In my opinion RC stands for "Radio Control" When I think of Remote Control what comes to my mind is those cheap foam helicopters you get at Wal Mart that break within a day of getting it and cost like 15 or 20 bucks + the Remote Control is something you use to turn the channel with.


-- TakingFlight96

I say radio, just because it sounds less like a toy and more like a piece of equiptment

Ya know I fly the plane with a remote and I change TV channels with my radio. Not really. When ever I'm talking to someone who has no clue on earth what RC planes are all about I usually say "Radio Controlled." However its just a useless attempt to get the point across that I am not flying a 30 dollar plane from radioshack that has the range of your tv remote.

true [not to mention crashing fast...] Radio control does not sound like a toy so your like "ahhh expensive!!!"

I use them both, you need another spot on your list. They are interchangable as far as I am concerned.

I have to agree with Flyboy here. Whether it's "radio" or "remotely" controlled it's still participating in the hobby. I'll be the first to admit that I am an absolute RC junkie. I've flown a lot of different advanced planes and I still take time to fly other items as well. Earlier this year I reviewed the Megatech Avion ( [link]http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/article_display.cfm?article_id=885[/link] ) for RCU. This plane had an optical controller on it, so it definitely wasn't "radio" controlled. I took this with me when I visited Minnflyer so he could help me shoot the video. Mike and I had a complete blast flying this little plane in the theater where we shot the video at. I think I can safely say that we had as much fun flying this plane as we do flying larger "radio" controlled planes.

One way to start up a quick argument is to refer to our RC planes as "toys". I am completely immersed in this hobby and I'll be the first to tell you that no matter how expensive a plane is it's still nothing more than a toy. Yes, it's a very expensive toy. And yes, it can kill somebody (the two most commonly heard arguments). But it's still just a toy. Heck, playgrounds are expensive but their sole purpose if for play. A simple ball can kill somebody if they step on it and fall and break their neck. I really don't understand why some people are so resistant to admit they are toys. We have a guy at our field that is 70 years old, but if you meet him you'll swear he is in his 50's. If you ask him about it he'll be the first to tell you "Hell yes, their toys!!!" His advice on this subject is that when you STOP playing with toys that's when you get old. I totally agree with him. I plan on "playing" with my toys until the day they nail the coffin shut!!!! And lastly, remember the saying..... He who dies with the most toys, wins!!!!!!

So in my mind, whether it's radio controlled or remotely controlled it's still RC. And I'm going to continue playing with both of them!!!

Ken

I am always quite specific to say Radio Control. As a kid, I remember looking at the remote /radio controlled toys in the catologs. It was ustually the case that when they said "remote" there was typically a wired remote control, somthing I detested even as a child.

What are you trying to do, start WWIII???

As this link shows, some guys can be pretty sensitive about semantics.

http://www.babyblues.com/Testing/ind...ToDay=08/22/05

Who??? Me??

Ken