Editor Kevin Crozier talks us through what the expect in the new May edition of RCM&E.
Let’s take a quick look at some of the main articles in this month’s magazine.
Barry Stevens starts the ball rolling by assembling the latest twin 40 mm EDF jet from XFly-Model, a working swing-wing F-14 Tomcat.
In Retro Ramblings, Shaun Garrity previews the 13th Pontefract Single Channel & Retro Fly-in, as well as handing some page space to Peter Christy so that he can describe the Analogue Proportional radios of yesteryear.
Martin Hardy has been busy in his workshop again, this time finishing off a classic SIG Spacewalker kit and converting it to electric power. Then it’s over to Danny Fenton, who has also been busy building a new model, but this one’s a lot smaller, being a Blackburn Monoplane which Danny will be flying at the Indoor Scale Nationals.
Model Magic this month is dedicated to Kevin Powling’s latest scale masterpiece which he built from the CARF P-51 Mustang kit. Fortunately, the full-size P-51 which Kevin chose to replicate now resides in the UK so he was able to take his model along to picture alongside the real ‘Jersey Jerk’ before embarking on a flight in this famous fighter.
Our free pull-out Pro-Plan this month is for Fundroid, a 51-inch wingspan fun fly model which Mike Bell has made from foamboard and Depron to reduce the cost of making a competitive fun fly machine.
Our second review this month is from Frank Skilbeck who has been busy building a VP2600 electric glider using the kit and power set supplied by 4-Max Models. Then we return to Mike Freeman so that he can complete his article on building St8us, a one metre span EDF delta, as featured in last issue’s Pro-Plan.
In Aerobatic Scene, Keith Jackson ventures out for his first aerobatic flying session this year, maidening his new Fantasista 70 pattern ship.
Have you ever wondered how Express LRS (ELRS) radios work? If so, join Kevin Scott as he lifts the lid on this new breed of radio control systems.
To finish everything off join the editor as he takes his first steps into First Person View (FPV) flying with DJI’s Neo palm size drone.
