Category: Flying Techniques

  • Pilot’s notes

    Pilot’s notes

      We’ve looked at a number of stick-pumping manoeuvres so I hope you’ve been out there practising and are ready […]

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  • Pilot’s notes

    Pilot’s notes

    If you’ve been following my articles (see links below) then by now you should be quite familiar with using the […]

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  • Pilot’s notes

    Pilot’s notes

    Over recent articles we’ve covered a number of basic aerobatic manoeuvres in detail, and before moving on I thought it […]

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  • Pilot Notes – perfecting the roll

    Pilot Notes – perfecting the roll

    The roll is a very pretty manoeuvre that has many variations, and to perform perfectly is quite a challenge on […]

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  • Pilot’s notes

    Pilot’s notes

      Performed correctly the stall turn is a very pretty manoeuvre and has, perhaps surprisingly, numerous formats. First we’ll take […]

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  • Performance plane set-up

    Performance plane set-up

      Right, in Part 1, I'll try and cover the basic performance setups – I use this as a bible for […]

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  • The RCM&E propeller size guide

    The RCM&E propeller size guide

    To help readers and in answer to a number of requests, I've added a downloadable prop-size chart that can be […]

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  • For Starters – Part Two

    For Starters – Part Two

    There’s no denying that ARTF models now dominate the R/C scene, and for most new fliers such a model will […]

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  • For Starters – Part Three

    For Starters – Part Three

    This time we’ll move on to more ‘hands on’ R/C aeromodelling, exploring what the controls of your transmitter do and […]

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