Safety Comes First-2013/04
Expounding on the Expo
Twisted ideas about warps - 2013/03
Last month, I discussed how vital a properly placed CG is to the safe and happy operation of a model aircraft. Close behind the CG in importance are the warps and alignment. Bent or cockeyed flying surfaces can make a model unsafe for flight. Have you ever seen a pilot struggling to keep a crooked RC model in the air? It’s too exciting for my taste!
Safety Comes First-2013/02
However you get there, flying is fun
Safety Comes First - 2005/06
“TEACH YOURSELF to fly RC? You’re
gonna need a lot of airplanes.” Hobby-shop
owner Tony Naccarato has taught hundreds
of budding pilots and knows what works.
Several readers have inquired about selftaught
RC flying. Flight instruction is a
subject on which wise people can have
different opinions. I am less wise than the
average RC instructor, but I do have some
thoughts. There are valid reasons for going it
alone; the following may or may not be them.
Safety Comes First-2004/11
THE GORGEOUS LITTLE Ford Flivver in the photo is the
work of George Crabtree. Old-fashioned stick-and-tissue
construction can be challenging, and although you sure can’t tell
from looking at his models, George has to work a little harder
than average at aeromodeling.
