Fly RC Magazine May 2012 - Table of Contents

Bonus Content

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features

22 NEAT Fair

—by Thayer Syme

34 2012 AMA Expo

The West Coast's Largest Radio Control Model Aircraft Show

--by the Fly RC Staff

PROJECT

48 Popfly

Build a compact flying wing

--by Keith Sparks

ENGINE REVIEW

42 O.S. Engines GT33

Top shelf performance and quality for your mnid-size gasser

--by Andrew Coholic

PRODUCT REVIEWS

28 Tactic AnyLink 2.4GHz Radio Adapter

Fly your favorite models with any transmitter

--by Thayer Syme

38 Hitec Telemetry

Real-time Performance Numbers

--by Thayer Syme

52 Thunder Power RC TP820CD

Dual Port Charger

--by Scott Stoops

76 RC Logger RC Eye 650

Highly Technical Quad Copter

--by Chuck Bassani

flight reports

GLOW & GAS AIRCRAFT

60 Seagull Models Pilatus PC-9 ARF

Fly today's modern military trainer

—by Mike Lee

64 Maxford Spad XIII ARF

Fly this WWI fighter with glow, gas or electric

—by Ron Faanes, PhD.

ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT

30 Great Planes F-86 Sabre EDF Jet

Classic micro warbird for your inner Walter Mittty

—by Thayer Syme

32 Flyzone Micro Fokker Dr.1 Triplane

Flying with the Red Baron

—by Thayer Syme

72 E-flite Cessna 150 250 Aerobat ARF

This classic belongs in everyone's log book

—by Del Schier

HELICOPTER REVIEW

92 Ares Ultra-micro MD500D CX100 RTF

A four channel, smooth, stable fun-flying micro heli for anyone!

--by Erick Royer

columns

12 Preflight

Letter from the editor

—by Thayer Syme

14 Debrief

Your comments & questions

16 Just Landed

56 Wing Tips

—illustrated by David Baker

80 A Master's Workshop

The return of the TigerKitten

--by Bob Benjamin

88 Primary Training

Understanding angle of attack

--by Scott Stoops

108 Gear Up

114 Departure

It's a bird, it's a plane... It's an RC Superhero?

—by Eric Royer

 

ON THE COVER: The new Great Planes F-86 Sabre from Hobbico is the first micro EDF offered in the U.S. and comes with a free AnyLink module.  You can fly this thrilling model with your favorite transmitter, regardless of its brand. See page 28 for more on this exciting advancement in RC, and page 30 for more on the F-86. Photo by Walter Sidas.

 

  

FlyRC Issue 102 - May 2012
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