About Tim and Indoor Flying Model
Tim with the Cessna 210 ready to fly model airplane
Hi! My name is Tim, and I've been involved with radio control model airplanes since 1970.
I have had the pleasure of designing, building and flying many types of a radio control model aircraft. Check out the RC plane design video clips here. In all this time, I have not seen as rapid and dramatic a change in the sport since the recent advent of truly practical, well-flying indoor electric powered model aircraft. This website will help you make the most of these amazing models.
The website will help you with understanding this new breed of radio control model airplane, to include micro RC airplanes, RC airplane plans and scale RC airplanes. See information on getting free CAD plans here.
Please contact me at: chickadeeplane@aol.com
With the Blackburn electric indoor RC airplane, one of the best handling models I have ever flown
I have flown a wide variety of radio control model airplane types over the years. Starting in 2003, I began learning how to design, build and fly smaller electric RC airplanes. I have also had five of my RC airplane plans published:
- Yankee Mike gas powered radio control model plane in the July 1998 Radio Control Modeler magazine (no practical electric RC plane flight back then).
- Electro Aviator electric powered radio control model airplane in the March 2007 Quiet and Electric Flight International magazine.
- Yard Ace electric RC plane construction plan in Sept 2008 for Quiet and Electric Flight International magazine. Check out Rory's build of the Yard Ace here, all the way from Cape Town, South Africa.
- Chickadee electric RC plane, a very easy to build RC model that flies great, and can be constructed from FREE PLANS.
- The 1912 Blackburn Type D Monoplane was published in the October 2010 Quiet and Electric Flight International magazine. Blackburn CAD plans are available here with FREE SHIPPING.
- A January 2012 Fly RC magazine article on how to design your own radio control model airplane
Robin RC model airplane
- The Robin is a four channel RC model with a profile fuselage. Full size plans for the Robin are available here via e-mail for $5. The Robin is very easy to build and can be constructed in a weekend.
Be sure to join the Academy of Model Aeronautics. You will get a superb monthly magazine, and join an organization working daily to support our radio control model airplane hobby.
My aim is to:
- Help you find the right electric RC plane model
- Offer tips on flying it
- Ensure that you have success on your first flight
In addition to my model aviation background, I am a Federal Aviation Administration Airline Transport Pilot.
I have also had the privilege of serving and flying in the U.S. Air Force for 27 years while on active duty.