RCM&E January 2017 Issue Preview

ON THE COVER 

E-flite's new 1.2m (47”) span P-47D might be a park flyer in some eyes (although we'd dispute that) but there's no doubting the amount of care that's gone into a model that looks absolutely gorgeous both on the ground and in the air. Just glance at the cover shot and you'd asume it's a far larger model. We've been flying it this month and tell you what we think starting on page 32


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VAMOOSE

Fast, aerobatic and fun is how we'd describe Mike Freeman's 42” span, v-tail sportster and it's nicely different too

BAMBINA

Fancy something fast and aerobatic for the park? Bambino's low-wing sibling is all that while cheap and easy to build. It's the perfect first trad’ building project


COLUMNS

MAKE IT SCALE

Danny Fenton fixes the Chipmunk's u/c before getting stuck into a fine little Cub

RETRO RAMBLINGS

Shaun Garrity charts the rise and fall of the UHF frequency for model flying

WEEKENDERS

Whittaker takes stock, gets stuck into the winter project and dusts down the winter hack models

WIZARD OF OZ

Engine guru Brian Winch pores of the contents of his in-box


REGULARS

SWITCH ON

…with another EASA update

COUNTERPOINT

Remember, the one with the most models wins!

ALL WRITE

Over to you…

GOING PLACES

Weather stopped play? Fly inside!

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NEXT ISSUE

Two more free plans, FrSky's Horus and plenty more besides!


FEATURES

PILOTS’ PICTORIAL

Highlighting your projects

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SCALE AWAYGREY

Whittaker finds the spirit of model flying in less than perfect conditions at a year-end fly-in

PARALLEL WORLD

Ever wondered what parallel charging is all about? Mike Freeman explains the charging method that can save bags of time

HAWKER TYPHOON

With a workbench full of Willis warbird, Steve Sales embarks on his biggest project to date

CHOOSING AN FPV CAMERA

Lee Schofield brings clarity to your informed choices

GREAT DEBATES

Dave Burton dusts down his suit of armour before unpacking a classic imponderable

STUKA

The editorial team caught up with the folks at Distributor J.Perkins who just happened to be test flying Seagull's new Ju 87

THE JOY OF TEXT

Chapter and verse, good modelling books are timeless and every shed should have a library

THE KNOWLEDGE

Fuel and glow plugs

SLOPE OF THE MONTH

Remaining in the Peak District, once again Simon Cocker heads for the hills to sample to lift on Mam Tor and Treake Cliff

PARTING SHOT

Spare a thought for those poor pilots…


REVIEWS

INDUCTRIX FPV

Indoor FPV racing become an affordable reality thanks to this new camera-equipped micro quad

P-47 RAZORBACK

E-flite seem to raise their game with every warbird release, is the trend maintained?

FUNKY CUB

Funky by name, funky by nature? Seagull's new high-wing sportster

WOT4-E

The new balsa electric aerobat from the Ripmax / Chris Foss partnership 


It's an issue you won't want to miss so be sure to pop along to your newsagent or model shop and pick up your copy for just £4.99. Better still, why not save yourself some money over the long run, grab a gift and get your copy before anyone else by subscribing? Don't forget the Subscriber Extras too!