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Matte Varnish: Making Shiny Plastic Covering Look More Like Fabric Covering
Matte Varnish: Making Shiny Plastic Covering Look More Like Fabric Covering
By Michael Heer
Michael Heer shows how Liquitex Matte Varnish can make a plane with shinny shrink coloring look more realistic. He claims: "It's so simple even I can do it like a pro."

(Added: Jan 12, 2010, Hits: 2650, Comments: 19, Rating: 1.0)
Assembly of a PVC Airplane Storage Rack with Video
Assembly of a PVC Airplane Storage Rack with Video
By Michael Heer
Michael Heer made a Gumby-inspired (stop action) 1 minute movie of the Assembly of a PVC airplane rack for his car and tells how he made a larger rack for his garage.

(Added: Jan 12, 2010, Hits: 5488, Comments: 55, Rating: n/a)
ICARE SAILPLANES R/C Imports Let Model Flash-Electro 4.5m Review
ICARE SAILPLANES R/C Imports Let Model Flash-Electro 4.5m Review
By Martin Pilko
Martin Pilko reviews the Let Model Flash-Electro 4.5m glider for ICARE SAILPLANES.

(Added: Jan 11, 2010, Hits: 2278, Comments: 2, Rating: n/a)
Converting from JR XP9303 FM to JR X9303 2.4 GHz Without Reprogramming
Converting from JR XP9303 FM to JR X9303 2.4 GHz Without Reprogramming
By Michael Heer
Michael Heer converted his Heer Force from FM to 2.4 GHz and shares how he avoided reprogramming for his sailplanes with the JR XP9303 and X9303 systems and other tips he learned in making the conversion.

(Added: Dec 01, 2009, Hits: 5241, Comments: 53, Rating: n/a)
Radio Carbon Art Handlaunch Master Class 1 DVD Review
Radio Carbon Art Handlaunch Master Class 1 DVD Review
By George Voss
George Voss explores the latest "How To" DVD from Radio Carbon Art on hand or discus-launch gliders, featuring Bruce Davidson!

(Added: Nov 19, 2009, Hits: 2013, Comments: 2, Rating: n/a)
Jarel Aircraft Design Telos Slope Glider Review
Jarel Aircraft Design Telos Slope Glider Review
By George Voss
Chances are that you've seen his work in TV and film, and this same creative mind brings us this unique aircraft.

(Added: Nov 05, 2009, Hits: 6436, Comments: 104, Rating: n/a)
GWS Flight Simulator USB Controller Review
GWS Flight Simulator USB Controller Review
By Michael Heer
Michael Heer tests out the new game style GWS flight simulator transmitter using the Clear View Flight Simulator system (reviewed separately and coming soon) to test the controller.

(Added: Nov 05, 2009, Hits: 5548, Comments: 21, Rating: n/a)
Event Review: CVRC Visalia Fall Aerotow 2009
Event Review: CVRC Visalia Fall Aerotow 2009
By Michael Heer
Michael Heer drove through the fog for three hours and was rewarded with sunshine when he arrived at the flying field in Visalia. He shares some pictures and short videos of some beautiful scale gliders and an aerial view from Wayne Niederjohn's Habicht.

(Added: Oct 29, 2009, Hits: 4050, Comments: 28, Rating: n/a)
Earl Brown Custom Airplane and Helicopter Assembly Stands Review
Earl Brown Custom Airplane and Helicopter Assembly Stands Review
By Michael Heer
After selling his pick-up truck, Earl missed his traveling work bench and created his own easy to transport airplane assembly stand!

(Added: Oct 29, 2009, Hits: 4919, Comments: 6, Rating: n/a)
Castle Creations BEC Pro Review
Castle Creations BEC Pro Review
By 78dave
You don't have to just wish for a BEC with extreme flexibility, there's one available now! For this reviewer, it was an opportunity to make the switch from NiMH to LiPo for onboard fuel plane power.

