6) If a maneuver goes wrong, try to complete it. Don’t just hit reset halfway through a botched loop. Try to recover from problem, as there is no reset bar in real life.

7) Have a lesson plan. Determine to fly from point A to point B while doing X, Y and Z. Don’t just go where airplane takes you! Remember, this is radio “control”, not radio “follow leader”.

8) Take breaks periodically. RC flight simulators can actually be hard on eyes and body.

9) When you have mastered basic flying, deliberately put sim airplane into unusual attitudes and try to recover.

10) When you’ve mastered basic flying and unusual attitude recovery, make program a bit more challenging. Trying adding more obstacles, e.g. trees. Adding wind is a good way to stretch your abilities. Wind speed and direction can often be changed in sim, and this is something that happens in real life as well.

Visit RC Airplane Advisor to read reviews of some common rc flight simulators.

This article may be reprinted if proper credit is given and all links left intact. Copyright©2005 RC Airplane Advisor

Traditional art supply stores are great, but prices are marked up, and you might not get what you want, when you need it. When you look through at art supply catalog and order your art supplies that way, you eliminate chance that what you need will be out of stock at time you purchase. So not only do you save money, you save time and worry. On top of saving money, art supplies available online are of great quality. You won't be sacrificing for sake of saving money. The only thing you'll be giving up is a few of things people like to complain about. And if you order enough you might even qualify for free shipping.