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PADUCAH, KY – Paducah Aero Modelers will host a fundraiser, “Taking Flight for Charity” on June 10, starting at noon and on June 11 and 12 from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM. The event’s opening ceremonies will begin at 9:00 … Continue reading →

ELYRIA — It’s an event that hopes to spark youth interest in aviation, and it takes place this weekend. Discover Aviation Day returns 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Lorain County Regional Airport, 44050 Russia Road. The event … Continue reading →

Born in a suburb of Tacoma, Washington, in October 1904, Robert McCawley Short was the oldest of two sons. His father either died or deserted the family—it remains unclear which—when Rob was 8 years old, and he and his brother … Continue reading →

On a nice, sunny day in the 1960s, air taxi pilot Dick Hamlin picked up two women and their babies to take them to a logging camp on Kasaan Bay. As the air taxi approached Grindall Island, Hamlin noticed an … Continue reading →

LOMPOC, Calif. – Arthur Hicks had a childhood interest in air planes, but growing up poor in Atlanta, Georgia during the depression, making model planes was the most he could do. “Cigar boxes and coping saws,” Hicks recalls of the … Continue reading →

A volcano erupting and spewing ash into the sky can cover nearby areas under a thick coating of ash and can also have consequences for aviation safety. Airline traffic changes due to a recent volcanic eruption can rack up unanticipated … Continue reading →

After Charles Lindbergh’s flight in 1927, model aviation started to take off as companies recognized the interest that was taking flight. In the 1940s model airplanes started being built with miniature gas engines and they have only been improving since … Continue reading →