Seven Habits for IFR Approaches

There’s more to an effective approach than keeping the needles crossed.

Regulation or Inspiration?

More training could improve the accident rate. But must it be mandated?

Not Your Father's Simulator

Virtual Fly North America disrupts simulator design.

Maniacal Mnemonics

Learning the pilot’s favorite crutch

Airport at the End of the World

Hurricane Hunting in a Piper Warrior

Hot Stove

How close do you need to get?

A WEATHER SHOOT OUT ADS-B vs. SIRIUSXM

A retired airline pilot’s perspective

SO YOU WANNA FLY SCALE?

The boss of scale lays it all out

PILOT PROJECTS

SHOWCASING WHAT YOU BUILD & FLY

T-28 TROJAN

Compact warbird for glow or electric power

Flying Tiger RC Tiger Transmitter Tray Pro

Add more comfort to your flight times!

MAKE A “NO VAC” VACUUM FORMER

This DIY workshop accessory is less than $40!

The easy way to creating a realistic “front office”

Hopefully you liked the first “From the Shop,” which informed you about a hobby related company that you may not have otherwise known about.

MASTER THE FIGURE-M

If you want to become the best aerobatic pilot possible, you need to master key maneuvers by taking small steps. First, make sure you’re proficient in performing maneuvers like inverted flight, vertical and horizontal rolls, inside and outside loops and stall turns. You can then perform these moves in sequences to create show-stopping routines. This month, I’ll highlight a precision maneuver called the Figure-M, which incorporates two stall turns with a little twist. Without further hesitation, let’s get started!

HOBBY HACKS

HELPFUL READER HINTS

A TBM HISTORY: ONE OF A KIND ZIROLI AVENGER

Back in the early 2000s, Nick Ziroli Jr. wanted to design something extra special to compete with at Frank Tiano’s Top Gun Scale Invitational event. Since he hailed from Long Island, the famous Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo/bomber seemed most appropriate.

1/3 scale Thomas Morse S4B “Tommy”

The latest from Martin Irvine’s workshop

On the Night Before

Airborne operations over Normandy on the night of June 5, 1944

TERRIFIC TILTROTOR

DRIVING THE V-22 OSPREY

My Life as Rosie the Riveter

I have read about and seen many images about “Rosie the Riveter,” but my story is unique. I was a model with a rivet gun who worked at a factory, and my husband really did fly the very planes that I was advertising to encourage women to build during WW II.

The Art of James Dietz

A historical painting is only as good as the story it tells, and how convincingly it combines the people, their actions, costumes, surroundings and atmosphere in an appropriate composition.

I Will Run Wild: The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

In I Will Run Wild, Cleaver expertly captures the strained relationship between the U.S. and Japan prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Restoring a Classic

A Canadian Staggerwing Gets a New Life

FIRST KILLS!

F-82 OPERATIONS IN THE KOREAN WAR

Preserving aviation history

Duplicate history

HURRICANE FORCE

Group Capt. Billy Drake: A Gentleman and an Ace

BAILOUT AT 70,000 FEET

A U-2 pilot hits the silk at the edge of outer space

SMOKE ON!

At full-scale and RC airshows, watching aerobatic aircraft equipped with smoke systems adds greatly to the appeal for both the spectators and the pilots alike.

RC Fueling Systems - Jet Fueler

A high-quality system that lasts

THE SECRETS OF TRUK LAGOON

Project Recover locates three missing World War II aircraft