About Me

Thank you for visiting my web site. I have been involved in R/C for over 25 years. It all started back in 1982 when I was 11 years old; my mom bought me a high wing trainer airplane at the time and I learned to fly very quickly. I flew airplanes, gliders as well as control line for several years. At age 18 I stopped all R/C activities to attend college. A few years later after earning a degree in Computer Science, I moved to Orlando, Florida and began working full-time as an IT Systems Consultant and Network Administrator for a local firm. I am now part owner of a “Managed Hosting” business in Central Florida.

I started flying R/C helicopters around October/November of 2004 after visiting a local hobby shop and buying a small fixed pitch micro heli. Over the past few years I have been fortunate enough to become a sponsored pilot for various manufacturers. I currently attend over 20 events per year around the world thanks to my sponsors.

I am the president of “TORCHS” (The Orlando Remote Control Helicopter Society) and the founder and main organizer of the “Orlando Helicopter Blowout”, the 2nd largest R/C helicopter event in the United States. I am currently a factory team pilot for Align R/C Taiwan and an employee of HeliWholesaler where I manage the team and help with promotions and relations with Align Taiwan. In addition to all this, I produce a show series called “SmackTalk RC” with Bobby Watts.

Finally, I have been involved in competition, such as XFC (Extreme Flight Championships) where I have finished in the top 10 over the past three years, I also competed at the “World Micro Heli Cup” in Chicago where I finished 4th and the “2008 Align Cup and Competition” in Las Vegas where I finished 2nd. I have taken 1st place for two years in a row at the XFC team competition with Bobby Watts.

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