After spending some time on your flight simulator, you should spend some time at your local flying club if you have one. It’s great to meet like-minded people in the hobby and to learn from people with a wealth of experience. Another benefit is buddy boxing! Buddy boxing...

You’re excited to fly your first plane; and why shouldn’t you be? It’s great fun and it gets you outside to enjoy the weather. One thing most people do when starting out, is eye off a difficult model to fly because it looks cool!

In some instances, a transmitter is supplied with most first models. These kits are especially designed for people getting into the hobby and can provide you with a cheap entry into the hobby. However, you may want to purchase your own transmitter.

The day has come! You have done the hard yards on the simulator (at least I hope you have) and you’re ready to take to the skies! The most important thing to remember is that you shouldn’t fly if you’re not ready or if the weather is not favourable.

The FrSky series of transmitters are amazing! As a low cost transmitter, it’s packed with plenty of functions and features to satisfy a beginner right through to an expert.

They say, taking off is optional but landings are mandatory. The more landings you do the better you’ll become at it, as practice makes perfect.

Brushless motors in your car or plane take a pretty hard beating and it’s not uncommon to see a motor throw a magnet.

You may be a park flyer and say to yourself that this doesn’t apply to me. I guarantee you that it does and there are very good reasons for you to follow these rules. I encourage you to read on and share this with your friends and fellow pilots. I’ll break this into two parts, Park Pilots and Club Pilots.

There is a saying here in Canada. We have the best restored classic cars.

Let’s talk about Jets – EDF jets.

Hobbyists are spoilt for choice when it’s comes to EDF jets. Just about every manufacturer has a gorgeous temptation to tease the Benjamins from your wallet.