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LEARN THE LINGO

This terminology may seem like a foreign language, but after reading about flying and talking with other pilots you’ll soon be fluent in the language of RC flight!

Adverse yaw: Yaw generated when the ailerons are used. The lifting wing generates more drag, causing an airplane to yaw (turn) out of the turn.

Aileron: Roll control surface.

Ampere (amp or A): Standard unit of electric current.

Angle of attack (AoA): Angle difference between the wing chord line and the relative wind.

Base leg: Portion of the landing pattern 90 degrees to the final approach.

Circuitry that allows the battery that runs the motor to also

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