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Having Fun with RC Cars and Aircraft
Radio control is an engaging and fun hobby. I first became an RC addict at the age or 10 when a kind uncle bought me a model aircraft for my birthday. He gave me a scale model of a WWI biplane powered by a little spirit fuelled engine. Today RC cars and aircraft are much more sophisticated, but still great fun and very educational.
Today I am lucky enough to own several excellent RC cars and a couple of high performance model aircraft. I have dabbled with RC boats but I still tend to favour model aircraft and cars.
If you are thinking about buying a radion control model its worth taking a few moments to consider exactly what you'll be spending your money on. Radio control cars tend to fall into two categories: those that are powered by an electric motor and those powered by a little engine that uses a Nitro Methanol fuel mix.
Like many RC car enthusiasts I my favoured RC cars are those powered by proper little engines. The hobby, for me, is not just about racing around a track. Like formula one racing, it's all about the cars, the engineering, the tuning and tweaking to get the best from your model.
Getting into RC cars at an early age can be very educational. My personal interest in radio control led to my career in electronics, all because I had to build and maintain my own radio control equipment. If you are looking for a toy that is both fun and educational I strongly recommend you consider a neat little radio control car.
For a first car I would recommend you choose an electric model. Firstly the price. Electric-powered radio control cars are much cheaper than their Nitro powered equivalents. Secondly simplicity. Electrically powered cars are the simplest. There is a truly fantastic selection of electric cars to choose from so you are bound to find a model that fire's the imagination. Personally, I love the off-road style of rc cars. Great fun on some rough terrain, bouncing over sand dunes and through muddy puddles.
But I started out with a radio control model aircraft. I can still recall the thrill I got when I took those RC controls for the first time. Taking the controls and making the model plane swoop and climb was such a thrill.
As for rc cars, these days there is a great selection of model aircraft to choose from with a range of price tags. For very little cash you can get a little palm launched radio control aircraft that can be great fun in the office or indoors at home. For a little more cash you can get yourself an easy-to-control model aircraft that will give you many hours of fun.
Some of todays model aircraft come with sophisticated technology that can detect the ground and the sky helping to prevent a costly crash. There are even some truly magnificent scale models of well known aircraft including the Spitfire and Focke Wulf.
Radio control is a great hobbly that will give you many hours of fun and excitement. If you are interested in getting into radio control I suggest that you don't spend too much to start with.
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