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If nothing else that necessity to check frequency was in ice-breaker. Different ball game these days of 2.4GHz. If someone wants to stand at the other end of the field and do his own thing then it is perfectly possible to leave him to it. And you don't know for sure he doesn't have a clue what he's doing until he crashes, which is a bit late to offer help. |
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We've had several at our field. I walked over to one father and son, introduced myself and invited them to fly with the rest of us even though they were learning as well as giving them the rules for flying at the field (where the pilots box is, where we take off and land and some other general safety rules. I ended up spending an hour helping them out and they had a very successful first day. |
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I read these horror stories every year. When I worked in a hobby shop some years ago I saw some things that repeated themselves over and over.
People would insist on buying planes designed for experienced pilots as gifts for total newbies. No amount of discussion would sway them. I could see in my mind the pile of broken airplanes as they walked out the door. One memorable individual insisted on buying a P-51 ARF and an engine along with a rather expensive radio and everything needed to fly it. He admitted never having flown a radio control plane of any kind. Try as I may I could not talk him out of that plane and into a trainer. I even offered to help him learn to fly but he walked out of the store about $800 poorer and carrying a plane he couldn't possibly fly. Abouit a week later he came back with a bag full of crashed airplane parts demanding his money back. I told him to see the owner as I could not help him. The owner asked if I explained that he would probably not be able to fly it and he should consider a trainer. The guy said I did. The owner pronounced him the new owner of a bag of crashed airplane parts and wished him good luck in the future. Case closed. BM |
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It would be good if local clubs would get a local TV station to put a spot on the 6:00 PM news offering club help to newbies with their ARF's model planes.
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One way to break the ice is to go over, introduce yourself and welcome them to the field, make a positive comment on their plane and see what happens. Usually they'll say whether they're new and you can go from there. Just don't show up all full of advice, most males resent that.
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I do not doubt you one bit. How does someone... anyone do THAT!? Wait... was his wife out in the car with the motor running? |
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Well i am also a metal detecting fool ! I see some guys leaving horrible messes where they dug up grass in a park, i could never catch them,so i put a ad in paper offering ANYONE free help on learning the correct way to remove sod and grass so you would never know it had been dug up. not one person responded. SO now im going to catch them and they will let me show them or ill turn them in so my hobby don't get shut down ! Now back to our program , why is it some guys insist on getting Jets or COOL looking way to fast plans,against all advise ! I started with a string motor powered COX plane that was crashed within minutes lol,then few years later went to fuel powered trainers and joined a club where they trained me. this training cannot be replaced by any sim. If there is a club around join it ..
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Both local hobby shops that existed then (both now closed) had clubs that they sponsored. I was a member in both and I still hold membership in those clubs. I also had a list of instructors that I could refer a newbie to depending on where the newbie lived so that he would be close to home. Would not have helped this guy because he watched someone fly and it looked easy. He said anybody could do it with no problem at all. There are those types among us you know BM |
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He had a Corsair and I had a Stuka and both had .049's in them. I "let" him go first and then decided to pack mine up and headed back to the car. My Stuka never flew unfortunately and probably got tossed by my mom when I moved out and went to college. It was about 30 years later before I finally got a Super Cub LP and a flight simulator as a birthday present before I finally took up the challenge again. -Mike |
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Another good opener is to ask them how they like the plane. Usually if it's new, it is out of trim and I often hear how it's hard to control. Then an offer to help trim it out is generally accepted. If not back off and watch the fun.
The only thing I hate worse than seeing a plane crash is to miss seeing a plane crash. Chuck |
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