Solved I want to make an RC plane club in my middle school

[short_nathan]

I have wanted to make an RC club in my school for quite a while, but my school is right by a busy road and I don't know if it would be too risky to fly planes there. Does anyone have any advice on this?

 

[LitterBug]

I would talk with a science teacher at your school. They may be able to provide guidance and would have a better understanding of the areas where flying may be possible. You may also be able to do indoor flying in a gym or field house with smaller planes/quads.

 

[short_nathan]

I would talk with a science teacher at your school. They may be able to provide guidance and would have a better understanding of the areas where flying may be possible. You may also be able to do indoor flying in a gym or field house with smaller planes/quads.

I have done something similar, there was a teacher who already liked RC cars who teached.....well he teached many different stuff.

 

[Merv]

I have wanted to make an RC club in my school for quite a while, but my school is right by a busy road and I don't know if it would be too risky to fly planes there. Does anyone have any advice on this?

In general, flying near a busy road is not a good idea. A fly away plane could easily cause a traffic accident.

Regarding your school, I would also recommend talking the local RC club. I suspect they will be very supportive of your idea.

 

[short_nathan]

In general, flying near a busy road is not a good idea. A fly away plane could easily cause a traffic accident.

Regarding your school, I would also recommend talking the local RC club. I suspect they will be very supportive of your idea.

Would it be a better idea to take sims to the school and teaching RC stuff and going to the local field once or another Saturday?
And what about building and fixing planes?

 

[bisco]

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[Merv]

Would it be a better idea to take sims to the school ...
...And what about building and fixing planes?

Yes, using a sim is a good idea. Sim's are useful for teaching the basics.

Building planes is something best taught by doing. One of the many advantages of scratch building is that the skills to build are the same as those to repair. If you built it you will be able to repair it.

 

[Foamforce]

Yes, using a sim is a good idea. Sim's are useful for teaching the basics.

Building planes is something best taught by doing. One of the many advantages of scratch building is that the skills to build are the same as those to repair. If you built it you will be able to repair it.

It’s very helpful to have somebody experienced fly and trim it for the first time though! My learning experience was flying the plane I just built, and it had all kinds of problems that made learning to fly a lot harder.

Buddy boxing is also a great way to learn. I just taught a kid to fly tonight with it. It teaches super fast. Sims are great, but if you have time to do buddy boxing with them, they learn faster.

 

[Draftman1]

You can use the smaller planes and fly in the gym

 

[short_nathan]

Yes, using a sim is a good idea. Sim's are useful for teaching the basics.

Building planes is something best taught by doing. One of the many advantages of scratch building is that the skills to build are the same as those to repair. If you built it you will be able to repair it.

Thanks!

 

[short_nathan]

You can use the smaller planes and fly in the gym

The problem is, what planes would be able to fly indoors?

 

[Foamforce]

The problem is, what planes would be able to fly indoors?

The mini scout is pretty good for that. Small, slow, and light.