RC Warbirds

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Originally Posted by DoraNine

imnotgeoff,
Best way to learn how to fly is with an RC Flight Simulator. Here's alink to one: http://www.realflight.com/

Its a lot less expensive than buying and crashing planes as a learning process -- and not nearly as frustrating. You crash in a simulator, and you just laugh and hit the reset button. You crash one for real (and I've crashed many) and it ruins your whole week. It also lets you fly several different types of planes. I've got an older one than the version I've in the link above. I don't know where you live -- but alot of hobby shops will usually have a flight simulator in their store that you can try for free.

Naturally -- these are my opinions only.

Good advice, esp after playing BOP where controls are swapped. I don't think anyone should ever invest in an rc plane BEFORE buying something like real flight and getting some virtual hours racked up.

I'd say by the time you learn how to hover a virtual 3d plane from all angles, you have a solid understanding and muscle memory to fly your first RC plane - you can probably even start with a low wing model coming from the RC sims.

I put in a solid week (probably 3 to 4 hours a day) of Realflight, got to the point where I could land, take off, and do all the 3d stuff with the 3D planes before I picked up my first RC plane (Precision Aerobatics addiction - awesome plane if you like to show off). My first 10 flights went off with no problems, my only wrecks have been due to pushing limits (all easily repaired too)- not due to any control confusion on my part.

I credit that with the time I put in with Realflight. These rc flight sims are awesome tools that the old school RC guys probably wish they had when they got into the sport.