April 2012

April 2012
Vol. 117 No. 4/856

Features

18 SkySport by Clark Salisbury
Building the model before the full scale

28 Spektrum’s DX7s by Frank Fanelli
An FM Product Review: A sport radio with advanced program features

38 ElectriFly Cosmic Wind by Larry Kruse
An FM Product Review: Go fast, turn left and everything else in between

46 Snyder-McReady Baby Bomber by Joe Johnson
An FM Blast From the Past: A 1920’s scale for freeflight CO2

54 A Most Magnetic Tiger Moth by Dick Adams
A magnetic solution to keep damage to a model at bay

Columns

24 Remembering the late Dave Rees
F/F Sport by Larry Kruse

26 Keeping your balance
Fan Facts by Greg Moore

34 Everyone likes twins
Small Talk by Pat Tritle

36 Intro to Project Pattern Redux: Part 2
R/C Aerobatics by Dave Lockhart

42 New updates on the Piper Tripacer
Electric Flight by Don Belfort

44 R/C in the Fabulous Fifties
Vintage R/C by Bob Noll

50 Getting back into shape
C/L Combat by Phil Cartier

52 More news from the workshop
Cross Files by Don Ross

60 Touching base with Stunt modelers
C/L Stunt by Allen Brickhaus