Customer Reviews

Flying Model Helicopters: From Basics to Competition

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Dave Day,s "flying model helicopters" is exactly what I was hoping it would be. I could not be more pleased with the content of this excellant referance book. Anyone interested in flying model helicopters would be well advised to purchase this book. I flew cobra gunships in vietnam, and assumed that I could easily fly model helicopters {WRONG}. This book put me on the right track, and now I am enjoying the best hobby I ever had!

This is must have info if you plan on flying r/c helicopters. The book is "dated" so it is not up to date with the latest in the r/c industry. But what it does contain is much needed info and I highly recommend it. I am glad I added it to my r/c library and it was fun and easy to read. Thumbs up!

Very outdated in much of the book and a very hard book to understand it's a black and white publication.
it's a great history of times goen by.

There is a lack of a good foundational chapter for beginners at the start of the book. I was already reading chapter 3 and I still got mixed up with the difference in terminologies and definitions in the realm of pitch, aileron and elevator. The author assumed that you know these and has not bothered to do a patient and steady explanation/definition of the basics and important terminologies. This book assumes that you have a rough foundation in model helicopters. Pictures are dark, and yes, as one review said, it is outdated.

Reading through the book, a lack of a smooth flow of information and understanding is lacking. It's a "pause, go back, pause and go back to that again" kind of book. Browsing the web and joining forums proved to be a more beneficial source of learning than this book.

i found this book to be outdated. a lot of the information was from old technology. it was helpful with the mechanics of a rc helicopter, and very indept into the workings. i was disappointed however with the help i was hoping for with what i would call basic quick startup.

I purchased this book for my Grandson so he could learn about RC helicopters. I browsed through it and thought it was a pretty good book.