Foam Plate Cloud Tramp By Gary Hinze Responding to a discussion about airplanes made from foam plates and a proposed Foam Plate Airplane Contest, I started working on a foam Read more
How Do I Pick My Propeller? By Tim S. With so many propeller options out there it’s hard to know what you should use. What length of propeller should you use? What does the pitch Read more
How Do I Know What NOT to Fly as My First Plane? Originally by Frank Granelli for Sport Aviator First, you should understand that only certain model aircraft are suitable for a beginning model pilot Read more
How Do I Know the Difference Between Basic Trainers & Aerobatic Trainers? Originally by Frank Granelli for Sport Aviator A wing located on the top is not a guarantee that the aircraft is a good Basic Trainer. The Hobbico Read more
How Do I Know if I Should Buy a Ready-To-Fly (RTF) or an Almost-Ready-To-Fly (ARF) Model? Originally by Frank Granelli for Sport Aviator How do you decide whether your trainer should be an Almost-Ready-to-Fly (ARF) or a Ready-To-Fly (RTF) Read more
How Do I Know the Number of Channels That My Trainer Needs? Originally by Frank Granelli for Sport Aviator Three versus four-channel operation can be a difficult choice. There are strong opinions about this and Read more
How Do I Know Which Size Trainer is Right for Me? Originally by Frank Granelli for Sport Aviator The Hangar 9 Alpha 40 (left) is the exact same aircraft as the Alpha 60 (right). The only difference is Read more
How Do I Join the AMA? The easiest way to join or renew your membership is to visit AMA's website at www.modelaircraft.org/joinrenew.aspx or call the AMA at (800) 435-9262 - Read more
How Do I Prepare for the First Flight of My Model? I have experienced and witnessed my fair share of failed maidens. To my recollection, none of these crashes were caused by some random equipment Read more
How Do I Choose the Perfect First Plane? Table of Contents Features Your Local Hobby Shop More than just a store! —by Erick Royer Aircraft & Radio System Basics Getting to know the equipment Read more
