| Flying outdoors with your own little glider | | | | a glider so I wouldn't recommend that. |
| is both fun and relaxing. RC gliders and | | | | |
| sailplanes offer a quieter and cheaper flying | | | | Non-powered gliders ride on thermal air |
| experience as opposed to electric or gas | | | | currents, which allow the plane to fly along |
| powered RC planes. | | | | slowly. Powered gliders use a small electric |
| | | | motor with a folding propeller, and when the |
| The first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong, | | | | glider is to your desired height, you can |
| once said this about gliders. "Gliders, sail | | | | just turn the motor off and it will become a |
| planes, they're wonderful flying machines. | | | | true glider. Then if your glider starts to |
| It's the closet you can come to being a | | | | drop, you can just turn the motor back on and |
| bird." | | | | you can climb again. |
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| Neil was not wrong, RC gliders are just like | | | | Lastly we need to discuss launching your RC |
| there full size counterparts and really gives | | | | glider or sailplane. There are actually |
| everyone the chance to soar like a bird. So | | | | several ways to get your glider into the air, |
| you want to soar? Then read on. | | | | and all work just as good as the other I |
| | | | would say. The first way is hand launching |
| First you need to know there are glider and | | | | the plane into the air. When doing this, |
| sailplanes, which are basically both the same | | | | always make sure you keep your hand at the |
| thing, it is just that gliders can sometimes | | | | exact center of gravity on the glider or |
| have a small electric motor for steering and | | | | sailplane, and launch it into the wind. |
| sailplanes don't. Out of the two, I think RC | | | | That's it, it is that simple! |
| gliders are better because you can still have | | | | |
| some control but also have an enjoying and | | | | Another way to launch your glider is called |
| relaxing flight. | | | | discus launching, which takes the strain of |
| | | | hand launching out of the picture. Learn more |
| Next you should know some of the downsides to | | | | about discus lunching if you think that is |
| flying an RC glider or sailplane. One thing | | | | something you want to do. |
| is that they require more room to make a turn | | | | |
| and they also move much slower. Moving slow | | | | That is some useful information on RC gliders |
| is actually an advantage for beginners | | | | and sailplanes that I have learned from my |
| because it allows them more reaction time | | | | own experience. Just remember, when buying |
| when flying, but if you have more experience | | | | any glider or sailplane, always check for |
| then it isn't so much fun. | | | | required accessories and what is not |
| | | | included. A Ready to Fly (RTF) glider should |
| When looking for a glider, there are two | | | | come with everything needed to start flying, |
| options that you have; a powered glider or a | | | | but other kits might require some extra |
| non-powered one. Powered gliders are exactly | | | | spending. |
| that, they have electric motors that can be | | | | |
| used for steering or actually propelling, but | | | | To learn more about RC gliders, follow that |
| that kind of takes away the whole purpose of | | | | link to Michael's RC airplane website. |