Enjoy the RC scene in 2018!

Can you believe it’s already 2018? Well, almost 2018—magazine time isn’t quite the same as real time, but close enough. In this issue, you’ll find scores of new planes, radios, gear, and accessories. RC is more diverse than ever, and we’ve got the warbirds, aerobats, drones, and glider to prove it. With the latest and greatest releases—all the stuff we’re most excited about!—our special “Hot for 2018” feature is just what you need to make your holiday wish list. Remember: You saw it here first!

This issue is also packed with reviews of the latest flying things, including the Tower Hobbies scale electric Ryan, Blade’s aerobatic midsize 200S, a nearly indestructible powered glider from Multiplex, and even an FPV racing drone from Thrust UAV to really get your adrenaline surging. And if you’re looking for the perfect present to get someone started in RC, don’t miss our review on the Revolution series from Horizon; it includes some incredibly inexpensive planes, drones, and surface vehicles that all get high marks for performance and durability.

Do you know how to set up aileron differential according to wing type (or could you easily explain it to a newbie)? Learn this and more in our primer on radio programming. In this month’s Flight Technique, David Scott, of the 1st U.S. R/C Flight School, offers his advice on control-surface setups that are critical to your airplane’s optimal performance. If you like your planes to stand out at the field, you’ll definitely appreciate learning how John Kauk used pastel chalks to weather his A-10 Warthog, and in Let’s Talk Giant Scale, columnist John Glezellis shares exactly what

you need to know (and do!) for a successful first flight. Is your club interested in hosting an event this summer? We asked Frank Tiano, who hosts Top Gun and other world-class RC events, to detail exactly what aspiring organizers need to keep in mind to make an event successful.

As usual, this month’s Engine Clinic is a must-read for engine aficionados; in it, columnist Clarence Lee offers readers some fast fixes for these powerplants. And I’m sure modelers of all power stripes will enjoy the return of engine guru Dave

Gierke in Final Approach, where he shares a humorous story of a day of testing gone wrong.

Just as it has been for more than eight decades,

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