| Building and flying model airplanes has been an | | | | flight just a few years ago. Today, it is an everyday |
| enjoyable pastime for many people over the years. | | | | occurrence. The innovation of indoor radio control |
| Early model airplanes flew as free flight aircraft. With | | | | plane flight allows for flying year round. With outdoor, |
| the development of practical radio control systems in | | | | gas powered radio control planes, it takes a hardy soul |
| the 1960s, the popularity of remotely piloting your radio | | | | to brave a flight in the middle of a northern winter. With |
| control plane from the ground literally took off. | | | | the advent of practical indoor model flight, weather |
| However, until quite recently, all flying model radio | | | | related limitations are gone forever. As a final |
| control planes had to be built by the owner, and the | | | | inducement to try out this new area of radio control |
| size of the electronic radio control plane systems | | | | plane modeling, consider that you no longer have to |
| dictated larger, gas engine powered models flown at | | | | carefully check the weather before heading out to |
| outdoor fields. | | | | your flying site. Old worries on the amount of wind or a |
| A revolution in radio control planes has occurred over | | | | forecast of rain - major impacts on outdoor model |
| the past two years. Due to remarkable advances in | | | | flight - are simply not a consideration. |
| technology, the radio control systems in the model | | | | Perhaps one of the most positive developments of |
| planes have shrunk dramatically in size, weight and | | | | this revolution regarding indoor radio control plane flight |
| cost. In addition, model airplane manufacturing methods | | | | is the fact that the ready to fly aircraft provide |
| have allowed for the first time mass production of | | | | personal time to both the new and seasoned model |
| extremely lightweight ready to fly models. These | | | | pilot. In earlier days of radio control plane flight, pilots |
| miniature radio control planes are typically made of | | | | had to be builders. The typical model builder/pilot spent |
| foam, and come with all radio control equipment | | | | the winter constructing two or three radio control |
| installed in the model. Additional support equipment, | | | | planes for the summer flying season. People lead |
| usually a transmitter and battery charger, are included | | | | busier lives these days, and many simply do not have |
| in the radio control plane box as well. As a final | | | | the time available to put together these intricate, |
| inducement to the aspiring model radio control plane | | | | complicated models. The concept of simply buying a |
| pilot, these remarkable aircraft are available at a wide | | | | complete model, ready to fly right out of the box, |
| variety of hobby and toy stores, and the costs are | | | | opens up the radio control plane hobby to a much |
| usually under $50 for everything needed to fly that | | | | wider audience. In addition, it is not at all uncommon to |
| afternoon. | | | | see model aviators bring multiple radio control planes to |
| These ready to fly, foam model radio control planes | | | | the indoor flying sites. This is simply not possible when |
| are powered by tiny electric motors, using innovative | | | | you have to construct every model on your own |
| propeller gearing arrangements to provide plenty of | | | | workbench. |
| thrust for their flights. The key to success of this new | | | | On my website (address at the end of this article), you |
| generation of airplane models is their light weight, | | | | can find a wide range of information on ready to fly |
| required to provide pleasing flight characteristics. These | | | | indoor radio control planes, to include flight reviews and |
| models fly at slow, controllable airspeeds. Combined | | | | video demonstrations. This wonderful hobby is open to |
| with the durability of their foam construction and | | | | all, due to the wide availability of superb flying radio |
| responsive radio control plane systems, these aircraft | | | | control models and the incredibly inexpensive prices. |
| are ideally suited to flying indoors. | | | | Give one of these remarkable aircraft a try, you simply |
| One would have been met with looks of disbelief if | | | | cannot go wrong. |
| you mentioned the idea of indoor radio control plane | | | | |