Flying is not the best part of this hobby! Building an aircraft starting from scratch with only a few items and following plans and or directions putting all of your blood sweat and tears into making an aircraft then seeing it take shape and come to life. Learning what makes and airplane fly through trial
Bobby P (bobb*@*ail.com) Read More »
my father taught me how to fly in 1973, I have taught my children(4) how to build and fly safely. If it wasn’t for me teaching my one son how to fly and fix he would have not became a pilot in the air force and now flies commercially . I feel the new proposal
Michael Parisi (mike*@*hoo.com) Read More »
I made my first amateur electric flight at age 64, and have been designing, building and flying small electric aircraft ever since. I’m a regular AMA club member and frequent officer as well as the website developer. A while back I had racked up about 70 hours toward a private pilot license but had to
John Clauson (john*@*son.net) Read More »
I have been flying RC planes since I was13, I began flying rc helicopters at age 25, and flying FPV at age 40 I fly only FPV now, I do so for my own enjoyment, I love building and flying multicoptors and have been doing so since we had to build our own flight computer
Daniel Hibben (dan.*@*ail.com) Read More »
My Grandfather flew rubber powered free flight with my father when he was a kid, my father flew line control and free flight with my brothers and I, it was a great bonding experience as well as educational, I have loved flying ever since I could remember, I fly every chance I get I fly
Steven Clarke (scla*@*ive.com) Read More »
I suffered a near death experience and was closed off to the world and fpv, drone flying brought new life to me, so much that even inspired me to get my faa 107 certification which I never thought I would be getting, but here I stand 107 certified, but now with new regulations, you violate
Justyour Averageguy (zrom*@*ail.com) Read More »
6 years ago I was just learning about the hobby, I have found a way to relax, to enjoy my time, to enjoy the company of like minded people. Flying is a source of pleasure, a source of release, it allows my boyfriend and I to spend a lot of quality time together as he
Tiffany Jones (tiff*@*ail.com) Read More »
Seeing how my 8 year old loves the design, engineering, electronics, assembly and flight is just heart warming. He’s going to be an engineer!
Steven (stev*@*ail.com) Read More »
Flying is the way I deal with my PTSD without needing costly prescriptions that make me a zombie.
Flying matters to me because it brings my family happiness. My husband and I have changed our lives around and it’s all because of flying. Without it I don’t know what we would do
I fly FPV multirotors (drones). I enjoy building and working on them just as much as flying them. It has helped me learn mechanical skills, soldering, wiring, as well as computer programming. It has also helped me learn about physics and weight distribution and how it effects the way the drones fly. I love the
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