Model Aviation Online Features

Control Line Aerobatics By Joe Daly | [email protected] As seen in the July 2023 issue of Model Aviation. Bob McDonald, pictured with his Aquila, is a perennial VSC competitor. He often brings self

The story of how RC models ended up in the movie By Jay Smith [email protected] Photos courtesy of Dave Platt As seen in the July 2023 issue of Model Aviation. If you were not aware that the

The Hughes H-1 by Walt Nowotny All photos courtesy of Miramax Film Corp., Aero Telemetry, and Joseph Bok. As seen in the July 2005 issue of Model Aviation. AS FILMING BEGAN on Martin Scorsese’s

The Deal With Drones By Susan Smith | [email protected] As seen in the June 2023 issue of Model Aviation. WHEN YOU MEET drone pilots, you hear incredible stories about how FPV flying has

Get back in the air quickly By Terry Dunn [email protected] | Photos by the author As seen in the June 2023 issue of Model Aviation. Molded foam RC airplanes often use what is called a "live"

By Donald Brooks; photos by the author As seen in the February 2006 issue of Model Aviation “Stuff happens,” my pessimistic friend argued. “You just cannot prevent all accidents. [The concept of] zero

Free Flight Duration By Louis Joyner | [email protected] BY DEFINITION, Free Flight (FF) models fly without any direct control from someone on the ground. The flight pattern is preprogrammed

Control Line Navy Carrier By Dick Perry | [email protected] YOU HAVE LIKELY NOTICED a new but familiar byline for the "Control Line (CL) Navy Carrier" column this month. I have again taken up

Basic tips and techniques By Mark Snowden [email protected] Photos courtesy of Mark Snowden Scale model airplanes are greatly improved with scale pilot figures. Many excellent companies can provide

What one club did to attract more people to the hobby By Christopher J Bart | Photos by Lee Jay Fingersh and Darren Bryant except as noted As seen in the July 2007 Model Aviation. Your club can create