Kent Vanderploeg (kvan*@*ail.com)
Flying is a hobby for me, but it’s also a way to connect craftsmanship, science, technology, computers, electronics, and other practical skills. These benefits aren’t
James Richter (jasr*@*ail.com)
I mostly use drones for racing. Setting up gates and obstacles to fly through and competing with others is truly enjoyable. Competing in these races
Josh S (jsla*@*ufl.edu)
I fly on my own property, 1.5 acres wooded lot in a rural area. I fly small quadcopters (3 to 5 inch) fpv with 7
Tony Dillberg (high*@*ail.com)
Flying has been my dream since I was very young. This dream was entirely our of reach until I was able to find a college
Lucas Welch (luke*@*ail.com)
I am a freshman in rural Virginia. I have been to flite fest and am the youngest member in my club. Going into high school
bobby traugott (bobb*@*hoo.com)
BECAUSE ITS WHAT I DO and WHERE I DO IT DOESNT CONCERN THE GOVERNMENT
Eric Mohler (bige*@*hoo.com)
I started 10yrs. Ago with electric helicopters. I flew rc heli for about 3yrs. Then because of financial reasons quit. 3 years ago I came
Robert Sprague (robe*@*ail.com)
I have been an active aero modeler for the last 50 years. As a child i was influenced into the excitement of flight by my
Jon Elliott (jon@*@*nes.com)
I read the full NRPM, spend weeks in discussions with attorneys, legal experts, etc and I wrote 2 articles with all kinds of thoughts on
James Kilpatrick (jmsk*@*ail.com)
I’m a lifelong airplane nut. As a kid in the late 1970s, I couldn’t get into radio controlled planes due to cost. As an adult,
John Lavery (rcad*@*ast.net)
I’ve been building and flying model airplanes for about 60 years I can’t imagine my life without it.
Donald MacLeod (dmac*@*ail.com)
I am a silly, aviation tinkerer. I was brought up on a small parcel of remote Island croft land, acquiring the skills to assess, modify,
Andrew Williams (gibb*@*hoo.com)
All my life I’ve wanted to be an airplane pilot. About 6 years ago I was going through a very tough financial time and had
Julien Klockow (Juli*@*ook.com)
Flying gives me an escape from the world. Something about the ability to put together some foam and electronics into an airplane is highly satisfying.
Rocky (snow*@*ail.com)
I’m 74 I don’t golf I hate fishing.Flying models is the only thing that interest me been doing it since I was a kid. It’s
Dante Cusolito (dant*@*ail.com)
Three years ago when I was 14, I was spending too much time on my phone (watching FT in fact) and my dad said that
Evan Brown (tail*@*ail.com)
Hi i’m a racecar driver that to most people’s surprise loves the RC hobby. I fly mostly electric line of sight aircraft Ie Timbers, bixlers,
Kent Miller (ekmi*@*use.net)
I have been building model aircraft from the time I was 6 years old with solid balsa planes. I progressed in skills into rubber powered
New Partnership March, 2022
We want to announce an exciting new partnership with the FPV Freedom Coalition (FPVFC) that we have been working on for some time behind the scenes. The FPVFC is a likeminded non-profit organization that has a commitment to support everyone involved in recreational radio control and first person view small
Washington DC Trip – Quick Update
On Feb 18 we had the opportunity to travel to Washington DC to meet with the heads of the UAS integration office from the FAA. We were warmly welcomed and the meeting went fantastic. Although we are not out of the woods, I am optimistic that we have not only the right message, but
Trip to Washington DC, planned for Feb 18th-19th
UPDATE: Josh Bixler is heading to washington Feb 18th-19th to meet with several key people from the FAA and hopefully also with some congressmen and senators. We are hoping to fill these two days in with as many meetings as possible to turn the current proposals to a positive direction.
The Flite Test Community Association Website goes live!
This is our community home. Here you will find amazing people and their stories, directions to our free services and content, updates and upcoming events, answers to your most frequent questions and a lot more! This is just a start. We have a lot of ideas and content being currently