Owner. Chief Pilot And Creative Thinker At Helicam
CurrentWayne Mann, our President and CEO, who is also our chief pilot has been involved with Remote Control airplanes, helicopters and multirotors (UAVs) (sUAS) since 1972. He flew pattern airplanes in expert class from 1981 to 1986. In 1984 he got started with R/C helicopters. In 1991 he competed in his first World Championship with R/C helicopters in Australia where he finished in second place overall with the USA Team winning the team title. He competed in the next ten World Championships (held every other year) with the USA Team winning five gold medals. In June of 1992 he went to work for an R/C helicopter company in Orlando, FL called Miniature Aircraft USA. At the beginning of 1995 he helped engineer a new Rotorhead for competition flying. In August of that same year that rotorhead won the World Championships in Kasaoka, Japan with Wayne finishing in 3rd place. In 1993 Wayne became a Consultant for several manufactures of R/C helicopter related equipment. He continued in the Consultant business for several Japanese companies until the end of 2011 when he retired from competitive flying.