10 Tips For Learning To Fly RC Planes FAST

[@TheOneAndOnlySatan]

Balsa build nitro edf F16 is really the go to plane for beginners

[@hwinterr]

Nitro EDF 😭😭

[@TheOneAndOnlySatan]

@@hwinterr Keeps every thing interesting and fun ! Its almost a JET ENGINE !😍😍

[@TailHeavyProductions]

Interesting if true

[@thatairplaneguy]

How do you nitro an electric duct fan?

[@robinhood184xD]

bro it’s not an edf if it runs on nitro, it’s like “yeah the gas tank of my tesla is empty

[@WindCatcherRC]

One of the most rewarding parts of this hobby is watching your student solo a flight from start to finish and then seeing their excitement after they land. That is truly awesome!

[@Axoys_Aviation]

I learnd to fly without a instructor nice video

[@hayloft3834]

None around, nor clubs or simulators when I learned way back when.

[@mikefrazier9034]

C Me too

[@ZapTeam]

Same for me with only 2 major crashes with mediocre repairs

[@JonasDecker-z3x]

Same for me. Most crashes i had where caused by misjudgment of the aircraft orientation aka pulling up into the ground

[@KF99]

I learned to fly (and build RC planes simultaneously) in a pretty dumb way - build>fly>crash>repeat. And there was at least dozen of crashed planes (both PNP and DIY) before I built and flew the first successful one.

[@PatricioGonzalezCabrera]

I am presently at that stage lol

[@AnonymousRedCat]

You should try the game 'Kerbal space program'.

[@trailblazer8380]

That's the best way to learn, crashing is half the fun lol. Find one plane you can build over and over so you can get quick at it. Crash rebuild and 2 or 3 times a day 😂

[@PatricioGonzalezCabrera]

Thats the idea 😂

[@SpeedyGwen]

this sounds like a dream as someone who loves doing engineering myself, tho the huge issue is money, an avrage remote for starting with rc planes is around 50€ which is WAY above any kind of money I ever touched in my life so I sadly cant even do that yet... appart if I can magically make my own remote with an arduino I got for free but there is way way more things that are expensive like motors and servo which I dont have acess to

[@MWall711]

Great tips to pass along to RC pilots! I just added it to our Intro Flying Program website. Thanks!

[@costastheodoropoulos7171]

Dude one of your best videos❤

[@FarmerFpv]

I learned how to fly with a GWS P51 Mustang. It was a wild first flight. I was able to fly it and land it. I knew the basics of how they flew and got lucky I guess. RIP GWS. I used to love those little foamy kits. They were like 29 dollars for the slope soarer version but you had to add all the electronics. But if you destroyed the airframe it was a cheap replacement and easy build.

[@MarcusHasley]

0:55 Turbo Timber Evolution 👌

[@Juniperrrrrr]

About the self leveling, rather than get an electronic one, get a plane that has a high dihedral and naturally tends back to level

[@spindash64]

Sidenote: High mounted wing with zero dihedral will behave similarly to a mid or low wing with dihedral.

[@sharp68chevyguy]

I am 36, learned to fly with my dad when I was a teen, even though it was all buddy box learning there wasn't any gyros or anything then. Those ARF nitro kits they had back then, we had a 4 channel Cessna looking airplane, I remember having 3, and only having to buy new ones because of radio interference from a near by golf course any time the sprinkler systems turned on. This was when you had to have matching chips in your transmitter and receiver. The golf course put an end to that airfield as it used to take airplanes out of the sky everytime we were there. Now I have my one bedroom apartment littered with FT models, sheets of foam and wrecked or incomplete models hanging on the walls.

[@CalebT_RC]

I’m self taught, works best for me and I help a lot of people at my field with maidens, new people, etc.

[@neogamer210]

I did do my first ever Solo yesterday, no Simulator, no instructor. It worked really well, did 2 flights and buttered it both times on the landing

[@johno9507]

Congratulations! Well done mate. 🙂🇦🇺

[@jordansrc9815]

these vids are always done so well! good job guys!

[@userTJ39780]

Timely advice for all the newbies coming to the field this season! I'm largely self-taught as the instructors at my field were only interested in seeing how well I could fly a circuit. I routinely fly with much more advanced pilots and model my moves based on what they do.

[@stevendegiorgio3143]

I had flying lessons on a Saturday and Sunday at my club and I used the same instructor beginning to end.He was a great guy.At that time I was also taking full scale flying lessons,I liked my R/C flight instructor soo much I wanted him as my full scale flight instructor.

