Category Archives: Beginner Guides

Your Second Plane

By Joe | Published: May 30, 2007
Most beginners start their RC flying adventures with an RTF (Ready To Fly) package – this includes the plane, transmitter, receiver and batteries – the whole package. Having now “mastered” the art of flight, it’s time to move on to your next plane – but which one?
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Kits and RTFs For The Beginner

By Joe | Published: May 27, 2007
Most kits will come with step by step instructions.
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Radio/Servo Set Up – Step By Step Process

By Joe | Published: May 24, 2007
Here is my basic set-up procedure, regardless of plane or radio brand.
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Putting It All Together

By Joe | Published: May 17, 2007
Matching a brushless motor, lipo battery and ESC may be confusing at first, but understanding how each relates to the other will demystify this issue.
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Propeller Basics

By Joe | Published: May 15, 2007
One area that seems to befuddle many new, and some experienced, fliers is selecting the right propeller.
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Pitch, Speed and Yaw Explained

By Joe | Published: May 8, 2007
Pitch, Speed and Yaw are fundamental to understanding how to control a plane.
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What You Need To Get Started In Radio Control Flying

By Joe | Published: April 30, 2007
If you want to learn close to home and don't have a huge field, then you want a slow flyer that will work in your space.
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Batteries and Battery Chargers

By Joe | Published: April 26, 2007
Let's look at batteries and chargers.
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Balancing Lipos

By Joe | Published: April 18, 2007
"Lithium Polymer batteries are volatile. Failure to read and follow the below instructions may result in fire, personal injury and damage to property if charged or used improperly."
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Understanding Brushless Motors

By Joe | Published: April 12, 2007
Lucien Miller of Scorpion Motors wrote an extensive Motor Tutorial that should help your next motor purchase.
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