February E-Flight Specials
Winter E-flight Savings (Early February 2003)

Greetings!
Welcome to Winter 2004!
I know that it has been a long while since my last newsletter, before Christmas as I remember, so I apologize for the delay and will jump right in with a lot of information about many new toys.

I know many of you have been enjoying the new Zagi XS as I have shipped a ton of them! It is the replacement for the famous but now discontinued 400X. The XS is all EPP (about time) and has a thinner almost symmetrical airfoil making it a real power on airplane and not just a glider with a motor on it. It also has a new 5 spar combo to assure no flap even at brushless speeds. All of the servo and spar bays are cut in at the factory making construction easy and it has an entirely new canopy system that is inside the wing but done better than others. 55MPH on the flat with the stock Pusher Speed 400 motor.

I am now stocking the full line of new AXI External Rotor Brushless Motors. The AXI line is great for applications starting at Speed 300 all the way up to 90 size Glow planes up to 16 pounds and 30 cells! These motors have so much torque with their external rotors that there is no need for a gearbox. You heard me correctly No Gearbox needed and prop sizes up to 18.5 on the larger versions. Check these new motors out, they can be mounted behind a firewall or, with the addition of the Radial Mounting Set, they can be mounted in front of a firewall, particularly useful in some glow-to-electric conversions. I have made a large commitment and will do my best to keep them in stock for you.

Speaking of big engines, there is a lot going on with Glow plane to Electric conversions. I have started stocking the 60 size Hanger9 Corsair and the 40 size Funtana S and have been reading the threads on both the Ezone and RC Universe where Atlantahobby is a sponsor. These look to be really nice planes to convert from Glow to electric.

Coming mid February is a first in RC ESC Technology! The Castle Creations "Phoenix Link" allows users to connect their Phoenix brushless speed controllers to the USB port on their Windows based PC and set up the programmable features with point and click ease. No more throttle stick controller programming or returns to the factory for software updates. See it below.

Helicopters now in stock. I had been looking for a high quality Helicopter and found it in the Lite Machines Corona. This thing is unbelievable and the kits start at only $189. All you need is a standard 4 channel radio too and with the addition of a Futaba 240 Gyro there is not the big learning curve that is required in most other Helis. This thing is so strong the demo tape shows the pilot flying it up to a tree and then right into it with no damage done. Also look at the Astro Flight 020 built just for the Corona. Check them out at the link below.

Next weekend Feb. 4-8, Atlanta will be hosting the Air Sports Expo. This event will feature the best of the best in the full size Sailplane, Hang Gliders, Ultralights, Paragliders and more. It is a not to miss event if you are anywhere near the Atlanta area. Atlanta Hobby has been ask to display at the show (a first for a hobby company) and I plane to bring a lot of the Sailplanes I stock and a few Electric's too. As many of you know I am a licensed Sailplane and Power pilot and am looking forward to this event in my home town.

As a special treat Paul Naton from Radio Carbon Art, the guy that makes the coolest of cool films about our sport, has produced a special limited edition DVD that will be sold Exclusively by Atlanta Hobby at the event. This DVD features footage of Manfred Radius, one of the world's top aerobatic glider pilots. He flies his full-scale Salto H-101 day and night airshow routines with inverted ribbon cut. Incredible! And, the film features shots from the famous photographer Neil Lawsons, his shots are amazing. The DVD is called; "Redline Sky" and is based on the Going the Distance DVD with enhanced sound track. Lots of other footage making for 2 hours of the best flying you will ever see plus many bonus features DVDs are known for. If you want one order now as the supply will be limited and these are on a first come first serve basis and I know will be sold out at the show.

More news in a few weeks but as February is my slowest month and I am feeling generous (and need to make my houes payment) enter discount code 21004 and save 10% off any order over $100 until the 15th of February.

Good Winds
Cliff

In this issue
* Wild Cat 36 inch clipped wing fun!
* The New The Zagi-XS
* The Ultimate Charger Adapter
* AXI External Rotor Brushless Motors
* Corona Now in stock!
* Winter is a good time for DVDs
* Phoenix Link USB interface

Wild Cat 36 inch clipped wing fun!

