What is the best way to get started in electric flight?
That depends on what you want to do and where you’re starting from. If you’ve never flown RC before, and you want to start with an electric plane rather than a pure glider, we recommend a basic three channel electric glider for starters. This will give you the best chance to stay ahead of the plane. If you know how to fly RC, you have a lot of choices. The simplest and most available electric power systems use six or seven cells. These are called “05” systems, and are very similar to the power system of an RC car. You can find all sorts of planes in kit or plan form which will work well with these systems. Any two-meter glider kit can be easily adapted to six or seven cell electric by a moderately competent builder. Just stick a motor in the nose, battery under the wing, and go. If you want more performance, good ground handling, or just like larger planes, there are larger power systems available, all the way up to systems which will handle a 60-sized power plane. The cost and complex
That depends on what you want to do and where you’re starting from. If you’ve never flown RC before, and you want to start with an electric plane rather than a pure glider, I recommend an electric glider like the Airtronics Eclipse. This will give you the best chance to stay ahead of the plane. In the sport/trainer category, I hear a lot of good things about the Leisure Amptique. If you know how to fly RC, you have a lot of choices. The simplest and most available electric power systems use six or seven cells. These are called “05” systems, and are very similar to the power system of an RC car. You can find all sorts of planes in kit or plan form which will work well with these systems. Outstanding examples are the aforementioned Eclipse and Amptique, old timers such as the Leisure Playboy and Astro Viking, a variety of semi-scale kits from Davey Systems, all sorts of gliders, and the aerobatic ElectroStreak from Great Planes. Any two-meter glider kit can be easily adapted to six or se
