Radio-controlled models ... How much interesting there is! After all, what could be easier and more tempting than buying a slender, handsome airplane (or helicopter) and launching it into flight? A sufficient number of such "aircraft" are sold in stores. Some can serve for years, while others will disintegrate at the very first rough landing. Which one you choose is up to you. Of course, you should pay attention to the recommendations of sellers, read various forums of air amateurs, and just see how well the object of your desire is fulfilled. However, buying a model is just the beginning.
Is the first flight joy or sorrow?
You bought your long-awaited aviation miracle, brought it home, unpacked it, made sure that the RC model has no damage, charged the battery (or refueled, depending on the type of engine), went out into the yard, first start, take off, flew a little, start the plane on landing ... and suddenly the plane nods and crashes into the ground. If this is your first time flying the plane into the sky, then you will be very lucky if everything happens without an accident.
So what's the deal? Even if you controlled an airplane in the game, and very masterfully, these skills in real life can not only interfere with you, but even harm you - physics in the game and in real life sometimes differ greatly. How to solve this problem, and not break your purchase on the first round?
Simulators solve problems!
Yes, it is simulators that can help you understand how to pilot an RC model. Only these are not the simulations that you played - X-Plane and MSFS will not help you here. In order to deal with simple flight rules, you need to download special software that can simulate the physics of a real radio-controlled model flight.
How do I start a workout? There are two options:
- Keyboard. Only if you try to practice according to this scheme, you can forget about successful flights. The fact is that the keyboard cannot transmit forces to the joystick; in principle, it cannot be used to create an imitation of a real transmitter.
- Transmitter connected to PC. This method is almost perfect, using the transmitter, you will be able to get used to control the virtual model as well as the real one. The advantage of this method is that you use the remote control from your aircraft (helicopter), which allows you to get used to controlling your aircraft.
Do not flatter yourself ...
Exactly. You should not, getting used to control on a PC, assume that in the field you can control the plane just as beautifully. The simulator is just a primitive program that, although it tries to create the feeling of a real sky, copes with it by only a quarter at most. But you can get used to control with such programs pretty quickly. However, in the field - caution and again caution. Good luck with your flight!