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The Parts of a Remote Control Aircraft

Filed under: General Topics — Tony March 17, 2007 @ 7:49 am
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RC airplanes are made up of many different parts. Even if you buy an airplane that’s already assembled, you’re going to need to learn every part if you make more than one flight–because you’re going to break something, and then you’re going to have to fix it.

Don’t worry, airplanes only have a few parts, and they’re all user-replaceable. The parts are:

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Wind Speed and RC Planes

Filed under: General Topics — Tony March 7, 2007 @ 7:58 am
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You probably haven’t put much thought into wind in your life, but it’s a big part of anyone’s life who wants to fly an RC airplane. For your first dozen flights, you’ll want a day with less than 3 mph of wind–hopefully, it will be completely calm. Winds are most calm just after sunrise or just after sunset, so plan to fly before or after work. To anticipate wind speed, punch your zip code into the USAirnet website.

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