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
Flying an RC helicopter is a very thrilling experience, that satisfying and relaxing feeling you get is unimaginable. The pleasure mostly has to do with having control over something so powerful and exciting flying in the air. But what happens once you set your eyes on a bigger model? You might wonder to yourself if … Read more