Flying an RC helicopter can be an exciting and thrilling experience, but finding the right place to fly will keep you out of trouble and prevent bringing the hobby into disrepute. Taking the time to find out where you can and can’t fly your RC helicopter is worth the effort. RC helicopters can be flown … Read more
If you are starting your RC aircraft journey, you may be undecided about where to start. Should you choose an RC helicopter or an RC plane? Making the right choice between these two options may determine whether you will stick with the RC aircraft hobby or give it up. RC helicopters are one of the … Read more
If the weather outside is not great, one of the best ways to get your RC helicopter flying fix is to explore the world of indoor RC helicopters. Indoor RC helicopters are a lot of fun, but you need to approach these aircraft with the right expectations. Indoor RC helicopters can’t be classed in the … Read more
If you’re interested in exploring RC drones or RC helicopters, you may be wondering which is the better aircraft to choose to fly. Both of these radio-controlled aircraft are tons of fun to fly, but there are significant differences that may cause you to opt one over the other. RC drones are easier to fly … Read more
Radio channels for RC helicopter flying can be a confusing minefield for beginners in this RC aircraft sector. You will hear suppliers talking about 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and even 7-channel radio channels for controlling RC helicopters. Which channel options should you choose for RC helicopters? RC helicopters with 2 or 3-channels are considered toy-grade helicopters … Read more
RC helicopters require certain additions to their mechanics and technology to make them easier to fly. The flybar on an RC helicopter falls into this category of components. We will discuss the role the flybar plays in the control of your aircraft and how it helps control the helicopter. The flybar on an RC helicopter … Read more
Flying RC helicopters can be a fun and rewarding hobby, but it takes some commitment to learn how to control these aircraft. Understanding how RC helicopters steer is one of the fundamental aspects of learning to fly these RC aircraft. Our guide will give you a starting point to understand the basics of how RC … Read more
There are some similarities between RC helicopters and drones, but whether you consider n RC helicopter a drone is a matter of semantics rather than definition. How does the RC community see these two aircraft, and do they draw a distinction? RC helicopters are not considered drones, particularly in the RC community. Technically a drone … Read more
The desire to control things remotely has fascinated people for centuries. In 1880, Werner von Siemens, a German engineer, developed the first wire-controlled torpedoes. British engineers developed this into a Radio Controlled, wireless system in 1897. The term channel(s) has two different meanings for the modern RC hobbyist. The first meaning is the frequency with … Read more
Radio-controlled helicopters are immense fun. There is almost nothing like piloting one of these machines through the air. The only trouble is, breaking an RC helicopter is very easy to do and often happens, especially for beginner RC pilots. Owners of a broken or crashed heli may be wondering, “what can I do with a … Read more