JR and BNF RC models A couple of years back the DSM 2.4GHz technology was introduced in the RC hobby. RC transmitters that started to use this technology were among others Spektrum DX6i and JR X9503. These radio transmitters have been able to use the same RC receivers since they have all been based on
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As a ready to fly (RTF) kit, the HobbyZone Champ from comes with everything you need to get it flying right out of the box. You will get up in the air within the hour to start your journey into the RC hobby. For the RC hobby beginner Now, normally I would say that the
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RC plans Building your own RC airplane from RC plans is maybe the most cost efficient and fun way to get involved in the RC hobby. Once you have taken the initial cost for your RC radio, servos and power system you can reuse that equipment just by moving them from plane to plane. Make sure
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Your electric RC airplane power system You have your RC airplane but in order to push it forward through the air you need some kind of power system. On an electric RC plane, this power system consists of four parts: The battery The ESC, or speed controller The electric RC motor The propeller As this
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RC helicopter for beginner Up for your first RC helicopter? Looking for a great gift? Something you can control with your iPhone or iPad? Then you should consider the Syma S107G. Syma S107G is an RC helicopter for the beginner with little or no earlier experience of RC helicopters. As it is a coaxial heli
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When my friend’s birthday came up I decided to give him a RC gift. He had hesitated about the RC hobby for a while and then finally made something out of it and bought the HobbyZone Champ RTF RC airplane. Considering that, I thought that he could aswell try out some easy RC helicopter so
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A while back I was looking at the E-Flite UMX GeeBee R2 BNF and stated that I will get my hands on that little rc plane. Since then, the plane has been released to the market and today I found a flight review from the guys over at Flite Test on YouTube. This flight review
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The Durafly Zephyr V70 EDF looks like an interesting plane. It has the well-known shape of e.g. a Multiplex EasyStar with some exceptions. To start with it has a v-tail. I do not know if it affects the flight performance but I do think that it makes this plane look good. The big thing with
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In order to maneauver an RC plane, control surfaces on the airplane need to move based on the input from the pilot holding the transmitter. This is achieved when the signals from the transmitter are received in the RC plane by the receiver, which in turn send a signal on to the servo. The servo
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MidnightSunRC has published a rc hobby beginners article on Squidoo. You can find the article here: RC Hobby on Squidoo
