ABOUT US
RCAeroTowing.com is a site created by and for the thermal and slope scale soaring and aerotow community. We are a group of enthusiasts, tow plane pilots, and people interested in all aspects of soaring. Our content is user-created to appeal to those around the world. It is also shared with the wider RC community with the desire to attract participants into the joy of soaring. We remain keenly interested in serving those new to the hobby with the goal of helping them be successful in their early experiences, gain the understanding to progress and to always feel supported in their search for knowledge and information.
We focus mainly on scale sailplanes and the tow planes or “tugs” that bring them to altitude, however, a sailplane does NOT have to be scale to get into aerotowing. On our site, visitors will find articles on a wide range of soaring topics, a user friendly calendar of events from around the world, links to other sites and useful resources. We encourage visitor submissions of content and model building articles of any length, as well as product reviews, photographs, video, humor and anything else related to our hobby.
RCAeroTowing.com is also an organization. Joining the organization will ensure a combined, louder voice in the future. Having the scale soaring community recognized as an organization will allow us a voice to be heard in issues affecting our hobby. The organization is free to join, opens all area’s of the website to you and will eventually offer some excellent benefits for our early members.
Welcome. We’re glad you’re here. Please be sure to check out our discussion forums by clicking the FORUMS tab at the top right of the home page. We look forward to all you can help contribute to this growing community. As we move forward a range of membership benefits will be offered based upon what we learn that you the hobbyist, your club and your friends need most. Please do not hesitate to provide us feedback and suggestions. This is your site. We hope you’ll share pictures, offer to write articles and help keep our fourms lively!
Contact us at info@rcaerotowing.com
Introducing Our Team
RCAeroTowing.com Founders
Len Buffinton, Founder
Len is a business owner, living in Connecticut. Building model aircraft has been a huge part of his life since the age of nine. Moving on to radio control planes happened in his late teens. His first plane was a Sig Kadet. Taking time off from R/C to construct a full-scale aircraft consumed 5 years from 2003-2008, Upon returning to radio control in 2009, he decided he wanted to try big sailplanes, and aerotowing was the practical launch method. His first scale sailplane was a 3 meter Pilatus B-4 which he took to an aerotow in Lancater, PA. It was that aerotow where he met Steve, Alex, Charlie, etc, the hook was set.
Len is an accomplished ocean sailor, winning a national championship in the mid 90’s and is an Instrument rated Private Pilot.
Steve Pasierb, Events & Flying Sites Director
Alex, Video Director
Alex is originally from Germany. He started flying RC sailplanes around age 14, but quit 2 years later because of change in interest. After moving to the US, Alex picked up flying RC planes again in 2003. His main interest is aerotowing. Besides flying tow planes and scale sailplanes, he enjoys flying slope gliders, since he has a slope available just 5 minutes from his place. Alex’ other hobby is making videos featuring RC planes and events. His alias onYoutube is IFlyTailies, and he enjoys a big group of subscribers to his videos.
Henryk Kobylanski, Forum Design & Development Director
Our team member from Australia. Working as a Information Architecture consultant, Henryk’s background is in the advertising and publishing industries. More recently, he has become more involved in online publishing. Well-known for producing beautiful websites for many RC clubs and organizations within Australia, Henryk has joined the rcAerotowing.com team as a Technical Director.
Henryk originally started flying gliders at the age of 16. After taking some time away start various businesses, he returned to scale soaring in 2005 and remains very active in towing and helping to organize the RC Aerotow scene in Victoria, Australia.
Henryk currently owns popular RC flying sites including RC Trader Australia, Silentflight and Aussie RC Forums.
