| Flying rc airplanes and helicopters has
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| | Another important point to look for is
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| become a hugely popular pastime in recent
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| | the amount of dihedral the model has.
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| years, and more and more people are
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| | Dihedral is the upward angle of the wings
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| discovering the hobby on a global
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| | when looking at the model from the front.
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| scale.The letters RC stand for radio
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| | The more dihedral an airplane has, the
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| control, and refer to anything that is
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| | more stable it will be in the air, and
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| controlled by radio signals that are sent
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| | hence easier to fly.The majority of
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| out from a transmitter to a
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| | electric RTF rc airplanes are high wing,
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| receiver.You'll often see rc referred to
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| | and are designed for beginners into the
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| as 'remote control' but this is
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| | hobby.The same rule applies to nitro
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| technically incorrect. Radio control is
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| | airplanes. High wing trainers with plenty
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| the correct term.RC airplanes and
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| | of dihedral always make good beginner
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| (especially) rc helicopters have
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| | planes.The big difference between nitro
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| traditionally been expensive to buy, and
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| | and electric airplanes is where you can
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| you had to have a fair amount of
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| | fly them. Electric ones can be flown in
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| model-building knowledge to know how to
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| | public places, but nitro planes can
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| assemble a kit from plans, not to mention
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| | really only be flown at a model flying
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| knowing how to install the radio control
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| | club, or on private land with the owners
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| gear properly and of course the motor.But
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| | permission.This is simply because they
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| all that has changed and, while kits are
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| | are bigger, noisier and faster than their
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| still available of course, airplanes and
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| | electric cousins.Also, this makes nitro
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| helicopters nowadays can be bought as
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| | airplanes harder to learn on because
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| 'RTF' models, or Ready To Fly. This
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| | there is more to think about. So if you
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| basically means what it says; the model
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| | want to get into the hobby of radio
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| is assembled at the factory, the rc gear
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| | control flying, and want to jump in at
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| and motor have been installed and set up
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| | the deep end with a nitro model, seeking
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| and there is nothing for you, the
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| | out your local model flying club is the
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| consumer, to do apart from install the
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| | best thing that you can do as a first
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| radio control gear batteries, do some
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| | step toward your new pastime.The above
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| very basic final assembly work such as
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| | information goes for rc helicopters too.
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| attaching the wing to the fuselage, and
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| | In fact, electric rc helicopters have
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| taking to the skies!RTF airplanes and
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| | really changed the hobby, because they
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| helicopters can be powered by either
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| | have become so much cheaper to buy than
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| electric or glow plug motors. The latter
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| | they ever have been, and many nowadays
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| is often referred to as 'nitro' or 'gas'
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| | are designed for the complete
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| because the fuel that a glow plug motor
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| | beginner.Even if you've never held a rc
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| runs on contains nitromethane.Nitro
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| | helicopter before, you can very quickly
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| planes need a few extra accessories than
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| | be mastering the controls of an electric
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| electric ones do, simply because of the
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| | model heli without too much trouble.Some
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| motor. Also, nitro planes are much bigger
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| | even come with their own flight
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| and have a steeper learning
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| | simulation software - just load it onto
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| curve.Electric rc airplanes are far more
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| | your home computer and practice first,
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| common for people entering the hobby.
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| | without running the risk of crashing your
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| They are clean, quiet and simple. The
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| | model!There are literally hundreds of
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| very popular 'Park Flyer' style electric
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| | models to choose from these days
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| planes are bringing thousands of new rc
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| | (airplanes and helicopters), but always
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| pilots into the hobby because of these
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| | be sure of what you're buying first.
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| reasons. Also, they are cheap to buy; a
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| | Check out reviews if you can find some,
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| simple 1 or 2 channel RTF model can be
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| | and be happy that the model is suitable
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| bought for well under $100!Because they
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| | for a beginner.If you have a flying club
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| are quiet and small, they can be flown in
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| | nearby, get yourself along to that and
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| any decent-size open area, hence the name
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| | chat to fellow modelers.The good thing is
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| Park Flyer. Public parks, sports fields
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| | that with the models that are on offer
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| or empty parking lots can all be used as
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| | now, getting into the hobby of radio
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| flying space, provided that flying rc
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| | control flying has never been easier or
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| airplanes there is allowed in the first
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| | cheaper!If you'd like to read a lot more
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| place!The best type of airplane to buy if
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| | about many aspects of this pastime, is a
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| you're first starting out is a high wing
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| | comprehensive 'Getting Started' Guide to
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| trainer type. Airplanes with the wing on
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| | the hobby.Pete CarpenterAuthor/owner of
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| top of the fuselage are much more stable
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| | and a general 'rc head'!
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| than ones with the wing underneath.
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