affordable cost!...
OS Engines Red Line RL-1.00 Ringed Heli Engineby Hobbico| Mar 06, 2012The Thunder Tiger Red Line RL-1.00H boasts the killer combination of huge power and 1.00 displacement in a compact .90-size footprint....
Thunder Tiger Titan X50 Flybarless Heliby Hobbico| Mar 05, 2012The Titan X50F’s outstanding precision and maneuverability have earned it a big “thumbs up” from theThunder Tiger U.S.A. Team and International pilots....
Receiver Ready versions of the FunCub and DogFighterby Hitec RCD| Mar 03, 2012Multiplex USA is proud to introduce RECEIVER READY versions of our ever-popular FunCub and thrilling DogFighter....
Hitec X2-400 Two-Port Multichargerby Kurt Gornek| Feb 28, 2012Hitec is proud to introduce the latest addition in our progressive line of dependable multichargers, the X2- 400....
RC Flight News
- Product Spotlight - Multiplex Fun Cub on Floatsby Kurt Gornek| Mar 26, 2012We've already reviewed the Multiplex Fun Cub with the big tundra wheels but when we received a set of floats, it was time to see how the Fun Cub keeps it's head above water!...
Hobbico Announces Tx-R™ Technologyby Hobbico| Jan 13, 2012A revolution in radio control is coming, and Transmitter-Ready aircraft are leading it. While they offer the same assembly and finishing ease as ARFs and receiver-ready planes, Transmitter-Ready airc...
Happy Heli Holidays Sweepstakes!by Kurt Gornek| Dec 16, 2011Oh No! Our latest shipment of demo product got sent to the National Air and Space Museum! Fortunately, we've got a high res snapshot of the floor, but we need your help locating all the product....
RC Flight Source now available on the App Store!by Kurt Gornek| Sep 11, 2011RC Flight Source now available on the App Store...
Team USA Wins FAI F3A World Championshipsby ThunderPower| Aug 06, 2011Thunder Power RC was the choice of champions for the win in Muncie...
Castle Creations ICE HV 120 Product Noticeby Kurt Gornek| Jul 25, 2011Castle ICE HV 120 Product Notice...
O.S. Engine Brushless Aircraft Motorsby Kurt Gornek| May 11, 2011With the introduction of its new brushless motor line, O.S. confirms its standing as R/C’s most innovative ...
Editorials
Industrial Strength Aerobaticsby Scott Stoops| May 12, 2012Dropping into the aerobatic box at nearly 270 mph, with the adrenaline pumping like never before, I pulled a solid 9G corner to the vertical line to start my Freestyle sequence. While I’m straining li...
Spring Cleaningby Thayer Syme| May 08, 2012It’s Spring Cleaning season here at home and I've recently made a token effort to carry that into my workshop with a simple project I've been putting off for too long....
The Hots Flashby Terry Dunn| Apr 27, 2012One measure of a model’s success is the number of variants that are spawned from the original design. Under this criterion, Dan Santich’s ‘The Hots’ must certainly be overdue for a lifetime achievemen...
A NASA Pilot Returns To RCby Terry Dunn| Apr 05, 2012At a recent meeting of my RC club, I was approached by Jeff Moultrie, an aspiring member who wanted more information about one of my models. I initially shaped my responses with the typical layman’s t...
Don't Do Nothing Dumbby Steve Kessinger| Apr 04, 2012I’m writing my inaugural column from the Sun 'n Fun air show, where I’m volunteering in Air Operations. ...
From the Editor's Deskby Thayer Syme| Apr 04, 2012Kurt, Rob and I have been working on parallel paths to bring readers very similar messages for quite a while. We all want to get the word out about how much fun model aviation can be and highlight the...
2.4GHz Terrorism - coming to a neighborhood near you...by Kurt Gornek| Oct 01, 2011As many of you are probably aware, recent news brought some unwanted attention to our industry once again. The headlines read: “Man Charged in Model Airplane Plot To Bomb Pentagon”....
Money Saved -vs- Price Paidby Kurt Gornek| Jun 25, 2011We've all done it. Scrimped and saved only to realize we don't have quite enough cash to get the model, the radio...
Event Coverage
2012 AMA Expoby Kurt Gornek| Jan 14, 20122 Brothers was invited out to the 2012 AMA Expo in Ontario, California as a guest speaker. I hadn't been to the expo prior to the trip so I didn't know what to expect but I was looking forward to tra...- Team USA Wins FAI F3A World Championshipsby ThunderPower| Aug 06, 2011Thunder Power RC was the choice of champions for the win in Muncie...
Thunder Power backs 1st and 3rd Place at Mastersby Kurt Gornek| Jul 28, 2011Thunder Power RC backs 1st and 3rd place at 3D master...
Toledo Weak Signals 2011by Kurt Gornek| Apr 11, 2011Another great year at Toledo, US hobbyists were treated to the latest products from several manufacturers...
Competition Results
2011 Futaba XFC Resultsby Kurt Gornek| Jun 07, 2011The results are in! See how the top pilots from around the world scored as they battled, head-to-head at the 2011 XFC competition...
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Popular News
4 comment(s) | by | November 10, 2011 The Ares™ [air-eez] Ultra-Micro Trainer 100 is a great choice for first-time pilots looking for an airplane with...
Ares Ultra-Micro Trainer 100 RTF
5 comment(s) | by | July 29, 2011 The Flyzone Select Scale Focke-Wulf Fw 190 replicates the versatile and highly maneuverable Luftwaffe favorite. This WWII workhorse was ...
Flyzone Focke-Wulf Fw 190
2 comment(s) | by | October 1, 2011 As many of you are probably aware, recent news brought some unwanted attention to our industry once again. The headlines read: “Man Charged in Model Airplane Plot To Bomb Pentagon”....
2.4GHz Terrorism - coming to a neighborhood near you...
0 comment(s) | by | January 13, 2012 A revolution in radio control is coming, and Transmitter-Ready aircraft are leading it. While they offer the same assembly and finishing ease as ARFs and receiver-ready planes, Transmitter-Ready airc...
Hobbico Announces Tx-R™ Technology
0 comment(s) | by | September 3, 2011 4 Port, Multi-Chemistry, Balancing Charger with AC power means Hitec has...
Hitec X4 AC Plus Multicharger
0 comment(s) | by | September 10, 2011 E-flite announces an 80mm fiberglass EDF F-4 Phantom kit...
E-flite F-4 Phantom 32 DF
0 comment(s) | by | October 24, 2011 A Whole New Level of Fixed-Pitch Heli Performance, the NEW Blade mSR X with AS3X Flybarless Stabilization Technology...
Blade mSR X Flybarless Ultra Micro Heli
2 comment(s) | by | August 2, 2011 Electrifly announces a rare 40's classic twin-engine EP seaplane...
Electrifly G-44 Widgeon ARF EP Seaplane
0 comment(s) | by | December 12, 2011 Weighing in at only 9 grams ready to fly - about 1/4 the weight of typical ultra-micro class models - the Ares Nano-Micro Stick 75 is a great choice when looking for...
Ares Nano-Micro Stick 75 RTF
0 comment(s) | by | January 13, 2012 Virtually all pilots have a “go-to” transmitter — the one they grab for automatically when it’s time to fly. Now there’s a way to realize the full potential of that transmitter and almost an...
Tactic AnyLink™ Tx-R™ Interface
