| The hobby of flying model airplanes with remote radio | | | | field. After a very few lessons, you'll be able to go up |
| control and electric power has become very popular | | | | (and back down) on your own - a very satisfying |
| with the advent of efficient motors, batteries and | | | | moment!What RTF electric plane would I recommend |
| inexpensive radios. Ready to Fly (RTF) planes and | | | | as a start? A Piper Cub is hard to beat - easy colors |
| helicopters can be so inexpensive that almost anyone | | | | to see, flies great and there are several available that |
| can afford to buy one. But, of course, you get what | | | | come with good motors and batteries and a very solid |
| you pay for and sometimes a very cheap price leads | | | | performing radio also included. All you need to do is |
| to a disappointing product.The magic dollar amount for | | | | charge the battery (with the included charger), attach |
| a RTF electric airplane is around $50 with offerings | | | | the wing with rubber bands (to allow it to come off in a |
| below that being mostly toys that fly for very short | | | | crash) and you can be ready to go in minutes rather |
| times and with minimal control. If you are starting out, | | | | than hours.Because the power comes from a quiet, |
| you'll want to get an RC plane that will withstand the | | | | reliable, instant-starting electric motor, your flying field |
| rigors of harsh landings, that can be repaired with | | | | can literally be your front yard - the local park or |
| spare parts available from the manufacturer or retailer, | | | | schoolyard! Now, often for considerably less than |
| that has a good battery - motor - radio package | | | | $200, people of all ages are getting involved with the |
| included and that is also big enough to be seen at a | | | | same hobby that originally introduced the Wrights, |
| distance!The challenge of learning to fly these electric | | | | Lindberg, Earhart, Aldrin, Rutan, Yeager and so many |
| rc airplanes is that unlike cars and boats, they are | | | | other famous pilots to manned and powered flight.For |
| moving in 3 dimensions and unlike a computer game | | | | more information on the developments and the basics |
| can't stop in midair! So recommended is starting with | | | | of electric rc model flight, please visit my site at you |
| an experienced instructor - pilot who can take over | | | | are welcome to reprint this article, but it must be |
| control before a disastrous crash occurs. This pilot can | | | | complete, unaltered and with original links intact. An |
| explain how the controls affect the path of the | | | | email notifying me of your use of the article would be |
| airplane through the sky and can give you tips on how | | | | gratefully received. |
| to keep oriented to the plane as it moves around the | | | | |