18 Features
18 Warbirds Over Texas 2013 by Larry Kruse Back and bigger and better than last year
28 Heli-Max UH-60 Black Hawk by Chris Susicke An FMProduct Review: Special operations in your back yard
32 FlatFoilZ Edge 540 by Frank Fanelli An FMProduct Review: Built up strength meets profile ease
40 K.I.S.S. Phase II by Daniel Walton Keep building and flying simple with a fun 1
⁄2 A model
50 K.I.S.S. Night Lights by Daniel Walton An easy primer on adding LED lights to any model plane
August 2013 Vol. 118 No. 8/872
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Columns
26 Programming ESCs with software Project Pattern Redux by Dave Lockhart
30 Ink jet printers as a freeflight tool F/F Sport by Dave Mitchell
36 Foam versus balsa C/L Combat by Phil Cartier
38 C/L at the 2013 Joe Nall C/L Stunt by Allen Brickhaus
48 Early summer electric events are covered Electric Flight by Don Belfort
56 Trying new and different things Small Talk by Pat Tritle
58 Blowing up plans Fan Facts by Greg Moore
60 The famous Rudderbug Vintage Views by Bob Noll
Departments 4 Editorial
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On the Cover: Jim Dietrich’s majestic 135-inch Spad XIII makes a slow pass over the North Dallas R/C Club runway. Powered by a DA 150 engine, the WWI First Place winner is just one of the outstanding planes of the third edition of “Warbirds over Texas” covered by Larry Kruse and starting on page 18. Photo: Larry Kruse
www.flying-models.com FLYING MODELS 5 Visit us online at
6 Flying Report 16 Air Mail
17 Barnstormers
64 Classifieds/Ad Index 65 Dealer Directory
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