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Dirt Naps are no Obstacle for the SkyDio 2+
Digital & Web: “Go ahead. Try to crash it.” These words are typically never uttered to another pilot on the flightline. Modelers put many resources toward the aircraft that they operate. To encourage someone to “dirt nap” an aircraft is antithetical to the hobby, but those were the exact words that author Kyle Jaracz spoke to his visual observer as he handed off the remote to the Skydio 2+. Watch a video online and in the digital edition.
Carbon-Z Cessna Takes Flight
Digital & Web: Greg Gimlick reviewed the E-flite Carbon-Z Cessna. He found the finish on the EPO foam surface to be excellent and the tundra tires impressive. All of the hardware for the Carbon-Z Cessna is individually bagged for their particular assembly. Watch a video of the E-flite Carbon-Z Cessna 150T 2.1m BNF online and in the digital edition.
Steve Neill on Model Aviation LIVE
Model Aviation Executive Editor Jay Smith welcomed lifelong modeler and Hollywood special effects artist Steve Neill to the Model Aviation LIVE show in June. Steve has done special effects for movies such as Fright Night, Ghostbusters (1984), and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. You can watch this recorded episode and others at www.modelaviation.com/live. Here are some comments:
Steve Neill: Thanks Jay for doing this interview!
Donald Brann: Any info on a 1939 FF kit for a “Bay Ridge Mike?”
