Flying RC and drones requires technical expertise as well as manual dexterity that can only be attained through practice. It is perhaps the most demanding and rewarding activity I have ever engaged in.
Gregg Ruppel (rupp*@*ail.com) Read More »
Just a hobbies/tinkerer who loves safe flying and showing educating others – especially kids.. Not a daredevil, not interested in extreme range or height, keep almost 100% LOS even though I always fly FPV.
I got into the hobby because I wanted to develop autonomous flight controllers/robotics. My interest has grown a lot though, and now I enjoy just flying around with or without robotics involved. Its a great time to spend with family and friends, and I can’t wait to share my hobby with my son when he’s
Joshua Terrasas (jcte*@*ail.com) Read More »
fellowship education advancement of aviation patriotism
FREDDIE DAVENPORT (fldp*@*hoo.com) Read More »
I have built and flown all my life. I would be devastated by these restrictions. I fly helis and planes close in LOS and NEVER use these camera platorm quads that have made so much trouble- they should be the ones to restrict- the off the shelf casual drones.
My Son and I bond over creation of flying machines and flying them together. We do fly with a club, but there are other open spaces where there has never been intrusion on other peoples, privacy or property. Together we have over 20 planes in a rotating fleet of crashes and builds. The thought of
Chris (chri*@*ail.com) Read More »
Building and flying model aircraft was pivotal to my becoming an engineer. It offers opportunities for hands-on education, development of critical skill sets, and problem solving thinking – NONE of which are supplied by our youth’s current addiction to digital media. The future of our country DEPENDS on kids having free and unfettered access to
GDS (geor*@*ail.com) Read More »
I build and fly aircraft and rockets using scratch build to keep costs down and to educate students
Josh Quint (mr.j*@*ail.com) Read More »
My family has flown model aircraft since the 1940s, my father flying free-flight, then RC as the technology developed. I few as a child in the 1960s and then returned to the hobby in the early 2000s with all homebuilt aircraft. I have continues in the hobby with a mix of handbuilt, purchased, and now
I’ve flown RC for 30 years. It is the most challenging, fulfilling hobby I have ever had. Every aircraft and every flight is unique. I am never bored, and always glad to share the experience of RC flight with anyone of any age. As long as Walmart, Target and other chain stores sell $29.95 drones,
Steve Byrum (stev*@*uth.net) Read More »
I’d agree that the easy availability of ready to fly flight equipment causes a significant increase of “model pilots” and with that the number of dump heads flying model aircraft or toys increases naturally as well. But the solution is not to strangle a hobby to death that has a lot of heritadge and that
Sebastian G. (csg-*@*gmx.com) Read More »
I enjoy building model aircraft as much or more than flying them. I have to drive a half hour to get to a remote area where I can fly my fixed wing models safely – so I don’t do it often. I have a scratchbuilt 250mm quadcopter that I love because I can fly it