MAYDAY! RC Model Aviation Blog

Invest in a Feature-Rich Radio Early: Choosing your first radio is the first step to flying RC models. In this article I run through some important things to consider and talk about my favorite beginner radios. Continue Reading →

Top 5 Glues For Building With Foam: Electric RC flight has come a long way the last few years and foam as a building material has revolutionized the way we're building park-flyers. While we're pretty set on what kinds of foam work great for building planes, we're still exploring the hundreds of bonding materials... Continue Reading →

Stuff You Should Love: Dubro EZ Connectors: I hate Z-bending pushrods! It’s hard to get it right unless you have one of those expensive Z-bend pliers and it’s an impractical way to connect servo arms to control … Continue Reading →

30-inch Dead-Simple Wing [VIDEO]: So, I’ve been MIA for a few weeks or so; since early august. I have been up to stuff and one of those stuffs is a 125% Dead-Simple wing from … Continue Reading →

Sneak Peek at my Stryker, First time on [VIDEO]: Finally decided to take video of my Stryker at the park. I strapped my iPhone to the transmitter with some rubber bands and tried my best to keep the plane … Continue Reading →

Newly Built MikeysRC.com FPV V3 [VIDEO]

By Erwin
15 July, 2012
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lom0nmMB640 I built myself one of MikeysRC.com FPV V3 biplanes. I put a FlipHD on it and an iPhone 4S with an Otterbox case on it; this is a very … Continue Reading →

Sneak Peek at my Stryker, First time on [VIDEO]

By Erwin
18 June, 2012
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Finally decided to take video of my Stryker at the park. I strapped my iPhone to the transmitter with some rubber bands and tried my best to keep the plane … Continue Reading →

Dead on The Water

By Erwin
23 May, 2012
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My Zippy died in mid air. Dead-stocked in for a soft splash and waited for the wind. Pics: Share/Bookmark

March 2012 Update

By Erwin
10 March, 2012
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Sadly, the MAYDAY blog has been very quiet lately. I’ve been flying and building but I just don’t have the time to keep updating the blog as much as I used to. I will make time soon, you can expect some videos in early April. Continue Reading →

A Bit About Servos [LINK]

By Erwin
31 January, 2012
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Here’s a great article by RCHelicopterFun.com about the different types of servos and the technologies used to make them work. You can find this and many other awesome links to … Continue Reading →

Invest in a Feature-Rich Radio Early

By Erwin
6 December, 2011
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Choosing your first radio is the first step to flying RC models. In this article I run through some important things to consider and talk about my favorite beginner radios. Continue Reading →

30-inch Dead-Simple Wing [VIDEO]

By Erwin
27 September, 2011
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So, I’ve been MIA for a few weeks or so; since early august. I have been up to stuff and one of those stuffs is a 125% Dead-Simple wing from … Continue Reading →

Update: Down Time, More Blue Foam

By Erwin
1 September, 2011
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I haven’t been doing much flying or building lately. I haven’t really had much time to do anything RC. In early August I flew this thing I finished like two … Continue Reading →