Getting Started in Radio Control Airplanes: The Complete Beginner's Guide

by Gerry Yarrish

Book Overview

The most comprehensive book on R/C building and flying techniques takes you step-by-step through the basics of choosing, building, covering, and finishing your first model; understanding glow engines... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0911295429
• ISBN13: 9780911295429
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Air Age Publishing
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

Useful

This book is complete. It covers glow engines, electrics, ARF's. It's up to date. Illustrations are well done. He covers paints, coverings, hardware, everything you need. Including flying. I'll refer to this many times.

Good book

This is a good book for anybody who is looking to get into flying RC planes. It talks about the different types of planes, about how to pick them, build them, paint or cover them, and fly them. It also talks about the tools and accessories needed. The book is slightly outdated, but I would still recommend it.

As its name states Getting Started

Hi Everybody, I believe that in the context of getting started, this book has given a nice solid ground of many things, although it doesn't contain latest updates, but i liked it very much. BR, Mohammed Mahmoud.

Getting Started...

Good book for first time flyers. Emphasis is on gas planes and building framed planes. If you're a foam flyer, some information about "foamies" is in here. The operational flying information is comprehensive. The book's suggested models helps; but there are newer planes available--so some further research could be beneficial. A good book for beginners and those without a nearby RC mentor.

Geting Started in Radio Control Airplanes.

Yes, this is a great book for the beginner as well as an advanced flyer, because it is packed with a great deal of info. Gerry makes the book very readable and illustrates it well. I've enjoyed reading this book, because Gerry gets detailed without dragging out subjects or boring with too much wordy material. It even has a useful address and website section for extra info and clubs. Thanks for a great resource material. I would highly recommend this book to anyone with intrest in R/C Airplanes...but doesn't know where to look...Well here's your Start. Great Work ! (: