RADIO CONTROL MODELS AND ELECTRONICS
VOLUME 63 ISSUE 6
June 2020
ON THE COVER
The Pitts Special should need no introduction. The prototype first flew in 1944 and went on to become an aviation classic. If you’ve ever seen one, then you’ll know how tiny it is. FMS have emulated the two-seat S2 version but even that spans just 20ft, making this 1.4m span model a respectable 1/4-scale, give or take.
REGULARS
SWITCH ON
Our wonderful hobby of aeromodelling continues, despite the lockdown
ALL WRITE
Have your say in our monthly readers' letters pages
GOING PLACES
Summer model flying events list – but check before you go!
COUNTERPOINT
Product news has slowed a fair bit, but some new items are still appearing
PILOTS' PICTORIAL
Show others your latest pride and joy in our gallery page of readers' models
MARKETPLACE
Advertise your unwanted kits, bits, engines and radios
NEXT ISSUE
A brief taster of what to expect in the July issue
PARTING SHOT
Our end of mag spot shows a misty morning at White Sheet hill
REVIEWS
FMS PITTS V2
David Ashby flies the Pitts Special that he’s always wanted
SONIK RC MUSTANG
Hot on the heels of their micro Cub, SonikRC have released a sweet little P-51
FEATURES
MODEL MAGIC
This month Alex Whittaker examines Dave Toyer's lovely Tiger Moth
TOTALLY SCALE AT OLD WARDEN
Alex Whittaker visits middle England for the famous Shuttleworth scale bash
IN YOUR WORKSHOP
Our request for pictures of your work rooms had you reaching for cameras and snapping busy building benches up and down the land
COLUMNS
JUST FOR FUN
Finally, David Ashby throws his SHK off a hill, fixes an errant rudder hinge, finds the ultimate prop retainer and labels his fleet
AEROBATIC SCENE
Top competition pilot, Keith Jackson sets about keeping us better informed on the topic of trimming aerobatic models
WEEKENDERS
Alex Whittaker's club's swap meet came just days before the lock down. Join him as he searches the tables for bargains
SILENT WINGS
Simon Cocker looks at the Multiplex and Tangent sport scale gliders
FREE PRO-PLAN
WUNBESIX
Build this tailless electric powered sports model with an easy to make Jedelsky wing, designed by Mike White
DRACON
Shaun Garrity describes his restoration of another one of David Boddington's plan feature airframes, together with the canard plan
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