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Beginners info
Up one levelSome resources to guide the beginner, explaining the basics.
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- RC Groups - Six Keys to Success for New Pilots
- Keeping these six things in mind should make your first flights much easier.
- What Plane to recommend as a 1st Plane ?
- Reviews of beginner/trainer planes, with some general advice on what to look for in a trainer plane as well.
- RC Groups - Which ready-to-fly kit?
- RTF electric parkflyers for beginners. If you are looking for your first plane, you should find something here to pique your interest.
- A BASIC GUIDE
- A guide for people switching from glow to electric.
- BMFA Up and Away for electrics (PDF)
- The British Model Flying Association has a concise handbook covering all the basics of electric flight. It is for electric gliders, but covers a lot of the beginner questions.
- Learning to fly
- A new flyer's account of what it's like learning to fly.
- Smooth Air - Best Trainers List
- Paul & Martin have taken what they feel are some of the best trainers out there and put together some basics about the trainer, characteristics of each one regarding use as a trainer. Each plane meets criteria to make it the best trainer, by filling certain speed requirements, space requirements, cost, stability & ease of build.
- RC Power FAQ
- Electric power Frequently Asked Questions
- Introduction to aeromodeling
- This is the start of a series of articles which has the sole purpose of attracting people to the hobby and sport of model aviation.
- Beginners Bootcamp
- A series of articles on flying models starts here.
- RC Power FAQ
- A collection of articles on electric powered flight.
- Model Aviation: From the Ground Up
- A great set of articles by Bob Aberle.
- Beginners
- A short but practical guide to RC flying for beginners.