Semiscale Floatplane Roundup - 2015/05
Welcome to the first ever Model Aviation floatplane roundup! Three models put to the test include the Flyzone DHC-2 Beaver Island Wings Edition, the ParkZone Sport Cub, and the Multiplex Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter. The contestants all are similarly priced foam models of scale airplanes. They are nearly the same size and weight, equipped with similar 3S LiPo power systems, and all are equipped with pontoon-style floats.
Horizon Hobby Parkzone Sport Cub BNF with AS3X - 2014/11
The ParkZone Sport Cub is modeled after the 100hp midrange Cub offered by Cub Crafters. With its 51-inch wingspan, the ParkZone Sport Cub lands right between its two siblings, the UMX Carbon Cub and Carbon-Z Cub. I thought that the Sport Cub would handle more wind than the UMX Carbon Cub, yet be small enough to transport fully assembled.
KDS Agile 5.5 550-size helicopter 2014/07
What a wonderful time to be involved in RC helicopters or model aircraft in general! I’m dating myself, but when I first started flying helicopters, hovering twice in the same day and taking a helicopter home in one piece was a major accomplishment. The two or three people in the country who could hover nose-in were guaranteed a spot on the podium at the AMA Nats. Today, we have lightweight models and radio systems with components that we could only have dreamed about 10 years ago.
Horizon Hobby E-Flite Mystique RES 2.9 Meter ARF 2014/06
I may be giving away my age, but I’ve been around RC long enough that most glider pilots would cringe at the thought of an electric motor mounted in the front of a sailplane. This was likely the same crowd that called a rudder gyro in a helicopter “cheating” and moved to have them banned at the Nats.
Orlando Helicopter Blowout
You might think that the biggest attraction in Florida
in December would involve a roller coaster or a
beach. Although these are certainly worthwhile
activities, if you’re into RC helicopters, the place to be is
the Orlando Helicopter Blowout!
