Safety Comes First 2008/04
JUST WHEN YOU think all the safety
topics have been covered, something new
pops up! I love computer-simulated RC
flying programs, but there is a sinister new
aspect to digital flying that may be news to
you; it has to do with the continued
improve
Safety Comes First - 2010/03
Propeller-strike injury cuts into a reader's flying time
LIKE TO start each column with a
“grabber,” and Tom Chytil sent in a
humdinger. His electric-powered RC foam
model has had an eventful history.
Safety Comes First - 2010/02
How to safely land 75% of an RC airplane
A READER and I corresponded about an
amazing video that he sent me. It was
filmed during an RC Aerobatics
competition. The models were Giant Scale
replicas of modern aircraft, and the pilot
in the video was so spectacularly skilled
that I felt like a complete doofus by
comparison. (My flying pals would say
there is good reason for this feeling.)
Safety Comes First-2012/11
More on the great pencil grips
Safety Comes First - 2007/08
ARE YOU A sportsman/sportswoman or
a hobbyist? Some say that the dividing
line between the two is whether you build
your aircraft or buy it ready to fly. Even
this line gets blurry because there are kits
available with a portion or most of the
work undone.
