RCM&E

Catering for all aspects of R/C flying, Radio Control Models and Electronics first appeared in May 1960 and is the biggest and best selling monthly model flying magazine in the United Kingdom with a large overseas readership. RCM&E has brought benchmark levels of writing and photography to the hobby and each issue has extensive reviews, informative features and opinionated columns from a number of well-known contributors.

Welcome

Switch on • Our latest round up of model flying news and miscellany

TOP RC MILITARY TRAINERS • David Ashby takes to the air with a pair of mini replicas of well-known military training aircraft

A MIXED BAG • This month Shaun Garrity mixes things up with a look at Reed radios, Remcon home-built sets, a flying model by Meccano and even squeezes in a mention of a modern moulded soarer!

BEST OF BRITISH • Danny Fenton joins the crowds at a late summer gathering of (mostly!) British designs

SMALL STUFF • David Ashby finds some modern parallels in a pile of old magazines and flies a recent acquisition words & photos David Ashby

DRAWING A PLAN • One of RCM&E’s favourite model designers, Lindsay Todd describes the first steps in drawing a plan for a semi-scale aircraft

ESTIMATING MATERIALS • As promised in a recent issue, we still have a small number of articles to publish which were submitted by Peter Miller before his passing. Here’s the first, in which Peter describes how to make a shopping list for wood and other materials needed to build from a plan

AMBISAGRUS • It’s been a while since we have o fered plans for a high wing trainer. Bertrand Choupin fills the gap with his updated version based on a classic design

Counterpoint • A selection of new gadgets, kits and bits for you to buy

CARBON CAPTURE • Dave Goodenough finds a new supplier for his carbon requirements, browses the local ‘Middle of Lidl’ and test flies his latest simple scale design

All Write • Have your say in RCM&E’s monthly chat room

F3CN EURO CHAMPS • Julie Fisher reports from Denmark on the European helicopter championships

Pilots’ Pictorial • Get your planes in print! Get in touch… kcrozier@mortons.co.uk

ENTRY LEVEL AEROBATICS • Keith Jackson reports from the UKF3A AGM which introduced the new Entry Level schedule for beginners. But first, let’s say hello to the UK F3A Team for 2025

PORT LINCOLN FUN FLY • Greetings, says Ron Grosser, from the Port Lincoln Model Aerosport Club, all the way down under in South Australia

Going Places • Diary dates for the coming season

Marketplace • Sell off your unwanted airframes and engines or maybe buy a few new ones

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