December 2010

December 2010
Vol. 115 No. 12/840

Features
18 Firefly by Robert B. Dance
An R/C electric sport beauty that just overflows with personality

28 Force RC helis by Frank Fanelli
An FM Product Review: Declare war with these RTF micro choppers

36 2010 Brodak Fly In by Will Hubin
Super exciting control line action this year

50 Retro RC’s e’Moth by Greg Cardillo
An FM Product Review: Vintage looking R/C electric sport flier

58 L-19 Bird Dog by Pat Tritle
The liaison legend takes to the air in freeflight scale form

66 Electrifly’s Rifle by Chris Susicke
An FM Product Review: An adrenaline rushing R/C e-missile

Columns
24 Getting to know the “ropes”
C/L Combat by Phil Cartier

26 The Control Line Precision Aerobatics Nationals
C/L Stunt by Allen Brickhaus

32 More news from the workshop
Cross Files by Don Ross

34 The fine art of c.g. manipulation
R/C Aerobatics by Dave Lockhart

46 1960: A “full throttled” period for R/C
Vintage Views by Bob Noll

48 Some E-Jets and NEAT Fair highlights
Electric Flight by Don Belfort

54 Dissecting the Kv and lots of EDF options
Fan Facts by Greg Moore

56 Some swell stocking stuffer ideas
F/F Sport by Larry Kruse

64 Some more swell stocking stuffer ideas
Small Talk by Pat Tritle