Editor Kevin Crozier talks us through what the expect in the new July edition of RCM&E.
Now for our usual quick look at some of the main articles in this month’s magazine.
Nigel Cartwrights starts things off with his review of the revised SE5a kit from E-flite which now incorporates AS3X gyro technology. Next is Shaun Garrity’s latest ‘Retro Ramblings’ column in which he pays tribute to Dave Hardaker, well known to many long-time readers for his Lightning aerobatic design.
Jeff Barringer is back with another informative article on safe flying, this time describing how to lower the risk of allowing a model to stall or spin when flown in windy weather.
David Ashby’s ‘Just For Fun’ column sees him have lots of fun when flinging his Tomahawk flying wing off a local slope, plus he shows how to convert a tiddly Texan RTF model to operate using a high-quality Futaba transmitter.
In ‘Aerobatic Scene’ Keith Jackson reports from the first BMFA centralised F3A competition the 2025 season, then it’s over to Chris Williams who fills the pull-out Pro-Plan spot for this issue with Part 1 of his 1/5th scale Slingsby Skylark 1 glider.
Our editor has decided to join our regular contributors with some occasional scribblings of his own based on forthcoming reviews and his own pet modelling projects. Kevin has named this feature ‘Read The Flippin’ Manual’ as a sardonic twist regarding kit instructions, which appear to be an endangered species these days.
We then catch up with Dave Goodenough who has installed some new budget priced tools in his ‘One Man’ shed. This is followed by Gerry Edgar whose simplified beginners’ guide to R/C model flying will be welcomed by any new readers who may be struggling to understand the basics of this wonderful pastime.
In a similar vein, Kev Scott follows up his recent explanatory feature on ELRS radios with a look at the EdgeTX operating system now being employed by several radio control manufacturers. Last, but not least, we return to David Ashby who puts the new Iwata Vault Kustom airbrush to work.
