| There are various types of models planes, but the | | | | there are three main types of controls. The first is |
| most popular among hobbyists are the Radio | | | | the basic type, and then the primary controls that |
| Controlled planes. Though they are fun to fly and | | | | allow you to have full rudder, throttle and elevator |
| every beginner is excited to lay their hands on these | | | | control and lastly the advanced set up, which has |
| planes; it is important to know a few things about | | | | more options and inputs. If you are a beginner you |
| them. | | | | should go in for the primary control. You should not |
| As a beginner, you should know which type of plane | | | | ignore the accessories and equipment like battery |
| to start with. There are many types of RC model | | | | charger, batteries, radio device and so on while |
| planes, but the ones which a beginner can use are | | | | buying your model plane. |
| the park flyers and trainers. Trainers as the name | | | | Model RC planes come in three forms, the ready to |
| suggest are the best models for one to start with. | | | | fly, almost ready to fly and kits. The ready to fly |
| Trainers are easy to control or in other words they | | | | models don't need much assembling after they are |
| are user friendly. However, there are certain factors | | | | bought. One will need to fix just a few peripheral |
| to consider before buying a trainer. First, your trainer | | | | attachments like the wings. As for the |
| should be easily repairable since there is a huge | | | | almost-ready-to-fly, the buyer has to assemble most |
| possibility that you will damager your trainer while | | | | of the parts since they are not fully assembled. The |
| learning and you don't want to put away your hobby | | | | kits come as chips and parts which one has to |
| for years just because the wing was slightly bent! | | | | assemble from scratch. Assembling of the kits can |
| Buy a model with fewer parts which can be fixed | | | | take a few hundred hours to thousands of hours |
| easily. You should buy a trainer whose parts are | | | | depending on the size and type of the plane you |
| easily available so that in case of anything going | | | | have bought. |
| amiss, you can easily buy a part and get it fixed. | | | | Now that you are ready to take you plane to the |
| Lastly, buy a trainer that is stable enough not to give | | | | skies, be careful not to fly it in public places with |
| you a hard time controlling it. Seek advice from | | | | people or obstacles. And see to it that there is no |
| experts who have used these trainers to know | | | | one near you using the same radio frequency like |
| which one is best for you. | | | | yours since this will affect the controls of your plane. |
| You should also check the controls of your plane | | | | To sum up, remember, your success depends how |
| since the controls differ. Depending on the model, | | | | calm you are while learning and flying. |