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Hundreds of times a year, we are approached and asked "How can I become a Team Horizon Member?"  The simple answer is: Fly or race because you love the sport, live your life with integrity on and off the field and do these without expecting anything in return.

Radio Active Airshows is one of the AMA's sanctioned show teams and is part of a network of teams coast to coast. Our mission is two fold. First we work to introduce the world of model aviation to the general public with a big focus on working with kids. We do this by flying and static displaying at full scale airshows all over the Mid-Atlantic region. While working these shows we fly a 30 minute airshow segment as part of the full scale show.

The year was 1903; Wilbur and Orville Wright made the final repairs and adjustments to their aircraft.  The next morning, the wind conditions were perfect and the aircraft was ready, however there would be no flight that day. It was Sunday — the Lord’s day — and neither Wilbur nor Orville worked on the Lord’s Day.

JR supporter Dave Scott of 1st U.S. R/C Flight School

1st U.S. R/C Flight School champion’s JR radios

We have received a small number of reported cases related to motor failure. We believe some of these instances could have been prevented if the motor timing on the electronic speed control was set properly for

2-pole motors.

It is very important to follow the instructions mentioned on page 14 in the

F-16 instructions. "Be sure to set the speed control to the correct timing for this type of motor. The timing should be set for 2-pole motors."

The 2008-2009 Northeast Grand Slam kicked off in style with the 6th Annual Halloween Classic.  Over 200 entries made their way to The Gate in Cleveland, OH; some for the first time, but many had returned for what they knew was one of the most entertaining races of the season.  Several racers traveled great distances to get in on the action, and they weren’t disappointed.

By Marshall McClung

Radio: 9303 Helicopter TX

Subject: Throttle hold mix for JR 9303 in ACRO (airplane) mode. An added safety tool intended to make the throttle function inactive for use with electric powered airplanes.

The M3 Story - how Eli Field came to be.

One of our very own Team Horizon Members, Robert Vess, along with his fellow club members (Raleigh Durham Radio Control: RDRC), pulled off an incredible feat this past weekend.  For year's now this club has hosted the Fly-For-Tot's Children's Charity Fun-Fly where all the proceeds go to charity.  This year they raised over $25,000 for the Victory Junction Gang Camp.  Wow!