| Getting your pilot wings, getting your license to fly | | | | single weekend, but only if you have the |
| and your first craft is a dream that many of us | | | | equipment, the knowledge and the tools already. |
| share, and that few of us actually realize. This is | | | | If not, you may wind up spending as much as |
| tragic because anyone can afford it, one day, if | | | | you would have on flight school! |
| they scrimp and save. For example, the money | | | | With RC flight, you can get started right away |
| you spend on a new car could easily go to | | | | without the steep price tag. And if you like fixing |
| lessons and a small, safe, used aircraft, but you | | | | up engines, if you like customizing cars and other |
| have to prioritize. With enough saving, one day | | | | automobiles, there's a whole other side to the thrill |
| you can get your wings. Until then, you can fly RC | | | | of RC flight: Tweaking the engine. You can tweak |
| planes, and maybe make some money on it. | | | | the performance little by little, improving each |
| The joy of flying is all there, the freedom, the | | | | flight over the last. |
| thrill, the beauty of those red wings against that | | | | If you want to get truly serious about flying your |
| blue sky. It's all there, and it's there for everyone. | | | | RC, you can even make some money on it with |
| Even if you're just a ten year old kid with a paper | | | | tournaments, races and air shows. This is a great |
| route, anyone with any sort of income can get | | | | way to get the most out of the hobby because, |
| started flying an RC plane. | | | | even if you don't usually win, you still might land a |
| You can begin flying for less than you probably | | | | sponsor, meaning that you can enjoy RC flight |
| spent on the grocery bill last week, no | | | | for, well, for free. |
| exaggeration. Some of the basic starter kits can | | | | We've been discussing the notion of RC airplanes |
| really be bought for that cheap, or cheaper. | | | | as an alternative, as a substitute for real flight, |
| To compare the price of RC flight to the other | | | | but the fact of the matter is that, even after |
| option, the at home flight simulator, there's a clear | | | | you get your wings and your first real plane, you'll |
| winner. A flight simulator in your garage can be a | | | | probably keep coming back to your RC every |
| lot of fun, and can, potentially, be set up in a | | | | now and then. |