REGULARS8 SWITCH ON Fuel prices frozen & an auction of rare aeromodelling antiquities 12 COUNTERPOINT Another selection of tantalising new products heading your way 50 ALL WRITE Three packed pages of your thoughts, comments & opinions 55 GOING PLACES Out & about? Don’t miss our comprehensive event listings 128 R/C MARKETPLACE Sell it fast with our FREE readers’ ads 131 NEXT ISSUE Peter Miller’s latest FREE plan is coming your way! WORKSHOP78 SHRINK WRAPPED Twelve simple steps to covering an open frame structure 86 GET CONNECTED Making an aileron / servo connection FEATURES22 THE RADIO CONTROLLER Dave Roberts goes behind the scenes to see what it takes to run a big show 30 TEN TOP TIPS..... .for large model enthusiasts 39 BENCH LORE FOR BEGINNERS Welcome aboard Alex Whittaker’s tour of essential bench companions 49 SUBSCRIBE..... .and bag a FREE fl ight simulator! 80 WIGAN PEERS Alex Whittaker joins the annual pilgrimage to the holy shrine of the large model 105 ON THE QUIET Phil Cook highlights a silent flight discipline that’s enjoying something of a renaissance 117 THE RIGHT STUFF Bigger models require a new mindset, as Dave Wilshere explains 138 PARTING SHOT R/C through the lens... COLUMNS45 WEEKENDERS Alex Whittaker puzzles the postfeminist state of our hobby 63 TOTALLY TRADITIONAL It’s all ups & downs as Pete Lowe tackles his P-47’s retracts 94 FLY ELECTRIC As Fly Electric celebrates its 10th birthday, Nigel Hawes gets down to some proper building FREE PRO-PLAN68 RED NED Mal Shepherd presents his elegant sport motor glider for. 25 cu. in. twostroke engines REVIEWS14 P-47 THUNDERBOLT Lindsay Todd fl ies World Models’ imposing 70” warbird 32 JETIGER Mike Williams tames Art-Tech’s new buy ‘n’ fl y fan jet 59 SWITCHGLO PRO Check out the latest in intelligent glow drivers 88 CALMATO 40 Can Kyosho’s latest 4-channel trainer match its forbears? 100 POWERPAL 4 Chris Card goes quad charging 111 MULTIPLEX XENO Andy Ellison puts the MPX wing through the wringer 124 HABU A jet from Park Zone that’s, er... not for the park!