Those are chuck gliders. They are NOT RC. My personal opinion is that those gliders are the best way to start.
It keeps you busy for a while.
It is cheap and is a lot of fun if done properly
It gives you time to "read" and learn about RC (very important)
It gives you time to "meet people" and learn. (Very very important)

Dodo i will stress on these two:
LEARNING - There is no perfect solution to any problem in RC and often your knowledge saves you time, money.
MAKING FRIENDS - I am a beginner myself and have made many awesome friends wtr RC. They have helped me a lot!

Starting with the chuck glider or directly going in for electric is upto the beginner

This is Mohammed, I am looking for RC car in bangalore.

Please use the "Search" function, before posting questions You can see the list of stores, including the ones in Bangalore.

Welcome to RC India

What should one do to start ?

I am absolutely raw in this I just broke a cheap chineese counter rotating heli when i almost was able to fly it. I plan on making my own plane out of it but i dont intend to send much on this.
The old heli made me fall in love with helicopters and i have been doing lot of reseach on the same that made me realise i cant make my own heli from scratch (all on my own-parts and all too)

So guys since you all are in it throughout tell me what should i do ESP ANWAR
assemble the kit with portion of the kit imported and portion bought from indian hobbies Radio with servos or buy it online with the works (ofcourse i am also worried about the budget).
How much will be the shipping charges @ hobby king /Banana Hobby/ xehli
Such kit obviously does not allow you to fine tune the kit with the transmitter something like Spektrum DX6i (this is the best and only kit i know)
One more thing DX6i reciever if it gets damaged its not on indian Hobbies can we couple any other make reciever  also working at same frequency or we have to get spektrum Rx only only. I really want to get into this big time and get another heli flying and definitely not a useless Chinese thing.
Having cursed china i came across a xheli youtube post where the packing itself had "MADE IN CHINA" written surprise surprise
anyone can i get stuff from china why the hell get stuff circuiting through US when we can get it from our neighbor but till now noone had replied to me on anyone of my online price requests. If anyone had any joy plz mail me.
can anyone tell me where can i get a RC helicopter PS2 simulator (the one on pirates bay is of no use) help me get the hang of it before i spend my moolah

Get a HK450 kit from hobby king.

Hi are there any people in India who manufacture RC Aero-model Kits?
I found Sphere Hobbies, but they seem to be too unresponsive.
Anyone else?

what could be d cost of a six channel remote control of FUTUBA...and can nebody tell me where to get them from

Indian Hobbies and Fly RC.

@suryanshu - Just wondering, your status says you have intermediate rc skills and you dont know the cost of a 6 channel futaba radio ? 

i totally agree sim is good way to have a shot a few times and it also gives a good mind setup. one can also paint the area under the wing with different colors like red for right side of wing and yellow for left. this way it's easy to understand left and right easily even the aeroplane at a distance if its visible enough.

and also rcelectro and rchobbyaddict are good sites to buy stuff but more of variety is needed!

For many poster of replies above please read this.

http://www.rcindia.org/beginners-zone/totally-new-need-real-guidance/

Hi all, am new to RC India. Been flying in Jeddah, KSA. I am taking my vacation next month and would love to fly on my home land Is there any special permission/license needed for flying RC in India? I was planning to take one of my Tx/Rx along with some electrics with me so that I could build a small plane and keep on flying while am on vacation. Any suggestion/guidelines?

http://www.rcindia.org/beginners-zone/how-to-get-legal-permission-for-using-radio-control/

http://www.rcindia.org/rc-general-topics/where-does-rc-flying-or-aeromodelling-belong/msg57715/#msg57715

Regarding transport of radio etc, just search the forum as it has been discussed many times

http://www.rcindia.org/rc-general-topics/airport-customs-issues/msg19005/#msg19005

Thanks a lot anwar. Appreciate your patience. I should have searched more efficiently.

Hey all !! I am new around here, I was looking to chat with some pro's for tips !!! Though I need to start by getting an R/C kit, Any suggestions ?

Quote from: Rajgopal on July 10, 2011, 11:00:49 AM
Hey all !! I am new around here, I was looking to chat with some pro's for tips !!! Though I need to start by getting an R/C kit, Any suggestions ?

@raj...bangalore we have few RC outlets...trainer high wing is the way to start

Quote from: akash on April 29, 2009, 11:12:27 AM
i think that the previous post is right. instead of investing a huge sum ( rather investment) into the hobby at the begining stage itself, buy some low cost rc gliders which comes in 2 or 3 ch. atleast i can fly without the fear of crashing and spending again for spares.

i m new to this hobby.
apart from what all has already been said , i feel there is a smarter way to make learning quicker.
crashes  are bound to happen  initially so rather than going for many cheap plane go for a medium  budget plane with stabilization systems which can recover its cost by avoiding crashes. it can be taken as next step after SIM.

Though very old thread, but many newcomers are seen taking bad decision for starting their first model.
At present, the costing comes to,

Tx/Rx - 6 Channel FlySky - 2195 + 700(Shipping) = 2900 (RCBazaar)

Servo - 3 x 9gm Sevo (TG9)- 3x160 = 480
30A ESC - 530
2812 Motor - 480
Prop Adapter - 90
7x6 prop - 6 Nosx45 = 210
Battery - 490
Charger - 450
Shipping from Hobbysea - 100/-

Ashume, soldering joint between ESC & Motor,

Coro wing & Body -from Ad, no cost.
20ml CA Glue - 25/-
Sand Paper - 5/-
Misc. Screw - 10/-
Horns from SimCard covering plastics - no cost
Pushrod - straighten 2000 watt heater coil - 30/- passed through Flute of Fuselage.


=5800/- (Less than 6K) Huh, Good Combo.

And An RTF Plane 3998 + Shipping from RCBazaar inc. all accessories.

so it comes to 6K + 5K == 11K in total.....

check PVAmodels all inclusive combo... 7200+ shipping allabt 8k....

http://www.rcindia.org/electric-planes/launching-new-aircraft-(blue-arrow)/

No,
Ist Option.
Its Less than 6k. Inc. Tx, Battery, Charger, 6Prop.

And 2nd Option, is RTF.
http://www.rcbazaar.com/products/1293-spad-sxii.aspx

RTF from  RCB  is without Tx Rx, Batt lipo, charger,
also it is foam....

http://rcbazaar.com/products/1063-sky-surfer-with-motor-esc-servos.aspx
so its 6K + 3k for Tx another 1.5K for batt and  charger....
total: 10.5k

also  i do not  suggest a scratch built foam/coro plane( or  any  other alternate material ) for one  to start into RC.... if he seriously wants to get into the hobby....! a plan build balsa plane is what i suggest will  be a  right track for serious aeromodelling....

Yes sir, I agree with you.
A good glider is basic requirement.

I am really new to RC... and wen i say new i mean not even ABC... I was just going through the net looking for info on remote controlled planes. And i was pleasently surprised to chance upon this site.

Hi Justin, Welcome to RCI!

You have come to the right place, you should start with looking at the beginers section and you would be happy to find answers to the most questions you may have in mind. For the rest, there are plenty of very helpful people here in this forum.

BTW: You state says: Delhi and City: Bombay, you may want to correct that

- Dheeraj