On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, jleigh wrote: > I don't necessarily find RC cars easier. The last time my son let me > drive his RC car, I found it heading for the curb at high speed, so I > pulled back stick ... now he won't let me drive his car any more ...
Yeah, I remember cracking up my car pretty good. But an RC car will fly normally for months on duct tape and wire. Gliders are much less forgiving. -J > > - John Leigh > > Jeff Johnson wrote: > > > Not to mention that RC model cars, which are about the same price as planes, > > have incredibly high participation amongst kids. As someone who does both, > > I think this is because you can drive a car around in your yard or on your > > street and have fun doing it, and it's way easier to drive an RC car than it > > is to fly an RC plane. It takes a lot longer to get good at flying than it > > does at driving, and when you crash your car, you often don't have to fix > > it, just flip it back over and get back to driving. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Matthew Orme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Monkey King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 3:32 PM > > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Nats.. > > > > > (SNIP) > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
