| Tip #1: Choose the correct type aircraft | | | | Tip #3: Don't do it yourself |
| Choosing the correct type aircraft in learning to fly is | | | | I belong to a Radio Control Airplane club in our town |
| one of the most important decisions in learning to fly a | | | | and I personally train new members who want to learn |
| radio controlled airplane. Most beginners who get | | | | to fly. I can't tell you how many members who have |
| excited about starting the hobby will choose a cool | | | | come to me saying "Yea I tried to learn on my own. "I |
| looking or popular scale type model to start off with. A | | | | was up in the air about 10 seconds and crashed my |
| beginner will just end up getting frustrated trying to | | | | airplane". Please contact you nearest RC Club and get |
| learn. You need to have a trainer type aircraft. The | | | | someone to train you. There will always be someone |
| typical trainer aircraft has a high wing with plenty of | | | | to help you get started out right. Nothing is more |
| dihedral. Dihedral is the v shape of the wing which | | | | frustrating then to spend several hundred dollars and |
| gives the airplane more stability. A good example of a | | | | have is wasted in less then a minute. |
| Trainer would be a Tower Hobbies Trainer 40 MkII. | | | | Tip #4: Get a Radio Control Airplane Simulator |
| Tip #2: Size of the aircraft matters | | | | Simulation software for RC Aircraft has come a long |
| A lot of beginners will try to get started with a small | | | | way in the last 10 years. This is a great way to start |
| electric. Though you can be trained to fly with a small | | | | learning the controls and getting the feel of flying. RC |
| electric, it is much harder to fly because you have to | | | | Simulator is setup to use a transmitter to fly like you |
| be quicker on the sticks (transmitter). A bigger aircraft | | | | would fly at the field. What's cool about this option, is |
| is slower to respond and allows you to make mistakes | | | | that you can still be flying in the winter or bad weather, |
| and still recover. A .40 to a .60 size is a good | | | | not to mention crashes are less expensive. If you can |
| recommended plane size. | | | | afford this option, I highly recommend it. |