Welcome to Radiomodels.info from Colin Fretwell

Colin is a former UK Nationals Aerobatics Champion flyer with years of experience in both UK and international competitions. He currently teaches (full size) gliding in his spare time, when he is not flying his own glider.

As a radio control model aerobatics competition flyer at the highest level, he is uniquely qualified to recommend radio controlled products that perform well in all conditions. As a father with a son keen to follow in his aerobatical footsteps, he is also qualified to advise parents which radio model kit gives best value for money for all types of model, from competition standard aircraft to easy to use first time “toy” models.

“My elder brother recently wasted an awful lot of money on some radio control kit (dunno why he didn’t ask me) but he’s now persuaded me to put pen to paper as it were and pass on some of the knowledge I’ve gained over the years and maybe prevent some of the parents out there from making what can be quite costly mistakes, when it comes to choosing the right kit for their kids. Its too late for him, but maybe this site will help some others out there! (He only had to ask!) “

“As a contributing editor to some of the leading UK radio model magazines, I’ve also a pretty fair insight into what constitutes value for money, when it comes to competition models too.”

“And as I’ve begun to take an interest in my son’s radio control model career, I’ve also learned some of the pitfalls associated with the emerging technologies and in particular the super lightweight electric models that are coming to the fore nowadays.”

“This is a new site for me - I hope you will find it useful - and in time we will be including our own blog and maybe even a forum where we can answer some of the more pressing questions. Maybe we can even persuade some of the manufacturers out there to join in and answer some of the more technical issues that are sure to arise.”