RCM&E November 2016 issue preview!

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ON THE COVER

John Horne's lovely 112” span Spitfire touches down at the Willis Warbirds invitational fly-in last summer. The event's mixture of R/C warbirds and 40s-style entertainment that encourages audience participation has grown over the last few years and Alex Whittaker popped along to sample the action

Photo: Alex Whittaker 


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HIGHSIDE

Lindsay Todd's tough, easy-build 55” (1397mm) slope aerobat is just the thing for those seeking the quieter side of flying

BLUNDERBIRD 3

It may not be the prettiest model ever designed but it flies well and Shaun Garrity reckons this, the latest in his line of retro builds, could have a hidden racing pedigree


COLUMNS

MAKE IT SCALE

Danny Fenton finally maidens the Chipmunk and fashions a Piper Cub from a sheet of 1/16th

WIZARD OF OZ

More on getting the best from your Walbro carbs

JET THRUST

A busy Bob Petrie adds to his collection, fits a smoke system and heads for Raydon

RETRO RAMBLINGS

Shaun Garrity highlights a forgotten Phil Smith design

WEEKENDERS

Whittaker feels the lure of the lathe and does a little breaking and entering


REGULARS

SWITCH ON

Pylon Nats results, Indoor FPV and more

COUNTERPOINT

A selection of the best new releases

ALL WRITE

Have your say in the UK's best-selling model flying mag!

GOING PLACES

Indoor flying and swapmeets; the winter diary is filling

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FEATURES

EASA, WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?

Dave Burton unravels EASA's recent announcement

BIG FUN AT LITTLE GRANSDEN

Whittaker samples the atmosphere at a distinctively different fly-in for warbird fanciers

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COVER STORY

Solarfilm? Solartex? Polyester? Steve Hargreaves has ‘em covered

SLOPE OF THE MONTH

Simon Cocker heads off to Derbyshire and the UK's prime dynamic soaring ridge

HOMEBREW HINGES

For hatches or control surfaces, Paul Blakeborough shows how easy it is

GO GREEN

…and simplify your wiring

BECOMING A CONVERT

Dave Burton has the answers to the electric conversion questions RCM&E readers regularly ask

MANX MODELLING

As Lindsay Todd discovers, it's not all motorbikes on the IOM

MODEL MAGIC

Don Coe's marvellous Bleriot XI

PARTING SHOT

An unusual display finale


REVIEWS

MARABU

The 1969 and 1971 World Aerobatic Championship winner and now available in ARTF form

B-25

An ultra micro B-25 Mitchell? What's not to like?

T10J

Futaba's neatly styled 10-channel, mid- range radio

 P-51D MUSTANG

Hacker have brought the fun fighter bang up to date with this rugged, EPP park flyer 


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