Features

Below are articles featured in both the print and online edition of Model Aviation. Select an article to read more.

LiPo Batteries

Considerations for battery longevity By David Buxton | david.e.buxton@gmail.com Photos by the author and as noted As seen in the March 2022 issue of Model Aviation. How you treat your LiPo batteries

Four New Initiatives That Embrace AMA’s Tagline: Your Passion. Your Hobby. One Community.

View From HQ By Chad Budreau, AMA Executive Director | chadb@modelaircraft.org As seen in the February 2022 issue of Model Aviation. OR NEARLY A CENTURY, our hobby has expanded into dozens of

Rc Giant Scale By Sal Calvagna | rcgiants@optonline.net WELCOME BACK. This past winter was another tough season for readers and their families as the COVID-19 virus and its newest variants quickly

Review Flex Innovations RV-8 10E SUPER PNP By Greg Gimlick | maelectrics@gimlick.com Photos by the author As seen in the April 2022 issue of Model Aviation. At a Glance Specifications Model type

THIS P-47 LIVES UP TO THE “FUN” IN ITS NAME Hangar 9 Fun Scale P-47 Thunderbolt PNP By Fitz Walker Photos by Lee Ray and the author As seen in the March 2022 issue of Model Aviation At a Glance

How to determine your CG By Stan Burak As seen in the February 2014 issue of Model Aviation. Dealing with our aircraft’s center of gravity on our RC models is taken for granted. I want to make it

by Tony Stillman, Flying Site Coordinator As seen in the February 2015 issue of Model Aviation. It is a good idea for club members to think about their flying site situation and plan activities to

Spitfire Mk XIV By Dennis Norman Editor’s note: Dennis Norman, author of Model Aviation’s “Free Flight Scale” column since 2002, passed away in November 2021. In honor of his many contributions to

By David Boyll david.boyll52@gmail.com Photos by the author The Volunteer Aeromodelers club of Knoxville, Tennessee, developed a minimal set of criteria for a novice-level Pylon Racing class for fun

Written by Dave Garwood dave.garwood.518@gmail.com RC SLOPE SOARING As seen in the December 2021 issue of Model Aviation. When the weather is unfavorable for Slope Soaring, we can fly tiny gliders