Tag Archives: hobbies

James Drake is a model guy, of sorts. The 85-year-old Peters Township man builds model ships, and his basement workshop is filled with replicas of famous wooden tall ships. His ship-building hobby, which he took up in 2007, takes patience, … Continue reading →

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TURNERS FALLS — Families looking for unique Father’s Day fun can watch model airplanes swoop and zip across the sky Sunday, or try flying them themselves. The seventh annual Father’s Day Fun Fly, organized by the Franklin County Radio Control … Continue reading →

Howard Frank Pocono Record Writer @PoconoHFrank A local model airplane club fears the National Park Service is about to clip its wings. The superintendent of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area is booting the Roxbury Area model airplane Club … Continue reading →

OTTUMWA — Ottumwa Regional Airport is going to be a very busy place this August, and the city is preparing to help. Ottumwa was selected last year for Fly Iowa’s annual fly-in. It’s the 25th anniversary for the event, which … Continue reading →

The cockpit of Clay Hagman’s staggered-wing Beechcraft, named Rat Rod, which features a pair of hanging dice, is seen Friday morning during the first day of the Grand Island Modelers RC Airplane and Fun Fly at the club airfield located … Continue reading →

On Friday, June 16, at 10 a.m. the McMinn County Radio Control Association will be at the McMinn Senior Activity Center. Demonstrations will include flying both small and large remote control model airplanes, helicopters, multi-rotor devices, and fast-flying models. Visitors … Continue reading →