Articles

Combat ●●●●●

Combat Flying

 

Competition ●●●●●

Pattern 101

 

Electric RC ●●●●●

 

Ikarus Shocky, Lessons Learned

Lessons learned by flying, and crashing, and crashing, my Shocky

 

Lipo Fire Videos

So you've heard all about Lipo fires resulting in property damage or vehicle fires. If you didn't take Lipo handling, use, and charging seriously maybe these videos will change you mind.  Check out the videos Lipo Fires 1, 2, and 3.

 

No Biggie

My first experience with indoor RC

 

Thunder Power Lipo Safety Tips

 

How To ●●●●●

Add Photos to Forum Posts

 

New Pilots ●●●●●

A New Slant On RC Flight Training

An Aha moment. Maybe we should let students learn to fly instead of teaching them to fly.  Indestructible foam airplanes could be the key.

 

New to RC?

Have you always thought about learning to fly Radio control airplanes but just didn't know where to begin. Hopefully this article will answer a few questions and help get you moving in the right direction.

 

RCRC Rookie Tips

A fantastic article written by Mr. Roger Woodward, Rocket City Radio Controllers Member.  This is a comprehensive look at getting started in RC.

 

What Our Hobby Is All About

Reprint of an article written by club member Larry Embry published in the September 2004 issue of FLY RC Magazine.

 

Reviews ●●●●●

Built a new kit or ARF lately? Picked up a really neat accessory or other piece of gear? Write up a short review and I'll post it here.

 

Ikarus Extra 300 S Shock Flyer

 

Slofly 43" Electric Wing Construction

Homegrown research & development often results in great products.  This super light slow flight wing is testimony to American ingenuity.

Caution: This is a large web article and will take several minutes to download if you have a slow connection.  You might want to download the Adobe .pdf file by clicking here. You can save this .pdf to your computer or print the document for reference as you build your wing.

 

Technical Articles ●●●●●

 

Electric RC Component Primer

Many of you have recently purchased your first Electric RC airplane.  All the wires, batteries, and connectors can be confusing.  Hopefully this article will help clear up some of the confusion.

 

Field Table Plans and Instructions

Some of you have commented that this article looks a little fuzzy online.  It looks like it was scanned from a magazine. That could be why.  If you want to read it open this link, click on the little diskette icon (top left)  to save it to your PC, and then open it locally.

 

Glow Plug Mini How To

An interesting guide to selecting the right glow plug for optimum performance in each of your engines.

 

OS 4 Stroke Rebuild

 

Here are a couple of great articles from the Radical RC Web Page.

Radical RC - Your New Battery Pack

 

Radical RC  NiMH F.A.Q.