Radio Control Guidance Systems

The radio,s used in the radio control aircraft hobby have made huge leaps in technology in recent years. There are 3 or 4 major manufactures of these units supplying the majority of the industry.

How Radio Control Radio Systems Work.

These systems are made up of 4 main components.

• The Transmitter- This is the unit that sends the radio signal.
• The Receiver- This is the unit in the model that receives the radio signal
• The Servo- This is the unit that gets its direction from the receiver and is the unit that does the work
• The Batterys- The above componets all require electrical power to operate. The transmitter has a battery and the receiver in the model also requires a battery for operation. The servo also gets its power from the receiver battery.
• More detailed info on how these things all work together can be found in the links to Airplane or Heli systems.

Here is a excellent article on the recent 2.4 ghz technology sytems from RC Model Reveiws.

2.4GHz Radio Control Explained

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• Airplane and glider systems
• Helicopter systems

GPS controlled or video link flying is not considered hobby flying in some countries including mine here in Canada. More info on these systems can be found here.