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RC Airplane World Website FAQ and Help

Need help, or just wondering what RC Airplane World has for you?
Hopefully these FAQs will clear things up, and help you get the most out of your visit to this web site...




What's RC Airplane World all about?

In a nutshell, this website is all about promoting the hobby of radio control, particularly flying.
The information contained within never gets too technical - it's intentionally kept at a basic level so that anyone who knows nothing about rc, but would like to get involved, can understand the grass roots of this great (and very popular!) pastime.


Who's responsible for the site?

That would be me, Pete Carpenter. You can read all about my interest in radio control and flying right here.


Can I buy stuff from here?

RC Airplane World is affiliated with (or 'Associated with') two independent hobby shops - RC Discounts in New Jersey and Red Rocket Hobby Shop in Oregon.
That means that I link to their products - the products mentioned throughout this website are not held by me.
So, if you click a product link within RC Airplane World the chances are that the link will take you through to either RC Discounts or Red Rocket Hobby Shop. If you go on and make a purchase, you'll be buying from them, not me.


Where can I get more product/shipping information?

From the store that the link took you to - either RC Discounts or Red Rocket Hobby Shop. Please don't use my contact form for this purpose, thanks!


So RC Airplane World isn't a store, then?

Just to clarify - no! It's merely affiliated with the 2 independent hobby stores mentioned above.


What happens if I click a link within the site?

Well, first off, it won't cost you anything!
Throughout the site are product links to the two afforementioned hobby stores, clicking these will simply send you through to either of those stores. Hovering your mouse cursor over a text link should produce a small box that explains where that link will take you.
The other links that you'll see are the 'Google Adsense' ones, these are just the same kind of ads that you see down the right hand side of the search results page when you use Google.com. These are hosted by Google and will always take you through to another site, which should be RC or model related but nothing to do with RC Airplane World.


How can I contact the owner of RC Airplane World?

Easy - use the form on this page, thanks!


How often is the site updated?

Pretty much on a daily basis. New content is always being added, or existing content updated accordingly.


Can I add my own content/upload photos or videos of my RC stuff?

Not yet - although that feature could be coming soon!
At the moment, all you can do is to use the contact form to send me any pictures or textual content (no vids yet, sorry), and then I can add them if appropriate.


Is the site country-specific?

The site is geared towards the US, but it has information that will help a number of western nationalities. A lot of rc related stuff is fairly universal.
Where things do differ between countries (eg rc frequency control) I've done my best to separate the information accordingly.
Generally speaking, the information in this site will help you get started in rc, no matter where in the world you are.


I see you've got some 'visitor comments' on the contact page, why? And are they genuine?

A lot of work has gone into this website and every now and again a visitor will compliment me on the nature and style of the site.
Such feedback is always great to receive, and it reminds me that I really am helping people to get into this great hobby!
All the comments are genuine, and have been posted just to show new visitors what some previous visitors have thought of the site ;-)


I was hoping these were rc related FAQ, are there any?

But of course!
I've answered some common 'getting started' questions, you can find them for planes here, for cars here and for boats here.