Description

22 P-51D Mustang – Dick Sarpolus – A fun-scale giant that won’t empty your pocketbook
30 Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome – Bob Aberle – An aviation time warp on the Hudson River
36 Futaba’s FP-5NLH RC System – Dale Hart – FM Product Review: A great, first helicopter radio
40 Cobra 7 – Mike Ditrich – Steve Wooley’s classic lines in an updated CM_ stunter
46 Sig’s Riser 100 – Ray Juschkus – FM Product Review: A thermalling treat!
50 Speckled Bird! – George Perryman – A CO2 version of the author’s renowned Speckled Bird
54 Flyin’ Things for Fledglings – Earl Van Gorder – More news from the gang
60 RC Giant Scale – Frank Costello – New kits. plans, and a great pilot figure
62 RC Pattern – Dean Pappas – A trimming “cookbook” for pattern craft
64 RC Soaring – Herk Stokely – Thoughts on the Aero-Tow, flying wings and canards
66 RC Sport – Dick Sarpolus – Grass field technique, and wing loading tips
67 Fan Facts – Mike Kulczyk – Imagineering is alive and well
68 Electric Flight – Dick Gibbs – Thoughts on small motors
70 WhirlyWords – Dale Hart – Gyroscopic stabilizers: how they work and how to install them
72 FF Sport – Larry Kruse – Prop carving techniques, and Allison’s airfoil
74 CL Combat – Phil Cartier – Arguments for a Super Slow Combat event
76 CL Stunt – Bob Hunt -“Cheater” originals, new plans, and BOM Scare
78 Classic Flyers – Bill Darkow – Meet our new Antique Modeling columnist
RC Model Boating
80 Mongoose .60 – Don Bilsky – FM Product Review: Competition Marine’s latest hit
84 RC Sport Boats – Don Bilsky – A new Rossi, overhead protection, and radar timing
86 RC Scale Boats – Bill Michaels – Converting the Matchbox Corvette to RC operation
On the Cover: Carrie Chammings has her hands full with Dick Sarpolus’ giant Fun-Scale P-51D Mustang. This one can handle a variety of large power plants. All foam core surfaces and sheet balsa fuselage construction make this an easy model to build. The flight performance is spectacular. Photo: Bruce Kelly