I always loved watching the old newsreels. I am too young of course, to have seen them first run, but seeing them on the History Channel or on some show is always very interesting to me. Newsreels presented things with such drama. I mean that in a good way, they make up for the [...]

I came across this video via Lee-Jones’s Blog Its a great compilation of news reels that depict the history of model aviation.
Some of my favorite moments from the clip
- Notice all the people standing around while planes take off. How nice of them to duck out of the way.
- At 6:41, look for the [...]

Last October I embarked on a journey, that I could never have predicted would be as fun or as interesting as it has become. I had decided to build a Flying Wing and I decided to use the Kline-Fogelman Airfoil design that I was reading about on RCGroups. The wing, now dubbed the K-F [...]

I am in Phoenix Arizona, on the way to a meeting and running a bit early, so my co-worker and I decide to find a coffee shop to check e-mail before the meeting. As we turned off route 101, at 56th street, there is someone flying R/C. Cool!
We pulled off the road, and turns out [...]

This months Model Aviation magazine has published and featured Dick Sarpolus’ NJ One Design club fun-fly building project, and the Hobby Guy is in it with his flying buddies. Thank you to Dick Sarpolus for a great design and a great article, it was a blast to participate in.
Can you find the Hobby Guy in [...]