Details posted on: https://www.yumasun.com/articles/model-83709-niedens-fly.html Check-out the annual Radio Control Moel Airplane Show and Fly-In at the Yuma Aeromodeler’s airfield located at Blaisdell, north of Yuma this weekend. The show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. A fly contest and hobby swap meet will be held from […]
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Kern Model Airplane Kontrollers in the Sky
Published on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 by Susan Barr/Kern Valley Sun Drive past Hanning Flat, on the far side of the lake any Saturday morning, and you’re liable to see planes in the sky doing radical aerobatic moves unlike anything you’ve witnessed before. No, you’re not catching a glimpse of […]
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 […]
Continue readingCondors Work to Fly
Members of the Channel Islands Condors have recently submitted a proposal to a local university to reconsider its decision to ban flying of model airplanes in their park, a change that could affect 40 regular pilots. In response club members have launched a campaign to get public support. Read more […]
Continue reading2012 Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark Radio Controlled Airshow
Over 5,000 spectators packed the park during the 2012 Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark (SCCMAS) Radio Controlled Air Show in Morgan Hill, California. Club members, known as the Tomcats, were joined by fliers from near and far. Each pilot did their best to awe the crowd with their dazzling […]
Continue readingA Peaceful Hobby
AMA club, the Conejo Quiet Flyers, were recently highlighted in the Thousand Oaks Acorn local paper for enjoying their peaceful hobby. The club has 56 model airplane and glider enthusiasts who came together four years ago to provide venues for model airplane flights and to build a flying community. On […]
Continue readingAeromodelers Club of Guam: Far Away but Flying High
The Academy of Model Aeronautics if proud to have clubs all around the country, and in other U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and our friends to the East, Guam. The Aeromodelers Club of Guam is one club that is far away, but promoting the hobby with […]
Continue reading10 years of flying celebrated by the Coachella Valley Club
Memorial Day weekend proved to be a great flying weekend for many clubs and AMA members. The Coachella Valley Radio Control Club took advantage of great weather by celebrating the tenth anniversary of their model airpark at Avenue 54 and Pierce Street in Thermal, California. Their celebration was truly warranted, […]
Continue readingDreams become reality with the help of the Muroc Model Masters Club
Many pilots dream of flying at Edwards Air Force Base. The Muroc Model Masters club has made those dreams become reality through the use of remote controlled airplanes. Learn how the club is helping pilots and modelers fly and about the club’s outreach program which provides an outlet and educational […]
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