Although not as well-known as Neil Armstrong or Burt Rutan, I am one of those who have had much greater career success as a result of designing, building, and flying model aircraft. The skills and
I love building and seeing my builds fly. I spend time with my daughter through this hobby, and the regulations as proposed would put that to an end.
I have been building and flying RC airplanes/helicopter/drones for over 40 years. I have also built control line and free flight models. It has been a driving factor in my career, it has connected me
I have been loved airplanes since I was a child. Participated in control-line modeling when I was an adolescent. When RC started taking hold, I was busy with work and a young family, so did
I’m a designer/scratch-builder/plans designer, mostly of EDF jets. I’ve been flying rc since 1985. I’m also an Air Traffic Controller with 27 years in VFR Control Towers. Remote ID to avoid collision with commercial UAS
This hobby is my creative outlet on a fixed income. The proposed regulations would severly limit both my flying options and locations. When I first started this hobby many years ago with my children this
The cost reduction in these components has brought the hobby to all. Which has lead to a large increase in flight in general, and more and more people are becoming interested in the hobby in
Model aircraft have become a great hobby & source of creativity for me. I’ve been involved for about a year & I’m looking forward to many more years of enjoyment. I’m joining a club to
I fly (and have taught my kids to fly) primarily in remote rural areas… quads in my back yard and small RC planes on local agricultural fields when they are fallow. The cell coverage of
My autistic son is why I got into this hobby. We went to an event in 2002 and he seemed to enjoy it. We started going to other events and found a local club that
I am 53 years old. I suffer from anxiety and severe depression. Flying quadcoptors has saved my life. When things are really bad there is nothing more soothing then getting out and flying. Being able
Amateur RC flying is something that we have done as a family. It is a unique hobby in that you don’t just go out and buy stuff and then play with it. You spend a