Monthly Archives: June 2015
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June 29, 2015 50
The Latest RC Cars from HPI, Vaterra and Losi
It has been an exciting few weeks for RC car enthusiasts with the announcement of several new vehicles from a wide range of brands. In this blog post, we will be looking at some of these new products that will soon be arriving in the Modelflight garage, starting with the Carisma GT24B.
Carisma GT24B
This little gem from Carisma is so much fun! Coming in at a 1/24 scale, the
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June 22, 2015 27
If you are looking for some RC plane events in your state, check out the below list showing events coming up in July 2015. If you know of an event that is not listed, or there are event details that need to be updated, please do not hesitate to contact Modelflight
New South Wales RC Plane Events
Event Date Location Scale Rally Weekend 4-5 July Richmond -
June 17, 2015 35
First-Person View (FPV) technology significantly developed in the remote control world. RC FPV is becoming more commonplace as new products are released, ranging from drones to model planes. In this blog post, we will be covering some of the recent RC models with FPV cameras, beginning with one of the original pioneers.
E-Flite FPV Vapor
The release of the FPV Vapor was a game-changer for RC planes. Now you had the opportunity to view your flight in real-time from the perspective of the cockpit. Even after all these months, the Vapor still remains popular. It is so easy to
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June 09, 2015 84
It has been an exciting few weeks for aerial photographers and videographers. Two cutting-edge camera drones from two cutting-edge drone manufacturers have been released and we are thrilled to say that they are coming soon to Modelflight. The Blade Chroma (pictured above on the left) and the Yuneec Q500 4K (pictured above on the right), are two of the best camera drones we have seen. In this blog post, we will be discussing each in turn and talking about the great features that make them the ultimate flying drones.
Blade Chroma
The Chroma is one of the most innovative releases from Blade. This remote control drone comes
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June 08, 2015 143
Venture Off-Road With These RC Cars and Trucks
Whether you like to go bashing through the bush, crawling over rocks or speeding full pelt across the harshest terrain, driving off-road remote control cars is a thrilling experience. If you are looking for a new off-road RC car (or searching for your first one), we have put together this list of the twelve best off-road RC cars to help you find what you are looking for. Let's begin with a new release from ARRMA.
ARRMA Kraton BLX Powered by a 2050Kv motor, the Kraton is one wild beast! This
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June 01, 2015 27
INDOOR FLYING IN MAY
We had a reasonable number of fliers attend our meeting for May and, as usual Mike arrived with some new models with the emphasis on an electronic marvel of modern day inventions. My first pix is of the "receiver" which is mounted on his DX9 Transmitter and it receives pictures from the camera on his Drone or Quad. I think that you will agree with my name of "The Spider" when looking at the next shot of the quad in flight.The camera is mounted just behind the little yellow square and the quality of the reception was magnificent.
We welcomed a very happy young gentleman, Mark, who must have been enjoying himself because of the smile that seemed to be an added or permanent