Mod Tech Monday - Gloster Gladiator Painting and Weathering Part 2

In this hobby of ours, there are few things as satisfying as taking out a freshly finished model down to your local flying spot to bathe in the natural light and all the adulation of your flying buddies

Tips Bench Tuesday - Marker Pen Weathering Effects

A weathered model always stands out from the crowd and as an owner serves to create a greater sense of pride in said ownership of such a model. Out of the box, it's the same as everyone else's, a great-looking model sure, but nevertheless the same. And yet by investing just a little time, effort, and patience and stepping into the fold of weathering your camouflaged warbird, you really end up with a model that is 'yours' in the truest sense of the word.

Tips Bench Tuesday - Hand Launching Best Practices

Hand launching and the thought of doing it by yourself especially, have often brought up thoughts of carnage and despair in many people's minds. But taking a model and throwing it into the air is a lot less daunting than people think and in this blog post and the video below we explain not only how, but why.

Mod Tech Monday - Gloster Gladiator Painting and Weathering Part 1

The recently released Durafly Gladiator helpfully comes out of the box painted but WITHOUT the decals applied, so is screaming out for a custom scheme, and with some basic tools, readily available paints, and a good bit of patience you can quite easily paint and weather the Gladiator to really make it stand out from the crowd.

Derzeit gibt es bei HobbyKing FÜNF verschiedene Batterielinien: Turnigy, Graphene, Rhino, ZIPPY und Nano-Tech. Jeder hat seine eigenen Stärken und Alleinstellungsmerkmale und im heutigen Blog werden wir behandeln, wie sie sich unterscheiden.

Ein elektronischer Drehzahlregler (ESC) ist eine elektronische Schaltung, deren Hauptzweck darin besteht, die Drehzahl eines Elektromotors und seine Richtung zu ändern.

What is Buddy Boxing?

Buddy boxing or buddy box refers to a training system where two RC aircraft radio systems are joined together so an experienced pilot teaches a beginner pilot how to fly their aircraft.

Buddy boxing is accomplished by joining the Student and Master transmitters via cable or wireless. The instructor gives the student control of the aircraft via a switch (or button) on most transmitters. At the same time, in case the student has problems piloting, the instructor can regain control by pressing the switch.

Meet RCPilot.com

Log On, Take Off: A Social Media Platform for RC Pilots

RCPilot.com is the newest and most innovative online platform for RC enthusiasts ever to hit the internet. That’s a bold claim by the creators of RCPilot that we wanted to test. Here’s what we found.

Wenn Sie zum ersten Mal mit dem Hobby beginnen, werden Sie die verschiedenen Arten von RC-Flugzeugen möglicherweise ziemlich verwirrend finden. Vielleicht haben Sie schon einmal davon gehört; Aber wissen Sie, was die einzelnen Typen mit sich bringen oder wie sie sich unterscheiden? Hier sind acht beliebte Arten von RC-Flugzeugen, die Ihnen helfen, nicht nur ein Flugzeug zu finden, das Ihrem Geschmack entspricht, sondern auch Ihren Bedürfnissen entspricht.

In 1964, Bill Stead organized an air race near Reno, Nevada, and the Reno National Championship Air Races were born. Since then, Reno Air Races, officially known as the STIHL National Championship Air Races, takes place every September at the Reno Stead Airport a few miles north of Reno, Nevada with races in 6 classes and demonstrations by airshow pilots.