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Batteries & Chargers
iCharger 306B & 500 Watt Power Unit
"The Surface" 500W Combo
Eco Power 6S, 22.2V 5000mAh LiPo Packs
My go-to “big” batteries
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Cars & Trucks
SkyRC Corner Weight Scales Video Review
TRAXXAS TRX4M Ford F-150 High Trail Video Review
Traxxas TRX4 Ford F-150 HIgh Trail Part 2 Video Review
TRAXXAS Slash Mudboss (Modified) Video Review
Traxxas Slash Mudboss/Modified on the Track Video
Traxxas Slash Mudboss/Modified with the Spektrum DX5 Pro
Team Associated 1/10 Rat Rod Stadium Truck - First Look Video
Team Associated 1/10 Rat Rod First Drive Video
Team Associated Rat Rod Mods Video Review
Spektrum DX5 Pro Car Radio Video Review
Associated RC10 B5/B5M Team Kit Video Review
I go back to the future with the RC10
Castle Sidewinder 3 ESC
High powered simplicity
Helion Invictus 10MT
Ground-thumping performance and durability
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Electronics
Apprentice® S 15e VS. Sensei FS Stabilization Systems
We thrash both to see if one is better
Bavarian Demon Cortex - Review/Install
Turn the wind off – and more
Flying the Bavarian Demon Cortex
Call me a cheater if it makes you feel better
Cell Meter 7 - Multi Chemistry Battery Monitor
It’s what is left that counts
Chinook Optical Tachometer G2
Reading rotor head speed without risking yours
Dynamite© Pro Temp Gun with Laser Sight
The accurate (and pain free) way to check temperatures
Hangar 9 Digital Variable Load Voltmeter
Maximize safe flying time by monitoring receiver batteries
Hangar 9 AnglePro 4-in-1 Digital Throw/Incidence Meter
The easy way to perfect setups and adjustments
Hitec HFP-30 Digital Servo Programmer & Tester
Very useful Hitec magic in a box
Simple Tracker Pro
Homing in on your video signal for the clearest view
Smart-Fly PowerExpander Sport Plus
Save your plane before it flies
SoloShot 3 Robotic Camera “Person”
Delay, delay, It Works!
SoloShot2 Robotic Cameraman Steps It Up
Plus handling the vibrations of a gasser
SoloShot2 Robotic Cameraman – Starting Over
We get a brand new outfit and give SoloShot a “Do Over”
SoloShot2 Robotic Cameraman – Revisited
Good improvements but need more
SoloShot2 Robotic Cameraman
It has a mind of its own
Spektrum AR9110 9-Channel DSMX PowerSafe™ Receiver
Airborne Simplicity and Security in a 2.1oz Package
Tech-Aero Designs Ultra IBEC
Ignition kill the light way
Xicoy Digital Weight & Balance CG Meter Pro
High-tech accuracy plus simplicity for balancing RC planes
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Engines & Equipment
Bisson Custom Mufflers
High-end quality and lower sound levels
DA-35 Gas Engine
There’s a reason Desert Aircraft Engines are the standard by which all others are judged
Desert Aircraft DA-50R 50cc Gasser
I thrash the gold standard 50cc engine
DLE-60 Twin Gasoline Engine
Economical, dependable and great looking in a cowl
DLE-40 Twin Gas Engine
Smooth, powerful and very cool sounding
DLE-61cc Gas Engine
Affordable durability, power and performance
EME 60 Gasoline Engine
Economical powerhouse
EME 70cc Twin Gasser
High-buck power at regular buck prices
My Saito 60cc Radial Gets a New Home
Top-Flite Giant Scale P47 Razorback Realism Enhanced
Purple Plug Puller
When USA-based common sense meets need
Saito 60cc 3-Cylinder Gas Radial
I put a radial in a YAK – yes a YAK!
Sullivan Dynatron Starter
Make engine starting easier and portable
VVRC 40cc Twin "Classic"
A very popular power plant just got better
Walbro Carburetors
The most-wanted, most-copied RC carb on the planet
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FPV
Blade Nano QX2 FPV BNF
Big screen FPV is in the house!
Blade Glimpse FPV BNF
Fly by Wi-Fi cell phone?
