6mmFlyRC FlyBlog

ON VACATION

6mmFlyRC — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:28:53 +0000

Hence the banner. We are all heading out of the shop for a few weeks to get some rest and get out of the heat.

We encourage you to order all you want, but just know, we won't be shipping until after the 4th of July holidays.

We pride ourselves on fast shipping and so this puts a dent into that record, but we think the banner should provide plenty of warning.

Thanks everyone.

QB: F-22 CUSTOMER PICTURES

6mmFlyRC — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:40:10 +0000

We had a customer, Matt, who sent us a nice note and some pictures. Matt writes,

"I put my QB-Series Raptor in the hands of 3 local expert R/C pilots today, for the maiden flight (as I'm still a novice flier) and they LOVED it. They couldn't get enough stick-time with it. It flew great!!

Feel free to post today's action pics to your website, if you like.

Thanks! Will be ordering more kits from you soon, as those 3 guys now HAVE to have one."

Well Matt, done and done. And for you Flyblog readers, here is one of our favorites.

REPRINT - MEMORIAL DAY

6mmFlyRC — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:43:04 +0000

This is a reprint from last year, but honestly, we think it is worth a repeat.

I for one, am a little tired of people looking forward to Memorial Day for the pool side beer and the hot dogs, sunshine and bad music. Just in casual conversation, seems like everyone is more than happy to have the day off work, to enjoy the much needed rest, said beer and hotdog. But hardly anyone even knows the difference between Memorial Day and Veterens Day anymore.

Now I might be preaching to the choir, as we think our customers are a pretty patriotic bunch, but I just want to say that around here, we know why tomorrow is an rare day off. It's about those men and women that fought and died for our freedom.

Celebrating it really has nothing to do with hotdogs or pools. Now don't get me wrong, those things are nice, but I would like for once to hear back from the question, "What are you doing for the holiday," the right answer. "Well, I'm going to remember those that died for our freedom, then maybe have a hotdog."

A BIG THANKS

6mmFlyRC — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:46:34 +0000

This is just a brief post and we thought about putting it in the Twitter feed, but we like the more permenent feel of the news blog. But this is getting off track.

If you know us at all, you know this is a business by accident. And we have been tweeking and trying to grow this little service for a few years now. But this month marks a strickly business milestone and it's one we have to share with our customers. This month, we are officially debt free. Sure, the business incurs expenses during an operating period, but the debt is a cash flow function, not actually owning anyone anything. But now, well, we are free and clear and it goes without saying that it couldn't have happened without the support of the RC community, one of the greatest in the world.

Why this is important you could ask? Well, being free allows us to invest in other areas of expansion, building on what we already have laid down.

So thanks again everyone!

THE NAVY HAS SHIPS TOO?

6mmFlyRC — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:11:33 +0000

Seriously, who knew? Around here, we focus on jets, military ones, and that includes the fine pilots from nearly every branch of service that has wings and even some from across the Atlantic.

And for those of you that know us best, you know we grew up military, U.S. Air Force to be exact and that is why this thing is in our blood. But sometimes you know, (and we know this is a little late, but it's pretty awesome) you have to tip your cap to the ground based forces that keep us safe at night. What can you say? This is pretty great.

RED KITTY KITTY

6mmFlyRC — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:45:25 +0000

A customer just sent us some pics of his F-14 and he declares, "it flies mint." We think that is good. Seriously, the F-14 might look intimidating, but it's one of the most gentle planes in out fleet. Now enjoy a quick pic. And head over to the photo gallary to check out pictures of all our kits, from customer camera to our site.

SCRATCH BUILT QB F-22

6mmFlyRC — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:43:54 +0000

This video was posted (and it's not actually a kit from us) but it is Tomas Hellberg's design (which is the design we kit) so we thought it needed a post. It's great flying and it even shows the stability of the QB F-22 when the thrust vectoring tabs on the tail get broken off. These QB are very robust, they can take just about every modification the ground can dish out and keep flying.

QB SKYRAY vs HAWK

6mmFlyRC — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:18:05 +0000

This video is done by a local flyer, Pat, who pretty much as every single Quick Build in his fleet. Since we don't have a video posted of the QB Skyray, perhaps one of the best flyers we have, we thought we would get this posted.

6mmFlyRC F4D Skyray flying with a hawk from Pat Gagnon on Vimeo.

[ QB ] F-22 PICS

6mmFlyRC — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:28:30 +0000

We just had a customer e-mail us these awesome pics of his Quick Build F-22, all ready for flight. The paint is awesome, the pilot decal is a great touch and the yellow on the tail really sets it off. Thanks Matt! It will fly great.

PHANTOM VIDEO [ NEW ]

6mmFlyRC — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:52:39 +0000

Here is a great video of the F-4 kit, put together very nicely, and flown even better. Enjoy.