For Gilbert’s Izard family, electric radio controlled model airplanes are more than just a hobby: They’re a family tradition. Three generations, from Grandpa Sam Izard, 80, to his grandson, Taylor ...

Seventy-five years ago this month, the D-Day invasion to liberate France was kicked off by almost 1,000 C-47 Dakota planes - the military version of the two-engine DC-3 commercial airliner - dropping ...

What goes up must be controlled by someone down below. At least that’s how it is this weekend with the radio-controlled planes featured at the Academy of Model Aeronautics Expo West at the Fairplex in ...

Teenager Nathaniel Rowell stared intently at the large screen in front of him while clutching the remote control in both ...

Lufkin Area Radio Control Modelers Club president Gerry Biggs said sometimes pilots do crash land and often times it ends up in the trees. He said three months ago he had to get his deer stand in ...

There exists an idiom in the aviation community: A mile of roadway will take you a mile but a mile of runway will take you around the world. Apalachee Parkway will become a runway to a fun-filled ...

Dozens of pilots flew their radio controlled planes and performed aerobatics Saturday much to the delight of several hundred spectators. The event was the 18th annual On Top of the World Radio Control ...

More than 130 central Ohioans with a love of flying have a way to explore the wild blue yonder while standing on the ground. They are members of the Westerville Model Aeronautics Association in Galena ...

Building, flying and crashing — that’s how many of the hobbyist pilots in the Mid-Missouri Radio Control Association spent their year as they crafted radio-controlled scale models of airplanes and ...

ATWATER, Calif. (KFSN) -- In Atwater, you might spot small aircraft in the sky on a clear day. The Merced County Radio Control Club normally flies model planes, but on Thursdays, they fly helicopters.

eVTOL (Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing) craft are some of the more exciting air vehicles being developed lately. They aim to combine the maneuverability and landing benefits of helicopters with ...

Which model airplane kit is best? Model airplane kits come in a vast variety of styles and detailed constructions. They aren’t just a few wooden planks that click together and barely float anymore.