Radio Control Scale Aerobatics - 2009/04
Giant Scale ARF finer points
I RECENTLY BEGAN the assembly
process of my Thunder Tiger 40% Extra 260.
This is a well-built model and is one of the
best “almost-ready-to-flys” I have seen thus
far. While building this airplane, I found a
few key areas that I would like to discuss,
since many of these steps are required by
most giant-scale ARFs on the market today.
Radio Control Scale Aerobatics - 2011/06
As I am writing
this, winter has
finally come to an
end and the contest
season is quickly
approaching. As a
result, I’m going to
break this month’s
column into two
segments.
Radio Control Scale Aerobatics - 2008/08
LAST TIME, I wrote about the benefits of
using both Flight Modes and Flight
Conditions. This month we will look at a few
different ways in which a person can improve
his or her aircraft’s performance.
When I built my 38% Great Planes Extra
330S, I used one servo synchronizer per
aileron, one servo synchronizer per elevator
half, and one servo synchronizer on the
rudder. This resulted in the use of five servo
synchronizers.
Radio Control Scale Aerobatics-2010/08
WITH THE 2010 flying season in full swing,
it’s time to address Snap Rolls, and in
particular, vertical snaps. Performing a typical
Snap Roll from horizontal, upright, level
flight is different from performing a vertical
snap; you might find that a model can quickly
lose airspeed and easily lose heading.
Radio Control Scale Aerobatics-2011/08
BECAUSE the aerobatic flying season is in
full swing, I would like to break this month’s
column into a few different sections. First, I
will take a look at a Rolling Circle that can be
found in the 2011 Unlimited International
Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC) routine.
