The most comprehensive and up-to-date book answers all of the beginning hobbyist's questions about building and flying remote control airplanes. Step-by-step techniques and are illustrated with a wealth of photography and cover all the basics, from choosing and building a first model to covering and finishing it, understanding and installing glow engines, flight basics, and much more.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
How does one learn about a new (to them) hobby?:
I purchased the book in order to learn something about the hobby. It does seem to help although I agree with another review I read before purchasing the book that it is getting a bit dated. An update to the book is needed. However, this is the only book that I found listed on Amazon.com that covered the subject.
As its name states Getting Started:
Hi Everybody, I believe that in the context of getting started, this book has given a nice solid ground of many things, although it doesn't contain latest updates, but i liked it very much. BR,
Mohammed Mahmoud.
Out of date:
This was a pretty good book, but the information now is quite dated. LiPo batteries and brushless motors are the standard now, electrics have come a long way.
Getting Started In Radio Control Airplanes:
The book, "Getting Started in Radio Control Airplanes" is a wealth of knowledge, with everything for the beginning hobbyist. Hobbyist being the key word. It is for someone who has flown toy store airplanes or cheep internet airplanes, and would like to take the next step in the serious hobby. The book could be a bit overwhelming for someone who has not yet had the pleasure of flying a remote control airplane or just purchased a toy store airplane. The book is for someone who is going to be a hobbyist, likes... more info
