Three RC fans in South Florida. We teach you to fly, hover and drive, connect you with the local scene, and take the machines apart so you can see how they work.
Scroll to send a signal. Your receiver does this 50 times a second.
Four channels, one wing and a lot of patience with the wind. A high-wing trainer forgives almost everything while your thumbs learn that left is right when it's flying towards you.
Self-levelling
A high-wing trainer rights itself when you let go of the sticks.
8 to 12 minutes
of flying from one battery, so charge a few before you go.
A free test first
The FAA's TRUST test and a $5 registration come before your first flight.
The hardest thing in the hobby to fly, and the most satisfying to get right. A swashplate tilts the spinning blades, and a flybarless gyro corrects them many times a second.
Hover first
Lessons start with hovering, one control at a time.
Up to 50 turns a second
A 450 rotor spins 2,500 to 3,000 rpm, so give it room.
A gyro on board
It steadies the heli many times a second: you fly, it corrects.
The easiest way in. Bash a short-course truck across a field, race on carpet, or crawl a rock garden at walking pace. If it breaks, you walk over and pick it up.
Nothing to fall from
No altitude, no airspace and no wind to fight.
50 km/h and up
from a 1/10 basher on a 2S pack. A crawler climbs at walking pace instead.
No FAA paperwork
Cars only need a track, or a lot you're allowed to use.
Every part and every rule, explained by the crew.
Fly-ins, races and shows, close to home and a road trip away.
Most people quit after one expensive crash. Do these in order and you won't be one of them.
Air, rotor or ground. Cars are the gentlest start, planes come next, helicopters ask the most of you.
Plug a real transmitter into a flight simulator. A crash costs nothing there, and an hour of sim saves a fuselage.
Start with an RTF or bind-and-fly model. Kits are wonderful, later, once you know what you like.
Balance charge, never leave it unattended, store around 3.8 V per cell, and keep a fireproof bag nearby.
Instructors, buddy boxes, insured fields and people who'll help you fix things. Clubs also make the FAA paperwork easier.
Ready for your first flight?