Back in the early 70s when I was a student pilot, I decided to fly RC,
too. I bought and built a kit radio and a kit plane and took them to
the local RC field.

I was a jet pilot! I can fly anything! This will be easy! Why are all
the other planes painted a different color on top than on the bottom? I
soon learned... Every "landing" I ever made was straight down at full
power and resulted in a complete rebuild. Hmmmmmm... Maybe there's some
skill required after all?

Dan

On 10/29/2016 7:06 PM, wrote:
I've flown a lot of RC, and it was always funny when full-scale pilots showed up at the field and thought that flying RC would be just like flying "real airplanes". They invariably failed with hilarious results. I can tell you that learning to fly RC is much harder than learning to fly full-scale, at least in terms of stick-and-rudder skills. RC aircraft are far less stable, and you need to be able to mentally flip your control axes when the aircraft is flying toward you. Go to YouTube and search for RC 3D aerobatics, and you will gain a new respect for RC pilots.

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Dan, 5J