Catering for all aspects of R/C flying, Radio Control Models and Electronics first appeared in May 1960 and is the biggest and best selling monthly model flying magazine in the United Kingdom with a large overseas readership. RCM&E has brought benchmark levels of writing and photography to the hobby and each issue has extensive reviews, informative features and opinionated columns from a number of well-known contributors.
Welcome
Switch on • Our latest round up of model flying news and miscellany
OOWAH • Shaun Garrity slots together a quick build R/C combat wing
Counterpoint • A selection of new gadgets, kits and bits for you to buy
TARGET PRACTICE • Shaun Garrity reveals his plans to restore a British Army small arms target drone
PSSA ROUND UP • Closing out another year of power scale slope soaring with the Power Scale Soaring Association, Phil Cooke reflects on some of the highlights taken from the second half of 2023’s busy PSS flying season
FLORIST FOAM COWL • Returning to his latest Chipmunk build, Danny Fenton tries a new material for making a cowl mould
Pilots’ Pictorial • Get your planes in print! Get in touch… kcrozier@mortons.co.uk
All Write • Have your say in RCM&E’s monthly chat room
SZD FOKA 4 • Chris Williams introduces part two of his latest Pro-Plan article describing the build and flying of a 1960s glider
EXTRA NG • The Editor prepares Pilot-RC’s 78-inch version of the Next Generation Extra for it first flights
THE INSIDER • John Stennard gets into his stride with his new column dedicated to indoor model flying
SPITTY CLUB COMBAT • Michael Oates reports on the Basingstoke MAC’s model of choice for their 2023 club challenge
P-47 RAZORBACK • Jan Hermkens describes how he designed and built his latest scale warbird
POWER & PIVOTS • This time Dave Goodenough looks at using a LiPo to power your radio, shows how to make film hinges and discusses the benefits of making and flying a simple maquette model
Going Places • Diary dates for the coming season
Marketplace • Sell off your unwanted airframes and engines or maybe buy a few new ones
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