So, you are new to Radio Control?

Here are a few things that you may want to keep in mind:

Radio Control Airplanes are easier to obtain and fly than ever before

You should become a member of the AMA and a local R/C Club before making your first flight, (it increases your chances of success and bringing your plane home in one piece)

Radio Control Airplanes are NOT toys. Model planes can be dangerous if not used properly. Please obtain a copy of the AMA Safety Code before venturing out to fly your aircraft.

Local R/C Clubs may have flight instructors that can help you learn how to fly.

Park Flyers can be a great way to start

While it looks fun, and it is, you need to act responsibly while operating a model aircraft of any type. Make sure that your radio equipment is operating as designed. Range check it before you start flying for the day. Make sure that the batteries are charged.
Picture this:
You are at the field with your brand-new 100" Piper Cub. It has a newly broken-in G23 and a 24oz. fuel tank. Maiden filght goes well, you have it all trimmed out now and... Oh S#&T!!! You lost control of the plane! The plane is still flying, but you can no longer control it!

This configuration can run for nearly an hour on 24oz. of fuel. At 60mph., that means it can be up to 60 miles away before it runs out of fuel! Then it still needs to glide down! Usually wind currents act upon the plane and it will rarely travel that far, but how do you know that you are not going to land into traffic on a major highway causing a major accident? You don't!

Check your equipment. If it fails the range check, or appears to be operating abnormally, DO NOT FLY!

Flight check you plane before you start it. Many times I have seen individuals start their planes, launch them into the clear blue sky, and after a few moments, the plane comes hurling out of the sky like had been ejected from a tornado! The motor came loose? The hinges pulled free from the stabilizer? The wing bolts snapped because they were weekend from over-tightening them all of the time?

These things can be eliminated by learning from individuals that have been around the hobby for many years. Nothing beats being in a club.

Club members are eager to assist you in any way they can. From picking a model that is right for you, to giving you construction pointers, to launching it in the air for the first time.

Come to a meeting and check us out! Meeting times HERE.