The Wild Cat is inspired by the Watt-Age Mad Dog. The Wild Cat is a clipped wing version of the Mad Dog and has a look and feel all its own. From the unique molded fuselage to the lightweight balsa wing, you'll see creativity and quality in the detail and design of the Wild Cat. You'll have fun flying this sport plane. So much so you'll wonder how we could make something so small feel so big. It's stable, predictable, but still nimble enough to be fun. Buy it today, fly it tomorrow, the Wild Cat EP is easy to build and fun to fly. Click here to see more of the Wild Cat

The New The Zagi-XS

Full Kit Contains the Following
* Zagi-XS All EPP wings with Die cut Servo and Battery bays.
* 5 carbon spar matrix
* One roll color covering tape (your choice of colors)
* Molded motor tray and hatch
* High speed pusher Speed 400 motor and prop
* 20 amp BEC Speed control with brake
* One 8 cell 1800NiMh batteries with Deans Ultra plug
* Deans Ultra plug on a charging lead
* Airfoil shaped constant cord elevons
* Complete hardware package
* High performance Carbon propy
Click here to see it fly

The Ultimate Charger Adapter

With 'The Spider' you can now charge virtually all of your batteries with only one lead!
You can also add up to three (3) additional plugs with the provided leads. When adding additional connectors-remember that RED=Positive, BLACK=Negative Insulate all new solder connections and use care when charging any battery.

This is the ultimate charging lead you have been looking for.
*Completely Assembled
*High quality Banana plugs with molded wire leads
*Molded/Insulated Junction Sleeve
*Female JST connector
*Female Rx battery connector
*Futaba Tx plug
*Three (3) extra pre-assembled wires for additional connectors Click for larger photo and to see more.

AXI External Rotor Brushless Motors


These tiny high torque motors are very light weight, and capable of spinning large props flying aircraft up to 16 Pounds! These motors can be mounted behind a firewall or, with the addition of the Radial Mounting Set they can be mounted in front of a firewall. Click here to see all of the various motors

Corona Now in stock!


The assembly of the Corona is very straightforward and requires only simple tools. Included in the kit is a set of allen wrenches, a small parts container to hold loose hardware during assembly. Lite Machines provides one of the best instruction manuals out there. The heli can be assembled in only a few evenings. Aside from the screws and small hardware, all of the pieces are made in the Lite Machine factory located in the good old USA. This let's them keep a tight control on quality while maintaining an affordable price. I was very impressed with how well the various pieces fit together and it flies O so sweet! Click here to see the Corona in action

Winter is a good time for DVDs

Paul Naton owner of Radio Carbon Art, the guy that makes the coolest of cool films about our sport, has produced a special limited edition DVD that will be sold Exclusively by Atlanta Hobby at the upcoming Air Sports Expo in Atlanta

This DVD features footage of Manfred Radius, one of the world's top full size aerobatic glider pilots. He flies his full-scale Salto H-101 through day and night airshow routines with inverted ribbon cut. This is Incredible and the first few scenes are worth the cot of the DVD alone! The new film also features shots from the famous photographer Neil Lawsons, his shots are just amazing.

The DVD is called; "Redline Sky" and is based on the very popular Going the Distance DVD with enhanced sound track. Lots of other footage too making for 2 hours of the best flying you will ever see plus many bonus features DVDs are known for.

If you want one order now as the supply will be limited and these are on a first come first serve basis.
See more details by clicking here

Phoenix Link USB interface
A first in RC Control Technology!

The Phoenix Link allows users to connect their Castle Creations Phoenix brushless speed controllers to the USB port on their Windows based PC and set up programmable features with point and click ease.

Additionally the Phoenix Link will allow write-in values for some of the programmable options on the Phoenix controller making the already feature-rich Phoenix product line even more adaptable. The Phoenix Link comes with a USB cable and a proprietary adapter. Users simply download the host software, hook up the Phoenix controller via the receiver connector and start customizing! No more throttle stick controller or returns to the factory for software upgrades. Available mid February.
I am taking pre orders as supply will be short. Orders delivered on a first come first serv basis. Click here to see more about the Phoenix Link