[@HannibalDufrasne-nl9lx]

Thanks for the advice, I am probably gonna buy myself a simulator because of this video.

[@onebladeprop]

If going the self taught route i suggest building the flite test FT Flyer. Its really easy to build and flies really well. Since its only 1 sheet of foam board its super cheap. Being cheap and easy makes easier to relax while flying and its no big deal if you wreck it.

[@adamz7802]

I learned flying on a smallll field with power Lines everywhere. My plane was a lidl glider with brushless motor strapped on the nose. ✈️✈️✈️

[@PatricioGonzalezCabrera]

Im learning in my 20 by 20 meter backyard with obstructions in the way

[@johno9507]

Taught myself to fly RC helicopters (Hirobo Shuttle) in the backyard at age 12 (1990) when everyone tried to discourage me saying 'they're too hard' or tell me 'you have to fly planes first'. I spent a lot of time as a kid reading about how helicopters & planes worked which gave me the foundations. It can be done. 🇦🇺

[@ralphhowing3473]

This video is a little bit old 5 mon's but trust me it well NEVER get old, if that makes any sense, I have the carbon cub with all the new tec. I flew it a couple of times in safe mode and it works but what did it for me was the RF 9.5 S simulator, it teaches you orientation coming and going + it helps you with inverted flight so you don't end up with a closet full of foam. Now I only fly in experienced mode and it helped me turn my balsa builds from wall hangers into functional flyers that I can fly. This video is an important FACT about the hobby take it to heart, it wont steer wrong that's for sure. RALLPHIE

[@1234dth7]

Good job guys! 👍

[@BullyBreedRC]

Much of what y'all are saying in this vid is what I tell my boxing students. As a semi self taught rc "pilot", I love the info y'all put out. I've found that watching my flight vids, especially the on-board runcam, has helped quite a bit. We just need to be honest with ourselves. If the crash was our fault, find out why and how to do better. Can't be blaming everything on manufacturers or weather lol. Another great vid, y'all. 👊🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@atticom]

Nice video!

[@Madmaxx600]

Great video. Quite helpful and comical. Going to go to the flying field tonight with my foam cub, paraglider trike, and RC buggies for the kids tonight..... Ordering a couple pizzas for us and whoever else flying.

[@stevemiller7980]

I bought the latest RealFlight sim with the transmitter and spent a couple months working away at it. Then I bought a UMX Turbo Timber Evo and started off with SAFE mode for a few flights. Then just turned off the safe and started flying. Still use the simulator a lot. Feel like I am ready for something bigger. I know my next plane will be the latest 1.5m Timber. I like the way they fly. First plane with flaps and I enjoy that challenge of slow flying. Fly safe and smart everyone.

[@DonTimmons-kh4dz]

Same sentiment here with safe mode. Just getting back into this myself after 35 years and thought wow this would be a great way to get back into the hobby. I first bought the Carbon Cub SS 2.1, Mistake I've only flown it about 5-6 times, I've never had a plane this big, and thought with all of this modern day technology this would be a piece of cake. I can only fly the plane in experienced mode, I'm not toting my own horn here, and I guess I'm just to stupid to figure out this new technology. So what did I do? ; I went out and bought the Carbon Cub S 1.3 to practice with, because I won't have to disassemble it to get it to the local flying field. I now have about 20 flights on this model, and I can't get it to work with SAFE, or AS3X either. As a consumer, especially with a hobby like this, I'm appalled at the lack of customer service, regarding these issues. Sure I consider myself a newbie after such a long absence, but at the end of the day, from experience, this stuff doesn't work as advertised. FYI, both of these models were purchased as BNF's, so perhaps I'm just to stupid to figure out how to set them up. Happy Flying everyone...

[@Aeroworks-hf6kt]

Hi Tail Heavy production, thanks for the advise thia will help me improve my fly

[@jeffsnayczuk8488]

Thank you

[@tonyyimbo]

I fully learned edf through fpv . It’s a nice transition from msfs using dji system .

[@pippyquark]

0:07 dats me :D (i started with 2chers, bout an aeroscout mini several months back and now i hav an apprentice STOL its very fun)

[@Calvertfilm]

400mm foamies taught me to fly. When I got onto a 1500mm Tasman trainer it was easy by comparison as it was more docile in the air. Passed my 'A' test (UK) within 4 weeks, and I was probably ready before that. So, another route.

