10 Radio Control Mistakes to Avoid

This video will go over 10 common radio control mistakes and how you can avoid making them. These items are common to all RC airplane pilots. By understanding how easy these mistakes are to both make and avoid, RC newbies can prevent a crash and save some money!

The areas discussed are:

1. Proper Center of Gravity location.
2. Choose the right airplane for your skill level. Trainers first, jets next.
3. Keep your aircraft as light as possible.
4. Use the correct propellor and install correctly.
5. Use a contrasting color scheme to keep track of the model in flight.
6. Ensure your lipo batteries are fully charged before heading out to the field.
7. Always check your control surfaces for free movement in the right direction prior to takeoff.
8. Do a transmitter range check.
9. Ensure no warps in the wing or tail surfaces.
10. Ensure you have the correct airspeed, and do not confuse airspeed with groundspeed.

Here is a link to my YouTube Channel:
   / timmckay56  

Many thanks in advance for a post of this video on Facebook, it truly helps the channel a lot!
Regards,
Tim

Also, here is the video on how to build the foam board F22 pictured (very easy to do):

   • F22 Foam Board RC Airplane  

And an easy way to enlarge the F22 plans:

   • Easy Way to Enlarge Model Airplane Plans  

Chapters

00:00 Intro
01:24 Proper Center of Gravity
04:55 Skill level
06:10 Keep it light
07:40 Correct prop
09:35 Color scheme
10:30 Charge batteries
12:16 Control check
13:10 Range check