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On a clear October morning, Jeff LaPointe brought his radio-controlled model airplane to Dry Lake Park. Article source: http://www.eacourier.com/news/model-aviators-launch-push-to-discover-flight/article_1d13921a-84e9-11e5-bfd9-3b7f4fb7a696.html

Traditional ways of marking Remembrance Day include wearing a poppy and visiting a local memorial, but some people put hours of work and a personal touch into their tributes. One such event was a quilting bee at the Orleans United Church put … Continue reading →

When the Tracy Skyliners club organized more than 60 years ago, the model planes they built flew on wires — or lines — held on the ground by small-scale pilots. Now, when club members meet out at their flying location … Continue reading →

Louis Winkelmann, Kearney Hub Military vehicle model collection Jim Anderson, left, and Tim Kingsley are displaying their combined model collection of military vehicles during Friday morning’s Veterans Day Breakfast at the Nebraska Prairie Museum in Holdrege. Both men hope their … Continue reading →

Sitting in his garage, surrounded by fuselages and wings of model airplanes, a small, four-prop drone on his workbench, Ed Couch is a guy in a four-foot hover. Couch can’t believe what the federal government recently announced: That it wants … Continue reading →

FORT SMITH (KFSM)—It’s not everyday you see a plane make a parachute landing. It’s actually a unique safety feature of the single-engine Cirrus aircraft. A local aviation expert said the feature may have saved lives in Tuesday’s (Nov. 3) landing. … Continue reading →

There’s something wrong with recreational drones. You can see the attraction. They can be extremely easy to fly, and they take cool pictures. The Consumer Electronics Association forecasts about 700,000 will be sold this year, up from 430,000 in 2014 … Continue reading →