By Pat van den Beemt, pvdb@comcast.net – explorebaltimorecounty.com Like any good pilot, Jack Stites prepared his plane for takeoff by inspecting the wings and body and by moving the wing flaps to make sure there were no obstructions. Satisfied with its air-worthiness, he piloted the red-and-white plane as it took off […]
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2nd RC Show and Fun Fly to benefit Volunteer Hospice
By Matthew Nash – Sequim Gazette After a year layover, RC airplanes are flying, gliding and soaring back into Sequim this weekend for the second Radio Control Show and Fun Fly. Organizers with the Sequim RC Aeronauts and the Olympic Radio Controlled Modelers of Port Angeles follow what they saw […]
Continue reading15th Annual Yakima Valley Big Birds Fall Classic
Published by Yakima Herald-Republic The Yakima Valley Aero Modelers is inviting radio-controlled airplane enthusiasts and spectators to its 15th annual Yakima Valley Big Birds Fall Classic this weekend just north of town. Large-scale radio-controlled model planes will be flown in a competition that draws pilots from across the Northwest. Visitors […]
Continue readingDiablo Valley Radio Controllers Open House
By Eve Mitchell, Contra Costa Times – MercuryNews.com PITTSBURG — Remote-controlled model airplanes will soar in the skies Saturday during an open house sponsored by the Diablo Valley Radio Controllers. Demonstrations of various planes flown by club members will include models depicting World War 11 military aircraft. And one of […]
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Reaching for the sky at Youth Fly Day
By Gina Potthoff and Samantha Yale Scroggin/Staff Writers, The AdobePress.com Andrew Richerson performed a few barrel rolls with the model plane he was flying, but they weren’t on purpose. “I was turning and I sped up,” said the 16-year-old Arroyo Grande resident, a recent transplant from Poland. “It was very […]
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WarBirds Over Tulsa Fly-In
Tulsaworld.com – Art activities, an Indian festival and a model airplane fly-in event are on the calendar this week. The Tulsa Glue Dobbers, a radio control model airplane club, will hold its annual WarBirds Over Tulsa fly-in Friday through Sunday at Grant Wilson Field, 2817 S. 177th East Ave. […]
Continue readingSmoky Hill Model Flying Club Giant Scale Fly-In
By Tim Unruh, Salina Journal Marshall Stanton and Art Klenda share a passion for flying, but they remain firmly grounded. Armed with electronic remote controls that can command their aircraft to perform all sorts of tricks, they are members of the Smoky Hill Model Flying Club who hone their skills […]
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Giant Scale Air Show in Palos Hills
Southtownstar.com – by Jason Freeman If you always dreamed of piloting an airplane but can’t stomach speeding miles above the earth, Joe Cherne suggests an intriguing alternative: remote-controlled model aircraft. “It gives you an understanding of the aerodynamics of an aircraft, which are the same whether it’s a model or […]
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Model Splash-In this weekend at Otsego Lake County Park
Gaylord HeraldTimes.com – The seventh annual RC Model Splash-In will touch down at Otsego Lake County Park this weekend. Hosted by the Alpine Leisure Pilots Society, the event will bring dozens of pilots from across Michigan to fly their scale-model airplanes, each equipped for aquatic takeoffs and landings. Some planes […]
Continue readingTaking flight on a small scale
KVAL News, August 19, 2012 – RC Model Airplanes took to the skies of Alvadore Field Saturday in a competitive airshow hosted by the Eugene RC Aeronauts. Dozens of pilots came from RC clubs around the region to compete and exhibit their skills for onlookers. Even though some of the […]
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