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Below are articles featured in both the print and online edition of Model Aviation. Select an article to read more.

Indiana Warbirds & Hoosier Dawn Patrol

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Written by Model Aviation staff. ModelAviation.com online exclusive feature. The Indiana Warbird Campaign and the Hoosier Dawn Patrol took to the skies Labor Day weekend 2011 at the Academy of Model

Beginner's Guide to RC Helicopters

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Written by Andrew Griffith An overview of all things rotor-related As seen in the October 2011 issue of Model Aviation. Helicopter terminology CP: collective pitch. FP: fixed pitch. CCPM: cyclic

Flying Without Wings

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Written by Jay P. Smith Video, photos, and full-length feature You can also find the feature on page 67 in the October 2011 issue. IF YOU HAVE been around the RC hobby for a while, you have probably

National Electric Fly-In 2011

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Written by Jennifer Orebaugh Find the entire feature on page 34 in the October 2011 issue. Read an abridged summary as well as photos from the event. AS PART OF the AMA staff for more than 12 years, I

Extreme Flight Championships

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Written by Mark Fadely Find the entire feature on page 16 in the October 2011 issue. Read an abridged summary as well as online exclusive photos from the event. THE PINNACLE of aerobatic 3-D RC flight

The Many Covers of Model Aviation

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Written and designed by Model Aviation staff ModelAviation.com online exclusive feature Model Aviation magazine made its debut during the Academy of Model Aeronautics' inaugural year in 1936. In 1966

The Front Yard Canard

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Written and designed by Tim Bailiff Video produced by Brandon and Lindsay Banich Find the entire feature on page 38 in the September 2011 issue. Read an abridged summary as well as video of the

Happy National Aviation Day 2011

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Written by MA Staff ModelAviation.com online exclusive Photo and source by the Library of CongressPresident Franklin Roosevelt in 1939 proclaimed August 19 as National Aviation Day. This is a chance

Wild Bill NetzeBand

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Written by Rachelle Haughn Find the entire feature on page 11 in the September 2011 issue. Read an abridged summary as well as a video of Wild Bill. What began as a hobby for a seven-year-old boy