Fat Shark Dominator V3
The big kid on the FPV block takes another step ahead
Fat Shark Dominator V2 "Goggles"
Great for FPV flight but beware of recording
Fat Shark 5.8GHZ 5G8RX 32ch Race Band Receiver Module for Dominators
Channel selecting versatility with a liability
Fat Shark Faceplate Conversion
Make your FatShark Dominator V2 into a V3, sort of
First Person View for my Spedix S250 Quadcopter
Installing the “eyes” for 250 Quad FPV Racing
FlyingRC.net Is Getting Into FPV
Exploring this relatively new technology should be fun
FlyingRC.net Fixed Wing FPV Gear
Gearing Up My Tundra for FPV Flight
ImmersionRC 5.8 GHz SpiroNET Antenna Set
Reliable connectivity for my FPV quad
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Fuel & Equipment
AeroWorks Vent Exit Dot
The perfect “fuel outie” to compliment your “fuel innie”
Fourtitude ARF V2 Fuel Tank w/Mount
A new-thinking tank takes another step up
Fourtitude Gas Tanks
Light, modern design and easy to use
Hahn’s 2.5 Gallon Crank Gas System
Function and sanity in the craziness of modern gas cans
JEModel Fuel Filler Dot
Beautifully USA made, easily installed and simple to use
Madison Components Deluxe Electric Gas Can
Losing my “cranky”
Red Line Two-Stroke Racing Oil
Synthetic cleanliness power and lubrication for gas engines
RotoFlow Fuel Systems
The new benchmark for performance and dependability
QuickFire Fuel Balancer and Filter
How to quit huffing and puffing at a balky gas engine
Valley View RC Three-Line Gas Tanks
Advanced materials mean lighter, better functioning tanks
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Helicopters
Align T-REX 470LM Dominator Super Combo
New size, same great engineering and flight characteristics
Align T-REX 700E PRO DFC Flybarless Helicopter
My heli inventory gets bigger – literally
Align T-Rex 550E PRO DFC
A 550 in 600 clothing – sort of
Align T-Rex 450 Pro
A new beginning in helicopters but the right way this time
Blade 550 X Pro Series Kit
I get all warm and fuzzy about a Blade helicopter
DJI Phantom Quadcopter
Lots of fun, lots of cool technology and a great camera platform
ROCHOBBY X-ROC250 FPV Racing Quadcopter RTF
Enter the world of FPV racing on a budget
Shuriken X1 BNF
Scary fast, ultra agile and tough as a rock
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Helicopter Parts
HeliOption Titanium Turnbuckles
The simple way to precision swash plate setups
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Miscellaneous
Better Servo Screws
Micro Fasteners to the rescue
B & E Graphix
Great graphics, great web site and an even better attitude
Brother PT-D600 Label Machine
A cure for bad penmanship and forgotten plugs
Continental Cargo Trailer
I buy an aircraft carrier
Cricut Maker, EasyPress & Bright Pad
Vinyl and covering-cutting for your shop!
From our sister site, yesmensew.com
Deluxe Airplane Stand
Fold-away versatility for the shop and field
DEWALT 8V Max Gyroscopic Screwdriver 2 Battery Kit
Economic help for tired hands
Eagle One Wax As-U-Dry
I didn’t think of it but I like it a bunch
Epo-Grip Epoxies
A different breed of adhesive
EZ Balancer II
Big buck balancer that is actually worth it
GEARWRENCH 40 Pc. Metric Ratcheting Tap and Die Set
I finally go metric – in style
Hangar 9 Quarter-Scale Cub Floats
Adding a new, fun capability to my prized Hangar 9 Valiant
Mercury Adhesives
High end CA in apparently secret no-clog bottles
Micro Trader Scissor Lift Lab Stand
A nifty jack-it-up tool for our RC shops
My “Hot” Covering Tools
The FlyingRC.net shop lineup of covering tools
Robart Super Stand II
Bench-top stability reduces hangar rash
Robart Giant Scale P-51 Electric Main Retracts
Classic warbird on class of the field retracts
Robart Electric Retracts
Using the easiest from the “bestest”
The Economics and Logic of Huge Fastener Assortments
RTL Fasteners makes the concept a no-brainer, even for me
RTL Servo Mounting Screw Kit
Easy to use, extra secure
Safe-T Airplane Holder
Restraining hand started planes
Disappearing Servo Grommets, Eyelets and Screws
The source could not be more logical
SoloShot2 Robotic Cameraman Steps It Up
Plus handling the vibrations of a gasser
SoloShot2 Robotic Cameraman – Starting Over
We get a brand new outfit and give SoloShot a “Do Over”
SoloShot2 Robotic Cameraman – Revisited
Good improvements but need more
SoloShot2 Robotic Cameraman
It has a mind of its own
Sullivan S522 Bulk Cable Kit
Easy, light, strong and not dumb
Valley View RC Safe-T Airplane Holder
!00% Stainless steel and made in the USA!
