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Top Gun Winners and Placers — Pro-Am Sportsman

With more great photos of Top Gun pilots and their planes, here are the Winners and Placers from the Pro-Am Sportsman class. By far the most popular class of competition at Top Gun, this year there were 57 registered pilots in the Sportsman class. Photos by Barry Vaught and David Hart. And the winners are… […]

Nailing that Landing — Pro advice for dealing with wind and setup

Since the early days of RC flying, pilots have been giving landing advice, particularly if there is any sort of wind involved. However, some have recently been getting it backward when they state that during a normal landing, the ailerons should be used to keep the wings level and the rudder should be used to […]

Top Gun Winners and Placers — Pro-Am Propeller Class

We continue with our Top Gun coverage of the winners for the 2017 Scale Invitational competition. In our coverage coming soon in the September issue of MAN, you can look forward to an amazing 24 pages of Top Gun planes, pilots and action! Now to the Pro-Am Propellers class. And the winners are… 1st. Place, […]

Top Gun Winners and Placers — X-Class

We continue with out tour down winner’s row and this time we highlight the winners and placers in the Top Gun X-Class. This class is for models that have been “finished” by the manufacturer. However, it is not for custom, “One-off” color schemes. The model needs to be one that is commonly available to anyone. The […]

Top Gun Winners and Placers — Team Scale

We continue our event coverage of the 2017 Top Gun Scale Invitational winners and placers. We think you’ll agree all the aircraft, builders and pilots attending this event are top notch. Watch for our detail event report in the September 2017 issue of MAN. And the winners are… 1st Place. Mike Barbee / Frank Noll, […]

RC Model Tips & Tricks

Experience is the best teacher, and we love when our readers share their unique ways of using ordinary items in their hobby. Here are a few of our favorite tips. What are some of your go-to tips and tricks? Share them in the comments section! NO-SLIP BATTERY Place a piece of rubber tool-drawer liner material under your battery […]

Futaba 6L Sport Transmitter Spotlight [VIDEO]

From Futaba: The tested, trusted, dependable performance of all Futaba transmitters is now available in a 6-channel package that’s accessible for every hobbyist. Experience perfection, experience Futaba. Visit FutabaRC.com See more posts about Futaba

5 Budget RC Airplane Tips & Tricks

These five easy tips are sure to make your modeling life easier, and they don’t cost a dime! TIE UP THOSE LOOSE ENDS If one of your model’s control servo connectors become unplugged during flight, at best, you’re going to have a really tough time getting it back on the ground in one piece. At worst, […]

Are you ready for summer?

Get geared up for summer with the latest new planes & products in the AMain Performance Hobbies Summer Catalog. It’s bound into the August issue of Model Airplane News! Available at newsstands and bookstores everywhere, and the www.AirAgeStore.com!

Two Time Mr. Top Gun winner, Jack Diaz and his Fouga Magister

For the second time, Jack Diaz flying his 1/4.5 scale Fouga Magister, earned the title of Mr. Top Gun at the 2017 Scale Invitations at Paradise Field in Lakeland, FL. Jack first took the title in 2015 and again as last time, Jack also earned 1st Place in the Expert class. This year Jack earned the […]

Hobby King Piper J-3 Cub Balsa Wood RC Airplane Laser Cut Kit 1800mm

From HobbyKing: The Piper J-3 Cub is one of the most recognized light aircraft in the world. The Piper aircraft company built the Cub in large numbers and was a favorite due to its simplicity, ruggedness, affordability, and great flying characteristics. The large wing enabled it to fly slow and gracefully. There are many examples […]

Hungary’s 4th Multiplex Easy Wings Cup

After an idea came up late 2008 a small group of Multiplex funs came together in Hungary for a small contest. Rules were simple and clear: same planes (Easy Star, Easy Glider) were allowed to compete in two simple events: time gliding and gate race. The uniformity of the planes assured the contestants having the […]