Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How to Publish Your RC Plane Plan
In this video I will go over the process of how you can publish your RC plane plan in the modeling press. I have published seven of my RC airplane designs, and the steps have all been the same. Even though far fewer RC plane plans are being published these days, see if you can yours published via this guide.
Up until the year 2000 or so, the various model airplane magazines published construction articles for a range of aircraft, from radio control to U-control to free flight. The magazine would include in the construction article a thumbnail of the full size plans which could be ordered from the magazine. Some issues of RC Modeler magazine would have three of these construction articles with associated full size plans for sale.
With the advent of quality Almost Ready to Fly aircraft, fewer and fewer modelers were making their own aircraft from plans. This is a shame as there was such a wide and interesting variety of aircraft available to build.
My first RC airplane design to be published was the Yankee Mike in the July 1998 issue of RCM. I also discuss several of my later published designs.
Videos
FMS Su-27 ARF:
youtu.be/GI8G1Oxii0g
How to design an RC airplane:
youtu.be/uF8qCbuojcM
How to draw a set of model airplane plans:
youtu.be/7u5TcmpMKT8
QCAD tips and tricks:
youtu.be/0wnBWAHkjDA
Build the Pronto from plans:
youtu.be/JyzHoJhU7Ms
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Overview
01:00 - Magazines and plans
01:42 - Early ARFs
03:15 - Model airplane plans
04:14 - Outer Zone plans
05:16 - RC Modeler magazine
06:04 - Yanke Mike plans
11:20 - Helpful videos
13:29 - Other published plans
How to Publish Your RC Plane Plan
In this video I will go over the process of how you can publish your RC plane plan in the modeling press. I have published seven of my RC airplane designs, and the steps have all been the same. Even though far fewer RC plane plans are being published these days, see if you can yours published via this guide.
Up until the year 2000 or so, the various model airplane magazines published construction articles for a range of aircraft, from radio control to U-control to free flight. The magazine would include in the construction article a thumbnail of the full size plans which could be ordered from the magazine. Some issues of RC Modeler magazine would have three of these construction articles with associated full size plans for sale.
With the advent of quality Almost Ready to Fly aircraft, fewer and fewer modelers were making their own aircraft from plans. This is a shame as there was such a wide and interesting variety of aircraft available to build.
My first RC airplane design to be published was the Yankee Mike in the July 1998 issue of RCM. I also discuss several of my later published designs.
Videos
FMS Su-27 ARF:
youtu.be/GI8G1Oxii0g
How to design an RC airplane:
youtu.be/uF8qCbuojcM
How to draw a set of model airplane plans:
youtu.be/7u5TcmpMKT8
QCAD tips and tricks:
youtu.be/0wnBWAHkjDA
Build the Pronto from plans:
youtu.be/JyzHoJhU7Ms
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Overview
01:00 - Magazines and plans
01:42 - Early ARFs
03:15 - Model airplane plans
04:14 - Outer Zone plans
05:16 - RC Modeler magazine
06:04 - Yanke Mike plans
11:20 - Helpful videos
13:29 - Other published plans
