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[Yossarian]

I have a sort of R/C plane...but I always crash into trees that I thought were further away than they actually were...

How do you people avoid this, and land successfully?  Do you have cameras in the nose or something cool like that?

Anyway, really nice planes and pictures all of you   

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Yossarian

[CAP1]

I have a sort of R/C plane...but I always crash into trees that I thought were further away than they actually were...

How do you people avoid this, and land successfully?  Do you have cameras in the nose or something cool like that?

Anyway, really nice planes and pictures all of you   

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Yossarian

it just takes getting used to. i misjudged the trees a few times. most have if there's trees to be hit.

you best bet is to get help form fellow club members. they'll help you get the "right picture" when you're flying.

[mbailey]

if you've never flown r/c before, go visit the club that's near ya. they;ll help you out. you need to join the AMA before you can join most clubs, then join the club, but that's easy.
 most clubs will have people there that are all too happy to help new pilots learn.


as for an airplane, check out the hobbico superstar trainers. they have .60 size, and .40 size. both come with the engine and electronic already installed. all you need to do to that one is to charge the batteries, and about 20 minutes of assembly work.

Thank you sir, will give it a try., Ill post back in a couple of weeks and let you know how its going     <S>

 do not try to fly it for yourself for it's first flight though. get an experienced pilot to tske it up and make sure it's trimmed right.

 you'll have a blast. you'll find it a bit challengine, and incredible fun. it's also incredibly addictive too.

goods luck

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[Bosco123]

Cap is right on. I've been flying for 6 years now, so I know what I'm doing. Models are ALOT harder then full scale aircraft. You have to have good eyesight, or decent even, to fly these. Perception is hard to judge if you don't have a clue how far it is. Big airplanes can get farther away from you, just because their so big. smaller airplanes you tend to keep tham closer, because they are smaller. Personally, I like to keep them almost as low as I can go, and as fast as the airplane will go.
Were I fly, there is a tree line a little past the feild, I like to get below the tree line and just follow it the whole way across. My P47 is green, and the trees are green so its kinda hard to see. I can tell how far I am, just becasue I've learnd over 6 years of flying over that feild.

Oh and one last think, look what me and my grandfather are building:
thats me in the backround

[CAP1]

Cap is right on. I've been flying for 6 years now, so I know what I'm doing. Models are ALOT harder then full scale aircraft. You have to have good eyesight, or decent even, to fly these. Perception is hard to judge if you don't have a clue how far it is. Big airplanes can get farther away from you, just because their so big. smaller airplanes you tend to keep tham closer, because they are smaller. Personally, I like to keep them almost as low as I can go, and as fast as the airplane will go.
Were I fly, there is a tree line a little past the feild, I like to get below the tree line and just follow it the whole way across. My P47 is green, and the trees are green so its kinda hard to see. I can tell how far I am, just becasue I've learnd over 6 years of flying over that feild.

Oh and one last think, look what me and my grandfather are building:
thats me in the backround
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VERY NICE....looks like a LOT of work.


other things i look at too.........

i try to keep my aircraft at least 2 mistakes high. what i mean by this, is that when i make a mistake(and everyone will) i still have enough altitude to make 2 more mistakes trying to recover, before my plane goes splat.
  i especially do this when i'm trying new things, or doing maneuvers i haven't done for awhile.

 the very very best thing to do if you're just getting involved, is like i mentioned before, and get help from someone that's been flying for awhile. 99% of r/c pilots are more that happy to help, especially if you're younger(meaningbeing a teen possibly into your 20s).

 i love seeing new people coming into this sport.

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[Bosco123]

it is a lot of work CAP, we've been working on it for the past 6 months or so, and still have another 6 or more months ahead of us.
Like CAP said, we all like to help. Issues like engines or, radio problems we die for because we like to solve those problems, its fun, makes the hobby fun.
Of course, your first plane that you fly, is most likley gonna be the first airplane you crash, so don't get all excited, about crashing it, that just happens. Myself, I am a trainer, and love to help out on those things.

[Spatula]

Oh and one last think, look what me and my grandfather are building:
thats me in the backround

Oh baby! Nice one 

I fly an RC EEP P51 foam slope-soarer/glider, same model as this one (Except mine doesnt look anything like as pretty):



Mines all beat up and has lots of fibre-glass strapping tape holding it together...

Sloping is good fun, no engine, just wind and gravity and a big hill to crash into at 50MPH...

[Bosco123]

That one in particular, as you all know went fast. Probably, because we overpowerd the crap out of it, might reach 200 in a dive. If you guys were close to see it, its very smooth and the shape is beautiful.