Building and Flying a Remote Controlled Airplane with Dollar Store Foamboard
Maker Faire Bay Area 2019
May 17th-19th
Want to dip your feet into remote controlled aircraft but overwhelmed with the options? Well, you can build an airplane with just two sheets of dollar store foam board, about $60 in parts, and an hour or two of your time-- I'll show you how.
Peter Vieth
Peter is a trained engineer, musician, and sailor and self taught machinist, mountain biker, videographer, world traveler, armchair philosopher, and, lately, father. Peter and his son decided to add amateur RC aircraft pilot to their resumes by binging on Youtube videos and then retreating into the garage workshop to create aircraft that would inform, entertain and sometimes even fly.
http://www.petervieth.com
Conrad Vieth
Conrad is a constant companion on his father's garage projects, getting his hands on a CNC mill's controls at just 18 months. Now he is old enough to build on his own whether it's with tools in the garage, scrap wood in the backyard, or Legos on the living room floor.
