Flying Models - July 2009

July 2009

Vol. 114 No. 07/823

Features
16 E-flite’s T-34 Mentor 25e PTS by Chris Susicke
An FM Product Review: Super versatile RTF R/C warbird trainer

24 F4F Wildcat Retracts by Bud Chappell
Beautiful mechanical retracts for the upcoming electric Wildcat

34 Pistachio Scale: Size Matters by Larry Kruse
A close up look at all things F/F and tiny...and a free plan

40 VSC XXI by Will Hubin
The world’s premier Old Time and Classic Stunt event

50 ElectriFly’s Sopwith Camel by Stew Meyers
An FM Product Review: Neat little R/C electric WWI British fighter

56 Midwest Products’ FoamWerks Tools by Keith Sparks
An FM Product Review: Foam working made easy and pain free

58 Futaba’s TM-8 FASST Module by Greg Moore
An FM Product Review: The easy way to convert to 2.4GHz

64 Little C by Dick Sarpolus
Weirdly attractive R/C foamy canard park flyer for small electric

Columns
20 Passing on Stunt wisdom to a new generation
C/L Stunt by Mike Gibson

22 It’s all about quality, not quantity
F/F Sport by Larry Kruse

30 Model photography and much more
Small Talk by Pat Tritle

32 Micro electric gear and a new project
Electric Flight by Stew Meyers

46 More news from the workshop
Cross Files by Don Ross

48 Sal Taibi, Stratostreaks and much more
Old Timer by Mike Myers

54 EDFs... soon to rival turbine engines?
Fan Facts by Greg Moore

60 Sun visor for pilots
R/C Pattern by Dean Pappas

62 Heston A.O.P.
A View From Here by Jim Newman