(Added: Oct 20, 2009, Hits: 4009, Comments: 13, Rating: n/a)
Off the Edge Sailplanes Wasp Slope Soarer Review
Off the Edge Sailplanes Wasp Slope Soarer Review
By glydr
An EPP slope glider from Australia which fills the gap between light air floater and 48" combat wing. Article also features the NQRC lost model alarm.

(Added: Oct 06, 2009, Hits: 5369, Comments: 55, Rating: n/a)
Masters Class Soaring 2 DVD Review
Masters Class Soaring 2 DVD Review
By George Voss
Paul dug deep into his bag of qualified flyers to bring you four-time F3B world champ Daryl Perkins, Soaring Masters winner Mike Smith, Nats winner Tom Kiesling, the first ever F3B World Champion Skip Miller and the 2006 Jr. F3J winner Cody Remington to help you become a better soaring pilot!

(Added: Jul 31, 2009, Hits: 2080, Comments: 5, Rating: n/a)
FMA Direct CoPilot II Review
FMA Direct CoPilot II Review
By Tom Pepper
The FMA CoPilot II is a huge upgrade to their CPD4 airplane leveling system, incorporating advances in sensors and greatly expanded capabilities. It is suitable for airplanes and helicopters.

(Added: Jul 20, 2009, Hits: 11153, Comments: 9, Rating: 4.0)
JR 12X 2.4Ghz Radio Review
JR 12X 2.4Ghz Radio Review
By Doctor Who
Jay Smith gets his hands on a JR 12X to review and gets a little assistance from his friends along the way.

(Added: Apr 25, 2009, Hits: 11296, Comments: 27, Rating: n/a)
Eagle Tree Systems Altimeter and Airspeed Standalone Microsensors Review
Eagle Tree Systems Altimeter and Airspeed Standalone Microsensors Review
By Jeff Williams
With these new sensors from Eagle Tree, you can answer, "How high can it go?" or "How fast is that thing?" in great detail!

(Added: Apr 22, 2009, Hits: 5609, Comments: 14, Rating: 5.0)
Team Checkpoint TC-950 Soldering Station
Team Checkpoint TC-950 Soldering Station
By Mike Llewellyn
Upgrade your old dark ages soldering iron for this temperature selectable setup!

(Added: Apr 17, 2009, Hits: 6994, Comments: 20, Rating: n/a)
Robbe's Snyper RTF Powered One-Meter Glider Review
Robbe's Snyper RTF Powered One-Meter Glider Review
By 78dave
Powered gliders are just plain fun to fly. Robbe's new Snyper is not a hotliner, but at one-meter, it is a quick study in soaring with vertical powered performance. Join Dr. Dave as he takes another glider to task.

(Added: Apr 17, 2009, Hits: 3959, Comments: 6, Rating: n/a)
RCLogbook application for iPhone and iPod Touch Review
RCLogbook application for iPhone and iPod Touch Review
By Napo Monasterio
Smart phones replaced the Rolodex, so who's to say that the smartest phone around can't replace your precious notepad log for your planes? Napo Monasterio takes this simple app for a not-so-simple test.

(Added: Apr 02, 2009, Hits: 4929, Comments: 13, Rating: n/a)
GWS R/C Flight Simulator & Transmitter Computer Cables Review
GWS R/C Flight Simulator & Transmitter Computer Cables Review
By Michael Heer
Michael Heer tries out and reports on the GWS R/C Flight Simulator Set and the GWS computer cables for that turn your JR/Spektrum and Futaba transmitters into flight simulators.

(Added: Apr 01, 2009, Hits: 7863, Comments: 21, Rating: 1.0)
Hobby Lobby MKS Propo 3 in 1 Balancer Review
Hobby Lobby MKS Propo 3 in 1 Balancer Review
By 78dave
This little piece of electronic equipment will discharge, balance and provide voltage levels at the field, and it will be one of the handiest items in your flight box!

(Added: Mar 31, 2009, Hits: 4938, Comments: 25, Rating: n/a)