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- From: djones@iex.iex.com
- Subject: Re: newbie type
- Message-ID: <1992Aug13.160537.14456@iex.uucp>
- Sender: usenet@iex.uucp (USENET news)
- Organization: IEX Corporation Inc.
- References: <1992Aug11.010237.3716@mercury.cair.du.edu>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 16:05:37 GMT
- Lines: 38
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- In article <1992Aug11.010237.3716@mercury.cair.du.edu>
- tjreynol@zephyr.cair.du.edu (The Jumpin Dude) writes:
- >say, i'd like to learn to fly an RC airplane, saw some a few weeks ago
- >doing acrobatics, etc.,
- >
- >went to the local hobby store for some basic info, checked out some
- >trainer type planes, but i'm really turned off right now by the idea
- >of spending *100* hours to build a model before i can even attempt to
- >learn to fly; i think that it should be much more reasonable perhaps
- >to buy an assembled trainer from someone else, say for a couple of
- >hundred dollars complete with radio and all (???) before
- >i go investing months of time, ..
- >
- >does tihs sound like a reasonable idea?
- >i don't know, i'm just looking for ideas.
- >
- Yes it does. A buddy of mine bought a Trainer and radio off the ceiling of the
- hobby shop for $200. Add a $70 OS 40, $40 to the AMA $11 for fuel and he was
- 'in the hobby'. Pretty cheap by most accounts. He is hooked now and the
- expenditures are growing...but that is another story!
-
- Definitely check out used equipment. Shop carefully 'cause typically you can't
- return it if it proves to be less than you expected. I generally buy used
- radios etc and have had great success. It never hurts to replace servos and
- DEFINITELY cycle the batteries to check them out. Also look at the ARF's. I had
- one to do exactly what you want to do. Learn to fly. I now only fly build ups,
- but that's me.
-
- Good luck!!
- Doug
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