SD10G, M11X, and receivers

To all you Airtronics fans, I have great news. I have received confirmation from the factory that our shipment of SD10G the newest and finest 10 Channel radio we have ever tested, and the M11X which is the fastest, most feature packed car radio in the world have shipped by air tonight. This is our 3rd shipment of the M11X have almost sold out this shipment like the first two. Receivers are coming as well. The not so good news on the SD10G is that we will not be able to fill all orders with this shipment. Airtronics is working around the clock to build these radios so we can support all of our customers. Thank you again all you Airtonics fans, I think you will be excited as we are to receive your new radios.
For all you you who have yet to order, be sure to ask your dealer to order 1 for you, or go to www.hobbypeople.net and backorder one today.

take good care,
Matt

Electric vs. Nitro

Over the past few years the interest in RC electric airplanes, helicopters, and cars has grown steadily. However, in the past 12 months, the transition has exploded. Every day the percentages of electric compared to nitro grows. I understand the interest in electric, but I am surprised by how quickly the transition is occurring. So, I am asking all of you who read my blog to let me know what they are using, and why. Personally, we are running electric trucks now, and were running nitro a few years ago, but my son and I will have a nitro buggy as our next project. We are interested in the brushless electric, but for now, the nitro fascination is calling us.

Take good care, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Matt

Airtronics M11x

This is one of those mea culpa posts. The Airtronics M11x is one of the most important new R/C radios in the last 5 years, and we just did not order enough. We have received 2 shipments in the last 2 weeks, and yet still can’t keep these radios in stock. I am really sorry for this, and please know that we have more on order, and to best serve you, we are air freighting the shipments. I believe we will receive our next shipment within the next few days.

Demand has been shockingly high, and we were actually caught off guard by the amount of orders. The number of racers and drivers who just want the best radio has been incredible, and I want to thank all of our customers for your support and please know we are doing everything we can do to serve you better. The hobby has never seen a car radio with the advanced programming, ergonomics, and sheer speed. We have seen an unprecedented number of pro drivers requesting Airtronics Sponsorship because the racers know that this radio is a true competitive advantage, and they are right! This is one of those radios that you have to hold to feel the quality, and use to feel the incredible performance. Come on in a Hobby People store to experience for yourself, or go into your local hobby store.

Take good care, and keep the wheels flying.

Matt

New Video of SD10g

Today, Hobby People teamed with Airtronics and posted a video on youtube featuring the new Airtronics SD-10g radio. Click here. This is our 1st product video, and I think its a great beginning. As you know, we are really excited to be releasing this newest Airplane radio, which we believe is a true game changer in the 10 Channel category. The video is an introduction into the programming and features and I think really interesting. The first shipment is almost sold out, and I hope, demand will keep it in limited supply for a while. Click here if you for the gallery page. I think this radio will be the leading 10 channel in the US really soon based on its performance, price, and all the comments from our test pilots. Its just that good. Enjoy the video, and let us know what you think. Take good care.

Matt

If you can think it, hobbyists do it!

So tonight I was doing some hobby searches and I found a video of a modeler who modified a XTM MMT to reach top speeds of 75mph+++++. This is crazy, a monster truck is insane at this speed. Click here to check out the video. Pretty cool and this is what makes the hobby so cool. If you can dream it, you can do it. From plastics, to helicopters, to cars, to planes, to boats, the hobby has something to offer anyone who has imagination. Very cool indeed. Let me know of any cool projects you are working on as I am interested to know. Take good care.

Airtronics SD-10g Ready to Go

How cool is this, today, Team Airtronics pilots in coordination with chief R&D Leader Mike G. have given final approval of programming to Airtronics. What does this mean?, well, final assembly and chip programming will begin tomorrow, and the SD-10g should be in stock within 30 days. Due to the tremendous demand, we will be air freighting our first shipments from Airtronics so we can get them here fast. Click here for the web gallery for the SD-10g. This radio has been one of the greatest achievements as we had more than 100 pilots participating in choosing features, programming testing, ergonomic and design ideas, and flight testing. Many of the best pilots in the world, Team Airtronics were instrumental in the radios design, and we thank them. We are so excited to release this radio, as we believe it is the finest designed 10 CH radio in the world, and we cannot wait to hear from pilots throughout the USA who will be flying this radio. If you have been waiting for this radio, be sure to backorder it right away as we have very few left from the first shipments.

