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A couple of things you need to know here
The next thing you'll need is a Flight Sim which are very good but a word of warning here don't go for one of the Dual Chanel ones get one of the bigger ones something like 6 or 9 Chanel's and use that. You'll find that the Dual Chanel ones are not advanced enough. There is also a lot of Open Source Software available out there that is very good quite often better than what came with the unit new. USB has made this possible and cheap. 
The Infra Red Remote Control units can be flown in the open but they get a bit flaky and if you are like SWMBO son you'll need to learn to climb trees to rescue them. The Infra Red Controls don't work at all well when the unit is in a tree.
As for smoking Don't try to stop. You work in IT and smoking is a great release. Those people who work in IT that I know who have stopped smoking are considerably poorer as a result because the Shrink Bills are considerably more expensive than smoking and no where near as satisfying. Also when you stop Smoking you start loosing your hair as you start tearing it out before you start seeing a Shrink to stop you killing the Clients/End Users, you get very frustrated and then the person employing you sends you off to the shrink after you have done something totally off the wall.
Then your health starts to suffer as you start to believe what you are told by the shrink. You finally come to Totally Believe that all End Users are Complete Idiots who can comprehend nothing understand even less and are there to drive you crazy. Smoking is far better for you and your health.
I have seen way too many instances of Techs giving up smoking only to suffer extreme problems so I decided a very long time ago not to bother. The Quacks are not there to help you they are there to make money for themselves pure and simple. So if you start to need any of them they will hook you and you'll never escape.
Smoking is a great Frustration Reliever and is far better for you than stop smoking and taking large amounts of Pharmacopeias with more serious Health Side Effects.
I used to fly Control Line Aircraft when I was much younger but as I was Poor I could never afford Radio Control stuff, however now it's become much cheaper or I just have more money available and it looks affordable. Even now 4 Stroke Motors are really cheap for the big ones back when I had Control Line stuff you spent hundreds of $ on a 6cc 2 Stroke Motor now you can get a 10cc 4 Stroke for little more than $100.00 and they are super quite and much more powerful than the old 2 Strokes.
Even the Radio Gear has got cheaper. Back when I was considerably younger a Good Radio Set used to set you back over 1K and the Batteries where all Special, now Rechargeable batteries are considerably better than the old Ni Cads and the Radio Gear can be got for under $100.00 unless you want the high end Futuba type stuff.
You've got to love China far making all this stuff so affordable.
Col
The Infra Red Remote Control units can be flown in the open but they get a bit flaky and if you are like SWMBO son you'll need to learn to climb trees to rescue them. The Infra Red Controls don't work at all well when the unit is in a tree.
As for smoking Don't try to stop. You work in IT and smoking is a great release. Those people who work in IT that I know who have stopped smoking are considerably poorer as a result because the Shrink Bills are considerably more expensive than smoking and no where near as satisfying. Also when you stop Smoking you start loosing your hair as you start tearing it out before you start seeing a Shrink to stop you killing the Clients/End Users, you get very frustrated and then the person employing you sends you off to the shrink after you have done something totally off the wall.
Then your health starts to suffer as you start to believe what you are told by the shrink. You finally come to Totally Believe that all End Users are Complete Idiots who can comprehend nothing understand even less and are there to drive you crazy. Smoking is far better for you and your health.
I have seen way too many instances of Techs giving up smoking only to suffer extreme problems so I decided a very long time ago not to bother. The Quacks are not there to help you they are there to make money for themselves pure and simple. So if you start to need any of them they will hook you and you'll never escape.
Smoking is a great Frustration Reliever and is far better for you than stop smoking and taking large amounts of Pharmacopeias with more serious Health Side Effects.
I used to fly Control Line Aircraft when I was much younger but as I was Poor I could never afford Radio Control stuff, however now it's become much cheaper or I just have more money available and it looks affordable. Even now 4 Stroke Motors are really cheap for the big ones back when I had Control Line stuff you spent hundreds of $ on a 6cc 2 Stroke Motor now you can get a 10cc 4 Stroke for little more than $100.00 and they are super quite and much more powerful than the old 2 Strokes.
Even the Radio Gear has got cheaper. Back when I was considerably younger a Good Radio Set used to set you back over 1K and the Batteries where all Special, now Rechargeable batteries are considerably better than the old Ni Cads and the Radio Gear can be got for under $100.00 unless you want the high end Futuba type stuff.
You've got to love China far making all this stuff so affordable.
Col
Moderator Posted by HAL 9000
4th Mar 2012
