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Getting Started
What does it take to get
started in radio control flying?
The desire to learn is probably one of
the most important things you need. There are so many ways to learn to fly
today. In the early days of radio control an instructor would take the trainee
to the local flying field and after checking over his model would take it into
the air. Once in the air and trimmed out he would simply hand the transmitter to
the student and say here you go... When the student would loose control he would
hand the radio back to the instructor and hopefully he had enough time to regain
control. Today training a student is a much different matter.
By using what is called the
buddy box system we can train people without passing the radio back and forth
between the instructor and the student. The use of a computer simulator is
another great idea. Several brands of a "radio control" simulator are on the
market today. The advantage to this method is you can practice no matter what
the weather is outdoors, you have no fear of losing an aircraft that may have
taken you so long to build. Best of all there is no down time to repair a
crashed aircraft. Many pilots have gone from a simulator to the real thing with
only one or two buddy box sessions. (Every pilot is different) What ever
investment you have in a simulator is worth it! We will discuss types of
simulators and where to buy them shortly.
We will break up the
getting started page into two sections. One if you are interested in airplanes
and the other for those interested in helicopters. These are two different
arena's and if you are new to the hobby we strongly urge that you learn to fly a
plane first before considering a helicopter. In each section we will give you an
overview of how we (MRFA) Mad River Flying Association, will provide training to
a new pilot and help inform a beginner of what equipment he will need. We will
provide you with links to other websites with information as well. The most
important part of the process is the commitment from the trainee. We know that
you can not spend 24 hours a day, seven days a week on a hobby, but we do ask
that at some point in the training process that you try to give 2 or 3 evening
in a row. You will see the most dramatic increase in your flying skills by doing
so and it will shorten the time it takes for you learn to fly on your
own.
Enjoy the following pages and please feel free to contact any member
from the contact page for assistance.
Now you can follow the link on the left to review information for
Airplanes
Helicopters
and review our training documents
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