In 2004, business founder Gary McDonogh established Hobby Centre, a traditional radio control store. By 2010, quadcopter (drones) started becoming popular and after 30 years of flying and building RC aircraft, the business was building many types of drones.
In 2014, the decision was taken to start building an entry level fishing drone to compete against the traditional freshwater bait boat. This was called the African Quadcopter.
During 2020 the Covid situation caused havoc with suppliers and parts availability and business operations were significantly affected. Fortunately, we weathered the storm and introduced the famous Pixhawk flight controllers into all our products. Using Pixhawk auto-pilots has proven to be the best decision for flight safety, user features, drone stability and client confidence.
We will continue to evolve our designs to suit customers word-wide. During 2020 we expanded our international network to Australia, New Zealand, Greece, and Israel with new countries joining in 2021.
As a small business it has been a challenge to meet world and local demand, however the company continues to expand to meet the needs of anglers all over.
We hope that you like our products and appreciate all feedback.
