Hello, my name is Derek Staha. I have been involved in the R/C hobby since 1988. My interest in the hobby actually began before that while I was in high school (mid 80's). I lived in a rural area where there were no hobby stores or flying fields near. I did everything by mail order and learned to fly on the land my father owned. Needless-to-say, I crashed a couple of times and was very discouraged. In college (1988) I was fortunate to be near an excellent flying club. Although I had flown a little back home, it was here I really learned to fly. My first plane was an Eagle 63 with a Royal 40 and a gold-faced Futaba radio (remember those?). Since then I have built approximately 40 kits and 5 from plans. Although I have tried pylon racing, ducted fans, boats, cars, scale (the list goes on).....I just really enjoy sport flying on the weekends.

One of my favorite planes was a Tsunami I bought several years ago. I loved that plane! I sold all my "small" stuff shortly after, thinking I would get into the big birds. Well, this never really happened so I needed to re-aquire some smaller planes. I looked around for the Tsunami and discovered it was no longer made. I contacted the original owners and "convinced" them to sell the design to me, along with the F/A - 18 Hornet. With that, Juno R/C was born! We are located in Houston, TX.

I am proud and excited to bring this sport aircraft, and the Hornet, back to the modeling enthusiasts. I will be adding other models and accessories in the coming months. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you or if there is a product you'd like to see.

Thanks again, and I hope you enjoy your products from Juno R/C! (o.k. no jokes about the hair.....I'm just glad I still have it)



Derek Staha