Santa Maria Times

Giant model planes flying this weekend over Santa Maria from Elks Unocal Event Center

Jul 28, 2017 Jul 28, 2017 Updated Jul 29, 2017 At just 9 years old, Karsen Gradille is the youngest flyer of the Santa Maria-based Tri-Valley RC Modelers, which builds and flies model airplanes, ...
The Baltimore Sun

Grounded and soaring Hobby: Members of the Baltimore Area Soaring Society are builders and pilots of radio-controlled model gliders.

For Bob Trimble of Cockeysville, who spends much of his time piloting a motorized wheelchair, it was a chance to soar with the swans above a sun-splashed field. For Joe Radoci, a 79-year-old former ...
Inhabitat

Synergy Diesel Glider Plane To Compete in CAFE Green Flight Challenge

John McGinnis of Kalispell, Montana, designed this diesel-powered glider plane, which seats five and has 200 horsepower on tap but maintains the efficiency of a glider due to the wing design. The ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

A half-century of soaring: Torrey Pines Gulls glider club celebrates 50 years of flying over La Jolla

“It’s an addicting sport,” Ian Cummings, president of the Torrey Pines Gulls, said of the remote-controlled flying that lures enthusiasts like himself to La Jolla’s Torrey Pines Gliderport. “Everybody ...