[@ethanplaysroblox6253]

I’m learning to fly by myself, also on Monday I get to go to a flight school (full size planes)

[@netw0rk5874]

just bought a simulator and im already learning a lot! i crash less often now and perform maneuvers while coming back in one piece. thanks for recommending the sim! (im self taught btw)

[@TailHeavyProductions]

Glad it's helping!

[@mikbacitube]

2/ 3 times a week in winter in UK is just an Utopic. If you work then even more Utopic. Not everyone has the time of the day to dedicate to the hobby . I agree on the instructor bit definitely

[@TailHeavyProductions]

2-3 times was what we consider to be optimal - but we acknowledged it isn't what everyone can do for sure. 👍

[@AltmuehlDrone]

As a guy who learned flying FPV quadcopters by purely self-teaching (and crashing, and making mistakes) i found this video so over-the-top. But: When i tried out fixed wing RC aircraft i had my neighbour as a trainer to just show me the most basic things (trimming and CG especially) to start with. Rest was self-teching again tho, because foam can be glued. And now as i am learning to fly real aircraft i can totally sign every single point you mentioned...

[@JonasDecker-z3x]

I remeber my first fpv plane flight after flyinf drones . I was like this feels like gta :D

[@Rocket_Prophet]

lol, Yes! teach the dog how to fly!!!! Great video for beginners like me

[@ZapTeam]

Have you ever tried the OMP bighorn. Some say it’s a great bush and 3d plane

[@nealstephensonhiro72]

Feeling called out here. Coming in to land at mach Jesus is just how I roll, and stick, the landing

[@pippyquark]

5:30 my AeroScout Mini requires a LOT of rudder to turn, but then again, it IS 3CH and the rudder isnt exactly massive

[@ericnadeau4767]

Waiting for your video on how to teach your dog to fly, I'm struggling with teaching mine.

[@tag180rotax]

I was able to fly solo right out the gate. First few batteries were easy mode and then clicked onto hard mode on the 4th or 5th battery. All it took was 42 hours of full scale flight and my PPL. There may be easier methods to learn lol

[@mondrider994]

2:21 I wanna se more of that traxxas slash rc car driving out of a takin off cargo plane🤩

[@deathholt169]

You should come to the Cuba warbirds event this weekend!

[@ToastyMozart]

My self-taught sequence was all kinds of weird: A childhood of MS Flight Sim and Ace Combat -> An FPV Wing -> A Night Radian -> An Aeroscout.

[@Anomic_Hunter202]

Oh my! I absolutely love that WACO at 00:12. What company makes it? I might just comply with all the rules to buy & fly it.

[@larrylaitner3473]

I learned to fly without an instructor, but I did have advice on what plane would be right to learn with. This is critical. Start with a slow flying and very stable aircraft. It should have some dihedral, some washout, and smallish control surfaces. And again it should be slow so you have time to react to bad inputs in favor of good inputs.

[@kostlivec8461]

I love your videos

[@markknutson8728]

It's time to teach Bailey how to fly!

[@mattdufrane2821]

I'm definitely learning the dumb way, but I find I retain everything when I learn the hard way. Yesterday I crashed 3 planes nothing serious 2 scratch builds, and 1 edf (xfly t7 64mm) Yesterday's lessons. Short planes have extra sensitive elevator. Having a nose pointing down on takeoff creates a down force making takeoff impossible or enough speed to overcome the down force Last lesson was to put the t7 back on the shelf for a bit. It was a blast, it actually flew pretty well at slower speeds, but everything is faster and also requires more foresight in maneuvers. The jets unharmed.

[@RussianThunderrr]

-- What is that at 6:05? Foam L'aMooney? P.S. I've got two pips at work interested at flying FPVs, but airplanes too. These are all good advises for them, thank you! Thumbs up!

[@parallax_aerial_photography]

Tried to learn to fly RC fixed wing, would constantly lose track of my aircraft's attitude and crash. Now I just fly FPV quads and have way more fun. The part about every input with fixed wing being small really got me, because flying FPV the opposite is true 🤣

[@TailHeavyProductions]

Bummer! FPV can be the same though - when we do air to air shots for our videos, getting in close proximity with a flying airplane with your quad and getting the shots smooth requires baby gentle inputs. I still have yet to master it and doubt I ever will. 😂 -Zach

[@whatsthematter8767]

11. Nike(R), Just Do It™️

[@thejeff2469]

Make your first plane rear pusher prop type. I broke so many props and motors starting out

[@coyoteman8073]

My friends and I are self-taught but we started with 400mm trainers and moved up wingspan little by little and now we all have a big collection of different types and skill levels but most of all we fly to have fun even if we destroy a plane from time to time 😂

[@FloridaFlying]

Hey have you guys considered designing and selling your own rc bush plane? I think you could come up with something better (dare I say) than the fun cub?

