Draftman1
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I’m not saying join a club and have a bunch of lessons, Most clubs will let you show up once or twice, have a good pilot check and test fly your plan, have them show you a few things, just to get the feel of it.
Guinea pig good first plane?
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It would still be worth checking out a local club.
Most clubs I'm aware of offers free flying lessons. They provide everything, the plane, the transmitter, the instructor. Everything is free. Having someone show you the basics will save you a lot of repairs.
Draftman1
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Amen, you save a lot of frustration and rebuild.
Maidening a new plane when you don’t know how to fly is a recipe for disaster. Most pilots I know will have more experienced pilots maiden a new plane
FlyerInStyle
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you would have to use sbus, look up on the internet how to do it or ask FT customer support.
The4High2Flyer0
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I’ll probably call a few fields around me see if thy hav anything like that.
Another concern of mine is a lot of fields are requiring a AMA certification. Which if I’m being honest I don’t really want to spend the $80 annual fee but if it’s absolutely necessary I will.
I suppose mainly what I’m asking is are rc flying clubs super serious about the AMA certification Or is it more highly suggested?
The4High2Flyer0
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I’ll probably call a few fields around me see if thy hav anything like that.
Another concern of mine is a lot of fields are requiring a AMA certification. Which if I’m being honest I don’t really want to spend the $80 annual fee but if it’s absolutely necessary I will.
I suppose mainly what I’m asking is are rc flying clubs super serious about the AMA certification Or is it more highly suggested
AMA clubs are serious abut AMA membership, you can't fly there without one.
But the AMA used to have a beginner program for newbies. You could "learn" for something like 3 months, flying on a buddy box using your instructors AMA membership. I'm not sure if the still do that, it was a way of getting people over the hump.
The4High2Flyer0
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I believe I saw the 3 month trial certification which is $20 every 3 months which still comes out to basically even to the $80 a year
The4High2Flyer0
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Are there non AMA fields that don’t require a certification?
Yes, there are non AMA flying sites. That is what the Flite Test Community Association is about.
The field I fly at is non AMA. Everyone is welcome to fly, regardless of membership or not.
asher@caddo
New member
Why are you going so big, I understand you think you will be able to see the orientation better, but just the same you will be needing a larger field where you'll fly farther away. Landing and everything will need more space. Also the cost, and size of the planes are much more then the minis. The Mighty Minis use same thickness foam and are significantly smaller and lighter, therefore when you crash its usually an easy fix rather then something like the guinea pig which has so much more intertia. The foam thickness is the same and much more damage can happen. I totally understand why a big plane seems fun, and it is, but start smaller is my recomendation.
Just an opinion from a little high school kid. Have fun, good luck, fly safe and responsibly!
Shurik-1960
Well-known member
The number of batteries in the aircraft model is determined by the CG of the model and the specific load on the wing. You can have a desire to load a large battery capacity, get into the desired CG, with a powerful motor -get a flying brick, the flight time of which will be quickly eaten by a powerful motor. Therefore, with an increase in capacity (weight) batteries to increase the flight time follow the path of reducing the weight of the airframe itself, increasing the load capacity due to a different profile and wing area...The result: increased battery + lightweight airframe = increased flight time with a normal specific load on the wing.
The Fopster
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I think it would be a good idea to use a simulator first. There are some free ones - for example https://www.heli-x.info/cms/
If you have a computer you can connect to your transmitter you can practice until you can take off, fly a couple of circuits and then land again. A few hours doing that before trying it in the real world could save you a lot of grief.
Whatever you decide to do - good luck!
If you have a computer you can connect to your transmitter you can practice until you can take off, fly a couple of circuits and then land again. A few hours doing that before trying it in the real world could save you a lot of grief.
Whatever you decide to do - good luck!
joelspangler
Active member
I did a TON of crashing when I first started a few years ago. Spent A LOT of time rebuilding and not much time flying. I eventually got sick of it, and did two things. I bought a super small and light "toy" plane that was almost indestructible. There are a lot of different options now, but the one I got was a wltoys F949. I wouldn't suggest the planes with two props that don't have an elevator, those get boring too fast, but a 3 channel (throttle, elevator, rudder) or 4 channel (adds aelerons) plane with EPP foam is a great trainer. The second thing I did was to buy some kits from https://www.crashtesthobby.com/ - specifically the Albatross and Assassin. It wasn't available back then, but the smaller Pelican plane seems like a great option... I've recommended it to a few people that seem to be happy with it. And I'd just go with the option with both wings so the plane can "grow" with you as your skills increase.
Shurik-1960
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When the weather is bad outside, I turn on my laptop, connect the radio transmitter and fly, smash, get skills in performing acrobatic figures. It really helps to improve your aircraft control technique!
Flying Monkey fab
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If lessons are out of the question, spend a few bucks on a RC sim and fly the daylights out of it. You can crash over and over without ever having to rebuild.
Kralisshela
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I've checked out a couple of simulators, and they're really cool. It would be awesome to find one that supports VR. You can still get good practice even if you don't have the opportunity to take several lessons yet.
I'm in the process of designing my model. It’s not for nothing that I took engineering classes at school. I remember then https://edubirdie.com/engineering-help helped me out several times. Now all this knowledge is starting to bear fruit.
I'm in the process of designing my model. It’s not for nothing that I took engineering classes at school. I remember then https://edubirdie.com/engineering-help helped me out several times. Now all this knowledge is starting to bear fruit.
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FlyerInStyle
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To_many_planes
Member
Here’s my two cents:
A: Try RealFlight it works really well and has almost every plane you can get from Eflite or Horizon hobby.
B: If you want to fly crazy attachments to planes like head tracking FPV get a FlySky or some other transmitter. If you’re mainly focused on just flying then get a spectrum. The DX6 is what I can use and it works perfectly.
C: The Guinea pig will not be a good first trainer. Buy an Aeroscout or sport cub, the Scout if you want FT.
D: My guinea pig takes two Spektrum 3s 2200 batteries to perfectly balance out. I HIGHLY recommend using spektrum batteries as they have smart technology and automatically discharge to a safe level after not I use for a long time.
