18 Features


18 Halberstadt CL.II In Detail by Rob Caso Construction of an obscure yet beautiful aircraft of WWI


30 ElectriFly Widgeon by Frank Fanelli An FM Product Review: A great scale job that’s not all wet


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38 3D Dyke Delta EPP by Daniel Walton A profile scale homebuilt plane that performs 3D


48 E-flite Sea Fury by Chris Susicke An FMProduct Review: Electric performance and WWII looks to match


58 Skipper Revisited by Tom Binkley Don Srull’s classic micro refitted with modern electronics


Columns


26 More news from the workshop Cross Files by Don Ross


28 The timeless nature of models F/F Sport by Larry Kruse


34 Readers write about their vintage R/C days Vintage R/C by Bob Noll


36 The Desert Jet Storm and other news Fan Facts by Greg Moore


44 Getting F2D planes ready for Speed Limit Combat C/L Combat by Phil Cartier


46 News on plans and kits for the new flying season C/L Stunt by Allen Brickhaus


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52 The construction process of a modern Pattern ship Project Pattern Redux by Dave Lockhart


54 Making old airplanes new again Small Talk by Pat Tritle


56 Modelers and their planes at E-Fest Electric Flight by Don Belfort


Departments 4 Editorial


6 Flying Report 14 Air Mail


June 2012 Vol. 117 No. 6/858


17 Barnstormers


64 Classifieds/Ad Index 65 Dealer Directory


On the Cover: With winter just a recent memory, Frank Fanelli points into the wind and advances the throttle on the ElectriFly Widgeonfor a smooth takeoff. See Frank’s review on this scale amphibian starting on page 30.


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