R/C Flying: rec.models.rc FAQ INDEX V1.02 (Dec_4_1994)

Contents:

Table of Contents
1. Preface
1.1) About the Author
1.2) Glossary
1.3) Acknowledgments & References
2. Introduction (Beginning R/C, radios)
2.1) Should I start with powered flight, or with a glider?
2.2) Are there any organizations etc. I can join for information?
3. Radios
3.1) Since a trainer needs only 2 or 3 channels, should I get one of the cheap radio systems?
3.2) What is a "1991" system?
3.3) What about R/C rocket powered airplanes?
4. Buying and Building (Kits, ARFs and Scratchbuilding)
5. Learning to Fly (Instructors, Pre-flight checks)
Chapter 6) Pre-flight Checklist
Chapter 7) Gliders (Launching, Staying Up, Recommendations and Costs)
7.1) Are most gliders hand launched, or do they have a small engine to get them up?
7.2) How do sailplanes stay up?
7.2.1) Recommendations - Sailplanes
Chapter 8) Costs
8.1) Where can I mail-order stuff from?
Chapter 9) Powered (gas)
Chapter 10) Electric Flight (Advantages, Equipment, Motor Specs., Recommendations)
10.1) I didn't know that you could put an electric motor and batteries in an airplane.
10.2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of electric flight compared to wet power?
10.3) What is the best way to get started in electric flight?
10.4) What are the elements of an electric power system?
10.5) What do the various letters used to refer to NiCd cells mean?
10.6) What support equipment do I need?
10.7) How are motor sizes specified?
10.8) What's a cobalt motor and why would I want one?
10.9) Where can I get this stuff?
Chapter 11) Helicopters (Getting Started, Controls, Radios...)
11.1) How hard is flying heli models?
11.2) What are some good helicopters to consider?
11.3) Price to get going?
11.4) What are some good books?
11.5) What accessories should I get?
11.6) What about electrics?
Chapter 12) Controls on a heli
12.1) What is cyclic? Collective?
12.2) What is gyroscopic precession?
12.3) What do the servos control?
12.4) What is the use of gyros and how do they help?
12.5) How about fixed-pitch versus collective helis?
Chapter 13) Heli Radios
13.1) How many channels do you need to control a heli and why?
13.2) What are the radio options?
13.3) Can I use my airplane radio?
Chapter 14) Heli Flying
14.1) What's the deal on auto-rotation?
14.2) What about aerobatics?
14.3) How high do they fly? How fast do they go?
Chapter 15) Some Aerodynamics (Speed, Turning, Stalls)
15.1) Aerodynamics - Speed
15.2) Aerodynamics - Turning
15.3) Aerodynamics - The Stall
Chapter 16) How to get plotfoil, airfoil data, circuit diagrams, etc.
16.1) Other FTP sources
Chapter 17) Other Information (esoteric supplies and materials, tuned pipes)
17.1) Sources
17.2) Tuned pipes