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The Discover Aviation Days show this weekend in Blaine gives experts and novices an equal chance to explore the intricacies of modern small aircraft and planes of the past. The show is 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 31 … Continue reading →

Organizers of a model airplane fly-in and Open Cockpit Day at Castle Air Museum in Atwater both reported healthy attendance at the Memorial Day weekend events. Joe Pruzzo, executive director of the museum, estimated 2,500 to 2,800 people attended Sunday’s … Continue reading →

“You can trace the Mooney’s popularity to the fact that so few pilots are willing to splurge on a $50 bottle of wine,” said AOPA Pilot Senior Editor Dave Hirschman, who helped create the quiz that asks 14 seemingly unrelated, … Continue reading →

When I was a kid, there were balsa wood model airplanes powered by a rubber band, that flew a short distance. Okay, maybe that’s “stretching” the point. But there have also been radio-controlled model airplanes that run on small ICE engines, … Continue reading →

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Scaled-down aviation is the name of the game through Sunday at the Castle Commerce Center in Atwater. Between 150 and 200 “pilots” of large-scale miniature airplanes are expected for the 17th annual West Coast Festival, hosted by Chapter 679 of … Continue reading →

ATWATER, Calif. (KMPH) – The biggest model–airplane show west of the Mississippi is underway at the Castle Airport in Atwater, and as many as 500 different planes will soar through the North Valley sky this weekend. There are no trophies … Continue reading →