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REGULARS 4 Newsdesk The latest round up of news and what’s been happening in the world of RC 6 New Products Our trip around the model shops bringing you the latest innovations 20 Your Call Your letters and opinions aired 72 Top Tips Take the sting out of test flights with our check list of handy hints! 74 Questions & Answers Battery terminology can confound and confuse, we explain. 76 Something to read Latest books worth a read and ideal for reference 80 Dates and meetings Don’t miss the events this month plus our club feature 82 Over and Out They say that imitation is the sincerest form of fl attery and that must include aircraft design. REVIEWS 14 Comet A splendid replica of De Havilland’s long distance racer 34 Airbug How low can you go? It’s definitely fl ying, but not as you know it! 36 Phantom Quadcopter Richard Cox, gets his hands on the brand new RTF quadcopter from the UAV experts, DJI Innovations 44 Beast Bruce Corfe tames UMX’s aerobatic animal! 52 Hurricane Efl ite’s superb Hurricane might be a the most fantastic foamie yet! MODEL EXAMPLE 62 Viper A small fast civilian jet that looks and flies like a military fighter. HOW TO 32 Pulling Canopies On the pull with Mick Broughton who shows us how to mould a canopy. 40 Aerobatics Nothing could be simpler than the basic stall turn, or that’s the theory anyway! 48 Lipo Blinded by all those fancy numbers and impressive specifi cations - cut through the waffle with Wayne Giles. 60 Ampower Brian’s regular look at the contest soaring scene FEATURE 28 Multiplex Visit ADH’s Paul Bardoe talked his way past the gate guards at Multiplex’s impressive production facility in Germany. SHOWTIME 66 KAMS Scale Meet - Australia They do things differently down under - Bruce Corfe reports in from one of Australia’s premier scale meetings WORKSHOP 22 Twomosa Part 2 Part two of Twomosa see’s this splendid little self build aerobatic ship finished and flown.