Who Creates Content on RCGroups?

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RCGroups content comes from three distinct sources: community members posting in forums, blogs, and classifieds; named staff and contributors such as Jason Cole and Jim T.; and sponsored editorial produced under the "RCG Sponsored Editorial" byline. The byline or label on each item tells you which one you are reading, so the practical answer is to check that label before deciding how much weight to give a post.

The three content sources

Community members

The bulk of the site is user-generated. The homepage navigation points to Forums, Blogs, Classifieds, and Places, and the excerpt shows threads such as "Need help identifying motor" and "AMA Shennanigans?" — the kind of question-and-answer and open discussion that comes from hobbyists rather than an editorial desk. Anyone who signs up can post, which means quality varies by thread and by poster.

Named staff and contributors

Some articles carry an individual byline. In the excerpt these include:

  • Jason Cole — Blog of the Week, 3D-printed speed projects, video reviews, and news roundups
  • Jim T. — RC news roundups covering brands such as Hangar 9, FrSky, Legend, and Hitec
  • Fitz Walker — flight reviews

A personal byline signals a specific author is accountable for the piece, which usually means a review or report written in a consistent editorial voice.

Sponsored editorial

Many items are labeled "RCG Sponsored Editorial" rather than a person's name. These appear throughout the Blogs, Articles, News, and Reviews sections — for example the AMA Build Month 2026 piece, the FlySky FS-i6 Nova article, Nall in the Fall video coverage, and several product reviews. The label is the disclosure: the content is produced with sponsor involvement, so treat product framing accordingly.

How to tell them apart at a glance

Label you see Who made it How to read it
"RCG Sponsored Editorial" Site editorial with sponsor involvement Useful for product news; expect promotional framing
A person's name (Jason Cole, Jim T., Fitz Walker) Named contributor Editorial voice, still check whether the item is a review or a news roundup
No byline, inside a forum thread Community member Judge by the poster's history and the replies
Classifieds listing Community member selling Seller's own description

Why the distinction matters

The same product can appear in a sponsored article, a named-contributor review, and a forum thread — and each carries different weight. A sponsored piece tells you the product exists and what the maker claims; a named review adds flight or bench time; a long forum thread adds other owners' failures and fixes. Cross-checking the three is how you get past any single source's bias.

For a quick reliability check on any page:

  1. Look directly under the headline for a byline or the "RCG Sponsored Editorial" tag.
  2. If there is no byline, confirm you are in a forum thread and read the replies, not just the first post.
  3. For purchase decisions, search the product name in the forums to see whether owners report problems the article did not mention.

The site also offers Sign Up and Log In options, which is what you need to post, reply, or list an item yourself.