RCM&E Feb 2014 issue preview

February's packed issue is full of good reading, great features and reviews! Dig in!

ON THE COVER

In the year that marks the centenary of the Great War there’s sure to be raised awareness of the conflict and the Dawn Patrol is determined to do its bit. Matt Harrowven’s faithfully reproduced Fokker D.VI is a prime example of what we can expect and there's more in our big feature article!


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MICRO WARBIRDS
Ton Van Munsteren is back with a pair of quick and easy-build park flyers!


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All the latest news from the R/C flying world

COUNTERPOINT

Lift those new-year blues with a little retail therapy

ALL WRITE

Go on, have your say in the UK’s best-selling R/C flying mag!

GOING PLACES

A bumper spread of events to keep you busy during the chilly season

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REVIEWS

DO 27

Chris Bott goes on safari with Staufenbiel’s ready-to-fly Dornier

R/C GLOVES

Warm hands, better flying?

AURORA 9X

Hitec’s revised touch-screen radio

BLADE 180 QX HD

The popular quad gains a video camera

YAK 54 180

Josh Stenhouse ups the aerobatic ante with E-flite’s ultra micro 3D’er

O.S. GF40

Brian Winch gives the latest spark ignition four-stroke jewel the third degree


COLUMNS

WIZARD OF OZ

Brian Winch takes cover from prop-spitting two-strokes

ON THE EDGE

Records, they are a’tumbling. Andy Ellison checks his stopwatch

FLY ELECTRIC

Continuing the love affair with all things retro’, Nigel Hawes ponders his stricken Bearcat and Fournier

WEEKENDERS

The thrill of an aerial awayday does nothing to temper Whittaker’s love of his one true faith


FEATURES

ACES ON A HIGH

Anticipating a busy 2014, Dave Tappin looks back at the Dawn Patrol’s achievements

ALIVE AND KICKING

Alex Whittaker reports from an aeromodelling institution

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UNDERSTANDING EPOXY

New-formula Speed Epoxy II mixes it with Pete Lowe

COLD WAR, HOT SEAT

Vulcan modeller Cyril Carr recounts his experiences flying the 1:1 scale machine

HOVERING ABOUT

Time to get hovering as Steve Dorling returns with more rotary wing advice

MAGIC MUSTANG

Brian Wood’s superb 1/5th scale electric P-51

FORTY YEAR FURY

John Higgins reflects on his slow-burn trad’ build that nearly didn't make it

HOUSE OF HOTSHOTS

Shahid Banglawala returns to analyse the snap roll

SHORT FINALS

Glider ace Simon Cocker on big models, speeding tickets and the one that didn’t get away

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