Archive for April 14th, 2008

Options

April 14, 2008

Over the past 5 years, the RC industry has experienced an incredible seismic shift in the electric powered products. Clearly, airplanes have been at the forefront of this change, with park flyers allowing modelers to fly in smaller areas and with greater frequency. The evolution has been tremendous with brushless power systems and high performance lipo batteries. Electric helicopters have really transformed the category as now more and more people have the option to fly helicopters . Most recently, the power and performance of the brushless and lipo revolution have hit the car/truck market. Traxxas and Castle Creations have been leading the way and the results are incredible, as drivers are experiencing what the pilots already know, electric gives more performance, faster and with great torque. It is really an amazing phenomenon. I don’t think this means nitro will go the way of the dinosaur, I think it means the hobby is giving RC’ers much greater choices. Unlike any other time in RC, modelers have options that truly will make their experience even better.

Nitro, Electric, Park Flyer, 2.4g, 1/8 scale, 1/10 scale, 1/18 scale, Gas, Scale, Sport, amazing opportunities, The selection is as great as the personalities in the hobby, and I believe we are moving into a growth period for the hobby. The hobby has always been about choices, and there never has been greater choices, with the quality we are seeing today. From toy RC from spinmaster to high performance RC from Associated and BH model, the hobby has something for everyone. This is what I really love about the hobby, there are compelling options for every personality.

So get outside and start enjoying RC. We are here for you. Take good care.