News & Info Archive

  • The Arizona Electric Festival is held every January in Mesa, Arizona. While it’s too cold to fly in many parts of the country, this show brings electric pilots out in force. We’re not able to attend this year, but wanted to share some links featuring the best coverage from around the web....

    Arizona Electric Festival 2009 Roundup

    The Arizona Electric Festival is held every January in Mesa, Arizona. While it’s too cold to fly in many parts of the country, this show brings electric pilots out in force. We’re not able to attend this year, but wanted to share some links featuring the best coverage from around the web....

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  • Multiplex has released a PDF file of their 2009 product lineup. Perhaps the most interesting new model is the Funcopter, a durable, fixed-pitch helicopter with an EPP foam body. This new heli appears to be based on the Lite Machines Corona, which was famous for its resilient design, including hinged...

    Multiplex Funcopter Announced

    Multiplex has released a PDF file of their 2009 product lineup. Perhaps the most interesting new model is the Funcopter, a durable, fixed-pitch helicopter with an EPP foam body. This new heli appears to be based on the Lite Machines Corona, which was famous for its resilient design, including hinged...

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  • The show floor just after the doors opened. The 41st annual WRAM Show was held in White Plains, NY from February 20-22nd, 2009. This mid-winter event has historically been the largest indoor trade show on the East Coast. This year WRAM was noticeably smaller than the 2008 show. A number...

    WRAM Show 2009 Report

    The show floor just after the doors opened. The 41st annual WRAM Show was held in White Plains, NY from February 20-22nd, 2009. This mid-winter event has historically been the largest indoor trade show on the East Coast. This year WRAM was noticeably smaller than the 2008 show. A number...

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  • The Swift 16 tail boom compared to a T-Rex 450. Did I mention the Swift is big? The Century Swift 16 is arguably the best value in large electric RC helicopters. Capable of spinning 500-550mm main blades, it’s considerably larger and more visible than a T-Rex 500, which takes 425mm...

    Century Swift 16 Improvements

    The Swift 16 tail boom compared to a T-Rex 450. Did I mention the Swift is big? The Century Swift 16 is arguably the best value in large electric RC helicopters. Capable of spinning 500-550mm main blades, it’s considerably larger and more visible than a T-Rex 500, which takes 425mm...

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  • The 2009 Weak Signals Toledo Show was held April 3rd-5th in Toledo, Ohio. This event is a hallmark of the RC industry and attracts the full range of manufacturers, distributors, and vendors from all over. The main show floor is quite large. I’d guess it’s about four times the size...

    Toledo Show 2009 Report Part One

    The 2009 Weak Signals Toledo Show was held April 3rd-5th in Toledo, Ohio. This event is a hallmark of the RC industry and attracts the full range of manufacturers, distributors, and vendors from all over. The main show floor is quite large. I’d guess it’s about four times the size...

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  • Welcome back! If you missed it, check out part one of our Toledo Show coverage. Miniature Aircraft Miniature Aircraft was one of only three dedicated helicopter manufacturers at the show (the other two being Hirobo and Thunder Tiger). Among other models on display was the new X-Cell Fury gasser. My...

    Toledo Show 2009 Report Part Two

    Welcome back! If you missed it, check out part one of our Toledo Show coverage. Miniature Aircraft Miniature Aircraft was one of only three dedicated helicopter manufacturers at the show (the other two being Hirobo and Thunder Tiger). Among other models on display was the new X-Cell Fury gasser. My...

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  • The 2009 Electric Tournament of Champions (ETOC) was held in Toledo, Ohio on April 3rd and 4th. This indoor flying competition brings out the best pilots from around the world, and is held in the evenings on the same weekend as the Weak Signals Toledo Show. The large main gym...

    ETOC 2009 Report

    The 2009 Electric Tournament of Champions (ETOC) was held in Toledo, Ohio on April 3rd and 4th. This indoor flying competition brings out the best pilots from around the world, and is held in the evenings on the same weekend as the Weak Signals Toledo Show. The large main gym...

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  • Of all the unusual ways to control an RC helicopter, this has got to take the cake. A guy named Josh has figured out how to use his iPhone as an RC transmitter and has successfully hovered his T-Rex 450 using it. Check out the video here, and his site...

    Flying An RC Helicopter With An iPhone

    Of all the unusual ways to control an RC helicopter, this has got to take the cake. A guy named Josh has figured out how to use his iPhone as an RC transmitter and has successfully hovered his T-Rex 450 using it. Check out the video here, and his site...

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  • As pilots switch more and more to 2.4 GHz radios, compatibility has decreased significantly. Gone are the days of universal PPM receivers that can handle positive and negative shift from any brand transmitter. With 2.4 GHz, you must buy your receiver from the same manufacturer as your transmitter, or 2.4...

    Futaba 2.4 GHz Compatibility Chart

    As pilots switch more and more to 2.4 GHz radios, compatibility has decreased significantly. Gone are the days of universal PPM receivers that can handle positive and negative shift from any brand transmitter. With 2.4 GHz, you must buy your receiver from the same manufacturer as your transmitter, or 2.4...

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  • The 2009 Bay Area Maker Faire was held in San Mateo, California on May 30th and 30st. This unique event combines electronics, robotics, radio control, crafts, sculpture, and much more, and has some of the coolest things you can find this side of Burning Man. I’m going to concentrate on...

    Maker Faire 2009 Report

    The 2009 Bay Area Maker Faire was held in San Mateo, California on May 30th and 30st. This unique event combines electronics, robotics, radio control, crafts, sculpture, and much more, and has some of the coolest things you can find this side of Burning Man. I’m going to concentrate on...

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