RCM&E Special (October 2008)

TESTING, TESTING!
VMAR BULLDOG
Sport-scale doesn’t get much better than VMAR’s version of the former RAF trainer.
PITTS S-12
E-flite’s new Pitts is just about the prettiest bipe you’ll come across, but how does she fly?
FILIP 400 LIGHT
Join us for a flying session with the new member of the RCM Pelikan glider family.
EASYCUB
No one has a reputation for producing good beginners’ models quite like Multiplex, so how does their new Cub shape up?
FOUR STAR 60
Gerard Feeney tackles the traditional low-wing trainer from Sig.
VAPOR
A flying session in the garden is now a practical reality. We look at the new micro flyer from Parkzone.

MODEL MAGIC
BELL HUEY
Gary Wilson’s turbine powered ‘60s gunship just oozes menace. We caught up with it in the Welsh hills.
FABULOUS FURY
Simon Delaney describes the construction of Brian O’Meara’s Masters winning Hawker Sea Fury.

PULL-OUT PLAN
HAWKER HURRICANE
It’s here! Selected by our readers and penned on the drawing board of Tony Nijhuis, we bring you Sydney Camm’s famous fighter.

COMPETITION
BRITISH BULLDOG
Roll up! We’ve a fabulous VMAR Bulldog, VMAX engine and JR radio up for grabs!

AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED
WORKING CLASS HERO
Dave Roberts looks at the Hurricane, an aeroplane that soldiered on through thick and thin.

R/CTUTORIAL
SOARING STARTER
Fancy gliding but don’t know where to start? Andy Ellison is here to help.
LIGHT MY FIRE
Always interested in a good brew, Brian Winch explores the pros and cons of fuel mixes.
MOVING ON UP
Alex Whittaker has some sound advice on selecting and operating your first low-wing model.
KEEP IT REAL
There’s flying and then there’s scale flying. Pete Lowe discusses tips, tricks and technique!
AFTER DARK
Taking a model aloft after sundown is perfectly possible these days, as David Ashby discovers.
CHARGERS DEMYSTIFIED
Choosing a good battery charger needn’t be a nightmare. Tim Mackey examines some of the more important considerations.
BEC.. OR NOT?
As electric models get bigger, so flyers face the all-important question. Nigel Hawes is on hand to provide some clarity.

The next issue of RCM&E is due for publication on 24th October 2008

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