
Enjoy these eye-popping videos. Have a happy April Fool’s Day!

Enjoy these eye-popping videos. Have a happy April Fool’s Day!

An AMA event where contestants have to design their own airplanes? Am I nuts?
Continue reading “A Design, Build, Fly AMA Event?” »

Bad weather got you down? Here are some handy RC-related indoor activities.
Continue reading “10 RC Challenges for a Rainy Day” »

A week ago a 24 foot (7 m) wing span paper airplane flew. Sort of.
Continue reading “Giant Paper Airplane Flight Videos” »

A very well done light show using indoor 3D RC airplanes.
Continue reading “Indoor 3D RC Airplane Performance Art” »

You are having a bad day. You got your model airplane into a spin. Now how the heck do you get out of it?
How do you avoid getting into a spin in the first place? How can you get your model into a controlled spin? What is the only full-size airplane designed from the ground up to be spin proof?

Don’t laugh, but using simple checklists can turn you into a better pilot.
Continue reading “Fly Better with Checklists” »

Inventor builds a set of wings that let him fly like a bird. Amazing video!
Continue reading “Flying Like a Bird Video” »

Our models are so overpowered, why not just make all the wings thick and be done with it?
Continue reading “Are Thick Wings better than Thin Wings?” »

What is the difference between a spin and a spiral dive? What is flutter? Why are spins so dangerous? Do yourself a favor and listen to this episode of Ask the RCadvisor. You might just save one of your models.
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