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Sailor and Chris DePinto in a Tiger Moth 21 Aug 2013 | 12:52 am
Since I sell pilots, I really love multiple cockpit aircraft because they need more pilots! I had a friend/customer ask me “Lyle, how many pilots do I need for my 1/8 scale B-25” I told him “As many a...
Insane Inverted Jet Crash video! 14 Aug 2013 | 12:25 am
You know I love airplanes... so I hate to see one's demise. However, when one is lost in a crash this spectacular, I have to share. This happened while we were at the NAMFI 2013 outside of Owatonna, M...
Sailor on the cover of Model Airplane News! 6 Aug 2013 | 06:26 pm
I am really excited to share that Best Pilots Sailor Malan made the cover of Model Airplane News! He is shown piloting the new Top Flite Giant Scale ARF Spitfire. I'm not sure but it appears that he h...
Bob Sweeney in a TopFlite P-40 29 Jul 2013 | 11:25 pm
Chris Taylor, of New Zealand, submitted some pics of Best Pilots Bob Sweeney in the Top Flite Giant Scale ARF P-40. (The real Bob Sweeney actually flew P-40s in Africa before transitioning to the P-47...
Sailor in a New Zealand Hurricane 16 Jul 2013 | 06:17 pm
I obviously love scale detail. So when I receive an email packed with the following pictures, I had to share with you guys! The following shots are from Paul Buckrell down in New Zealand. He has creat...
Buffalo by Carl Becker 13 Jul 2013 | 01:30 am
When one thinks of sleek fighter aircraft of WWII, the Brewster Buffalo generally doesn't come to mind. The barrel-looking aircraft that suffered from a weak engine and not to dependable landing gear....
HighFlight Magazine reveiw of Gunther 2 Jul 2013 | 07:05 pm
Dick Petit recently wrote a review of the Top Flite Giant Scale ARF Focke-Wulf 190 for the IMAA magazine HighFlight and he chose Best Pilots Gunther Rall to sit in the cockpit! I was very excited t.....
Awesome upcoming RC Warbird Event!! 23 May 2013 | 09:12 pm
All Best Pilot friends and customers are invited to attend the 14th Annual SHOW-ME WARBIRD CLASSIC on June 15, 2013 in Sturgeon Missouri. All proceeds go to help the Mid-Missouri Honor Flights! What a...
Creating a Museum Quality Corsair 7 May 2013 | 11:48 pm
After receiving a request for a specific airplane by the Spirit of Flight Center in Erie, CO, Dave Gianakos went to work creating 1/5 scale replica of Major Robert G. Owens, Jr.’s (Commanding officer ...
Arizona Models D-7 & Lothar down under 1 May 2013 | 06:27 pm
I just received a "dispatch" from repeat customer Phil Crandon from Australia. I notified Phil that his two Sailor Malan pilots were shipping out for duty yesterday - they are destined to fly in an AT...
