Model review articles are included along with the appropriate model, but here are a few more general articles, most of which originally appeared in some form in our local club magazine, Sloping Off.

  • 2.4GHz - The biggest change to hit R/C flying for a long time
  • DIY Retracts - Home made retracts without metalwork?
  • Artwork Without Pain(t) - A brushphobe's approach to insignia and nose art
  • Backing it Both Ways - An April Fool spoof that led to a 16 year project!
  • Indoor Experience - Some notes following our first experiences at flying radio controlled aircraft indoors.
  • Lightweight Wheels - Make your own ultralight wheels with this method pioneered by Mike Payne.
  • Acrylic Volcano - Just one small insight into why my models are film-covered.
  • The Worker Bee - When the local electronics research labs wanted to show off their Miniature Radar Altimeter (MRA) to their customers and the technical press, I was asked if I could help.
  • Christchurch Festival of Sport - Another Lazy Bee session, introducing local youngsters to Radio Control Flying.
  • One of Those Days - Anything that can go wrong.......
  • Aspach 2001 - a photo report on a visit to this prestigious German Electric Fly-in
  • Lithium Ion Batteries - first experiences of what will surely be a revolution in electric flight.
  • Lithium Polymer Batteries - three years on, and the Lithium revolution hits the outdoor models, too!
  • Mounting Electric Motors - Some people have their favourite method, but I never seem to do it the same way twice!
  • Stearman Motor Swap - Yet more on motor mounting to bring a faithful old model into the brushless age.