This page contains information on starting this hobby. First of all you should find yourself a modeling club where RC Helicopters are actually flown. This is the first essential step in getting in to this hobby. The local pilots can advise you on the type of equipment you should buy. In general it should be a helicopter that is cheap to repair. Yes, I am sorry, but you are going to crash sooner or later. There are of course a lot of different good options. However, it is important to buy equipment that is known to the people that want to help you. It will simplify the procedure to setup the heli properly and they know the obvious problems of that specific brand of equipment. Note that every heli will have its weak points.
They will also have plenty of advice and important tips on actually building the helicopter. You say what? Yes, I think it is best to build your own helicopter. This will make you understand how it works, and how to set it up and repair it. Building a helicopter properly is far from trivial, so get help if you have never done this before! Once the helicopter is bought, built, and set up properly you need an instructor to help you to learn to fly. The instructors that can help you to learn to fly have a certain brand of transmitter in use. It is important that you have the same brand of equipment if you want to learn to fly helicopters the easy way. Having the same brand will enable you to connect your Tx to the instructors Tx. This will enable you to learn easy without any risk since the instructor can take over your model whenever you get into trouble. On certain transmitters it is even possible for the instructor to give corrections without completely taking over the control of the heli.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 November 2010 16:39
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