Safety Comes First - 2008/02

Dave adds helicopter flying to his mix of modeling talents. YES, THAT really is a picture at the bottom
of the page of me flying an RC helicopter. It
was on a thank-you letter from a schoolkid
after my dad and I flew our model air show
for his class. Fortunately it shows a smooth
hover rather than my signature “rototiller”
maneuver.

Safety Comes First - 2007/06

SAD NEWS: Model Aviation Hall of Fame
member Addie Mae Naccarato has passed
away. I had the good fortune to grow up
within bicycle-riding range of her hobby
shop in Burbank, California, and developed
a deep respect for her vast experience and
kind willingness to share aeromodeling
knowledge.
The mother-

Safety Comes First - 2009/04

Voice-command radio control: your airplane is listening
I HAVE RECEIVED reports about a small
number of preproduction voice-command
radio-control (VC/RC) systems that have been
brought into the country for informal testing.
These units are not yet certified or licensed, so
all parties will remain anonymous here. The
field-test results were surprising.

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