| As a beginner RC plane pilot you want to do | | | | properly. This is usually done with rubber bands, but |
| everything you can to avoid crashing your plane. An | | | | make sure to check your planes instruction manual. |
| important part of flying that you should do every time | | | | - Make sure that all the control surfaces move in the |
| before you fly is the pre-flight check of your airplane. | | | | correct direction. For example: if you move the rudder |
| A pre-flight check is important because it helps you to | | | | stick to the right, the rudder moves to the right. Getting |
| ensure that everything on your plane is in order and | | | | these mixed up can cause the plane to react in the |
| working before you try to start flying. So let's take a | | | | opposite direction you are thinking. This is something |
| look at some of the most important things you should | | | | that a lot of beginner RC plan pilots don't look for |
| check before you fly. | | | | (because they don't know they should) so make sure |
| - Make sure that all the servos and their linkages to | | | | it is set up correctly. |
| the different control surfaces are secure. If the servo | | | | - Make sure that all the control surface hinges are |
| or the linkage is not secure, when you try to fly the | | | | secure. Example: you can't pull the control surface |
| plane it will not react correctly. | | | | from the flying surface, ie. the plane's body or wing. |
| - Make sure that all the connections to the receiver, | | | | - Make sure the motor power works correctly, ie it |
| the battery pack, and ESC (Electronic Speed | | | | starts and stops when you want it to. |
| Controller) are secure and correct. | | | | - Make sure to check the range of your plane's radio |
| - Make sure that the receiver and battery pack are | | | | signal. This is important because you need to know the |
| secure and will not move during flight. You do not want | | | | distance you can safely fly within radio range. Losing |
| to lose power during flight, and a loose battery pack | | | | the radio signal to your plane will cause you to lose |
| could also change the balance of the plane. | | | | control of your plane and it will be left up to the winds, |
| - Make sure the propeller nut is tight and the spinner is | | | | trees, and ground to decide your plane's fate. |
| secure. You don't want your propeller coming off | | | | Performing a pre-flight check before every flight can |
| during flight. | | | | help to ensure your success as a beginner RC pilot |
| - Make sure the tail and wing of the plane are secured | | | | and long life of your plane. |