R/C cars

[Zero Tolerance]

I also was into cars b4 planes....never got into the trucks or buggys

just one thing to keep in mind...this is NOT a cheap hobby to get into.....but a very fun one just the same!

any questions...feel free to bring them up....ill answer what i can!

have fun!

[Toyotathon]

I want a R/C Helicopter!!!! I heard they were real hard to fly though!!!!

[Greg]

Originally posted by Toyotathon
I want a R/C Helicopter!!!! I heard they were real hard to fly though!!!!

I've been in stores that won't sell too noobs.

What's up with that?

[Zero Tolerance]

yes...they are the hardest R/C toy to learn to fly

you can buy "trainer" helli's that have a big hoop around the rotor so that when not IF you crash....the expensive parts of that mechanism wont be damaged....too much anyway

ive never flown helli's...but there are alot more control involved that a simple elevator and rudder on a plane.....even more than a plane with elevator, rudder, and airelons....

my best advice would be to start out with a battery imbillical cord type helli....they can be bought cheaper...flown indoors so you dont have to learn how to control them in winds, etc...THEN move on to a gasoline powered bird......

or you could go for broke...and try your luck with a 2000 dollar toy and smash it to bits on its first flight...lol



Nopp....that is really weird....if i owned a hobby shop..id sell to n00bs all day long...cuz i know that they will be comming back the next day to buy replacement parts...or a new helli....lol

so i guess the stores that said that....are more into the hobby and a conservationalism...rather than out to make money...lol

isnt it funny how some people get their priorities confused!!!
LMAO :D

[Toyotathon]

OK - How much for a good novice R/C plane and controller. I have never flown one before, but I would like to buy one and learn!!! I have heard that the planes arent real tuff to learn, just takes some practice on a big field!!!

????

[Zero Tolerance]

to get a good trainer....controller....charger....and engine starting kit with fuel....plan on spending about 500-700 dollars

their is a company called "Air-Core"...that sells plane kits for the do it yourselfer that is made out of corrigated plastic...just like cardboard..but plastic if you get the drift

learning to fly isnt "easy"...it takes allot of practice....so you may wanna spend a couple hundred bucks on one of the software titles that teaches you to fly with the correct geometry to a real R/C plane......one of the titles even connect to some of Futaba's Radios....so you can actually get the feel of the radio you are gonna be using....

the best way hands down is to buy a pre built plane from a hobby shop....ask about local R/C clubs in your area....and call one or more of the members to meet you and give you some training.....Futaba....along with other radio manufactuturers make a cord...looks like a PS2 connection...that you can connect 2 radios together....that way the more experienced pilot can take off and land for you and you can control while in the air......and they can recover(if at a high enough altitude) b4 you get in any trouble.....

or you can do as i did...and teach yourself and crash a plane or twenty....lol...im hard headed ....hard to believe huh??? :D

if you are really serious about getting into the hobby..i can give ya more detailed info

[Zero Tolerance]

one other thing....i didnt explain why i recommended the Air COre planes for entry pilots

the corrugated plastic is alot tougher than balsa wood and shrink wrap plastic....so when you crash....you have more of a chance of not doing that much damage.....so you can actually fly a crashed air core plane in the same day...given you have extra parts like fuel tanks...props...wheels.....ya know....the stuff that can break on impact

also....air core isnt bullet proof....i mean if you bring it to a nose dive from 400 feet in the sky....it doesnt matter what your plane is made of...its gonna be FUBAR upon impact

the air core does better on crashes during landings or takeoffs...but like i said...is no better from a high altitude crash

the hardest part of being an R/C pilot is bringing the plane in for a smooth landing.....

also...once you get really good with a trainer...you can move up to warbirds...or aerobatic planes.....which btw ive not graduated to myself yet......and then on to jet planes....YES I SAID JETS!!!!

that is my ultimate goal....to get good enough to build and fly a real jet engine powered R/C plane.....ive seen them and they are totally AWSOME!!.....true speed of over 200mph!!!!!!!! which is scale speed of like mach 1 or somethin like that...lol

[Greg]

Check out walmart.com...

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product_listing.gsp?cat=78191&path=0%3A4171%3A4200 %3A78191

[BloodyHell37]

West Texas 1987. Two things got figured out. RC-10 was king, and C-Band was easy. Still have the Associated aluminum body. The graphite was lite, but couldnt take a hit.

[reign16]

how much an R/C car using in drifting??




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