Vess Propellers
Computer age engineering for better real-world performance
Top Flite Woodpecker
Lets make hundreds of little holes in our planes
VersaTouch® Cut Resistant Gloves
Reality sinks in and I get safer in the shop
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Planes
3D Hobby Shop Edge 540 Maiden
As expected, it’s a well-mannered animal in the air
3D Hobby Shop 75" Edge 540
My favorite aerobatic airframe gets more “favoriter”
Aeroworks 50cc Edge 540 Re-Review
Lots of flights later I look back on my favorite plane
Aeroworks 50cc Edge 540 ARF QB
I get my “dream” RC plane
Aeroworks 50cc Edge 540 ARF Maiden
Setup and maiden flights
Aeroworks 50cc Pitts Python ARF-QB
Graceful violence in the sky
Aeroworks 30cc Freestyle Extra 260 QB-L
Not too big, not too touchy but lots of fun
Aeroworks 60cc Freestyle Extra 260 QB-L Update
A terrific plane is grounded for a refurbishing
Aeroworks 60cc Freestyle Extra 260 QB-L
Big, beautiful and a bunch of fun to fly
Aeroworks 60cc Freestyle Extra 260 QB-L Build – Part 1
What I put in my Extra
Apprentice S 15e vs. Sensei Trainer Match Up
We take them head-to-head to see if one is better
Giant-Scale L-4 Grasshopper Rebirth
DA-35 Gas Engine perks it up even more
Hemple ¼-scale L-4 Grasshopper
Military “slow mover” that is a ton of fun to fly
Bill Hempel 25% L-4 Grasshopper Build - Part 1
We hot rod the military slow mover
Bill Hempel ¼-scale L-4 Grasshopper - Part 2
Basic assembly – Finding our way
Bill Hempel ¼-scale L-4 Grasshopper - Segment 3
Servos, pull-pull, linkage and electronics
Bill Hempel ¼-scale L-4 Grasshopper - Maiden Day & Conclusions
Nice-flying plane and I learn an expensive lesson
Bob Violet Models Bobcat
A surprise chance to video a jet
E-flite F-18 Hornet 80mm EDF BNF Basic with AS3X and SAFE Select
My idea of a great looking jet - with ordinance
E-Flite Viper 70mm EDF Jet BNF Basic
I lied, there is a jet in my life, and nothing froze over
E-Flite Viper 70mm EDF Maiden
A high-speed “puppy” in the sky
E-flite Carbon-Z Cub
Giant scale cruising and unexpected aerobatics
E-flite Valiant 1.3m Park Flier BNF Basic
Easy to transport “rudder” machine
ESM 88” Zero Project
Segment 1 – What’s in the Box
ESM 88” Zero Build – Prepping the Wing
Segment 2 - Making lots of smaller pieces into a really important one
ESM 88” Zero - The Fuselage
Segment 3 – Simple and Complicated
ESM 88” Zero Completion
Fitting it all together
ESM 88” Zero – Maiden Flights
My warbird has a peaceful day
Extreme Flight 78" Extra 300 Review
Hot rodding an updated classic aerobat
Extreme Flight 78" Extra 300 – Update
The airframe remains more capable than I am
Extreme Flight 60" Edge 540T-EXP ARF
Precision or insanity in the air- you decide
Flex Innovations Cessna 170 PNP Maiden Day 1
We get a wind test at the same time
Flex Innovations Cessna 170 PNP
I stray from giant scale - sort of
Flex Innovations QQ Night EXTRA 300 PNP
Light, rigid and exceptionally fun to fly
Flex Innovations QQ YAK 54 35CC ARF
The subject of my Best Medicine Project
Flex Innovations QQ YAK 54 35CC ARF – Assembly
Great design and manufacturing means an easy build
QQ YAK 54 35CC ARF Maiden Day/s
A nearly airframe-fatal mistake on my part
Hangar 9 110” Timber Review and Build Series
The plan and initial perusal
Hangar 9 110" Timber Segment 2
Installing control horns, permanently this time
Hangar 9 110" Timber Maiden.
Hangar 9 does it again.
