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December 2011 Vol. 116 No. 12/852


Features


18 Brodak 2011 Fly-In by Will Hubin Report on the “brotherhood of the rings”


28 Hangar 9’s Phoenix 7 by Frank Granelli An FMProduct Review: one of Pattern’s eminent designs reborn


38 Gull II by Pat Tritle Take an old Comet kit, and enlarge it to 50 inches for 3-channel R/C


48 BP Hobbies’ Bucker Jungmann by Bob VanTassel An FMProduct Review: good sport scale model of the German trainer


58 e-Foamie.com’s Edge 540 by Daniel Walton An FMProduct Review: get acquainted with a foamie


64 WESTFAC III by Roger Willis The left coast freeflighters join in an FAC extravaganza


28 38 Columns


24 Continuing the proces of reader induced reverse osmosis F/F Sport by Larry Kruse


26 E-jets and NEAT: a quick look, plus more Electric Flight by Don Belfort


34 Just what did happen in 1966 Vintage Views by Bob Noll


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36 Of Vregs: linear and switching R/C Aerobatics by Dave Lockhart


44 Back from the Greater Southwest Fan Fly Fan Facts by Greg Moore


46 More news from the workshop Cross Files by Don Ross


54 Neither rain nor flood kept him from the Combat circle C/L Combat by Phil Cartier


56 A guest columnist explains e-C/L: Part 2 C/L Stunt by Allen Brickhaus, with Dennis Adamisin


62 C’mon baby, let’s do the slip! Small Talk by Pat Tritle


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Departments 4 Editorial


6 Flying Report 16 Barnstormers


16 Air Mail


72 Classifieds/Ad Index 73 Dealer Directory


On the Cover: Hangar 9’s remake of the classic Phoenix 7 returns to the vintage Pattern scene and claws for altitude with Frank Granelli on the sticks. Photo: Jim Wiggin


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