22 1993 Greater Southwest Fan-Fly - Frank Fanelli - Bergstrom AFB in Austin hosts some of the best on the US fan scene
28 Hitec-RCD's Prism-7 - Bob Aberle - FM Product Review: Features include three plane memory
33 Futaba's Acrostar 120 - Jack Aycock - FM Product Review: A very good thing in a bit larger package
36 FM Visits Easy-Built Models - Earl Van Gorder - Now located in the US, this concern is making big business of little models
38 Great Planes' Patriot - Rick Andrese - FM Product Review: It’s fast, smooth, and good looking
42 The year my wife built a Free Flight! - John Valls - Don't be surprised if the little lady" turns out to be a top qualifier
44 Giant Ducted Fan BD-10 - Col. Bob Thacker - The first Giant Scale model of Jim Bede's fantastic supersonic homebuilt
54 Flyin' Things for Fledglings - Earl Van Gorder - More news from the gang
60 Big Planes - Dick Sarpolus - Telemaster/glider piggy-back set-up. a not-so-blue Corsair, and more
62 RC Pattern - Dean Pappas - Some thoughts on the new Sportsman and Advanced patterns
64 RC Soaring - Herk Stokely Lots of thermalling thoughts
66 Fan Facts - Tony Nunez - A look back at the happenings on the Eastern Fan scene
68 Electric Flight - Dick Gibbs - A battery warning, building very small models, folding props. and a new event
70 Whirlywords - Pete O'Connor - Are you experiencing chopper burnout?
72 Old Timer Topics - Jim Alaback - Unofficial events at the SAM champs were a hit
74 FF Sport - Larry Kruse - A variety of thermal minded subjects
76 CL Combat - Phil Cartier - The "pull and pray" maneuver, remote needle valves. and Phil's STPTA
78 CL Stunt - Bob Hunt - What's new at Aero Products. and the Takeoff maneuver
RC Model Boating
80 RC Scale Boats - Andy Paris - Searchlight ideas, and building a barge for your tug boat
On the Cover: Jim Bede's latest homebuilt design, the BD-10 Jet, was the inspiration for Col. Bob Thacker's latest 1/4 scale effort. The model features fiberglass and foam construction, and is a great performer. Photo: Rich Uravitch.