How Do I Know What NOT to Fly as My First Plane? Originally by Frank Granelli for Sport Aviator First, you should understand that only certain model aircraft are suitable for a beginning model pilot Read more
How Do I Know the Difference Between Basic Trainers & Aerobatic Trainers? Originally by Frank Granelli for Sport Aviator A wing located on the top is not a guarantee that the aircraft is a good Basic Trainer. The Hobbico Read more
How Do I Know if I Should Buy a Ready-To-Fly (RTF) or an Almost-Ready-To-Fly (ARF) Model? Originally by Frank Granelli for Sport Aviator How do you decide whether your trainer should be an Almost-Ready-to-Fly (ARF) or a Ready-To-Fly (RTF) Read more
How Do I Know the Number of Channels That My Trainer Needs? Originally by Frank Granelli for Sport Aviator Three versus four-channel operation can be a difficult choice. There are strong opinions about this and Read more
How Do I Know Which Size Trainer is Right for Me? Originally by Frank Granelli for Sport Aviator The Hangar 9 Alpha 40 (left) is the exact same aircraft as the Alpha 60 (right). The only difference is Read more
How Do I Prepare for the First Flight of My Model? I have experienced and witnessed my fair share of failed maidens. To my recollection, none of these crashes were caused by some random equipment Read more
How Do I Select My First ARF Trainer? Originally by Frank Granelli for Sport Aviator There are many types of model airplanes. Some are built from wood kits—assembled one stick at a time Read more