WHEN Simon Jones was flying model aeroplanes as a child, little did he know that one day he would represent Great Britain. But 40 years later, the Grove man is one of only two people picked to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jul 28, 2017 Jul 28, 2017 Updated Jul 29, 2017 At just 9 years old, Karsen Gradille is the youngest flyer of the Santa Maria-based Tri-Valley RC Modelers, which builds and flies model airplanes, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This was the first recoverable flying ...