Gaz
2005-07-10 21:53:44 UTC
A few questions from a complete 100% newbie.
I did ask one or two questions a while back....
I am not particularly interested in joining a club, i understand they can be
a great help etc, but I am an antisocial kind of person and like to try
things out myself, i dont mind crashing a few times, I understand that many
parts are modular and fixable, barring a complete B52 style catastrophe....
I am very keen on getting a fuel based plane rather then a battery, i get
the impression that battery operated planes have low flight times etc, if i
am wrong on that then please correct me.....
Obviously i will need a trainer, something that is super duper easy to fly,
but not pussy enough that a six year old child would get bored within three
minutes.
Now, how do i go about acquiring some of the other bits?
I understand i need the controller, servos (they are the bits that control
the rudder etc?), recievers for the plane to receive the control, and erm,
what else?
Some controllers seem staggeringly expensive and sophisticated, some are 2,
4, 6, 8, i dont know what 2 4 6 8 is, i presume something to do with the
number of servos it can similtaneously broadcast to? Or the bands available?
Anyway no idea... I am not likely to take this out as a lifetime hobby, just
a bit of fun, any recommendations for a kit that will serve my basic needs,
but contain a small amount of room for growth?
And what kind of prices would i be expecting? Is ebay generally a good place
for this kind of thing? it seems to have lots of £30 plane kind of things
which look kind of naff....
any suggestions on a nice easy trainer, which is not a bore to fly?
Gaz
I did ask one or two questions a while back....
I am not particularly interested in joining a club, i understand they can be
a great help etc, but I am an antisocial kind of person and like to try
things out myself, i dont mind crashing a few times, I understand that many
parts are modular and fixable, barring a complete B52 style catastrophe....
I am very keen on getting a fuel based plane rather then a battery, i get
the impression that battery operated planes have low flight times etc, if i
am wrong on that then please correct me.....
Obviously i will need a trainer, something that is super duper easy to fly,
but not pussy enough that a six year old child would get bored within three
minutes.
Now, how do i go about acquiring some of the other bits?
I understand i need the controller, servos (they are the bits that control
the rudder etc?), recievers for the plane to receive the control, and erm,
what else?
Some controllers seem staggeringly expensive and sophisticated, some are 2,
4, 6, 8, i dont know what 2 4 6 8 is, i presume something to do with the
number of servos it can similtaneously broadcast to? Or the bands available?
Anyway no idea... I am not likely to take this out as a lifetime hobby, just
a bit of fun, any recommendations for a kit that will serve my basic needs,
but contain a small amount of room for growth?
And what kind of prices would i be expecting? Is ebay generally a good place
for this kind of thing? it seems to have lots of £30 plane kind of things
which look kind of naff....
any suggestions on a nice easy trainer, which is not a bore to fly?
Gaz