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A Beginner's Guide to RC Helicopters

Thursday May 1, 2008
I love the idea of flying RC helicopters. I can do OK with the little toy versions. But as long time readers of this site know, I am no pilot. I have a hobby grade electric RC helicopter but I can't do much more than lift up off the ground and land again -- not always gracefully. But I have a trio of books from Traplet Publications that all focus on RC helicopters. The most important one for me right now, and any beginning or wanna be pilot, is R/C Model Helicopters - A Guide for Beginners by Malcolm Messiter. I'm not one to sit still for long to read a book but this one gets my attention -- in part because it's short, but fairly thorough.

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May 1, 2008 at 5:16 pm
(1) Traplet says:

For more reviews of this book please see:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/article_display.cfm?article_id=983

and

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=507Hoo6XgEEC&pg=PP1&dq=rc+helicopters+a+guide+for+beginners&sig=moTbr42I9vD3Kudij4SR7PiYFJs

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