CONTENTS
Volume 12
Number 4
July 2013
Features
14 Saving Time & Money
8 tips for maximizing your RC investments
By Gerry Yarrish
22 E-Fest 2013
A welcome break from winter By Jim Ryan
34 How to: Install a
Wingtip Smoke System
Add a new dimension of excitement
to your electric aerobatics By John Glezellis
30
Pilot Reports
18 Flyzone F4U Corsair TX-R
Here’s one foam ARF fighter not afraid to
show o; its legs! By Michael York
26 E-flite/Horizon Hobby
UMX Hyper Taxi
It’s unusual, strange, and very cool—
the plane you never knew you wanted!
By John Reid
30 Flyzone S.E.5a Micro EP
A popular W W I design that’s great for pilots
at all flying levels By Charlie Hynes
38 AF-Model Sky Surfer
;is FPV-friendly platform is a fun flyer
By Mike Gantt
46 Blade/Horizon Hobby 300X FBL
;is flybarless machine is an easy upgrade to
3D aerobatics! By Aaron Strietzel
50 DJI Phantom
Right out of the box, this advanced machine will
let you master your airspace By John Reid
46
Special Helicopter
Section 45
Columns
54 Heli Flight School: ;e 4-Point Flip
Wow the crowd with this upbeat move
By Aaron Strietzel
56 Heli Talk: Twin Rotors
Are two heads better than one? By Jim Ryan
60 Custom Corner
Simple MonoKote Design for any Race Bird
By John Reid
64 Aerobatics Made Easy
Flying a Loop with Two Quarter Rolls
By John Glezellis
22
6 | From the
Cockpit
8 | On the Web
9 | Airmail
10 | Shop Tips
12 | Current News
42 | Performance Proven
53 | AirAgeStore.com
66 | Tailview
Departments
ON THE COVER: With retracts, a
dummy radial engine, molded-in
guns, and functional landing
lights, the Flyzone F4U Corsair
will please even the most
discriminating scale modeler.
Don’t miss Michael York’s full
review in this issue.
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