| If you've seen someone in a park or open area | | | | rotor. |
| operating an RC turbine helicopter, you may have | | | | Moving up yet another step, you must master the |
| wondered if the hobby is something you might like to | | | | additional complexity of the tail rotor. This is somewhat |
| try. Not everyone is cut out to be an RC heli pilot, not | | | | like operating in six dimensions at once. You operate |
| even those who fly real helicopters. These | | | | the front rotor and the tail rotor independently. This is |
| radio-controlled hobby helicopters can be a lot of fun. | | | | not a hobby for people who are challenged in terms of |
| There are also some tips to remember before shelling | | | | eye hand coordination. You should remember that |
| out money to purchase one of the kits, or to buy a | | | | turbine engines operate faster than the other types of |
| ready-made design. | | | | RC engines. |
| Your first decision might be whether to build the | | | | Once you have mastered all the physical coordination |
| helicopter or buy it. If you have put together hobby kits | | | | aspects and have managed to keep the helicopter in |
| in the past or if you are mechanically minded, building | | | | the air. There are at least two other factors that you |
| from a kit might be a good choice for you. Really | | | | should consider before deciding on a turbine engine for |
| dedicated people could probably purchase or machine | | | | your RC craft. The first is the cost. Turbine engines |
| the needed parts and build from scratch. Most will | | | | are significantly more expensive than nitro or gasoline |
| prefer getting a new or used helicopter with radio | | | | engines. |
| controls from a commercial source. | | | | When you choose to purchase a turbine engine |
| If you have experience with operating a | | | | radio-controlled helicopter, you will need to keep safety |
| radio-controlled toy, it may help to decide whether or | | | | measures in mind. You will need to understand use the |
| not you want to move up to an RC helicopter. There | | | | fail safe settings that are part of operating the |
| are grades of difficulty in radio-control operations. Toys | | | | helicopter. Don't operate the unit with the fail safe in |
| are the simplest and the least expensive. You should | | | | hold mode. You should program the fail safe setting to |
| plan on trying out the toys before forking out the cash | | | | shut the engine off. Fire danger is higher with the |
| to move up to a larger and more complicated hobby | | | | turbine engine than with other RC units that use |
| grade. | | | | gasoline or nitro. |
| Radio control airplanes are more complicated than | | | | If you are over-estimating your ability to handle an RC |
| operating a toy car with radio controls. With an | | | | turbine helicopter you should stick with a less |
| airplane, you have to think in three dimensions. | | | | complicated hobby. The turbines are often larger and |
| Helicopters are even more complicated. When flying a | | | | heavier. The cost is significantly larger and they are |
| single rotor heli, you have to think about three | | | | much harder to fly. |
| dimensions, but you also must consider the tilt of the | | | | |