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August 2012

FEATURES

REVIEW
Blade 450 X
The Blade 450 loses its flybar and gains a Spektrum AR7200BX 7-channel DSMX™ receiver with built-in BeastX flybarless technology – it’s fantastic! by Mike Eddington

TECHNICAL
Small Rotors
A soldering course and some illuminated tail blades by Nigel Cartwright

TECHNICAL
JLog2 Data Logger
Live data from your Kontronik Jive ESC by Fred Annecke

REVIEW
Velocity 50 N2
Available with a fl ybar or fl ybarless rotorhead, Outrage’s latest nitro will suit beginners and experts alike by Tom Scully

EVENT
ETHobby, Zero Design and More!
When I was in China, I ended up visiting ETHobby, Zero Design and more… by Jon Tanner

TECHNICAL
Vision 90 Competition Goes FBL
We reviewed it with the fl ybar rotor head, now we try the flybarless version by Tom Scully




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Collectively Speaking
Helicopter News by Jon Tanner

Sales Pitch
New Items by Jon Tanner

From the Ground Up
Why worry about the wind, just go fl ying by Richard Morris

What’s On
Dates for your diary by Jon Tanner

Scale by Scale
11th Heli Scale Fly-In held at Cuges les Pins by Michel Maisons

Readers Write
Your Questions

Competitive Streak
The AHA 2012 season begins at Tring by Jason Markey

USA Heli Scene
Converting a Nitro Raptor 60/90 to electric using one home-made part by James Wang

3D Kaos
My Hexacopter, Stainburn and Park Hall by Mike Eddington and Rob Turnbull

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3D Masters Pilot Specs 2012
The following table shows a comprehensive listing of the equipment used by the pilots in the Masters...

New Dave Wilshere instructional programme
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3D Masters 2010 Equipment Tables
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Weston Park Model Air Show - 19th-20th June
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About the Editor
Jon Tanner has been building and flying RC model helicopters since 1986 and writing about them since...

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