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Memories from an Old Photo Album
Flying

Memories from an Old Photo Album

And a few fireworks…

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June - July 2021
BREATHE EASY AT ALTITUDE
Flying

BREATHE EASY AT ALTITUDE

What do you need when it comes to aviator’s oxygen?

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June - July 2021
Falling with Style
Flying

Falling with Style

On jumping out of perfectly good airplanes

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June - July 2021
Hey, Taxi!
Flying

Hey, Taxi!

Your wish is its command.

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June - July 2021
Know Thyself
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Know Thyself

Legal doesn’t mean safe.

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June - July 2021
Tripping the Light Fantastic
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Tripping the Light Fantastic

One man’s review of the high life

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June - July 2021
WE FLY: PIPISTREL PANTHERA
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WE FLY: PIPISTREL PANTHERA

PANTHERA: THE SCIENTIFIC NAME FOR THE CAT GENUS THAT INCLUDES TIGERS, LIONS, JAGUARS, COUGARS AND LEOPARDS.

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June - July 2021
Flight Journal

RAMPANT RAIDERS

April 25, 1967, VA-212 tests the A-4 to the limit

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March - April 2021
Flight Journal

THE GROWLER

Boeing’s electronic attack weapon

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March - April 2021
Flight Journal

Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3

Authenticated by its log books, an N3N that 41st U.S. President George H.W. Bush trained in is preserved and still flying—now owned by Stewart Wells.

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March - April 2021
Flight Journal

Five-Gun Fury .

Lt. Floyd Fulkerson: Wingman to the Aces

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March - April 2021
Flight Journal

Impossible barriers are made to be broken

Few technologies have had such a rapid development and such a powerful impact on mankind as the invention of the airplane.

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March - April 2021
IT'S ALL IN THE DETAILS
Model Airplane News

IT'S ALL IN THE DETAILS

2020 TOP GUN SCALE INVITATIONAL

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February 2021
TOP GUN SCALE INVITATIONAL
Model Airplane News

TOP GUN SCALE INVITATIONAL

THE 32ND YEAR OF EXCELLENCE!

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February 2021
THE COMPETITION CONTINUES
Model Airplane News

THE COMPETITION CONTINUES

Every spring, Frank Tiano’s Top Gun Scale Invitational has heralded the beginning of the flying season, offering builders an opportunity to show off their projects in Lakeland, Florida after a winter spent finishing them in their workshops.

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February 2021
BUILDING BENCH & WORKSHOP TIPS
Model Airplane News

BUILDING BENCH & WORKSHOP TIPS

I have built countless RC models, from kits, plans and even my own scratch designs.

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February 2021
TOP GUN FAVORITE MARK CHAPMAN'S 1/3-SCALE ALBATROS D.VA
Model Airplane News

TOP GUN FAVORITE MARK CHAPMAN'S 1/3-SCALE ALBATROS D.VA

When I told Model Airplane News executive editor Debra Cleghorn that I was attending the Top Gun Scale Invitational for the first time, she asked me if I would interview the pilot of one of my favorite planes at the event. As a WW I fan (and a Balsa USA builder), I chose Mark Chapman’s beautifully detailed 1/3-scale Balsa USA Albatros D.Va, flown by Marvin Alvarez in Team Scale.

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February 2021
HEAVY-DUTY SCALE FLAPS
Model Airplane News

HEAVY-DUTY SCALE FLAPS

FUNCTIONAL CONTROL SURFACES WITH ADDED DETAIL

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February 2021
SEAGULL MODELS/LEGEND HOBBY SAVAGE SHOCK CUB
Model Airplane News

SEAGULL MODELS/LEGEND HOBBY SAVAGE SHOCK CUB

A short takeoff and landing wonder!

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February 2021
GETTING STARTED IN FPV
Model Airplane News

GETTING STARTED IN FPV

BetaFPV makes getting a bird’s-eye-view easier than ever!

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February 2021
AILERON/RUDDER MIXING EXPLAINED
Model Airplane News

AILERON/RUDDER MIXING EXPLAINED

Build good habits now and fly better tomorrow

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February 2021
Sudden Surprise Trouble
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Sudden Surprise Trouble

What the FAA taketh away, it giveth back.

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January - February 2021
LIFE IN THE AIR: Living the Dream
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LIFE IN THE AIR: Living the Dream

The journey from M X to CFI

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January - February 2021
Doc, David, Herb and the Cops
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Doc, David, Herb and the Cops

A once-in-a-lifetime B-29 flight

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January - February 2021
WHEN THE MUSIC DIES
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WHEN THE MUSIC DIES

VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC

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January - February 2021
WE FLY: FLIGHT DESIGN F2
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WE FLY: FLIGHT DESIGN F2

AN ALL-AROUND ALL- COMPOSITE TREAT

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January - February 2021
Tail Tales
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Tail Tales

What works on one airplane might not work on another.

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January - February 2021
STINSON 108
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STINSON 108

THE FLYING STATION WAGON

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January - February 2021
Blame for the 737 Max
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Blame for the 737 Max

The FAA designee program is too big to fail.

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January - February 2021
Bittersweet Goodbye
Flying

Bittersweet Goodbye

Leaving the flight deck amidst a pandemic

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January - February 2021