| Learning to fly remote control airplanes is a different | | | | when starting out, but they're slow flying models, and |
| effort than controlling cars or trucks. Especially when | | | | as experience in flying them comes to you, the thrill of |
| your actions threaten impact with another object. | | | | flying them leaves you. |
| While operating the car or truck, if you see a crash | | | | You'll likely turn toward faster planes for your next |
| coming at you, you let off the speed control, slow the | | | | flying adventure. |
| vehicle down, and either turn away from the roadblock, | | | | Those flights in faster aircraft start with straight sprints, |
| or at least don't hurt the model as badly. | | | | timing how quick you fly from one point to another. |
| RC planes give you the option of turning away if you | | | | Eventually you'll enter racing competitions with your RC |
| head toward a pole or tree, and react quickly, but | | | | flying friends to soothe your excitement, and increase |
| inexperienced pilots also face the possibility of sudden | | | | your thrills. |
| uncontrolled dives into the ground. | | | | After a while you'll start performing aerial maneuvers |
| For your first plane, choose a trainer. | | | | such as turns, rolls, loops, and touch-and-goes, |
| Manufacturers design these airplanes for beginners, | | | | improving your flight skills. Your racing plane can |
| and build features in that help lower the amount of | | | | perform some of these maneuvers, but its design |
| damage from sudden impact. | | | | won't let it do anything spectacular, and practicing on |
| Some helicopter models offer trainee landing gear that | | | | your old trainer (learning the particulars of those aerial |
| protects the craft from hard impact (which often | | | | maneuvers) is your best option before taking a chance |
| happens with helicopters). Airplane trainers normally | | | | on crashing your more expensive plane. |
| have gliding capability in case of loss of power, and | | | | Because trainers and racers have limited capabilities |
| ruggedized structure design for withstanding the crash | | | | for true maneuvering you'll soon find yourself wanting |
| and burn episodes that beginning pilots experience a lot | | | | more action. |
| during their first flights. | | | | The stunt plane awaits you with hours of excitement |
| Impact with some object is common for the beginner | | | | and fun for your airtime activities. Made for flying into |
| in any radio control hobby, no matter which model they | | | | tight turns, barrel rolls, loops, stalls, stunt planes are |
| first learn. | | | | perfect for taking your piloting skills to the next level. |
| Skilled control of RC equipment takes time, patience, | | | | Once you become an expert at flying the remote |
| and practice. | | | | control stunt airplanes you can create your own aerial |
| Once you get the process of operating a trainer | | | | maneuvering patterns, and put on some thrilling |
| ingrained into your subconscious, you'll look for the next | | | | neighborhood RC air shows. |
| level of RC experience. Trainer planes are great fun | | | | |