Getting Started in Radio Control Airplanes (Paperback)

~ Gerry Yarrish (Author) "Whatever has caught you fancy about R/C airplanes, you have two enjoyable challenges to look forward to: building (or just "final assembling," if you buy..." (more)
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Product Description

The most comprehensive and up-to-date book answers all of the beginning hobbyist's questions about building and flying remote control airplanes. Step-by-step techniques and are illustrated with a wealth of photography and cover all the basics, from choosing and building a first model to covering and finishing it, understanding and installing glow engines, flight basics, and much more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Air Age (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911295429
• ISBN-13: 978-0911295429
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #152,462 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Geting Started in Radio Control Airplanes., July 5, 2000

By	Charles W Clark (Chattanooga, TN USA) - See all my reviews

Yes, this is a great book for the beginner as well as an advanced flyer, because it is packed with a great deal of info. Gerry makes the book very readable and illustrates it well. I've enjoyed reading this book, because Gerry gets detailed without dragging out subjects or boring with too much wordy material. It even has a useful address and website section for extra info and clubs. Thanks for a great resource material. I would highly recommend this book to anyone with intrest in R/C Airplanes...but doesn't know where to look...Well here's your Start. Great Work ! (:

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good book., February 12, 2003

By	Heath Martin (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Very useful information. The section on covering was a real lifesaver! It has good info also on basic flight and lots of useful tips to a beginning modeler. I really liked this book.

The only reason I didn't give it five stars was I felt it didn't quite cover the topics in quite enough depth. A little more detail and this would be a perfect book.

But still very worth the money.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Out of date, January 23, 2008

By	Cliff The Engineer (Fremont, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This was a pretty good book, but the information now is quite dated. LiPo batteries and brushless motors are the standard now, electrics have come a long way.