JB_Orchidguy
New Member
Hi everyone. I'm glad I found this place. I've wanted to fly RC planes for years, but have always been afraid to invest the money. Then I found the foam board planes on YouTube. I then found Tony's RC-help trainer video. That it what lead me here. That of course was AFTER I had already purchased a RTF plane from hobby town in Augusta, GA. I will hopefully never have to go back to that store. I went there looking to get a radio, motor and servos, etc to build a foam plane. Well they had an Ares decathlon 350 RTF for $85 and I purchase two extra batteries. The salesman said this is a trainer and buying all the others parts I wanted would cost over $250 with them. Well, needless to say, flying this plane is pretty easy, but landing is still a biznatch. So far I have broken 5 props, ripped the landing gear off twice and the wings off once. Its all fixed and I still do have a full intact flyable plane. LOL But this is not a true beginner plane. The only flying experience prior to this plane was some mini gyro heli, micro quad and mini quad flight experience. IDK anyone who fly's RC planes to learn from in this area so I rely on YouTube how to's. I have been fascinated with some of the DIY trainers and really liked Tony's from RC-help. I also liked Flite test's trainer. I have 4 kids and 3 are old enough to fly, so I think I will be building 4 new planes in the future, one for me and each of the older kids. Then of course other foam board planes are daydreamed about after I get comfortable flying and LANDING. LOL I really think part of the problem is the small open fields I have been trying to land in, so part of the non landing is my fault, but I will learn and get a hang of it I think. Then of course I also have dreams of building a DJI 550 hexacopter with GPS and gopro gimble. One day. I am still researching equipment and learning how to use things like a real charger and setting up a radio and all that. So again I am glad Tony has taken the time to explain radio setups for at least the spektrum radios he has used. With the selection of radios, receivers, flight controllers, motors, etc available the task of choosing is daunting. So Thanks for all the help out there.
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