Product Reviews
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May 29, 2012 27Our friend Chuck has been hard at work reviewing the latest micro ParkZone model plane; the Spitfire Mk IX! ParkZones Ultra Micro Series Spitfire Mk IX with the AS3X system gives you great scale details in a plane that you can fly just about anywhere, even in not so ideal weather! Here's what chuck had to say about this new parkzone rc plane: "Here it is at last, with thanks again to Mike from
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April 18, 2012 7A few weeks back, Chuck decided he could not wait on the arrival of the E-flite Gee Bee R2 any longer, he drove off to OMP, the Australia distributer of all things E-flite, to see the shipment arrive in the warehouse. He then visited the Modelflight retail shop in Goodwood to pick up his plane. He also didn't neglect to let us see this little baby in action! Here are his comments and the video of the E-flite Gee Bee in action! "well here is a video i took a few weeks back, been busy so only just got round to editing it. It's the
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April 18, 2012 9Our friend Chuck has been busy with the Parkzone Albatros DVa WW1 RC Plane this week - kindly creating this un-boxing and build video. Here, Chuck takes a look at what is in the box and gets all the parts out so we can all have a nice close up look! In his second clip, he focuses on the build of the Parkzone Albatros DVa - here's what he thought: "It is a quick easy build and i think most will have it together a lot quicker than the SE-5a went together
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April 12, 2012 7The fun never ends for our good friend Hamish Scott....At the F3B Nationals a few weeks ago Hamish put the new 300X Helicopter through it's paces on his lunch break! Check it out here: The Blade 300X is stock out of the box and as you can see Hamish really puts it through its paces! This is what Chuck the camera man had to say: "Hamish is one of South Australia's best young heli pilots and when you watch this your agree I'm sure. Being a small heli and Hamish flying it like it's on steroids it is hard to keep the camera
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January 13, 2012 22Our good friend Chuck has been at it again with his un-boxing videos of some exciting new product! The E-flite Hyper Taxi! Watch his first video of 2012 here: From Chuck: "Welcome to 2012 and my first review for the year. Again Mike from OMP/Modelflight has given us the latest release from E-flite, the new UMX Hyper Taxi with AS3X technology, so sit back and let's have a close up look at this VTOL plane. It is going to be a first for me having never flown one before
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October 14, 2011 25By John Redman The E-flite® Carbon-Z Scimitar RC Plane is true satisfaction for the RC pilot who desires flight performance and adrenaline-pounding excitement previously thought impossible from a conventional aircraft platform. The fantasy-scale Carbon-Z Scimitar, designed by world aerobatic champion Quique Somenzini, bursts open the performance envelope with an evolutionary tailless swept wing. At the heart of the advanced Carbon-Z Scimitar
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April 14, 2011 27The Blade 450 3D RTF blasts ready-to-fly 3D heli performance to new levels of precision and power. It comes completely assembled and equipped for aggressive 3D aerobatics with state-of-the-art electronics and mechanics you would expect to find in more expensive kits that take hours to build. Its even been flight tested and had the rotors balanced at the factory so you dont have to do any setup. Simply charge its 3S 2200mAh 30C Li-Po battery and fly. Available in both RTF and BNF Basic packages, this
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April 07, 2011 4Constructed almost entirely of plywood and powered by twin Merlin V12s, the DeHavilland Mosquito Mk VI was incredibly fast and maneuverable for a plane of its size. This speed and maneuverability combined with its relatively long range earned it a variety of combat roles during World War II that included everything from low-level reconnaissance to anti-shipping and night fighter missions. We meet with Matt Andren, the Product Developer on the Mossy to see what has come to life in this new Ultra Micro model. Matt addresses some of the hurdles they had to overcome in order to bring this twin warbird legend to life. Scale details
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March 22, 2011 17Bringing Budget-Friendly Computer Radios to the Masses Spektrum has certainly brought a number of innovative features to RC'ers over the years. From the original DSM add-on module systems that freed people from frequency control and interference to the DX3 which introduced us to the first all-in-one Spektrum radio system. Spektrum has taken another leap forward in recent years with advancements like ModelMatch, DSM2 and Marine Technology. The time has come to bring these advanced features to the entry level crowd, all while mixing in a 20-model memory, computerized operation, exponential rates and much more. The result is the amazing DX3C which has
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February 17, 2011 8
The micro heli revolution began at Horizon about 3 years ago. The mCX was the first micro fully controllable 4-channel coaxial heli. This was followed by the mSR, the first micro fully controllable single rotor heli. So with those our appetite became wetted for the real deal. Micro size, mega performance!
Well here it is! The new Blade mCP X. A fully capable 3D machine out of the box for the extreme heli lover. In both