[@infiniterats3870]

The best way to learn to fly is by practicing on garbage planes people sell for dirt cheap on FB marketplace. That way you also learn how to repair them at the same time

[@fastbudgie]

I started in the hobby self taught with a $40 cessna

[@Videolinquency]

I have been at this for more than half a century, and seen that most beginner crashes occur when the rookie tries to make the flight a social event. Enthusiastic non-RC spectators during your first 100 flights usually spell disaster. Try to be alone with your instructor and concentrate. That's the best route to a skill level where you can actually show off.

[@casper8857]

one of the first things my instructor taught me was to never let go of the sticks

[@digfun1507]

Whats the name of the sim at 1:09 it dosent seem like aerofly physics but the grapihcs are great so its not realflight....

[@TailHeavyProductions]

It's Aerofly 10

[@RC_Alaska]

My instructors were Brian Phillips, tail heavy productions, and Flite test. The first 2 years, I would crash almost every time I flew without a gyro. Then it just clicked. Now I can fly most planes well, and am fully comfortable with flying without a gyro. I was the only person I knew who knew how to fly, so I bought a couple planes for my fiends. One of them is hooked, But he never turns the gyro off and I haven’t seen him progress much lately. I think gyros are great but can ruin somebody’s learning capabilities when it comes to RC.

[@Krash_fpv]

I learned completely by myself and have no idea how to use a buddy box...crashed like 5 times before I took off and landed....put 80 hrs in Sim during that week and it was allover after that....been flying 3d since.

[@DanielPersyn_747-8]

I started with the Duet s2 and i didn't even know there where instructors for this and i always go out with my grandpa to the field who can't even fly to watch me and trow the plane when i can't take off from the runway

[@pippyquark]

0:43 whats dat? (what sim)

[@stevejohnston8543]

By no means am I a great airplane pilot but I was doing loops and even inverted before long (yes I did use a sim a little). You a challenge TRY HELIS! The few, the brave.

[@Ahmed-Tea]

I GOT CARBON CUB S2 YESTERDAY AS MY FIRST PLANE WISH ME LUCK IN THIS HOBBY

[@wheelrunner25]

This could not have come at a better time for me lol

[@hayloft3834]

Me, self taught some 40 odd years ago. Back then there was no local club, nor flyers. no simulators, no videos. I now belong to a club but be able to have newbies fit in 3-4 flights on a normal weekend day can be an issue due to the number of people. 2-3 days a week can be a problem as weather and work tend to interfere.

[@TheBrooklynfoo]

Any recs for a good training Sim?

[@Jon_Flys_RC]

Even the most unstable aerobatic airplane should fly strait and lever for a couple seconds “hands off” if trimmed correctly, a properly trimmed trainer should ideally fly on forever if the trim and balance is correct.

[@everythingrc5652]

Sim, flite test easy plane. Success and swappable

[@joecserna]

self-taught here. people would ask how long it took me to "figure it out." 5 planes-mainly. i did learn to repair stuff though. get an instructor and a sim.

[@HongDIYrc]

I am a self taught rc pilot who started building planes at age 8 and flew them around, always messing up a connection to the esc. 6 years later, it’s still no difference 😅

[@Stygmah]

Use the Multiplex simulator free version to fly the original fun cub

[@SpeedyGwen]

I do have a LOT of experience in hundreds of different simulators and games since I was a kid, tho even now, I dont have the money to even get a remote, so I am far from having the money to get the physical hardware to ever play with rc planes... I do have plans to make my own from scratch but no remote nor money for the basics like motors and servo and reciver, am kinda stuck... also, me having a verry crappy eyesight may make it a verry bad idea as we dont have a zoom irl nor an hud that shows where the rc plane is and then, I live in a country where it rains basically every days and it could randomly start snowing in april or may, so thats probably not great either

[@JN24185]

Here’s how I started a year and a half ago. I bought a used NX6 Spektrum transmitter for $200. I bought Real Flight Evolution for $99. And I bought a used Maule M7 for my banger for $150. So all in all. A little over $400 and I was pretty set. Now I can pretty much fly anything, didn’t waste a ton of money and learned to fly without a LOT of disappointment. I’ve rebuilt the Maule 3 times. Great idea to have a banger.

