Radio Control Model Flyer  |  March 2014
REGULARS
6 NEWS
What’s going on in the RC model world!
10 LANDING GEAR
Products new to you?
119 CONTACT US
And what’s coming next month
120 DIARY DATES
What’s on, where and when.
REVIEWS
40 E-FLITE
UMX Habu AS3X foam EDF jet
58 DURAFLY
Baalsa series Fiesler Storch – detail packed ARTF EP version
78 PARKZONE Ka8
2 metre foam sailplane, for aerotow, bungee and slope soaring
104 HOBBYKING
B-17 Flying Fortress ‘Memphis Belle’ four-engined EP ARTF
110 REVOLECTRIX
24V 55 amp Power Station
112 HUBSAN
X4D FPV Quadcopter
SHOW REPORTS
70 SCALE @ BUNBURY
Antipodean masterpieces…
HOW TO...
96 3D FLIGHT SCHOOL
More 3D tricks with Nathan Attridge
100 COMPETITION ELECTRICS
From the pen of Brian Austin
116 ELECTRIC FLIGHT
Graham Iredale gets back to basics
PLANS...
22 SKIP THE LIGHT
The second part of Peter Rake design ‘Flivver’ fl ier.
28 REVISITED PLAN 1
Fiesler Storch, using very scale-like structure…
64 PULL-OUT PLAN
Mole Thumper – a fun EP machine made from EPP foam.
86 REVISITED PLAN 2
Berkfalke – a gorgeous vintage scale sailplane.
FEATURES
16 JET SCENE
Ali Machinchy on what airframe to get started…
34 SCALE 3-VIEW
Part of our Fiesler Storch coverage.
36 CLUBMAN
More tales from Peter Miller.
43 COMPETITION
Win an E-fl ite UMX Habu mini EDF AS3X.
46 FRENCH CONNECTION
The perils of taking on a second apprentice!
50 TYPE HISTORY
What else? The Fiesler Storch!
54 IN DETAIL
Detailing documentation for the Storch.
74 SLOPE SLANT
Peter Beadle on Ivinghoe Beacon slopes.
82 VINTAGE CORNER
More from Alex Imrie’s Aeromodeller Archive…
92 SCALE FEATURE
The Bergfalke sailplane.
94 OUTLINE
Dave Bishop anecdotes.
99 ARMCHAIR PILOT
Some books for the aviation buff.
122 AROUND THE CLUBS
Featured RC clubs up and down the country.
130 DEBRIEF
Technology today, modelling tomorrow?
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Radio Control Model Flyer March 2014.