Flying Models - May 2008

May 2008

Vol. 113 No. 05/809

Features
20 Micro Zephyr by Jim Zare
This vintage freeflight design makes a great R/C e-flyer

28 Tayronca by Dick Sarpolus
Simple R/C profile foamy with classical charm

36 Piper Saratoga by Chuck Felton
Great looking sport scale C/L ship made of cardboard

44 Southwest Regionals by Don DeLoach
The finest in freeflight battle it out under perfect skies

60 Four Pi’s OT-40 by Peter Oesterwinter
An FM Product Review: World War I looks meet sport flyer fun

68 E-flite’s Super Airliner by Frank Fanelli
An FM Product Review: Now boarding...this large ducted fan foamy

72 Airplane Model Class for Kids by Dale Whitford
Bringing modeling and flying to a younger generation

Columns
24 George Leu: in memoriam
R/C Pattern by Dean Pappas

26 Upcoming events and some helpful new products
C/L Stunt by Allen Brickhaus

32 Some good people and some international jets
Fan Facts by Greg Moore

34 A veritable plethora of freeflight goodness
F/F Sport by Larry Kruse

52 An infrared micro ARF and a Speed 400 old timer
Electric Flight by Stew Meyers

54 A look at airfoils and some fine models
Small Talk by Pat Tritle

56 More news from the workshop
Cross Files by Don Ross

64 Spektrum’s DSM2 Air Module
FYI by FM Staff

66 The rules of SAM and the models they fly
Old Timer by Mike Myers