| Now if you are thinking of buying a gas RC Helicopter | | | | Start doing this. The Bumblebee RC Helicopter is so |
| over electric RC Helicopter. If you want to fly with the | | | | small and hard wearing (G10 materials) meaning you |
| airplanes (which they tend not to like, when you hover | | | | will hardly ever have to buy spares reducing your |
| all over the runway) you will need AMA insurance. If | | | | costs!.if you are careful. Extremely careful. I put the |
| you don't fly on an AMA sanctioned field AMA | | | | blade holders on upside down but it seems to fly ok |
| insurance ($60 / yr) still has many benefits, theft | | | | with them that way. When I get some extra money I'll |
| insurance to name one. ...and so long as you follow all | | | | buy new wood blades. If you have yet to fly an RC |
| the AMA guidelines when flying at a park or school, | | | | Helicopter. |
| you are covered there too, incase the unimaginable | | | | These RC Helicopter parts can cost you a little under |
| happens and someone gets hurt. However, it does not | | | | a thousand dollars if you know how to select good |
| cover your family though.. The electric RC Helicopter is | | | | parts.An average simulator would cost around $160 |
| also much cheaper than the next type of RC | | | | for CSM and $220 for RFD with the cable that |
| Helicopter: the gas RC Helicopter. | | | | connects to your tx. Some people swear by them. Do |
| Remote Control RC Helicopter: Flying your RC | | | | not forget to put the frequency crystal back into the tx |
| Helicopter is not quite as simple as it looks. We have all | | | | after you have been using it with the CSM Simulator |
| seen the pilots when were newbies and thought that | | | | (since the tx batteries last 10 times longer without the |
| looks simple. Practice doing left / right turns in front of | | | | crystal installed) it is a real drag to go to the site and |
| you while flying your RC Helicopter back and forth. | | | | just as you are ready to start-er-up you notice you do |
| Almost like a figure-8 but always keeping the RC | | | | not have a crystal in your tx. Move all the sticks like |
| Helicopter tail in a little. Basically just fly the RC | | | | crazy all over the place until the helicopter is in a |
| Helicopter sideways to the left and right in front of you | | | | precarious position... then level it out as fast as you can. |
| then start adding rudder so instead of flying sideways | | | | Practice hovering out of ground effect. At least 3 feet |
| back and forth. See mini helicopter plans. | | | | up and hold it steady the wind will really affect the |
| Are RC Helicopters much harder than planes? RC | | | | height at this level. Also see rc helicopter stand. You |
| Helicopters are more complicated to fly than airplanes | | | | can also start with a scale-model plastic helicopter. |
| however it is possible to learn to fly a RC Helicopter | | | | There are model RC Helicopter that are made from |
| by yourself which is next to impossible for an rc | | | | wood. Whats a glow engine of a RC Helicopter? A |
| airplane because with a RC Helicopter you can fly a | | | | RC Helicopter engine that uses a glow plug instead of |
| little bit 2 inches off the ground and land safely. | | | | a spark plug. A glow plug does not require a spark to |
| Practice turning the RC Helicopter towards you a little | | | | ignite the next cycle it has a small coil which remains |
| more. Practice doing small very slow circles. This is | | | | hot enough to ignite the next cycle when the RC |
| difficult. Flying left to right is easier than flying in and out. | | | | Helicopter fuel is compressed in the cylinder head. |