Radiocontrolled Aircraft

[cyberpete]

Anyone here on HH forums thats into flying planes, helis or multis ?

Me myself fly planes and multirotors. Have a bunch of multirotors atm and 2 planes. Planning to take one of my camera multis with me when i come in july.

/Pete

[kendo]

Just a question how are you going to bring the fuel out i would imagine you will struggle to source it in Hua Hin.

Kendo.

[ragthai]

Most of the aircraft is converted to batteries now.
With my heli I can fly for about 6 min.

// K

[margaretcarnes]

Thais do seem to favour RC helicopters. There used to be a model shop on SraSong Rd in HH but I think it's long gone. It may have moved or it may be that there simply wasn't the demand.

[ragthai]

I have a Align T-Rex 500.
Not so common in Thailand.
It seems that the most Align choppers is the 450.
I have been looking for some parts in chinatown Bkk.
You can find almost everything there except for the 500 and bigger machines

[chaspul]

Cyberpete

Google "Phetchaburi RC" and "translate this page" before entering the page. This will put you into the local Rc club page, a sub forum of a site which covers all RC clubs in Thailand.

Understand they fly from an army camp situated between HH and Cha Am.

Joined their discussion thread some time back, in English, but have not been active, you would need to join their forum to ask questions and maybe you could make some good contacts.

I am waiting for the cooler weather to finish my 6 foot wingspan, self design fueler. Balsa dust and a steady flow of sweat is not a pretty sight. When complete I will contact them again as it will need a pretty long runway.

Found a small model shop in Phetchaburi a couple of blocks towards town from the Phetcharat Hospital, on RH side.
Stock is not brilliant but purchased a gallon of nitro, maybe a club member could bring you some through.

Chas

[fach3003]

Hi all

I stumpled into a 'proper' model and hobby shop next to the wet market
here in sleepy Cha am.........only been open 1 month or so.....
has planes, loads of helicopters , off and on road cars, boats,
nitro and electric and all the control stuff...lots of new spares

Its an older thai fella that runs it who has been
into Radio Control planes and stuff for 30 years.
loads of photos and trophies around...
Knows his stuff

Has some big planes and helicopters on display
one of the helicopters is about 3 ft high and 6ft long..

im not bright enough to fly anything : )

but nice to know theres a good hobby shop local......

Regards to all

fach

[Terry]

Thanks for that

Did you notice whether or not he sold anything like the old 'Kiel Craft' balsa wood model aircraft kits ? - Or any type of balsa aircraft plans and kit forms?

[ragthai]

Hi all

I stumpled into a 'proper' model and hobby shop next to the wet market
here in sleepy Cha am.........only been open 1 month or so.....
has planes, loads of helicopters , off and on road cars, boats,
nitro and electric and all the control stuff...lots of new spares

Its an older thai fella that runs it who has been
into Radio Control planes and stuff for 30 years.
loads of photos and trophies around...
Knows his stuff

Has some big planes and helicopters on display
one of the helicopters is about 3 ft high and 6ft long..

im not bright enough to fly anything : )

but nice to know theres a good hobby shop local......

Regards to all

fach

Nice
I'm gonna be in H.H for the next month so I will definitely stop by to have a look.

[fach3003]

Hi Terry,

Didnt see any balsa kits or planes....there was a polystyrene gilder hanging up
He has a nice range of magazines (in thai ) some of them have plans in...

worth a visit sometime anyhow....

Cheers

fach

[Terry]

Thanks fach - will try and check it out next time I'm back

[cyberpete]

If all goes as planned i will have room for one of my stable multirotors in my luggage Will mount my Sony Nex5N on it and take great videos and photos from above

[cyberpete]

Any shops in HH that sells Lipo batteries ? If i bring my aircraft with me i dont want to bring a bunch of batterys with me on the plane.

Or do you perhaps know of a webpage to a shop in BKK that sells Lipo batterys ?

[Green Nomad]

Hi fach, Excuse my ignorance, but the shop in Cha am is that the big covered market in the centre?, and did you not if he sold coverings or trimline tape? Will coming to Thailand next month most places online in uk seem to be sold out.

[kendo]

This place is only ten minutes from my house Beaulieu Aero Drome in the new forest















I walk my dog around this area and often watch these guys having fun.

Kendo.