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Building and setting up a new model airplane is fun and rewarding. The basics for success are a properly broken-in engine with a reliable idle, a set of fully charged radio batteries, the correct ground-support equipment.

The Electric Angle flies fairly fast and offers great smallplane aerobatic fun as well as one can fly it in smaller areas. The model is very conventional and has an almost flat-bottom airfoil and generous control surfaces.

An attempt is made to determine how an aircraft is made possible to fit back inside it's original box. It is suggested that the wings and tails of the aircraft should be modified a little which does not make the aircraft lose it's original strength.

A description about Leonard Millholland's ultralight airplane named 'Legal Eagle,' is presented.

Projects often come together quickly but after the main structure is built, progress often slows and modelers get frustrated. The details regarding easy modifications, planning the instrument panel, panel construction, behind the cockpit, sliding window construction and canopy are illustrated.

Some basic tips and suggestion to build vacuum-formed canopies at home are described. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is one of the most commonly used materials for canopies as it is inexpensive and easy to stretch.

Scale techniques of airplanes focusing specially on the scale hinges are provided. The main advantages of scale hinges are that they lessen the load on the servos and battery pack, they are more effective than commercial hinges and are easy to install.

A few tips to help in setting up one's airplane correctly for three-dimensional aerobatic techniques are presented. The main areas that should be focused on are the rudder, the elevator, the radio setup and the aileron.

The importance of hinges while assembling an aircraft is described. A few tips are offered in knowing the features of good hinges, it is said that a good hinge is friction-free, stiff and seal proof.

The various ways of designing big airplanes are described. A brief explanation on the basic wingspan, chord and tail moment information needed to establish t he foundation of the design is presented.

The most time consuming part of constructing a wind is making ribs. Nine steps for a quick and easy way to make ribs are illustrated.

An experience in building a floatplane, which is known as ultra-scale Canadian bushplane, is presented.

Chip Hyde, a world-class aerobat and TOC champion, shares about new Yak-54 demo, e-conversion and gas setup.