How To Start Model Aviation?

Maybe you think model airplanes are cool and would like to collect or build them, but still have not decided, read this post.

Why Model Airplanes?
Because they are affordable and fun, they teach you great things about aviation, they help you develop great skills and they make you feel proud by your collection.

If you plan to build model airplanes from scratch, you'll need learn about aerodynamics, physics and aeronauthics. It will be a great experiences.

What's the best for beginners in collecting
Don't want to build models but just to collect? No problem. (Althought I bet after buying some you'll want to try building yourself!).

Start with buying cheap small models. Don't buy scale aircraft for the beginning - they are expensive and often hard to choose for beginners. A great way to start collecting is with RC aircraft or free flight models.

What's best for beginners in building
Start with paper airplanes! I am serious, they are not as simple as you may think. Paper airplanes can be pretty complex, beautiful and exciting.

The best of all with them is that building them is almost free - you can even use printed paper in the beginning and the web is full of free plans.

Once you advance...
Just think about the cool things that will come once you gain experience in this hobby. If you are only "collector" (and never wish to build which is very unlikely), you'll start buying great massive scale models or advanced RC aircraft.

If you are a builder, then even better: after gaining experience with the paper airplanes, you'll probably buy your first kit and build a free flight, RC or scale model yourself. Then you'll try building by just using plans. And finally you may even design your own flying model airplane completely from scratch!