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With 3D fast becoming the 'must have' for cinema and television, it's no surprise to see that the World's first 3D R/C simulator has just arrived courtesy of the well known Reflex brand. Reflex XTR2 V.5.05.5, to be presice, can operate with cyan/red 3D glasses or 3D shutter glasses and offers stereoscopically enhanced 3D (glasses are…

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  UK distributor J.Perkins has just announced delivery of Acme's FlyCam ECO version 2 – the lightweight airborne camera system. This update brings the following improvements; resolution improved to 720×480 weight reduced to just 15g removable camera head ribbon cable to aide remote positioning Like the old unit, this new ECO records to a micro…

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At a quick glance you’d dismiss JP’s new widget as just another watt meter yet watt meters are becoming more sophisticated and, in the case of the Power Analyser, will do far more than just measuring the performance of a power system, important though the task is. The Power Analyser’s remit then is; • Watt…

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    Graupner's new charger is a slight upgrade on the Ultra Duo Plus 40 introduced last year. The 45 brings a higher battery discharge rate but little else as far as we can see. Notwithstanding, this is a capable unit, tough and very well made with dual outputs and a large blue back-lit display…

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Big and clever – the new Jeti Max BEC 2D Jeti’s Max BEC 2D is a linear voltage regulator offering power inputs for two 2S Li-Po batteries. It’s fair to say that 2.4 GHz technology is now well established and firmly loved in the field of model radio control. It’s advantages are almost too many to…

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The small aperture in the thumb provides that essential stick ‘feel’. We like a man with initiative who’s prepared to see an idea through so top marks to Kevin Johnson. Getting extremely fed up with cold and frozen hands during his winter flying sessions and unable to find a pair of gloves thin enough to…

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The large screen is easy to read. If you’re like me, you can never have too many gadgets although granted I suspect that, also like me, some of your purchases see the light of day more often than others. I’ve grown quite attached to this new little widget from CML Distribution which has seen a…

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iPhone owners will be aware of the increasingly large and useful number of applications that can be downloaded to the phone, they’re cheap too not least this wind meter function available from the

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One of the great things about Li-Po batteries is their ability to hold charge, not losing capacity significantly once topped up. You can happily charge up one week and fly the next without a worry. NiMHs, of course, have been a very different story, until now that is. These new Sanyo Eneloop cells mean that…

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This new Eco version is the latest camera to join the FlyCamOne family. Clearly falling into the ‘light-weight’ category of aerial cameras, its movable head (90°) can be easily mounted outside the model and operated by a servo. The unit offers three modes; video, photo and photo endless (VGA) while footage is recorded to a micro…

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