| First off, I would like to say congratulations to you, | | | | because this will cost you a lot of time and money |
| because you have chosen to embrace one of the | | | | where you should be spending them on learning the |
| most rewarding and exciting hobbies around - piloting | | | | basics of flight instead. Choose a very durable and |
| radio controlled (RC) airplane. | | | | sturdy plane and you'll save a lot of time, effort and |
| To fly radio controlled airplanes was something we | | | | money repairing and searching for spare parts. |
| had always wanted probably since the time we first | | | | Beginner planes need to have very good flight stability |
| saw an RC plane model back when we were kids. | | | | because this will facilitate the training itself in so many |
| Watching veteran pilots control their airborne models | | | | ways. Learning to control the elevator, rudder and |
| flawlessly really inspires new pilots, but it requires more | | | | aileron can be tough at the beginning. Even real life |
| than inspiration to be good at this hobby. The learning | | | | pilots have difficulties controlling their RC plane's |
| curve is very steep, especially at the beginning. So in | | | | direction because they are so used to being in the |
| order to get started, you need a good and suitable | | | | plane instead. So in order to facilitate this learning |
| beginner plane that was designed for beginners. | | | | phase, a very slow and stable flying plane is the way |
| Two most important criterias for a beginner plane are: | | | | to go. Leave the faster planes for later on when you |
| 1. its durability 2. its flight stability. As you might already | | | | have mastered the controls. because you will learn the |
| know, flying RC plane requires a lot of trial and error | | | | flight basics much faster with the slower ones. |
| when you're just getting started. Crashings and hard | | | | Check out the articles on about choosing your first |
| landings are absolutely normal during the first flights, | | | | plane and many more topics to get started with RC |
| especially during take off and landing. You don't want a | | | | hobby. Good luck and have fun! |
| plane that breaks from just a couple of hard landings, | | | | |