How do r/c helicopters differ from r/c planes, cars, and boats?
Cars and boats always move forward and can only turn left or right. This is called 2 dimensional movement. Cars and boats can’t travel upside down. Airplanes add another dimension to travel because they can gain and lose altitude, plus they can fly upside down. Helicopters are the only models that can do all the above, plus to everything backwards and sideways as explained in the previous section. What about some of the basic vocabulary used by heli pilots? Oops: Self explanatory Uh Oh: Self explanatory Brain Fart: Common reason for crashing. No noticeable aroma, but very recognizable consequences. Typically results in ordering new parts. Always followed by everyone asking you what happened. Drop your pride and admit to your brain fart. A Hit: This is the most common erroneously used term to describe the previous vocab listing. However, a REAL radio hit is when the radio signal between the transmitter and receiver of the model are interrupted. This may be caused by another modeler turn
