Introduction to Electric Power

AT THIS POINT this series will begin to split off into the specialty
areas of model aviation. Radio Control (RC), as noted in the past few
months, takes up the major portion of interest. However, equally
important to so many modelers are the non-RC aircraft, such as Free
Flight, Control Line, Hand-Launched Gliders, rubber-powered models,
and more! As the months go by, this series will “spin off” into all of
these fascinating areas.

Radio Control System Operations 2003/06

IN THE PREVIOUS installments—
the second and third, in the April and
May issues—I discussed the basic
Radio Control (RC) system, the
selection process, and basic installation
in a model aircraft. This month I’ll get
into the operation of an RC system.
More detailed information using a basic
training model will be provided in
following months, including the
assembly and flying aspects.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 2012/06

Q548: Like many modelers, I have
to drive nearly an hour to get to my
local club  ying  eld. With the current
price of gasoline, this is really a big deal
for me. Quite often I have made that
one-hour drive, only to  nd out that
it was too windy and I couldn’t  y. In
other words, it was a wasted trip and I
wasted gasoline. Because I know you  y
a lot, how do you cope with this kind of
situation?

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