| For all those airplane aficionados out there who love to | | | | * Petrol / gasoline |
| fly, radio controlled helicopters are often just what the | | | | Gas turbine and electric helicopters are rapidly evolving, |
| doctor ordered! You can soar high with the controls of | | | | but the nitro types are currently the most common. |
| RC Helicopters even while on terra firma. Not only is it | | | | Learning to fly a radio controlled copter isn't as difficult |
| a growing recreational hobby, it has its uses in many | | | | as it is sometimes made out to be. With the latest |
| professional activities, such as aerial photography, | | | | advances in technology, flight simulator software can |
| filming, and remote inspection/observation. Here are a | | | | teach amateur hobbyists to handle their toy. Starting |
| few tips on buying the one most suitable to your | | | | out on a personal computer, this flight simulator |
| needs. | | | | software can guide amateurs to learn all sorts of |
| With a handheld transmitter, the pilot is able to send | | | | aviation and manipulation tricks. |
| signals to a receiver in the helicopter. RC Helicopters | | | | RC Helicopters are complex gadgets, and the following |
| are usually constructed using carbon fiber, aluminum, | | | | equipment and tools are necessary to build and |
| balsa wood, foam, or fiberglass, and are available in a | | | | maintain them in a flying condition: |
| variety of designs. Models that are more | | | | * Helicopter |
| maneuverable, such as helicopters with collective pitch, | | | | * Radio System that includes the transmitter, receiver, |
| possess greater aerobatic capabilities, but are mostly | | | | servos, and battery |
| more difficult to fly. | | | | * Gyro, or gadgets to control the tail of the helicopter |
| The transmitter allows the pilot to use a hand-held | | | | * Engine |
| radio to control the throttle/main rotor speed, blade | | | | * Exhaust |
| angle, cyclic controls for pitch and roll, and the tail rotor | | | | * Field Equipment that supports the machine |
| for the yaw. When controlled together properly, these | | | | * Tools for maintenance repair or tuning, such as hex |
| heli's fly and can perform the very same aerobatic | | | | drivers, pitch gauge, glow plug wrench, ball link pliers, |
| tricks, including hovering and backward flight that | | | | and small screwdrivers |
| full-sized helicopters can do. | | | | The most famous competitions where the aerobatic |
| Following are the different types of RC Helicopters: | | | | dexterity of these heli's are tested are the 3D Masters |
| * Nitro (internal combustion) | | | | in the UK and the extreme Flight Championship (XFC) |
| * Electric | | | | in the USA. These events showcase the best |
| * Gas turbine | | | | machines and heli pilots from around the world. |