RADIO CONTROL SCALE AEROBATICS - 2005/02

WHAT IF, from the beginning, you learned to fly RC with the radio
upside-down? Then two years later someone said you needed to turn
it over and fly right-side up? It would probably be tough because
you learned all of the habits the wrong way.
Flying an airplane that is not fully trimmed is almost as bad. You
get into the habit of correcting for poor flying characteristics and end
up chasing the model around the sky during the whole flight. Then
when you move to a new airplane, you have to start over and learn
how to compensate for its different set of problems.

RADIO CONTROL SCALE AEROBATICS - 2003/05

NEW PRODUCTS for Modelers Who Demand the Best: In past
issues I’ve written a great deal about being cost effective and
getting a model done right for the least amount of money. But
somehow I feel like I might be leaving some of you out. We all like
to save a few bucks here and there, but there are those who want to
have the finest equipment and hardware that money can buy. Come
on, we can’t let the jet pilots have all the cool stuff!
So for those of you who sport a Rolex at work and a Breitling at
the flying field, I bring you “Mike’s Picks” for the best “price is no
object” equipment, hardware, and accessories for the discriminating
Scale Aerobatics (SA) enthusiast. Enjoy and, pardon me, do you
have any Grey Poupon?

Project Extra Volume V: Covering and Paint

TRADITIONALLY, Giant Scale models have used varying methods
of finishing, from fiberglass and paint to Stits cloth and dope. Although
the results with these methods can be beautiful, many of them are
geared more toward appearance than overall final performance. That’s
not to say we aren’t concerned with appearances in Scale Aerobatics
(SA), just that we want the airplane to be aesthetically pleasing and
remain as light as possible. SA aircraft are finished like
most sport airplanes—with iron-on plastic coverings and
paint for the fiberglass parts.

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