Tag Archives: hobbies

The Llano Estacado model airplane Club will host its annual James Mears Combat Bash from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2., and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, at George Davis Park at 15th Street … Continue reading →

Jim Mesko TheSuburbanite.com correspondent GREEN  The recent Collings Foundation “Wings of Freedom” Airshow at the Military Aviation Preservation Society (MAPS) Museum in Green drew record crowds for the three day event. The annual airshow featured four famous World War II-era planes … Continue reading →

Ottumwa had a fantastic opportunity to show off this past weekend with Fly Iowa’s visit. In our not-so-humble opinion, we think the community pulled it off. On Friday evening we spoke with one man who goes to Fly Iowa every … Continue reading →

As the certification of the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet inches closer, Pilatus announced it is discontinuing the product that helped grow the company decades ago — the PC-6 Porter. The Porter has become known as a terrific short- and unimproved … Continue reading →

Giant-scale R/C aircraft take flight at the Air Force Museum Photo:  Soaring above the crowd; photo: courtesy of D.O.G.S. By Matt Clevenger Some of the world’s largest model aircraft will be landing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Sept. 1-3, presenting … Continue reading →

Giant-scale R/C aircraft take flight at the Air Force Museum Photo:  Soaring above the crowd; photo: courtesy of D.O.G.S. By Matt Clevenger Some of the world’s largest model aircraft will be landing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Sept. 1-3, presenting … Continue reading →

This event is sponsored by the Firelands Float Flyers, an area organization dedicated to the sport of model airplanes taking off and landing on water. The motors are either electric or fueled by nitro gas (a mixture of nitromethane and … Continue reading →