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FAQ'S For The Beginners

Necesary field equipment

- Tote Box

-Fuel Can

-Fuel Pump

-Battery (only if starter is electric)

-Spare Glow Plugs

-Glow Plug Wrench

-Spare Props

-Prop Wrench

-Glow Starter

-Fuel Line (approx 24")

-Chicken Stick For Starting

-Mat (so not to loose screws)

-Full Screw Set

-Cleaner (for messy gas spills)

-Full Allen Key Set.

Getting Started If you think you like fly you should consider R/C flying. To get started, first of all you should find an R/C club close by!!!! you should also find a reliable instructor!!!! Trust me this is the most important thing of all. A good instructor can tell you all the info that you need. He will advise you on which plane to buy, Help you build it, and most of all, help you fly it!! If this is going to be your first plane, I suggest an ARF (Almost ready to fly) These planes can take anywhere from 20 minutes to 20 hours to build. A good trainer is the AirVista by Hobbico. This can be purchased atTower Hobbies. To get into R/C flying you are probably looking at around $500-700 depending on which plane you buy and if it'a new or used. Start out with all the basics.

1. A trainer

2. A 4 channel FM Radio

3. A reliable engine(O.S. .40 recommended)

Go to the club, All the members will be glad to help you out!! Contact the AMA for the club closest to you if you are not sure where a club is located. Mabey if you're lucky a member has a trainer that he/she could sell to you for a decent price? You will also need the field equippment listed above in order to make your day a success

Basic helpful info An ARF is a very good choice for a begginer because it is fast to build,sometimes easier to fly, and more enjoyable!!for the unexperienced. Go to your Flying club to see what the hobby is all about before you start to swipe your credit card. Talk to your instructor, he will give you critical information.Remember, start out with all the basics don't buy that Mustang just yet! !!Terms!! 1. ARF-Almost Ready To Fly

2.Glow Plugs-like a spark plug only for R/C equippment

3.Chicken Stick-Used to turn prop for starting the engine

4.control sufaces-mouvable parts on the plane to used for controlling pitch,yaw and roll axis

5.Field box-usually a big box that weighs a Talf-Ton used to carry all of you field equippment

6.RTC-ready to cover

TIPS

1. If you are having trouble with pushrods bending and servos buzzing, try cables instead. The cables bend around all types of things including engines, or any other thing that might be in their way! save money by using bicycle brake cables and put them inside plastic tubes such as small diameter straws. See diagrahm below and follow the instructions on how to configure the wires!

Instructions 1. Get some bicycle brake cables at a near by store(depending on your size of plane, get the right amount and thickness,about 2mm in diameter)

2. Buy or Borrow a sodering rod or gun.

3. Cut the cables so they fit the length of a pushrod(be sure to leave about 2" extension past the servo arm for trimming)

4. Soder the last 1" of the cable on one end.

5. Use metal thred extestions and connect them to the other end of the cable.

6. Soder the extension on as mentioned and thred on a clevis.

7. Feed the cable through the plastic straw the same as you would a pushrod inside a tube.

8. Use a brass connector on the servo arms(EZ-Connectors) and feed the cable through, then tighten it.

9. Next, if you used the plastic straws,you may glue them to the side of the fuselage so that they won`t get in the way. (See the diaghram).

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