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 Electric Helicopter Beginner's Guide

The EHBG document gives a great introduction to the mass of terminology and technical information that a newcomer to our hobby experiences. We tried to present it in small pieces, and to give some real practical suggestions, on what equipment you should consider and which combinations of equipment work well together.

Version 17 is now available in several alternative formats - choose one of these links.

Electric Helicopter Beginners Guide v17 - Web Edition

Completely online - you only need a browser.

Electric Helicopter Beginner’s Guide v17 - PDF Edition

You need Acrobat Reader (4 or above) to open this file.  1MB -(click to open, right click to Save As)

Electric Helicopter Beginner’s Guide v17 - PDF A4 Edition

Page size is A4 (rather than US letter) in case you want to print it out. Otherwise it is identical to the one above.

Electric Helicopter Beginner’s Guide v17 - Help File

Download this single HTML Help file with full navigation and searching. 770 KB Right Click to Save As

Credit for the quality of the document should go to Toshi, any errors or formatting strangeness is likely to be my fault. If you spot anything that is wrong, or think of something that should be included in future versions contact me here -  Webmaster

Last Updated: 10-November-2005