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Whilst W.W.I aircraft can be massively challenging models to build it should be noted that the stick and rudder flying experience can also concentrate the mind. Put all this together in a 1/3-scale, highly detailed airframe, form a squadron and you have the makings of the famed Dawn Patrol. It's an addictive combination that appears to be going global. Arnaldo Correia introduces the Spanish wing.
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EASTER EAGLE SENIOR
Peter Miller's scaled-up 82” span flat field soarer is a big softie. Fit a 3S, pop in a compact camera and… R-e-l-a-x
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SWITCH ON
An RAF Centenary Celebration, a Tiger under the hammer and important news from Horizon Hobby. Read all about it
COUNTERPOINT
Kits bits and blingy bits. Let us help you empty your wallet
ALL WRITE
Have your say in RCM&E's gentlemanly equivalent of Speakers’ Corner
GOING PLACES
Where shows and events are concerned we're right in the thick of it. Don't miss out!
R/C MARKETPLACE
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MAKE IT SCALE
As Danny Fenton's Hurricane test flight is catapulted to the front of the queue, there's a bit of fettling still to do. This and much more…
WEEKENDERS
Never happier than when he's messing with engines, Alex
Whittaker fixes a dodgy carb and sorts out a grubby glow
ON SILENT WINGS
Simon Cocker flies the Lleyn, enjoys some refined foamies and notes a new DS world speed record
WIZARD OF OZ
Whatever hole size you require, there's a tool to do it. Brian Winch increases the diameter
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PILOTS’ PICTORIAL
Don't be a shrinking violet, send us shots of your latest creation and we'll show the world
THE BOWDEN
The biggest annual free-flight competition in the country is a nostalgic treat to behold. Alex Whittaker attends the 2018 event and soaks up the atmos’
UNDERSTANDING ESCs
At odds with your ESCs? Get to know them a bit better with Brian Collins’ good sense guide
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ON THE PULL
Mike Freeman unravels the secrets of pull-pull control systems
MAY FLY
Shaun Garrity revisits a cute 36” span easy-build classic that oozes retro character
SPANISH DAWN PATROL
The UK's Dawn Patrol has sired more than a few ‘chapters’ over the years. Arnaldo Correia meets the Spanish brethren
A TOUCH OF FLAIR
Alex Whittaker casts an eye and a lens over Chris Moore's impressive Bristol F.2, built from the celebrated Flair kit
SO FAR, SO GOOD
Dave Burton returns with an update on changes in the law affecting model flying
RETRO TECH
Early gyros. As Shaun Garrity reveals, we've come a long way!
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VOTEC 322
David Ashby takes a liking to an 18-year-old aerobatic design that he hadn't been aware of
SPEKTRUM DX8e
Aimed squarely at the budget-conscious improver, Spektrum's latest 8-channel club radio comes with more than its fair share of features
RF POWER METER V2
Arguably the best tool you've yet to discover. Lee Schofield takes a closer look
FMS P-51 REVISITED
Graham Ashby describes his ongoing experience with a model that seems to tick all the right boxes
F-27 EVOLUTION
F-27 devotee, Al Freeman, flies the latest version of the evergreen foamie
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