Model Aviation Online Features

Team Effort to Break Closed Course Distance Record By Maynard Hill Photos courtesy of Roy Day, Scott Hill, and the author As seen in the October 1999 issue of Model Aviation. Crew was recruited from

By Dave Scott; email: 1usrcfs@gmail.com Graphics by the author As seen in the December 2014 and April 2015 issues of Model Aviation. Part 1: Become a successful heli pilot by learning to hover As the

Free Flight Sport By Don DeLoach | ddeloach@comcast.net As seen in the August 2023 issue of Model Aviation. A typical DT arrangement on a FF Hand-Launch Glider (HLG). The tailboom pops up when the

By Fred Cronenwett | clscale7@gmail.com As seen in the August 2023 issue of Model Aviation. Hang the model from the ceiling to measure the angle of the fuselage relative to the ground. The blue line

Fly, tow sailplanes, and drop parachutes By Fitz Walker | flying_fitz@yahoo.com Photos by the author and Lee Ray As seen in the August 2023 issue of Model Aviation. With the flaps deployed, the Maxi

A model deserving of the word "fun" By Tony Stillman | tonys@modelaircraft.org Photos by the author and Matt Ruddick As seen in the August 2023 issue of Model Aviation. The PT-19’s color scheme is

The Senior Pattern Association’s newcomers guide to Aerobatics By Duane Wilson | Photos by the author except as noted As seen in the July 2007 Issue of Model Aviation. I wrote an introductory article

An airplane that deserves to be called more than "ugly!" By Jay Smith | jays@modelaircraft.org - Photos by the author and Jennifer Alderman As seen in the August 2023 issue of Model Aviation. The Slow

Imagine launching a model off of a hill, over a sloping alpine meadow into lift that pushes the aircraft higher and higher … By Bob Sifleet Photos by the author except as noted As seen in the May 2006