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24 Silk Stik – Dan Reiss – Recapture the lost art of silking with this large RC sport design
30 Futaba’s PCM 1024 – Bob Aberle – FM Product Review: The wave of the future
36 Ducted Fans International – Frank Fanelli and Ron Sweeney – visits to three outstanding Fan-Flys
45 Nesmith Cougar – Perry Peterson – A fine Free Flight scale rendition of a popular homebuilt
50 COX Hobbies’ Electric Malibu – Dick Gibbs – FM Product Review: An ideal way to start in electrics
53 Seaplanes on Lake Washington – Dick Sarpolus – A close-up look at full,scale float planes in action
56 Flyin’ Things for Fledglings – Earl Van Gorder – More news from the gang
62 RC Giant Scale – Frank Costello – Giant Scale safety, and the 1988 OSAA Meet
66 RC Pattern – Dean Pappas – The role of the “Cottage Industry”
68 RC Soaring – Herk Stokely – Double hinged rudders, AMA Distance task and more
70 RC Sport – Dick Sarpolus – Landing gear reinforcement
72 Electric Flight – Dick Gibbs – What’s available in the larger than “05” class?
74 FF Sport – Larry Kruse – News and views from the Free Flight world
76 CL Combat – Phil Cartier – Trimming combat planes for performance
78 CL Stunt – Windy Urtnowski – The value of good plans
RC Model Boating
82 Great Planes Wildcat – Ward VanDuzer – FM Product Review: An electric speedster for beginner and expert alike
86 RC Sport Boats – Don Bilsky – Battery care for the wet set
On the Cover: While a Yellow Aircraft F-14 Tomcat departs Mountain VitzAirporl in Belleville. Canada. Eric Baugher’s colorful Viper gets ready to taxi to the active Eric’s plane comes from the Bob Violett Models’ kit and was seen at the Quinte ’88 Jet Rally along with the big, impressive swing wing Tomcat. Photography Frank Fanelli