RC Helicopter Crash!

Whats a glow engine of a RC Helicopter?
A RC Helicopter engine that uses a glow plug instead of a spark plug. A glow plug does not require a spark to ignite the next cycle, it has a small coil which remains hot enough to ignite the next cycle when the fuel is compressed in the cylinder head. In order to start the engine, you must use a glow heater which heats the coil in the glow plug like a coil in a light bulb, and once the engine is running it produces enough heat by itself and you remove the glow heater.

What happens when you crash the RC Helicopter?
In a light crash (bad bounce off a hard surface) you might break the landing gear and a couple other things, in a average crash (lands on it's side) the first things to go are the main blades, the tail boom, the main shaft, the flybar, possibly the landing gear and the boom supports. Then there are the bad crashes where you look for the parts that aren't broken. Thanks to Stewart for providing this sample of what happens when you turn a rotory-wing into a fixed-wing while in flight.

How much are RC Helicopter simulators?
An average simulator would cost around $160 for CSM and $220 for RFD with the cable that connects to your tx. Some people swear by them, others say there not needed. I think it teaches you coordination very well. It teaches some bad habits maybe, in that the real one doesn't fly exactly like the sim, but the coordination is much more worth it than the perfection of flight dynamics. Besides, they're fun too. I like to push it to the limits and do all sorts of weird shit I would never do for real.

Can you learn to fly on your own RC Helicopter?
The answer is yes, with enough patients and if you are very careful when putting the RC Helicopter together. I recommend two thing for sure, if you are going to put your heli together and fly it by yourself.
1. A simulator.
2. The complete guide to model helicopters.

I think that the experience building your first heli is extremely valuable. Especially after your first crash, which will happen. Also, begginer pilots don't have the experience to know what they are buying as far as ware and tear goes.

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