ON THE COVER
Few models leave a lasting impression quite like Matt Jones’ Sea Vixen seen here performing during a PSSA fly-in at the Great Orme, North Wales. It’s a glider but with a museum quality finish that any turbine modeller would be proud of. Simon Cocker has all the details in his latest soaring round-up starting on page 48. Picture: Rez Manzoori
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Alex Whittaker zips across the Fenlands and samples a relaxed and friendly fly-in
HEAVY LIFT PT.3
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HILD MARSHONET PT.2
Tim Hooper wraps up the quirky vintage bipe and steers it into the heavenwards
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Alex Whittaker admires Anthony and ‘Tony Hill’s hand-built WW1 beauty
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A moment of thrills but mainly spills from the Fenland fly-in
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Tim Hooper joins RCM&E’s regulars with a new column for balsa bashers
ON SILENT WINGS
Simon Cocker reports after a thrilling PSSA gathering and get’s stuck in at an aerotow meet
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Whittaker visits the free flight Nats and muses on engine trends
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Brian Winch shows how to restore those unloved engines to showroom condition
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