If you choose a glow powered boat, you will also require field support equipment for starting the engine. Most of the equipment is identical. They use almost all the same equipment used in model aircraft, including an aircraft engine, propeller, and support equipment. The engine is mounted on a pedestal on the back of the boat and steering is accomplished by either an air or a water rudder. The sailboat is another popular form of boating which offers scale realism, relaxation or excitement, whichever you choose, and inexpensive operating costs.
Sailboats are completely wind powered and operate the same as the full size.
The sails can be taken in or let out according to your point of sail. A second channel controls a rudder for steering. Sailboats are usually classed by the amount of sail area they have. There is virtually no field equipment required for most sailboats.