Mike Johnson home page - X-Cell set-up for freestyle. Simple night blades. Tips. JR Mixing. The perfect paint job. How to produce perfect ball links. Well, that's what it used to be but it's now Hobby Mart and R/C Heli Internet Resources, though I'm sure Mike must still be in there somewhere!
Small Semi-Autonomous Helicopters - See what Boeing and NASA are doing with an X-Cell 60 - the Hummingbird Project.
Marco Cantoni Home Page - A physicist by profession and a heli pilot the rest of the time. Several picture galleries.
Alex's Helicopter Homepage - don't try this one with a slow processor or modem unless you have a meal to cook while you're waiting.
Fancy a 59 gram R/C heli to fly in your living room? Try the Pixel. This site now has video clips.
John's Heli Pad has lots of pictures and even Mpeg videos of, and from, model helis.
Shawn's LMH 100 site - carbon parts and other goodies.
The most active 'Hornet' forum can be found at the Hornet on-line resource centre. This site also has an on-line manual in preparation.
John Kallas has details of numerous modifications and improvements for both the 'Hornet' and the 'Picolo'. He also produces aluminium parts for the 'Hornet', including a dual BB tail pitch slider and main rotor head pivot. This site has videos of John's models.
Chris Rigoleth produces a swashplate ball modification for the 'Picolo'/'Hornet' which gives much improved location and better control.
Brad Goodman has lots of hints, tips and improvements for the 'Hornet'.
Mike deMita has more hints.
DeeTeeEnterprises are US importers of the 'Hornet' and have lots of upgrade parts including stainless steel shafts by Walt Ferar and aluminium upgrades by John Kallas.
HeliHobby have pages of modifications for the Hornet and Piccolo plus a monthly survey and various manuals which can be downloaded. They also have a download of several paper fuselages to fit your micro heli.
Sam Turner's Homepage - R/C pattern. 'Pursuit 120' pattern design. 'Mystery' design.
Eastern Soaring League - Contest calendar. Membership information. Newsletter. Launching equipment, clubs and what's new.
rconline.com - The Internet Radio Control BBS
The Home Page of Goran Olsson - Bulletins, news and results of World and European C/L Championships. Introduction to control-line flying. This includes Goran's International Control Line E-mail Directory
Control-line Model Airplanes - More details of C/L flying. Companies, links, books, tapes. Electric power. Propeller pitch calculations.
Andy Whorton has a Team Racing and Speed website with news, contest calendar and results.
CLAPA is the website of an association of UK F2B fliers roughly equivelent to the American PAMPA site.
C/L Navy Carrier site run by Andy Hausden which has much information, including plans.
U.K.Control Line (Mike Waller)
For all C/L links, try Phil Brown's C/L Links. Phil also runs a C/L forum on Flightlines.
For plans, accessories, videos and news about C/L stunt, visit Windy Urtnowski's Stunt Headquarters
Mike Chapman has a page on F4B C/L scale and hand launched gliders, plus some other interesting stuff.
David Kidd has a site Memories of Control Line Model Aircraft in Australia which makes interesting reading.
U-Control 2000 is an Italian site operated by Gabriele Macr�. It has excellent graphics and some wonderful sketches.
Wharfedale District Aeromodellers Club is a control-line only club based in Burley, Yorkshire.
Walter Umland produces kits and custom built versions of many vintage (OTS) stunt models.
The Academy of Model Aeronautics home page - all about the AMA and guest list.
Air Age Publishing - Model Airplane News subscription details.
Kite Flier's Site - News and links.
Society of Antique Modeler's Home Page (Chapter 27)
Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI)
Pylon Racing Pages (Dave Witts)
The Modeller (Modelling database)
MAP, Argus, Nexus X List plans. Vintage plans for all types of model.
There is an on-line forum of various modelling subjects at Flightlines Forum
Probably the best general coverage model magazine of them all is Flying Models. Contents list of current issues. You can now subscribe or order back issues on-line.
MartinPhotos provide vintage aircraft photo sets and scale drawings, and have a site with many aviation and modelling links.
Mike Chapman has a page on Hand Launched Gliders and C/L scale, plus some other interesting stuff.
If you have something to sell RC Pages offers a free classified advert service.
SAM 62 is the Italian chapter of the Society of Antique Modellers.
Hobbies & Helis index page - Hobby Shop. Exclusive products. TSK helicopters. Racing fuels.
Tower Hobbies - Hobby store. Comprehensive product/price lists split into many categories. Includes comprehensive R/C web directory.
Midland Helicopters - UK based retail outlet. Full price list and International mail order. robbe/Schluter UK distributors
Mainlink Systems are manufacturers of various electronic kits for the R/C flyer including chargers, scanners, frequency indicators, etc.
East Coast Model Centre (Canada) home page - Hobby shop. Excellent introduction to helis and other model types, plus description of a new JR radio. Technical articles. Canadian frequencies chart.
Revolution Models are the retail outlet for Northern Helicopter Products.
Superior Balsa - all types of wood and ply.
Model Technics - Fuel and Glowplugs.
Balsa Cabin - balsa and kits.
Brodak - make just about everything for the C/L flyer.
Progress Aero Works - home of the famous PAW engines.
Godalming Radio Control Models mainly specialise in buying and selling secondhand radio controlled models, engines, radio equipment and most model goods relating to the hobby. Their website has several other resources including a Hobby Shop Locator and an Engine Picture Gallery.
Fans of full-size aviation will find Air Shows - photos and descriptions worth a visit.
Air & Space Magazine home page - Full-size aviation magazine.
The Official Babylon 5 Home Page - if you are a real fan, you may find The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5 more useful.
A E van Vogt is one of my own favourite science fiction authors.
The most advertised site for Formula 1 motor racing is ITV-F1 but it is incredibly complex, slow to load and can crash your browser.
Far better is PlanetF1 which has live timing of qualifying and on-line race coverage.
Another with excellent coverage is Daily F1.
If you are a long-standing fan Grand Prix History has driver biographies and historic race coverage.
If your interest is Indy Cars Cart.com has live timing, race coverage, driver and team biographies and video clips.
Coverage of the Reno Air races, plus news, video clips and calendar wallpaper can be found at Pylon1. The official Reno site can be found at National Championship Air Racing.
One of many sites dedicated to specific motor racing circuits is the Monza Autodrome site.
Photodex Home Page- here you can download CompuPic - a very useful graphic handling utility including a uue decoder.