Everyone, so true the recommendations to find a local rc flight club and go from there.
You guys spoke and I followed up by bringing the plane to field. There was no rc flight simulator that can compare to the real deal. Hooked the controller to the buddy box, instructor took me through the paces, took off the plane, some trimming of the controllers and next thing I know I was flying it.
It sure was awesome, few times I lost orientation, and the wind did pick up suddenly, where the trainer switch proved invaluable.
Honestly, the best thing I did was have an instructor help me. I was freaked out been labeled a noob, and to my surprise everyone in the field was super friendly and all the time encouraging me I was going to be fine. The instructor did the take off and landing and one or two saves when the wind pushed the plane making it bank way too much. The plane shut off the first time, and he glided it safely to landing, but 90% of the flying was done by me.
As someone new to this hobby, thanks for all your advise, and to those new, some may be able to make it on their own, but to all others be patient a d visit local field. It sure saved me lots of headache, from crashing the plane. Flew it twice, and cant wait til next week. The plane I got is a Fun Fly which is more twitchy and not a real trainer as it does not float, cruise, it flies where its pointed at. Need to work on the sticks smoothness and not tap them, which it almost got the instructor running out of patient seeing me do the tapping again and again. They are bad habits from pistol grip rc cars which I tap movements than stay with the flow of them.
** mine is the blue gold Fun Fly which is not the best plane to start with. They said I did very well for my first flight, most only do 20% while I did 90%.
You guys spoke and I followed up by bringing the plane to field. There was no rc flight simulator that can compare to the real deal. Hooked the controller to the buddy box, instructor took me through the paces, took off the plane, some trimming of the controllers and next thing I know I was flying it.
It sure was awesome, few times I lost orientation, and the wind did pick up suddenly, where the trainer switch proved invaluable.
Honestly, the best thing I did was have an instructor help me. I was freaked out been labeled a noob, and to my surprise everyone in the field was super friendly and all the time encouraging me I was going to be fine. The instructor did the take off and landing and one or two saves when the wind pushed the plane making it bank way too much. The plane shut off the first time, and he glided it safely to landing, but 90% of the flying was done by me.
As someone new to this hobby, thanks for all your advise, and to those new, some may be able to make it on their own, but to all others be patient a d visit local field. It sure saved me lots of headache, from crashing the plane. Flew it twice, and cant wait til next week. The plane I got is a Fun Fly which is more twitchy and not a real trainer as it does not float, cruise, it flies where its pointed at. Need to work on the sticks smoothness and not tap them, which it almost got the instructor running out of patient seeing me do the tapping again and again. They are bad habits from pistol grip rc cars which I tap movements than stay with the flow of them.
** mine is the blue gold Fun Fly which is not the best plane to start with. They said I did very well for my first flight, most only do 20% while I did 90%.
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