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