I build RC airplanes on camera — foam-board trainers a beginner can copy for a few dollars, and 20-foot cargo planes that need a laser cutter and a trailer. I design the electronics that go in them, write the guide that outlives the video, and say plainly when something didn't work. If your product belongs in a real build, here's what that looks like.
Not a media kit full of adjectives — the machines are in the shop and the work is on the site. Every claim below links to the build that proves it.
Foam-board and EPS builds from a single $1 sheet up to a 20-foot cargo plane with a take-apart tail and an aluminium box-spar joiner. Design, cut, fly, crash, fix, fly again.
Proof: the 20-foot build and the $1 30-minute planeMy Wi-Fi LED controller is my own product, not a rebrand: ESP32-based, drives 12V WS2815 addressable strips, runs a library of 15 lighting effects, and is configured from a phone over its own Wi-Fi network — no app store, no account.
Proof: the LED controller and its live effects demoCO₂ laser and FDM printers in the shop, used for real parts rather than trinkets — 27 laser-cut ribs in one wing, 12-inch printed tires, printed bolts and wing nuts that fly.
Proof: 27 ribs and printed tires · how I pick machinesI fly things until they break and publish what broke. Recommendations carry a label saying whether I actually use the item or picked it to match a specification — and pages get an "After the Video" section when I get something wrong.
Proof: the labelled gear guide and the wing that failedEvery build gets a companion write-up with the real dimensions, the parts list, and what I'd change — so the video keeps sending people somewhere useful long after it stops being new. Nineteen of them and counting.
Proof: the build library · YouTube channelFree browser tools that size a plane, match a power system, generate a wiring diagram, and diagnose why one won't fly — plus a flight simulator. Written by hand, no signup, they work on a phone at the field.
Proof: the tool suite and the Airplane DesignerEach of these has a full write-up with specs, mistakes, and what I'd do differently.
A wingspan measured in yards, built to a 55-pound limit: 27 laser-cut ribs, an aluminium box-spar joiner so the wings come apart, a take-apart tail, a quick-release nose, and 12-inch printed tires.
Laser · 3D printing · structural design
Five pounds twelve ounces of foam board with a working cargo bay — it air-dropped a toy porta-potty. The first maiden was temperamental until the balance point moved back a couple of inches.
FT Radial 4030 510Kv · 6S · 20×13 prop
Hardware, firmware, and phone interface, start to finish. ESP32, 12V WS2815 strips, 15 lighting effects, configured over its own Wi-Fi network — designed, built, and flown at night before it went on sale.
Hardware · firmware · product design
Five attempts. Everyone blames the balance point; the real culprit was an under-cambered trailing edge in the plans acting like permanently dropped flaps. Fixed the airfoil, flew on the fifth.
Aerodynamic troubleshooting
One sheet of foam board, C-channel folds, half an hour. The build people actually copy — and the reason the site's tools exist, because everyone who copies it then asks what motor to buy.
Teaching · repeatable by anyone
Not an airplane at all — a scratch-built hovercraft with underglow, run at night and in snow. Proof that "will this work on something weirder?" is usually a yes.
Non-aircraft build · lighting integrationYour tool, material, or component goes into a real build and earns its place on camera — or doesn't. This is the format I do best, because the build is happening anyway.
I use it long enough to have an opinion, then publish that opinion with the failures included. If it disappoints me, the video says so; that's what makes the good reviews worth anything.
Laser-cut and printed parts designed for a specific job — ribs, mounts, enclosures, jigs. Useful if you need a physical prototype tested in something that actually flies.
A companion page with real specs and settings, cross-linked from the tools and gear guide. It keeps working after the video's first week, which is where most of the traffic lives.
You tell me what it isWhat the product does, who it's for, and what you'd want covered. If it isn't a fit I'll say so quickly rather than waste your quarter.
We agree the scope in writingFormat, timeline, disclosure wording, and what I'm not promising — specifically, never a predetermined verdict.
I build with itLong enough to have a real opinion. You'll hear from me if something breaks — usually before the audience does.
Video and page go live togetherWith the disclosure in both, and the companion write-up cross-linked so it keeps earning attention afterward.
Partnership enquiries go straight to me — pick "Partnership or sponsorship" on the contact form, or email eric@ericrobbrc.com directly. A rough budget and timeline in the first message saves us both a round trip.
