Electric RC Aircraft: A Complete Resource

for the first 20 pages thus book will explain whyelectric is better than gas powered craft.then afterwards it's so primitive and even a newby like me read it within 1hr.very limited to no information at all.it has no pictures, no diagrams no explanationwhat element follows what and how it all gets connected.no sources to go to.this book is more about hobby telling rather than explaining things to make you comprehendthe aircraft build.probably written by a 12 year old for his/hergrandparents.absolute waste.I returned it same day.

Electric RC has quickly blossomed into one of the largest segments of the RC market and the entry point for most new flyers. Lots of things can go wrong with RC planes including loose parts, binding servos, incorrect balance points, lack of basic flight knowledge, etc. The author does recommend that people search out an experienced instructor and the use of flight simulators. Flying RC planes can be a great activity once you get over that first learning hill and the first dozen crashes. Just getting a flight instructor to balance the plane side to side, front to back, adjust control throws, check the prop balance & thrust angle and then do a test flight to trim your plane for level flight will make a big difference in your chance of success. Many people quit after several crashes never realizing that their plane is so far out of balance and trim that even an expert could not fly it. To sum up, this is a starting point and recommended as such, but not a complete resource.

I found this E-book useful and informative. It needs a bit more careful proof reading; quite a few instances of typographical errors that would be missed by a spell checker, e.g. "you" when "your" is what is obviously intended. I would like to make a suggestion for an appendix to the book, and that is to include a list of acronyms and abbreviations with their definitions. I've been receiving the magazine of the AMA for over a year now and I find many of its articles almost unintelligible due to an absolute deluge of undefined abbreviations and acronyms. It's all very cute inside ball for the dyed in the wool geek, but very frustrating for someone trying to assess their potential interest in the hobby.

"A complete resource"? Not really. I have been out of the hobby for about 30 years and expected a lot more information, I bought the book to get some tips which motor to choose for which model, what is the weight to motor Amps ratio etc. Unfortunately there was only general talk about basic planes and Heli's that didn't really help me.This book is for the newcomer only, one that had no experience at all. The title "A complete resource" is misleading and does not give you any details as guide for building or purchase.Bit disappointing, But then for this price, I was maybe a bit naïve!

Where oh where did the proof readers go ? Or did the author or authors self publish ? It's shot thru with typos but correct them as you read and you can get a lot of worthy information. I see this all the time........... proof reading must be an obsolete art. Now where's my blue pencil ?

One thing that wasn't covered is size electric motors are equivalent to glow plug motors

It did a good job of reviewing the basics for those very new to RC.

Un buen libro con informacion general sobre el aeromodelismo actual escrito de forma sencilla y amena. Exagera un poco las desventajas de los motores a explosion.

Very poor book. Little information ( only 4 to 5 words per line). A very very brief description of the subject. Probably written by a 12 year old for a target audience of total novices. Absolutely not " everything you need to know about flying electric RC aircraft.I sish ihad not bought this book. Ifeel i have been mislead.

Came promptly. But was not as technically informative as I hoped. I was after information about voltages and compatibility of components. It was too basic for my needs.

Very basic. Not much detail.

will use again 5***** seller

Once again another real basic starter book that only contains info that is so readily available for free on the internet. Only buy if you are a real novice.