ON THE COVER
Sometimes a scale model comes along that stops you in your tracks and Derrick Lane’s Fieseler Storch is one such. Saying the 93” span, Laser- powered facsimile is detailed would be to understate what Derrick has achieved. Just turn to page 106 and see for yourself. Photo: Alex Whittaker
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VECTOR
Fancy something a little different that’s inexpensive, easy to build and flies well? Pete Collins’ unorthodox sportster should turn a few heads and you’ll find the plan inside this month’s issue.
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In our latest news round up and amongst other things, Chris Foss celebrates 40 years in the model kit business
PILOTS’ PICTORIAL
Highlighting your projects
COUNTERPOINT
Temptation awaits…
ALL WRITE
Your shout!
GOING PLACES
Hurrah! The fly-in season approaches…
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COLUMNS
WIZARD OF OZ
Making your own engine gaskets isn’t difficult, as Brian Winch explains
MAKE IT SCALE
Danny Fenton gets stuck into moulding techniques to add scale detail to the Chipmunk
WEEKENDERS
Whittaker catches up with his reading and buys a glider!
ON THE EDGE
A new world speed record and lots more in Andy Ellison’s regular slope soaring round-up
FEATURES
FULL SPAN
The big picture
SKEM SCALE
A fine summer’s day, a well-attended scale fly-in, what could be better?
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MOTOR MOCK-UP
Rich’ Harris shows how easy it is to replicate a radial engine
FPV TO GO PT.5
Pan and tilt, head tracking and more
SEASON SWANSONG
Southern Model Show highlights
SHARE AND ENJOY
A simple soaring competition format
KEY POINTS PT.9
It’s time to create your very own aerobatic schedule
ARTF MAGIC: LYSANDER
Seagull’s new 98” span semi-scaler
THE KNOWLEDGE
Know your cells
PARTING SHOT
Caption time!
REVIEWS
RIOT XL
Max-Thrust’s sportster is armed with flaps, an electric tow-release and can handle floats too
RCGF 21CC TWIN
A new horizontally-opposed twin impresses Brian Winch
NINOX
Bormatec’s multi-purpose flying wing brings a stealthly look to its FPV and aerial photography remit
EXTRA 300
Andy Ellison flies Extreme Flight’s new 60” span bird and finds an aerobatic thoroughbred
