Introduction Pre-flight checks are designed by the club to ensure that you are ready to fly safely. We touched on them briefly with the S.M.A.R.T acronym and this lesson will expand on the recommended LMMAC pre-flight check as used in the Bronze Wings test. The Pre-Flight Check Check 1. Battery is securely plugged in 2. …
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Engines
Introduction The operation and tuning of radio control model engines is a huge topic and we will not go into all the details here. This lesson presumes you will have a 2-stroke internal combustion glow engine of around .40 to .60 cubic inch capacity (which is what you should be running in a first aircraft …
Radio safety
Introduction Radio Safety is the most important part of flying a radio control model aircraft. If a student pilot cannot demonstrate an understanding of safe radio operating procedures then they would never be allowed to switch their aircraft on, let alone fly it! Radio Installation As you are building your first trainer aircraft, your instructor …