There aren’t too many hobbies that actually help you learn skills that could be used in later life, or even help you career wise. For example, you’re not likely to be able to use skills you’ve learned playing with a Hornby train set in any career, nor you likely to call on your experience playing with your Action Man when you want to join the army.
However, radio controlled models such as RC cars and RC helicopters teach you useful skills such as model making, engineering and piloting/driving skills. Many engineers started their love affair with engineering by playing with models such as RC models when they were children. Learning a basic grasp of how things work, how they fit together and how they can be improved can prove hugely beneficial in later life.
Also, the act of using RC models teaches you coordination and driving ability. F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton for example started his racing life by driving radio controlled cars competitively, and is it any wonder he also won many of his races there?
RC models aren’t just toys for entertainment, they’re opportunities to learn vital skills.