Acronyms for beginners
 

As I am new to this hobby, and reading a lot here BEFORE I buy my first plane, I need some of the acronyms explained too me.

I figured out what LHS is... Local Hobby Shop

what is CA?

3D planes?

will post a few more when I come accross them here.

Thanx,
Rich

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CA is a type of glue
3D planes are stunt planes ie.. CAP232, Extra 330, EDGE 540

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ARF=Almost Ready to Fly, I would say somthing else about it but I don't want to get flamed:D

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RTF= Ready to Fly
ARC= Almost Ready To Cover
CA= Cyanoacrylate Adhesives
AMA= Academy Of Model Aeronautics
ARF=Almost Read To Fly

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so a CA henge is a henge made from glue?

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It is a type of fabric hinge specifically made to be installed using CA (cyanoacrylate)

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IMO - In my opinion
IMHO In my humble opinion

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LHS=Local Hobby Shop
BTW= By The Way
BFD=?

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****- My Other Funtana's Ordered ;):)

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3D planes are planes that have control surfaces that are excessively large and has up to 60 degrees of motion to allow the plane to be flown and controlled in the stalled condition. Any plane that meets this definition is a 3D plane.

DO you fly at the Johnson County club? (Indy South?)

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LE - Leading edge... (of the wing/tail/rudder)
TE - Trailing edge
CG or COG - Center of gravity (balance point)
AOA - Angle of attack (attitude of the airplane in respect to the pitch orientation)
WOT - Wide open throttle
High Alpha - High angle of attack
3D - Maneuvers performed at or below stall speed
DR - Dual rates on your radio
EXP - Exponential on your radio (computer radios)
EPA - End point adjustments on your radio (computer radios)
TR - Torque rolling
KE - Knife edge

These and all the ones others have listed above are generally what you'll see commonly used online as well as some of these in general conversation...

LOL - Lots of laughs / Laughing out loud
ROFL - Rolling on floor laughing
J/K - Just kidding
Noob or Newb or Newbie - Somebody new to the hobby or inexperienced in the topic of discussion

Brian

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I dont fly yet, I am here to learn as much as I can prior to flying this spring. I havent decided where I am going to join yet. Either [link=http://www.indyrcsouth.org/]Indy R/C South [/link] in Greenwood or the [link=http://www.screamingeagles.org]Screaming Eagles[/link] in Plainfield. The Screaming Eagles have 2 landing zones, one asphault, the other grass, and its about 10 mins closer to me.

as an after thought, maybe even the [link=http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/9018/]Monroe County R/C Club[/link] in Bloomington, very close to me.

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and who cant forget DIPUWI-------------------damn I pulled up while inverted!!!!

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ocmrbd-oh crap my receiver battery died
iwtw-it was the wind
hwt-hey watch this
s#!+-someone hitme i tellya (getting hit-or receiving a stray signal with your receiver- usually leads to getting shot down-self explanatory)
ocmed (also:DEAD STICK!!!)-oh crap my engine died
heres the longest one i know: octrcgmmwimp-oh crap the rc gremlins moved my wing into my path

otherwise, you got the basics
have fun!

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stupid smileys appear when you dont want them

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I'm preety sure BFD means 'Bad Flying Day"
TPIBTGATT = "The Problem Is Between The Ground And The Tx"
Tx = Transmitter
Rx = Reciever
**** = Shoulda Had It Tested
Dead Stick = The engine died
RC = Remote Controlled:D
Thud = My airplane slammed into the ground
Confetti = Whats left of an airplane after your wife or redneck friend says "Hey Yall, Watch This'

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More acronyms/terms are explained by Great planes... they have a good link

http://www.greatplanes.com/glossary.html

Ones that you will not see in there are...
YMMV - your mileage may vary.
EBKAC - error between keyboard and chair.

gus

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OSF = Oh Sh**! Factor

3D plane = fun (not any aerobatic plane is a 3D plane though cliff)

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pibcak - problem is between chair and keyboard

Fubar - fouled beyond all repair

Snafu - system normal; all fouled up

SOL - s** outta luck

V - volts

mAh - Milli map Hours

Cap - capacitor

Ex - Moslon Export (beer!!)

MSDN - Material safety and deposition notice

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I thought Edge, Extra, Futana were true IMAC planes but used for 3D??

3D planes=
U can Do
Flip 3D

Frequent acronym used here I havent figured out even though I know WHAT it is is SPAD??

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I know that one... will be getting into SPAD later in my hobby carrer.... Simple Plastic Airplane Design..... made out of corroplast

www.spadtothebone.com <---- best sight about SPAD's

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THE mother of all R/C-terms glossary:

http://www.kyosho.com/glossary.html

Jesse

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FUBAR has a friend...FIDO...the last two mean Drive On.

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Just because it hasn't been mentioned yet...

NIB = New in box ... brand new, never been used (but has probably been opened).

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NBI. Stands for Newly Broken In
I don't know if there is an actual acronym for this but there should be since 90% of the engines on ebay are listed as such. Buying new engines, breaking them in, and selling them must be a new hobby.:D