Hangar 9 87” Fokker D7 Bipe
Proof that WWI generated cool-looking war planes
Hangar 9 Fokker Giant D7 Maiden
All my maidens should go this well
Hangar 9 RV-4 – The Build
From the box to ready for setup
Hangar 9 RV-4 Maiden Flight/s
Controlling Speed-Generated Lift
Hangar 9 Giant Scale Ultra Stick 30cc
I go back to my future
Hangar 9’s New 10cc Valiant
The best-flying airframe in decades gets an in-between size
Segment 1, Unboxing, inspection, covering and hinging
Hangar 9 10cc Valiant Re-Maiden
Same wind - better result
10cc Hangar 9 Valiant Build – Finish, Maiden, Disaster
Power, radio, setup, and one very bad decision
Hangar 9 Valiant – Part Deux
I couldn’t stand to be without this super-fun airframe
Hangar 9 Valiant 30cc Review - Unboxing & Hinging
Giant scale high winger that thinks it’s a stunt machine
Hangar 9 Valiant 30cc Review - Segment #2
Radio Gear and Engine Installation
Hangar 9 Valiant 30cc Maiden Flights
Exploring a very large flight envelope
Hangar 9 Valiant Flight Update
My secret is out, this plane is FUN to fly!
Hangar 9 1/4-scale PA-18 Super Cub Maiden and Flying
It’s a Cub with big ideas
HobbyKing Durafly® ™ Tundra
A versatile performer with a budget price
Parkzone P-47D Thunderbolt PNP
Warbird on a budget
T-28 Trojan by ParkZone
A bit of scale, trainer and sport in one plane
Pilot 26% YAK 54 Russian Thunder ARF
Electrifying an aerobatic animal
Phoenix Model Waco
Giant, “sorta-scale” classic biplane
Phoenix Model Waco Maiden Day
Putting the giant, classic bipe in the air
Phoenix Model Giant Westland Lysander Build
A great ARF kit with classic lines
Phoenix Model Giant Westland Lysander Maiden 1
An educational experience that didn’t need to be
Phoenix Model Giant Westland Lysander Maiden 2
It went fine, until it didn’t
Precision Aerobatics Addiction XL ARF
A remarkable plane just got bigger – and better – and slower
Precision Aerobatics Addiction X
Cheating what used to be the laws of aerodynamics
Precision Aerobatics Extra MX ARF
It’s big, fast, slow and stable as the proverbial rock throughout
Precision Aerobatics Ultimate AMR Biplane
Very fast, very slow and great handling everywhere between
RocHobby High Speed Swift Delta Wing Racer
Fast, unlimited vertical and thankfully very tough
Clark Maidens His Top-Flite Giant Scale P47 Razorback
The FlyingRC.net cameraman steps in front of the camera
Top Flite® Giant Scale P-47 Razorback ARF
Segment #1 – Unboxing, prep and component selection
Top-Flite Giant Scale P47 Razorback – Segment 2
I keep finding good stuff while assembling the wing
Top-Flite Giant Scale P47 Razorback – Segment 3
Filling up the fuselage
Top-Flite Giant Scale P47 Razorback – Segment 4
The (failed) search for stupid
Top-Flite Giant Scale P47 Razorback – Maiden 1
Dialing in straight and level flight while tuning for our flying preferences
Top-Flite Giant Scale P47 Razorback – Maiden Day 2
Finding the edges of an already great flight envelope
Top Flite™ Giant P51D Mustang ARF -Segment 1
I build and fly one for my Father
Top Flite™ Giant P51D Mustang ARF Review – Segment 2
The sleek fuselage gets crowded
Top Flite™ Giant P51D Mustang ARF - Segment 3
Accidental proof of how good a plane this is!
Twisted Hobby’s 32" EPP Edge 540 GH
Backyard Practice/Fun Machine
VisionAire 3D “Foamy” RC Airplane
Easy-flying mayhem in the sky
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Radio Equipment
HiTec HS-7954SH Coreless Premium Digital Servo
High voltage, high torque and steel gears for the BIG planes
Hitec HFP-25 Digital Servo Programmer & Tester
Maximizing your control of precision of digital servos
Spektrum™ AR12310T PowerSafe Receiver
High-Tech safety and reliability with room to grow
Spektrum iX12 Transmitter
Spektrum's’ transmitter technology goes vertical
Spektrum DX9 Black Edition Transmitter
Computerized wizardry that talks to you – nicely
Spektrum AR7200BX Flybarless System
Stability, simplicity and reliability
Spektrum™AR8000 8-Channel DSMX Receiver
Rock solid dependability, compact and versatile
Spektrum™ DX6i DSMX® 6-Channel Transmitter
Computer magic for RC flying
Spektrum DX8 DSMX Transmitter
Rock solid performance and an array of user-friendly features
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Software
Phoenix 4 RC Flight Simulator
Learn to fly better, cheaper and faster
RealFlight 7.5 RC Flight Simulator
Learn or improve your flying without the financial trauma
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