30 years is a long time in the world of technology, and RC has been no exception in advancing at a rapid pace. This brief article endeavors to help bring you up to speed regarding what you've missed!

A wide range of servos are suitable for this versatile model but getting the right one involves honestly evaluating yourself as a modeler to keep from farting away more than you should, or to be happy with your choice.

If you've never flown a short coupled model equipped with a tail wheel, then it's quite likely you've never experienced the joy of taking off 90° to your initial heading. As pilots, we all know at some point take off includes a 'shoving the throttle forward' phase, and with the Pitts Special, a representation of the biplane popularized by designer Curtis Pitts, anything but perfect technique could mean a ground loop or a trip toward the weeds. Note; his 1943 design was considered revolutionary...

Large control surfaces are more flexible than you might believe and this means they can set up a positive feedback oscillation. There's an easy fix and we show you what to do about it!

While it may seem you're being screwed when charged $14 for a small box, you're actually getting a good deal.

Aluminum, brass, titanium, and steel are all metals - but - God in his infinite wisdom make them all different. Some are better than others for servo gears. As a rule, steel is the best. In this brief read you'll learn why!

Many guys never learn the difference between price and value. In this brief look at two servos, one built to order for the lower end of the price scale, and the other built to the highest standard, you get the insider's perspective.

Companies play dirty in our view by hiring world class psychologists to play their customers with sharp advertising and the canny use of words. Words express;y designed to evince emotions that may not be in the modeler's own interest. Be careful and above all else, trust your eyes!

The Hobywing Max6 is unquestionably one of the finest ESCs on the market, but can its 6A BEC circuit run your servo and deliver what you paid for?

Props can cause horrendous injuries; a leather glove or electric starter aren't enough to eliminate he possibility of getting hurt - so don't fly alone, have a pal help you, and get behind the model with alacrity to mitigate risk.

The right pack can make or break the experience so we show you three easy ways to go about doing it the way pros do; by chemistry and capacity!

Ever wondered how such a tiny motor can produce such huge amounts of torque? Like the transmission in a Ferrari launching it to to 200mph, with the servo it's down to the gear train.

Tail Rotor Servos There are a class of servos, which we call tail rotor servos. Their pulse range...

Kindly review this material before proceeding. The case against synthetic voltage Bypassing the BEC...

Most charger-purchases are tactical decisions; what do I need right now? But a more strategic view may result in your deciding several inexpensive individual chargers deliver better redundancy and flexibility for charging/discharging several packs at a time. This may better suit you!

Most only think of the Y-harness for connecting two servos to one channel. Thing is, this handy little accessory is useful the other way around, also.

In the vein of a penny saved is a penny earned, this brief how-to shows you an easy way for making your mask serviceable for its intended duty after repeated use. Maybe it's a stretch to say it results in a free mask, but it's effectively true!

Watching some rat bastard politician on TV was the first we noticed someone wearing two filters. One with their party's logo worn over a serious N95 led us to think; 'If it's good enough for them...'