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We hope to share with you, our love of aviation and the memories of our first flight.
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This site is for anyone interested in aviation, be-it airplanes or helicopters
regardless of their experience.
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Having flown the Hughes/McDac and Bell helicopters as a Vietnam helicopter pilot,
this is one of the best subject that I like to talk about. Helicopters because of their complexity require very well trained
and experienced pilots. However, they are really quite simple to fly.
Aviation website for Pilots, aviation hobbyist, or anyone interested in Rotary-Wing
Aerodynamics, airplanes, rockets and whatever aspect of aviation that exist.
We provide information on model
airplanes, model helicopters, and plastic model kits, R/C models and "real" aircrafts.
For the avid hobbyist
Flying Radio Control Airplanes and Helicopters is a most rewarding and enjoyable hobby with no limits to the skills one
can develop, both in building and flying model aircrafts.
Some hobbies strike many people as trivial or boring, however, hobbyists have found something compelling and entertaining
about them. Much of the early scientific research was, in effect, a hobby of the wealthy. Replicas of real things in a smaller
scale go all the way back to prehistoric times, as small clay "dolls" and other children's toys have been found near known
population areas. Scale modeling as we know it today became popular shortly after World War II. Prior to 1946, children as
well as adults were content in carving and shaping wooden replicas from block wood kits, often depicting enemy aircraft to
help in identification in case of invasion. With the advent of modern plastics, the amount of skill required to get the basic
shape accurately shown for any given subject was lessened, making it easier for people of all ages to begin assembling replicas
in varying scales. Scale modeling is no longer a high growth industry as it was during the 60's and 70's, but there are still
thousands of retail shops selling kits, supplies, paints, and tools to support both the new and established hobbyist. With
the increased costs of good kits moving upward, and entertainment competition for youth moving more towards computers and
video gaming in the home, the average age of the avid hobbyist is now much older than ever before - with adults making up
the vast majority of enthusiasts.
Radio control (often abbreviated to R/C or simply RC) is the use of radio signals to remotely control a device. The term
is used frequently to refer to the control of model vehicles from a hand-held radio transmitter. Industrial, military, and
scientific research organizations make use of radio-controlled vehicles as well.
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