[@ErnieDriedger]

I started with dollar tree foam board, cheap ass Chinese electronics, and a simulator i downloaded for free

[@frank-vq4mx]

Well said ! Except for the "one" instructor only part. The student should be exposed to many different instructors so they may see a different point of view. It's up to the student to filter out the bad points of each instructor and adapt the good points.

[@mrmanojrs]

The tight budget and thought of loosing a plane , never helps you learn. You have to take in ur mind that what went up will surely come down, sometimes in peices. Be ready for that. Fear of crashing never makes good pilots.

[@jordansrc9815]

lets go!

[@Squid_Wizard70]

I learned to fly without an inscuctor. I just watched a ton of tail heavy videos

[@Johnd_224]

my plane is a bit like a flying brick and having short runways is not ideal so i use auto leveling on landings and hand launches almost everytime

[@jeffreyjones6409]

I remember the club I used to be a member at. Seemed like every time I would go out to fly there was always needed "field maintenance work" that needed done, or "they are practicing for Pylon racing", can't fly now........ Funny thing is they took my money, but never really helped me much when I was learning to fly. What a bunch of "you know what's". .............

[@Lina-ms8qy]

How i learned, i had a friend over who could fly really well, and in the air he would give me the transmitter and i just flew amd when i felt uncomfortable i gave the transmitter back :/

[@jacksampson7711]

Self taught here. I tried way back in late 1980s and failed. Came back 25 years later and finally got it. Very expensive way to learn.

[@my_tv-i]

more revews pls

[@tonydeaton1967]

Never seen anyone come to our field, with only simulator experience, and successfully fly a model airplane. Seen several people try though.

[@MrPolandRC]

I learned how to fly RC in three flights, first flight I almost crashed into a tree with my instructor next to me(we did not have a buddy box due to me having a cheap transmitter) Flight two I taxied my plane and took off he landed not too eventful, flight three I took off flew and landed my plane, the plane was the arrows hobby Bigfoot good plane.

[@boardnski156]

Mach Jesus landing speeds are why thrust reversing was invented! /s Tip on belly landing EDF's with large cheater holes in the underside: go easy on the thrust reverse or the plane will try to launch itself again.

[@CollinGaudette]

You forgot about how Kingtech turbines sell perfect motors for beginner aircraft… right? 🤣🤣

[@DerMaje]

I went the autoditact way. Constantly building new planes, go out and threw it, if it comes back in one peace, wohey i got a successfull flight.

[@tristontherailfan]

Kei trucks are just UMX pickup trucks😂

[@Goofy-2d]

What plane did you use to learn how to fly?

[@AnonymousRedCat]

I'm self-taught on an amazon f-16. I still can't fly that well.

[@RichardAFPV]

Glad you hit on it, but learning to fly on a trainer and not a war bird needs to be HIGHLY emphasized!

[@JonasDecker-z3x]

Ive had my learning curve when i got into cheap depron planes. They are so cheap you don't care. And if you dont care you are not afraid. Beeing afraid caused nost crashes for me

[@EmilC2012]

CESSNA 414 MENTIONED RAAAAAHHHHHH 🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@rodgersrcaviation2785]

I’m self taught. I crashed 32 foamboard builds before I figure it out

[@mindhealer3497]

Damn

[@lightninglovesrcplanes]

My first time flying I had it in my bones so I didn't crash

[@PeteSampson-qu7qb]

I have a shorter list. Get help and choose it carefully. If nothing else an experienced pilot can suggest or provide a suitable first plane and spot issues a begginer will miss. At every club there will be at least one person who is an excellent instructor and at least one person who only thinks they are a great instructor. If you just hang around and listen to the banter you will get an idea of who the majority thinks have the chops. If someone who doesn't even have a plane at the field comes up and offers help? Treat it suspiciously.

[@hayloft3834]

We have one of those, turns up in his beemer, no planes, knows everyone, everything, been everywhere and wastes everyone's time.

[@PeteSampson-qu7qb]

Wearing his AMA underwear too! There's at least one at every field. One of my "favorites" was a guy who actually reached down to adjust my needle valve. I rarely have an engine out and usually because I hold a dive long enough for the clunk to suck air. I don't recall any engine he "adjusted" ever running through a full tank at a steady throttle setting much less actually using it for aerobatics. Alot of the the people ignorant enough to let him help wrecked their engines.

[@Graier-mj7ve]

I taught myself how to fly RC planes

[@brandonbrown3600]

Had to self learn, no official fields within hours of me. Now ive had to teach my son, he has done fantastic from the start.