8 Tips for a Successful First RC Airplane Flight

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8 Tips for a Successful First RC Airplane Flight

Follow along as I discuss 8 tips for a successful first flight of your radio control model airplane.

Tip#1: Ensure you check the control surfaces. All controls move in the proper direction and you are in low rate for dual rate transmitters. Check also that your tail or nose wheel is set straight.

Tip#2: The Center of Gravity is correct. Balance your model at the CG noted on the plans or instructions. Check the battery is installed or the fuel tank is filled.

Tip #3: Wings and tails surfaces must be warp free.

Tip #4: Airplane and transmitter batteries are fully charged.

Tip #5: Safety considerations

Tip #6: Range check. Discussion of DX6 built in range check system.

Tip #7: Initial takeoff game plan. Sun angle, wind direction, first turn, clear runway and airspace.

Tip #8: Airspeed

If you can follow these eight steps, you will be well on your way to a successful maiden flight of your new RC model airplane.

Here is a link to my YouTube Channel:

Many thanks in advance for a post of this video on Facebook, it truly helps the channel a lot!
Regards,
Tim

Chapters (simply hover over video timeline):

00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Tip 1, control surfaces
05:37 - Tip 5, safety
11:38 - Tip 8, airspeed
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Great video. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge. I am interested in getting into electric motor RC airplanes. I've never had electric motors I read that there is brushless and brushed motors do they require breaking I don't know anything about these electric motors please looking for help

bobgreen
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great video, but i think especially beginners the best tip was to have the mental plan alot of beginners take off with no real plan and it can go south fast, just picturing what you want to do and concentrating on doing that is the best advice i ever had!

robertedney
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Thank you Tim - wonderful advice and a great refresher for a returning RC pilot (was a private pilot some years ago). My son (becoming a flying nut like his dad...) and I have just finished scratch building a 1400mm ws high wing trainer and are waiting for the wind to die appropriately for its maiden, hopefully this afternoon. Armed with your wisdom, we are much better prepared for success! Many regards and thanks from Sydney, Australia - David and young Will

deldridg
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Great tips for a seventy year old beginner like me!

AlNev
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4:22 Very useful hints! To check the charge level of my LiPo batteries, I use my Lipo Checker.

HaraldBendschneider
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Thankyou a retired from flying ex ultralight owner operator I appreciate your tips.

I am maybe a bit late to be starting in RC flight at am getting my first RC aircraft this Xmas.

Hope it gives me similar fun that my Ultra lite did.

Nick from the UK.

nickaxe
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Thanks so much, great tips! I managed to crash once because didn't check my aileron directions. A classic, as I later learned. I don't take off without a full check anymore!

soosmate
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Your last point was the best. Never struck me that the groundspeed/airspeed perceptions would differ when flying from the ground (as opposed to when we are at the cockpit controls!)
Thank you sir!

captaintwice
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Unfortunately I watched this great video too late. I had my first flight yesterday and made two mistakes on your list. The ailerons acted the other way around and the tail was heavy. As soon as I buy a new propeller, I will try again this time, taking into account everything you mentioned in this video. Thanks for the video full of knowledge

dzidziol
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Some wings require wing warping (washout) like model sailplanes.

larryblanks
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Thank you for the tips, very interesting. If I had to do over again, when I was younger I would have followed a dream of being airline pilot. But I am enjoying my journey of becoming an RC airplane pilot. Not sure what took me so long as I have always been in RC Hobby just not airplanes.

Letsroll
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Great tips, thank so much for sharing!

Jeemdeecreations
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I had been practicing in a simulator a few days and i thought i was ready to first ever fly a 4ch airplane. I took off and my ailerons were inverted, i managed somehow in my first ever fly to take off and land safely with my ailerons inverted. I felt so stupid and proud at the same time

torri
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Good video here folks. Most of the time i watch this type of video i have to add a few in the comments. Not needed here, I could add a couple but the big ones are all here:)

kjpttnv
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Thanks for this, you sound like Robert Kiyosaki - compliment by the way

hubristicmystic
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In Europe they don't sell nice gliders with a small motor and RC. They only sell Cessna and fighter jets.

lenny
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Just aquired an old avistar 40 from my father in law who never flew it. Ive never played with nitro rc before, let alone an airplane. Always stuck to cars. But im pretty excited to try it out. Just got it cleaned up, started, and running well and did a prefilght check on everything. Hoping for a good first flight tomorrow. One question, should i find the CG with a full nitro tank or empty, seems you would rather it start a little more nose heavy so its nit so tail heavy at the end of a flight. Thank you for the tips Tim.

MikeH
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Just a quick note -- you should always monitor the charging of batteries(especially li-po batteries) as they can explode due to overcharging. Even if you have a good charger its not worth the risk.

anindianguymakesstuff
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Your videos are good and I appreciate them. Have you ever considered making a video for the aging RC flyers like me (69) who feel their skills have diminished as well as their physical abilities? I'm losing my interest because of the fear of crashing, hot shot younger flyers intimidating me, lack of feeling successful. I've been flying model airplanes since the '60's and my interest is waning. Of course eyesight has diminished, and even just standing I like to rest against something. Any thoughts for a guy who has a hangar full of airplanes even a Tower Uproar with .46 on it to my very first trainer that I built a Sig Kadet Senior?

BansheeFifteen
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thank you sir for putting this video together, I appreciate and respect your knowledge as a commercial pilot...I had picked up and learned to fly RC helis a few years back ( Blade 200S / 230 's ) but now want to get into airplanes.... I do have a lot of sim experience and with that in mind, what would you recommend as a first plane for me...I will also be sure to have an experienced pilot at my side when I do fly for the first again...

garyvale