Posted: Wednesday, September 19, 2012: Buzzing the tower by ADAM HERRERADouglas Budget For some, it’s their newest obsession. For others, a life’s passion. It’s their love of flying, and while they may not be sitting in the cockpit, the adrenaline rush is there all the same. That thrill is the […]
Continue readingRadio Control Modelers can’t get enough
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 […]
Continue reading2nd 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 readingFayette Flyers Hosts Open House
The Fayette Flyers will be hosting a new member and public ”open house” on Sept. 22, 4:30 p.m. at The Fayette Flyers RC field off Ga. Highway 74 north of Tyrone. This will be an excellent opportunity for existing and potential Remote Control (RC) Model Airplane enthusiasts to learn more […]
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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