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Below are articles featured in both the print and online edition of Model Aviation. Select an article to read more.

Seeing Your Airplane

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Aircraft flight pattern with labeled turns and wind direction.

Pilots can enhance visual awareness in flying by using hard and soft focus, improving spatial awareness and flight proficiency.

Painting a Pilot Bust

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Silver vintage airplane flying in a blue sky.

The Ziroli Beech 18 model requires a pilot for scale depiction, featuring a 114-inch wingspan and using 38cc to 50cc gas engines.

The Year of the Biplanes

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Vintage biplane with a wood frame and colorful markings in flight against a green backdrop.

Dave Mitchell's innovative biplanes excel in Free Flight Scale, showcasing unique designs and impressive flight performance.

I Am the AMA: Lucien Miller

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I AM THE AMA Lucien Miller, Owner of Innov8tive designs, smiling.

Lucien Miller shares his journey in model aviation, influencing others through his business, hobbies, and the lessons from his father.

How to Shrink a Model

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Model airplane wing parts laid on a wooden surface with a tape measure below.

The article discusses storing and transporting large Free Flight models, highlighting the construction of the Blue Max MK-11.

2024 F4 World Champs

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Yellow aircraft with "Skybus" text flying in a clear blue sky.

Peter Bauer wins F4B World Championship; USA team excels. 2025 AMA Nats set for July with multiple events planned.

Control Line Fun Scale

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Control Line Fun Scale logo with model airplane and stars.

Start flying Control Line Scale with simple modifications to RC ARFs for the Fun Scale event, focusing on easy flight and minimal static judging.