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Flying Models January 2008 Contents

Features

20 Hangar 9’s Spitfire Mk II by Stan Kulesa
    
An FM Product Review: personalize this 6-channel ARF

34
Powerhouse by Joe Redan
    
Sal Taibi’s classic modified for e-power and R/C

50
Pegasus by Tom Dixon
    
An FM C/L Classic Stunt ship is updated

60
2007 Greater Southwest Jet Rally by Greg Moore
    
There’s so much activity it’s like a "seven-ring circus"

66
2007 Freeflight Nats by Larry Kruse
    
The granddaddy of all jet events turns 25

72
Falco by Ron Bozzonetti
    
One of the smoothest 4-channel R/C ships you’ll ever build and fly

Columns

26 Electrifly’s Seawind, Mountain Models’ SwitchBack Senior
     FYI by FM Staff
28 Loops of a different kind
     C/L Combat by Larry Driskill
30
More about launching stooges
     C/L Stunt by Allen Brickhaus
32
Fathers and sons, among other things
     F/F Sport by Larry Kruse
38
News from NEAT and an R/C DT for F/F
     Electric Flight by Stew Meyers
40
Welcome aboard to FM’s newest columnist
     Old Timer by Mike Myers
44
Back to the future of nostalgia
     R/C Pattern by Dean Pappas
46
The 2008 F2B Team is chosen plus the hit of the day
     Small Talk by Pat Tritle
48
A potpourri
     Fan Facts by Greg Moore
56
More news from the workshop
     Cross Files by Don Ross

Departments

  4 Editorial
  6
FM Clinic
  8 Web Watch
  9
Flying Report
18 Airmail
80 Classifieds/Ad Index
81
Dealer Directory

On the Cover

Stan Kulesa’s Hangar 9 Spitfire slashes down the runway on a high speed pass. Stan reviews this .61 size model and also offers some tips on making it something other than a cookie cutter ARF. Photo: Subhra Bose


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