Full-Scale and Model Helicopters UniteBy Tim DiPeri | timdiperi@caseco-inc.com| Photos courtesy of the authorHeliStorm, the brainchild of longtime model pilot Michael Kranitz, hatched into existence in 2023. It would take nearly two years to make it a reality—the likes of which our hobby has never seen. Michael’s idea at the time was to attract students and the public to the world of RC Scale helicopters by bringing in members of the full-scale helicopter industry.The vertical-lift industry has a workforce shortage, and our hobby has a shortage of new members, but it also provides an…