RC Airplanes Simplified

Designing, Building and Flying RC Airplanes

THIS IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT-MY FAIREY FANTOME, ON FLY-BY. (Photo by Doug Martin)

The world of RC airplanes covers a huge field, from the smallest indoor RC aircraft to giant scale model airplanes and RC jet planes.

Many people are intrigued with the concept of flying an RC model plane but premature and maybe fatal (at least for the model!) crashes, soon lead them to think that learning to fly RC, is very difficult and only possible for a handful of experts.

THIS IS NOT SO!

We will show you, how to start in this wonderful hobby, with every chance of initial success and continue with you along the road to your own model aviation Valhalla-what ever that maybe!

I, personally love all types of scale models and if it flies, in a realistic manner, then all the better! However, you can find much information, on this site, on many classes of models.

If your preference, is to buy a completely ready to fly rc airplane, then you can find valuable information, on these pages, that will assist you, in reaching that first flight, with a minimum of fuss.

If you would like to design and draw your own scale model, from scratch, then we are here, to hold your hand from the start, to that nerve shattering first flight!
 

Who I am

I have been building and flying model aircraft for a long time.

I am now retired, but I began my love for model airplanes, in the UK, when I was a young teenager.

My first efforts, were with control line models (or U-control, as it is known in North America). It was not until we immigrated to Canada, in the mid sixties, that I became involved in radio control.

In those days, it was something of a miracle, to get a flight, without some kind of "glitch". What a contrast to today's radios-literally "plug and play".

The early radios, I used (and sometimes built myself), were known as "Galloping Ghost"-if you know what that is, then be careful, you may be revealing your age!

Today I enjoy designing, building and flying scale RC models, usually of the 1/5 or 1/4 scale size. Some of these plans will be made available from this web site.

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