There is one very big difference worthy of pointing out between what most accept as being "traditional" R/C modeling (R/C planes, R/C helis, R/C gliders), versus what many feel is not traditional R/C modeling (or even not modeling at all) like drones:
- All in the first category have always been part of R/C modeling, and had no real existence outside of modeling.
- The second category (drones), on the other hand, started outside of modeling in various shapes and formats, and is mostly present and multiplying outside of modeling, with applications such as farming, industry, spying, military, weather monitoring, photography, filming, deliveries and many more.