Making Them Fly

The "secrets" to making paper airplanes fly well are largely the same adjustments which make hand launched gliders fly well.

Most people have the unfortunate idea that a good paper airplane needs no adjustments after the basic folds are finished. All real airplanes have trim tabs to make small adjustments to the plane, and all paper airplanes need small adjustments to fly their best.

There are a few basic adjustments and principles which will transform the paper airplane novice into a paper airplane expert.

The following flying tips are generally covered in my books, but I go into a little more detail here.