Great flying.
Matt

New Releases at Hobby People

On Tuesday, we received our 1st shipment of RTRs from SH. I have to tell you that Craig, our resident car expert, was blown away at the quality of the buggy and truggy. The racers will be amazed at the superb design and build quality, and with the included Airtronics radio, make this a sure winner at the track. The SH vehicles have been winning races across Europe, and were designed by the champion racer, Greg Degani. If you want to see more of the new SH buggy and truggy, click here. Over the past few years, Hobby People has committed to carrying the best brands, and we are really proud to have added Airtronics, SH, BH Models, VQ Models to our exclusives over the past 2 years. I love that we are carrying brands that are world class, and more importantly, products that will make the hobby better for our customers.

More and more new Airplanes

Since I just received a comment from a fan of BH models, I thought I would let you know that within the next few months, BHMODELS will be releasing many new planes, form 46 size nitro to 50 cc gas. The R&D team at BH has been designing lots of new projects, and within next 10 days we will have gallery pages at hobbypeople.net giving more details. Click here and look thru the pages to see the great new planes that you will want to add to your fleet. As many of you know, we at Hobby People are huge supporters of BH, the great building techniques, the high quality wood and covering, and the interesting subjects, combine to make this on our best selling airplane lines. In addition, every time a model gets reviewed the number of new modelers grows, as the word of mouth adds to the reputation. There are 1000s of T28s at club fields and Hobby People is really proud to support this amazing line. The new Gas powered planes will add lots of new pilots, and we believe the new Mark Gas engines will be superbly paired to these new planes. These big gas airplanes and engines allow Hobby People to serve you in a whole new way, and with the qualtiy of BH and Mark, we believe we will offer you the finest products in the world. Very cool indeed.
Great Modeling,
Matt

The Future is Bright

Over the past few months, the number of new products coming into the market has been greater than in all my years in the hobby. It is really incredible how many new radios, cars, helicopters, and airplanes are being released, and or will be released within the next 60 days.

Just today, Associated announced the new SC10 RTR which should arrive in our warehouse toward the end of May, the new SD-10 and M11X from Airtronics should both arrive in May, the new Hitec 2.4g Radios will be released in June (I must say I am really happy to see Hitec get into the 2.4g category, they are one of my favorite companies), Traxxas is releasing new 1/18 scale vehicles which make the category more exciting, VQ will be releasing 3 new airplanes within 60 days (keep a look out on the hobbypeople.net website for these as Mike will be adding them soon), SH will be releasing the new Zbuggy RTR and ZTruggy in the next few days for those of you looking for true race ready 1/8 scale ready to runs, Heli Max is releasing many new helicopter which I have to say make flying indoors even more interesting, and the list goes on and on. Keep your eyes out for all the new products, they are the sure to make the future even brighter.

Take good care, and great modeling.

SD-10g

As I hinted out earlier, the newest radio from Airtronics, the 10 Channel SD-g is now being final tested by Skip Miller, Cody Remington, and Mark Atwood. We anticipate first production to arrive in Mid May. A bit of info, the first shipment is nearing sold out, so if you have been waiting this radio, which we believe is best in class at the most aggressive price in the hobby, backorder it at hobbypeople.net or your local dealer. Mike has added some of the key features so click here for information.

I will tell you that the new radio has created huge excitement within the company. Each day I have employees and customers asking me when it will arrive, and as the arrival date gets closer, the excitement grows. Airtronics and our pilots have spent 1000’s of hours to ensure that this radio achieves the goals we set in our strategy meetings, best in class radio, with more features than any radio in the class, while saving our customers money with a very aggressive price. I am so happy with my team, and I am so thankful for their expertise, passion, and commitment to be the best. Yes, we have a lot of pride with this radio, and I look forward to hearing lots of success stories from SD-10g pilots throughout the world.

Take good care, and great flying.