Wildlife photographer and conservationist Ole Jørgen Liodden has used the Intel Falcon 8+ system to help him track polar-bear communities in the Arctic and acquire information on their behavior patterns. His efforts will provide wildlife and environmental researchers with accurate, reliable data captured in a safe and efficient way. Tracking the polar bears’ behavior, breeding, […]

With 185 registered pilots, this year’s Castle AFB Fly In was a big success. Every morning, we raise the colors, with Randy Courts and members of the U.S. Armed Forces standing at attention. This year, my friend Beverly Spencer, the widow of Charlie Spencer, who passed away last year, read a touching poem regarding the […]

Nick Ziroli is constantly adding new plans to his lineup of giant scale warbirds. The new Grumman TBM-3E Avenger plan set is a 1/5.79 scale designed by Charles Kellogg and consists of five large sheets of Auto CAD drawings created from scale three views that clearly illustrate all structure as well as showing installation of […]

Start a New RC Event If you have ever attended and flown at an RC national or regional event, then you know there’s a lot involved to be successful. Many of our flying buddies, have yet to travel past their local flying field and for many of them, they see our hobby and interest in […]

So, will you be flying this weekend?   Join the Academy of Model Aeronautics Foundation in celebrating model aviation for the sixth annual National Model Aviation Day, August 11, 2018. National Model Aviation Day was created to encourage clubs to celebrate the hobby and share it with the public. AMA chartered clubs have also been […]