https://davenelson.com/tags/rc/ Recent content in RC on Dave Nelson https://davenelson.com/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E https://davenelson.com/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E Hugo en Tue, 14 Jul 2015 20:00:13 +0000 https://davenelson.com/getting-into-rc-helicopters/ Tue, 14 Jul 2015 20:00:13 +0000 https://davenelson.com/getting-into-rc-helicopters/ <p>Last year I saw a video of a guy flying a remote control helicopter upside down… A HELICOPTER… UPSIDE DOWN!</p> <p>I watched that video and others like it over and over. So I started saving my money and researching what kind of equipment I needed to learn how to do that myself. I started off with a cheap toy helicopter, then moved to a more expensive one that was much more powerful but still a toy and then finally with a hobby-grade collective pitch heli.</p> https://davenelson.com/the-no-nonsense-technician-class-license-study-guide-by-dan-romanchik/ Tue, 12 May 2015 20:00:45 +0000 https://davenelson.com/the-no-nonsense-technician-class-license-study-guide-by-dan-romanchik/ <p><img alt="The No-Nonsense Technician Class License Study Guide by Dan Romanchik" loading="lazy" src="https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HGt41WiBL._SL250_.jpg">To legally use a 5.8GHz video transmitter in the U.S. you need at least a Technician Amateur Radio license. It is not a hard test, but I wanted some study aids to make sure I only had to take the test once.</p> <p>A little bit of searching on Amazon led me to <strong>The No-Nonsense Technician Class License Study Guide (2014 edition): For tests given starting July 1, 2014 [Kindle Edition]</strong> for a very reasonable price.</p>