I am not aware of a book that would have all the various lingo's and phrase's in it, however the web is full of sites that are RC related. In the first post the fellow makes refrence to a simulator. There are a couple of them on the market with the most popular being the Real Flite Simulator manufactured by Great Planes. You load it on your computer and you can practice flying planes and helicopters to your hearts content. Make sure that you have a computer that has the needed requirments befor you buy a simulator. As for the comments about JR, this is in refrence to a brand name. There are different radio brands on the market, JR, Futaba, Airtronic's and such. As for what is the best one or the right one, this is an argument waiting to happen. Kinda like which is better, Ford or Chevy. The point being that you would want to obtain equipment that is comfortable with an instructor at the flying field and compatable if you were to get into the buddy box training system. You might want to obtain a copy of a magazine which might be a help to you. Radio Control Modeler, Model Airplane News, Model Avaition are all good sources of information. You can go to WWWTOWERHOBBIES.COM and on thier site you can order a catolog and they have links to RC manufacture's as well. A trip to the flying field and the hobby shop is well worth the effort as well. The other option, which is a good one is to post your questions in the approtiate forum and the RCU users are a wealth of information and always willing to share. Good Luck and feel free to email me if you have any question's. Thanks Dave.