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January 2013 Vol. 118 No. 1/865


Features 18 NEAT Fair 2012 by Frank Fanelli


The premier electric event of the Northeast is bigger than ever


28 BTE Venture 60 by Larry Kruse An FMProduct Review: Classic good looks and performance to match


34 Building Without Plans by Andy Kunz No plans for your next project is no longer a problem


42 Santa Cruz Mk. III by Ray Boyd A homecoming of the freeflight kind


48 Hobby Lobby Mini Telemaster by Larry Kruse An FMProduct Review: Even in mini size, it still flies like a Telemaster


56 Leaf Blower by Dick Sarpolus 28 34 A fun sport electric that can be built prop or EDF power Columns


26 Remembering great planes designed by great men F/F Sport by Larry Kruse


32 Making lightweight firewalls Project Pattern Redux by Dave Lockhart


40 Keep it straight: simple jigs and fixtures Small Talk by Pat Tritle


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46 More prototype paint schemes Fan Facts by Greg Moore


52 A new year with new micro models Electric Flight by Stew Meyers


54 Some greats remembered, and a favorite tool Old Timer Topics by Mike Myers


60 Trimming props and helping young modelers C/L Stunt by Allen Brickhaus


Departments 4 Editorial


6 Flying Report 16 Air Mail


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On the Cover: FMcolumnist, Don Belfort, expertly guides his ¹⁄₄ scale electric Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer over the hills of Peaceful Valley, NY, at the 2012 NEAT Fair. Don had document- ed the Tri-Pacer build in his bi-monthly Electric Flight column dur- ing 2011. Photo: Frank Fanelli


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17 Barnstormers


64 Classifieds/Ad Index 65 Dealer Directory


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