Miscellaneous

Red Tails Movie

If you have not seen the movie Red Tails as yet you should do yourself a favor and go to the movies this weekend. I just got back from watching it. It has some of the best aviation video simulation and real footage I’ve seen yet. It is about the Tuskegee Airmen of WWII. It [...]

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Flyzone Uberlites Live up to their Name

Flyzone Uberlites Live up to their Name

From the latest Flyzone press release: “Überlites are a revolutionary concept in ready-to-fly R/C. For an amazingly low price, you get two planes to fly — each with distinct performance characteristics to enjoy indoors or outside in calm winds. The included motor, onboard radio gear and LiPo battery are combined into one modular unit that [...]

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Flyzone Focke-Wulf FW 190

Flyzone Focke-Wulf FW 190

It doesn’t get much cooler than this new Flyzone Focke-Wulf FW 190. While this model is a “foamy”, it is about as detailed as they get, less a pilot in the cockpit. It comes receiver ready, so you only need to bind the radio to the airplane’s receiver, charge the battery and go fly it. [...]

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Test Flight of E-flite Super Cub 25e ARF

Test Flight of E-flite Super Cub 25e ARF

We just finished our build and test flight of the new E-flite Super Cub 25e ARF. What I can tell you is that it is a fantastic flyer. Get one if you want to have an absolute blast flying a very scale 68-in. wingspan Cub. Mine is powered by an Power 32 outrunner. It climbs [...]

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Airborne Models SZD-45 Ogar Flying Review

Airborne Models SZD-45 Ogar Flying Review

This comes from our good friend and veteran flyer, Gene Cope: “I flew my Airborne Models SZD-45 Ogar over the weekend at a site overlooking Richland, WA. I want to share a few photos with you and tell you that this model flies exceedingly well—even in the cold weather (about 38 degrees) it indicated lift [...]

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Magazines, Miscellaneous

Feast Your Eyes on December's RC Sport Flyer Cover

Feast Your Eyes on December’s RC Sport Flyer Cover

Readers, our December issue is in the works. It is filled with great content—everything from the Tucson Shootout report to an excellent report on the new Esprit Libelle H-205 sailplane. We’re also filling it with lots of hot new products for you to put on your Christmas wish list. I know I’m marking mine for [...]

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Esprit Libelle Maiden Flight at Eagle Butte

Esprit Libelle Maiden Flight at Eagle Butte

Hey Guys & Gals, The new Esprit Model Glasflugel H-205 Club Libelle ARF is both a great flyer and a GREAT buy. Check it out at: http://www.espritmodel.com/glasflugel-h205-club-libelle-arf.aspx

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Airplanes, Videos

Daniel Holman's Amazing Flying Skills

Daniel Holman’s Amazing Flying Skills

Check out this incredible video from our newest writer, Daniel Holman. As a young, but experienced flyer, Daniel is capable of some fantastic aerobatic stunts!

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RealFlight G5.5 Rebate Deadline Extended

RealFlight G5.5 Rebate Deadline Extended

Just in time for the holidays! From the latest press release from RealFlight: “Great Planes is extending the RealFlight 6 Upgrade Rebate offer by popular demand! If you purchased RealFlight G5.5 between August 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011, you now have until December 31, 2011 to send in your entries. You can obtain the [...]

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Magazines, Reviews, Sailplanes

Eagle Slope Soaring November 12th, 2011

Eagle Slope Soaring November 12th, 2011

This past Saturday Gene Cope and I needed to test fly his new Esprit 4-meter wingspan Libelle H-205 sailplane. The wind was blowing about 15 mph at my house, so we opted to go to Eagle Butte for the maiden flight of the sailplane. With the sailplane’s batteries charged completely, the model balanced per the [...]

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