Model Flyer Magazine Issue 163 – June 2013

June 2013

FEATURES
26 FEATURE – What does the BMFA do for you?
A reminder of the breadth of activities carried out by our governing body…
32 COMPETITION – Win an E-flite VisionAire BNF Sports aerobat.
36 JET SCENE – The 2013 season
Looking forward with anticipation at this years coming flying season…
46 RALLY RETRO – RC Indoor Scale
The inaugural BMFA competition held at Walsall…
48 PLAN FEATURE – Culture Vulture
A simple .049 powered 3-channel traditional build powered glider…
54 FEATURE – Glow to Diesel conversion
A relatively simple machining job as a workshop project.
62 SUPPLIER VISIT – Beginners Airbrushing Course
We attend a course at The Airbrush Company…
64 FEATURE – Breton Blimp!
Secret machinations in Northern France…
90 FEATURE – BUYER BEWARE – part 4
Completing our series – setting up your secondhand model…

REVIEWS
16 MULTIPLEX Solius EP glider
28 E-FLITE VisionAire EP aerobatic
58 AXION RC Laser Arrow EP Delta
70 HACKER Rare Bear 1200 EP profile scale
86 CLOUD MODELS Wasp e2k EP Pylon racer

REGULARS
4 NEWS - what's going on in the RC model world!
10 LANDING GEAR – Products new to you?
22 ON SILENT WINGS Scale gliding
34 DIARY DATES - what's on, where and when
42 MILLER'S TALES - More Clubman Capers…
68 OUTLINE - Dave Bishop says...
74 THE LIGHT FANTASTIC - More for small RC model lovers
78 THE BLACK ART - Electric Flight Column
82 WORKSHOP - Foam Repairs with Deluxe Materials
98 DEBRIEF - The BionicOpter – a micro dragonfly!