If It Flies - 2008/08
IF IT FLIES, it probably has a propeller in
front of it. Propellers make horsepower into
thrust, and they also just stir things up. It’s
the price we pay ...
Trimming Form the Ground Up Part 2 - 2006/08
PICKING UP Where We Left Off: In the
first installment of this “Trimming From
the Ground Up” series we dealt with the
subject of pitch trim. As it turns out, it’s a
whole lot more than just moving the
transmitter trim lever a few clicks or beeps
until the model flies without climbing or
diving.
If It Flies ... - 2008/02
IF IT FLIES, other people are interested in
it too! It tickles me when I see all sorts of
fliers in the hobby/sport who, like me, seem
unable to stay between the lines. They
dabble, at the very least, in more than one
segment of aeromodeling. That failure to
“stay between the lines” is something we
share, whether we recognize it or not.
If It Flies ... - 2010/06
HI GANG. It’s time to continue our feet-onthe-
ground test-pilot school. Test-flying our
aircraft is a practice that separates us
aeromodelers from all but a relative handful
of full-scale pilots: the professional test pilots
and the amateurs, otherwise known as homebuilders.
If it Flies...-2010/08
HI GANG.Where I live, wind has dominated
the weather these last few weeks. Around here
it’s called spring: a handful of gorgeous days
interspersed with high winds and rain. It put
some backyard lawn furniture into orbit and
shattered the neighbor’s glass-topped picnic
table into his pool. Ouch!
