David Boddington Development of radio control model aircraft & progress of the associated equiptment has never been greater than at the present time. For the newcomer to the hobby there are difficult decisions to be made & if costly mistakes are to be avoided, some guidance & assistance will be required. Selecting suitable model designs, purchasing the radio control equiptment & engines, from an impressive & tempting array of goods, can be a daunting task & David Boddington advices on the choices to be made. The beginner will benefit from the information contained in these well-illustrated pages, but the more advanced modeller will also gain from the contents, there is a wealth of the author's practical experiences & those of fellow modellers within the numerous chapters. The book deals with the types of model & radio control systems available, the materials & tools required for building, constructional techniques, engines & electric motors & the basic learning to fly the model. aircraft. Model types include trainers, scale, sailplanes, helecopters, jets & general sports & fun-flying types are explained together with competition classes.