Model Aviation magazine
- 2022 F1D World Championship February 27, 20232022 F1D World Championship Back to the salt mines By David Lindley | nffspresident@freeflight.org Photos courtesy of John Kagan, Michael Rose, and the author As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. After the COVID pandemic caused the cancelation of the 2020 FAI World Championship cycle for F1D, we were all pretty excited […]IT
- Spektrum iX14 Transmitter February 21, 2023Spektrum iX14 Transmitter Experiences with an Android-based radio By Greg Gimlick | maelectrics@gimlick.com Photos by the author As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. [Editor’s Note: As we were going to press, an update for the iX14 was released that resolved the minor issues mentioned in the review.] SPEKTRUM HAS BEEN designing and […]IT
- Larry Kruse’s May Bee February 21, 2023Larry Kruse’s May Bee Golden Age racing via flat foam By Larry Kruse Photos by Harold Anderson and Larry Kruse As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. Editor’s note: On August 2, 2021, AMA lost one of its frequent contributors to Park Pilot and Model Aviation magazines, Larry Kruse. We were recently asked […]IT
- 2022 F2D Money Nats February 21, 20232022 F2D Money Nats Control Line Combat By Mark Rudner | mark.s.rudner@gmail.com As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. SPRING IS HERE for readers, but at the time of this writing, it’s early December 2022 and the 2022 Control Line (CL) Combat season is drawing to a close. For those who are keeping […]IT
- Getting Off the Ground February 21, 2023Getting Off the Ground Free Flight Scale By Tom Hallman | maxflairt@hallmanstudio.com As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. WHEN I FIRST started flying rubber-powered Free Flight (FF) in 1987, I had no idea about rubber and propeller combinations for various-size models. I relied on what the plans suggested, along with articles in […]IT
- Mysterious Power: The Story of a Miraculous Landing February 13, 2023Mysterious Power: The Story of a Miraculous Landing Electrics By Terry Dunn | terrydunn74@gmail.com As seen in the February 2023 issue of Model Aviation. WE ALL LOVE a good crash story. In this edition of the "Electrics" column, I am going share an incredible story about an airplane that should have crashed—but didn’t! I think you […]IT
- WW I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous February 13, 2023WW I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous Rc Giant Scale By Sal Calvagna | rcgiants@optonline.net As seen in the February 2023 issue of Model Aviation. WELCOME BACK, and a happy and healthy new year to all of you. The World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous was back in full swing on October 5-8, 2022, at the National Museum […]IT
- A New Twist on Old Rubber Power February 5, 2023A New Twist on Old Rubber Power Replacing FAI Tan rubber with latex surgical tubing By Jesse Brumberger jesse_brumberger@yahoo.com | Photos by the author As seen in the February 2023 issue of Model Aviation. One calm evening last summer, I was enjoying launching a little glider using a hi-start setup comprised of kite string and some […]IT
- Interview With 2022 Global3D Champion Kenny Ko February 5, 2023Interview With 2022 Global3D Champion Kenny Ko By James Wang | heloeditor@gmail.com As seen in the February 2023 issue of Model Aviation. KENNY KO is a name recognized around the world by hardcore 3D helicopter pilots. He is the reigning Global3D world champion and the 2017 FAI F3N world champion. I had the opportunity to meet […]IT
- Tools to Design and Build Your Own Aircraft February 5, 2023Tools to Design and Build Your Own Aircraft Put technology to work for you By Antonio Watkins asp6570@outlook.com | Photos courtesy of Antonio Watkins As seen in the February 2023 issue of Model Aviation. In this article, I want to describe some of the technology that I use when designing and building model airplanes. When I […]IT