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Remote-control gliders are a familiar sight over Aliso Creek Valley, soaring silently as they float and dip on thermal currents along a 300-foot slope. But much like golf balls and baseballs, the ...

Thank you for the article about the model glider flying at Fairview Park (Daily Pilot, March 25) and the problems faced by the pilots to continue. You did a good job of covering the subject. I will ...

The Long Island Silent Flyers have been flying remote-controlled model gliders throughout the Syosset skyline since the club’s inception in the 1970s. However, people who have lived there their entire ...

Gerry Armstrong owns a whole fleet of private planes, which he flies only for pleasure, but the Palm Bay resident doesn't have the deep pockets needed for such a hobby. How does the man do it?

“It’s an addicting sport,” Ian Cummings, president of the Torrey Pines Gulls, said of the remote-controlled flying that lures enthusiasts like himself to La Jolla’s Torrey Pines Gliderport. “Everybody ...

Model aircraft that commonly soared around Costa Mesa‘s Fairview Park may soon be grounded for good. The City Council today, March 21, is set to discuss the future of Fairview Park’s model aircraft ...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

Click to open image viewer. This was the first recoverable flying model rocket made in the United States. It was designed by Vern Estes and built by John Schutz around 1961. The model has a pasteboard ...