I got to meet "Spike" and the whole crew at Joe Nall this year. Chris Hinson contacted me and said we needed to highlight this 14-year-old pilot and his incredible RC skills!
"We first became aware of Harel Koriat through our friend and distributor in Israel, Guy Itzhaky who owns Hobby Guy. Guy sent us some videos and we were very impressed with Harel's abilities, especially considering his young age. We had the good fortune to meet Harel and his father Yaron when Guy brought them to the Joe Nall. Both Harel and Yaron are two of the nicest folks you'd ever want to meet and are die-hard RC enthusiasts! Harel is a smart, polite and sincere young man and we look forward to watching him grow into a world-class competitor and show flyer. He will be representing Israel in the upcoming XFC v2 where he will be flying 2 Extreme Flight 104" Extra 300 V2 airframes. Be sure to keep your eyes on this fine young man, we believe he is destined for great things!"
"Harel "Spike" Koriat is 14.5 years old and has been flying since he was 11. During the week he is a science & robotics student and his weekends are completely dedicated to flying and maintaining his fleet.
During the summer vacation, Harel volunteers as an instructor in an annual RC Flying youth camp, assisting with building airframes, teaching and flying demos to amuse and inspire the kids. The RC flying tradition runs in the family, beginning with his grandfather Yossi who still flies today, father Yaron which taught Harel to fly, to begin with and is now mainly the pit crew (:
Harel has been participating and competing in local events (The Imac & Freestyle leagues) since he started flying, and has managed to gather quite a collection of trophies including:
I have been supporting Harel from day one, my friendship with his father goes back more than 15 years, but the main reason I love the young man is that he is blessed with all of the characteristics we all want to educate our kids with as parents - modesty and respect for his elders, honesty, loyalty, hard work, and gratitude... The feedback he gives me regarding different models and technical aspects is priceless and I am looking forward to seeing his progress and am confident he will touch the stars."
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Extreme Flight 104" Extra 300V2 (5 min 14 sec) |
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106" Edge 540 V2 + GP 123 (6 min 39 sec) |
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3DHS 108" Extra 330LT - PAM X Freestyle (5 min 32 sec) |
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Extreme Flight 64" Mxs Exp (3 min 37 sec) |
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United States, GA, Atlanta
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Congrats Spike!
Wish I had known about this hobby shop a few weeks ago! I just got back from 10 days in Israel, and drove past the area several times. |
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Chris Hinson, Noll Smith, Ben Fisher,
Both Harel and myself are thrilled with the honor of you having Harel aboard Team Extreme ! We would like to express our gratitude and thanks for your trust, your heart warming words, and for the opportunity given to Harel - he is committed to doing his best in promoting the brand and becoming the best embassador possible. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Harel's other sponsors and supporters whom without all of this would have not been possible. Special thanks to our dear friend Guy Itzhaky of HobbyGuy – who has always, and is still – one of the greatest supporters Harel could ask for. Thank you for the article Jim, thank you all! |
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It’s definitely a good morning when I see a great post like that.
Congratulations Harel. |
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Sweet! See you guys at XFC
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United States, CA, Ojai
Joined May 2019
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Awesome! Well done! I aspire to fly half that well one day Harel. Congratulations.
Great post, and great videos! |
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Harel ! Congratulations man,Great to have you on the team ! I knew you’d make it .You got mad skills ,cool signature moves ,and your own flying style that sets you apart. It was fun spotting for you at Nall . I’m looking forward to seeing your XFC flights. Rip it up bro!
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