| ll those airplane aficionados out there who love to | | | | Gas turbine and electric helicopters are rapidly |
| fly, radio controlled helicopters are often just | | | | evolving, but the nitro types are currently the |
| what the doctor ordered! You can soar high with | | | | most common. |
| the controls of RC Helicopters even while on terra | | | | Learning to fly a radio controlled copter |
| firma. Not only is it a growing recreational hobby, | | | | isn’t as difficult as it is sometimes made |
| it has its uses in many professional activities, such | | | | out to be. With the latest advances in technology, |
| as aerial photography, filming, and remote | | | | flight simulator software can teach amateur |
| inspection/observation. Here are a few tips on | | | | hobbyists to handle their toy. Starting out on a |
| buying the one most suitable to your needs. | | | | personal computer, this flight simulator software |
| With a handheld transmitter, the pilot is able to | | | | can guide amateurs to learn all sorts of aviation |
| send signals to a receiver in the helicopter. RC | | | | and manipulation tricks. |
| Helicopters are usually constructed using carbon | | | | RC Helicopters are complex gadgets, and the |
| fiber, aluminum, balsa wood, foam, or fiberglass, | | | | following equipment and tools are necessary to |
| and are available in a variety of designs. Models | | | | build and maintain them in a flying condition: |
| that are more maneuverable, such as helicopters | | | | * Helicopter |
| with collective pitch, possess greater aerobatic | | | | * Radio System that includes the transmitter, |
| capabilities, but are mostly more difficult to fly. | | | | receiver, servos, and battery |
| The transmitter allows the pilot to use a hand-held | | | | * Gyro, or gadgets to control the tail of the |
| radio to control the throttle/main rotor speed, | | | | helicopter |
| blade angle, cyclic controls for pitch and roll, and | | | | * Engine |
| the tail rotor for the yaw. When controlled | | | | * Exhaust |
| together properly, these heli’s fly and can | | | | * Field Equipment that supports the machine |
| perform the very same aerobatic tricks, including | | | | * Tools for maintenance repair or tuning, such as |
| hovering and backward flight that full-sized | | | | hex drivers, pitch gauge, glow plug wrench, ball link |
| helicopters can do. | | | | pliers, and small screwdrivers |
| Following are the different types of RC | | | | The most famous competitions where the |
| Helicopters: | | | | aerobatic dexterity of these heli’s are |
| * Nitro (internal combustion) | | | | tested are the 3D Masters in the UK and the |
| * Electric | | | | extreme Flight Championship (XFC) in the USA. |
| * Gas turbine | | | | These events showcase the best machines and |
| * Petrol / gasoline | | | | heli pilots from around the world. |