Contents...
REGULARS
PRE FLIGHT
Introducing this issue
TAKE OFF
Latest R/C model flying news and readers’ model pics
SHOP WINDOW
A look at the latest R/C products
ROTARY WINGS
Richard Morris dedicates this month’s heli column to models seen in the air at the popular Charmouth Fly-In, held in April and hosted by the Association of Helicopter Aerosports
SILENT SCALE
Chris Williams flies his scale soarers at the first White Sheet Scale Fly-In of 2015 and describes an invaluable, yet simple to make fuselage jig. He also introduces his next vintage glider design
DIARY DATES
Two packed pages of summer model flying events
THE SPORT CHANNEL
Gray writes on another selection of sport model topics
REVIEWS
TACTIC ANYLINK 2
We flight test a clip-on adapter that can be used to allow a wide range of transmitters to work with Hobbico’s range of ready to fly aircraft, as well as Tactic 2.4 GHz receivers. It worked well using a Spektrum DX6i
MULTIPLEX PROFI 16
Multiplex’s top line R/C system is packed with useful functions, but it helps if you are familiar with operating one of the company’s other radio sets. We asked our MPX guru, Frank Skilbeck to guide us through some of the transmitter’s most useful and innovative features
BOOK PREVIEW
We browse through a new book, Model Planes - Aerofoils and Wings, which will be a welcome addition to any modeller's home library
MULTI ROTOR REVELLING
John Stennard tries out a trio of new Revell Control multi-copters
FEATURES
BERGFALKE IV
For his latest scale glider design, Chris Williams builds one of the last wood and fabric winged gliders before all-glass machines dominated the full size soaring scene. Designed to 1/4 scale, with the express intention of rendering it suitable for slope soaring in light conditions, it will also fly in a stronger wind or off aerotow
DRAWING UP AN AICHI VAL
Phillip Kent shows how to design your own scale model from readily available information such as photographs and three view drawings, concentrating on a fixed undercarriage WW2 fighter to fly from rough grass flying strips
YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS?
Alec Barber finally gets around to building a DB Autogyro kit that he has had in storage for over forty years. Sounds familiar? Before gluing the parts together there was just the small job of tracing over the (very!) faded plan
BALSA WOOD 101
If you have yet to build a model aircraft from scratch using blasa wood as the main building material then you are missing out on one of the great joys of aeromodelling. Peter Kraus offers up some tips to use when working with this versatile modelling material
SCALE FLYING IN SWARMS
Bruce Corfe makes regular trips to Australia. And while he is there he has become a regular visitor to the South West Associated Radio Modellers Society Scale Rally, from where he files this event report
AN ITCH TO SCRATCH
Bill Bowne reaches the penultimate part of his short series on scratch building. This month he turns his attention to the art of scale modelling
SPEEDY
No, it’s not an open cockpit Spitfire. Instead, Alan Wooster has chosen to pay homage to a favourite free flight rubber model by basing his latest electric R/C design on the tiny FROG Speedy. But at 38 inches wingspan, Alan’s model is quite a bit bigger than the original!
EAST KIRKBY 2015
To start this year’s regular reports from around the large model show scene, Neil Hutchinson takes his camera and telephoto lens to the Large Model Association’s airshow at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
SOUTH WEST MODEL & HOBBY SHOW
Derek Small takes us on a tour of the annual model show held at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Somerset, where the R/C flight line is hosted by the local Blackdown club
F3P WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Donatas Pauzuolis reports from the second world championship event for indoor aerobatic models, with additional pictures by Esa Eirola, Ignas Matulevicˇius and Rokas Lukšas
FRENCH FRIPPERY
Our tame ‘Brit In Brittany’, Dave Goodenough helps his club to host a multi club gathering at the local army gymnaseum, and which attracted a fabulous line up of fine scale lightweight aeroplanes
