Real planes
From student pilot to private pilot
Lessons, checkrides, cross-countries, fly-ins and the first flights with the kids in the back seat.
Flight stories Big planes and little planes
Real planes. RC planes. One family in the air.
Jon earned his private pilot's license this year. His son Case flies RC planes they 3D print together. This is where we share the flights, the builds, the crashes and what we learn along the way.
Two ways to fly
The left seat and the transmitter
Most channels pick one. We do both, because flying a real plane makes you a better RC pilot, and the other way around.
RC planes
Printed at home, flown at the field
3D-printed planes, foam builds and gliders. Parts lists, setup notes and honest first-flight results.
See the hangar Stories
All stories From the logbook
Coming soon
From first lesson to checkride: how I earned my private pilot's license
Why I started, the hardest parts of training, first solo and checkride day.
Coming soon
Flying with the kids
Taking the kids up in a real airplane, and what they had to say about it.
Coming soon
Case at the controls
How Case got into RC planes, his first plane, his first crash and what he flies now.
The crew
Who's flying
A dad and his kids who'd rather be at the airport or the flying field than anywhere else.
J
Jon
Private pilot, builder
Earned his private pilot's license this year. Prints the RC planes on the family's 3D printers and flies them on a Spektrum radio.
C
Case
RC pilot, co-host
Builds the RC planes with his dad and flies them. Our toughest reviewer.
For RC brands
Send us a plane. We'll fly it and tell the truth about it.
Build video, first-flight footage from the ground and the cockpit, a written review on this site and short clips for YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.
Thinking about selling your airplane?
Cochrum Aviation also buys single-engine planes for cash or sells them on consignment. Running or not.