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24 Barnstormer – Dan Reiss – An RC remake of Lou Andrews’ great CL stunter
30 Airtronics’ Vision System – Bob Aberle – FM Product Review: Buttons, whistles, and a screen!
35 A Plug-In LG How-To – Mike Midkiff – The painless way to put your FF scalers on wheels
36 Robbe’s Arcus – Ray Juschkus – FM Product Review: A kit with a look all its own
40 Found Centennial – Larry Kruse – Distinctive lines and the right “numbers” for FF scale competition
44 Paul’s Flying Stuff’ F-86 Sabre – Rick Andres – FM Product Review: An economical entry to the world of ducted fans
48 All but forgotten … Bombers! – Dick Sarpolus – Great behemoths from the 1950’s
54 Flyin’ Things for Fledglings – Earl Van Gorder – More news from the gang
60 RC Giant Scale – Frank Costello – A look at kill switches. and some new products
62 RC Pattern – Dean Pappas – Flight reports on two new pattern birds
64 RC Soaring – Herk Stokely – Is the Thunderbird the ultimate thermal machine
66 RC Sport – Dick Sarpolus – A flight training odyssey. a nifty airplane holder, and molding canopies
67 RC Sport Scale – George Leu – A new Skyraider kit, and some reflections on the Top Gun Tournament
68 Fan Facts – Frank Fanelli – Some unusual ducted fan protects, and a new book
70 Electric Flight – Dick Gibbs – Electric versus glow in competition, and plans into
72 WhirlyWords – Dale Hart – More on radios. scale documentation, and new rotor blades
74 FF Sport – Larry Kruse – looking at all things thermal
76 CL Combat – Rich Lopez – A look back at the 1989 competition season
78 CL Stunt – Windy Urtnowski – Miscellaneous Nats notes
RC Model Boating
82 Make a Carved Name Board – George Fox Lang – FM How-To: Personalize your new scale boat
88 RC Scale Boats – Bill Michaels – Diminutive scale boats could spark a craze
90 RC Sport Boats – Don Bilsky – New MRP electric boats. IMPBA rules news, and a sponson fix
On the Cover: At work or rest Robbe Model Sports’ electric sailplane, the Arcus is a beauty. Ray Juschkus puts this highly prefabricated kit through the review wringer, and it emerges clean and with shining marks for both construction and flying qualities. Photos Ray Juschkus