Initially building free-flight model airplanes, Palen enrolled in the Roosevelt Aviation School on Long Island to become a mechanic following his high school graduation and military service.

But they know firsthand the personal and professional advantages of learning to build and fly free flight model airplanes, and they’re eager to pass on their expertise to young people.

The first hobby I explored and really enjoyed the modeling part of was model airplanes. The 1940s was a time when World War ...

I have been building different types of planes, gliders, paper airplanes or kites my entire life. “Not only has it been very satisfying, but, I also find what I have learned building and then flying ...

Airplane enthusiasts took to the skies on Saturday as the Fox Valley Aero Club offered its annual Festival of Flight public ...

Kim Stricker has been captivated by radio control, control line and free flight model airplanes since his uncle, Wayne Stricker, taught him to fly them in 1967 in his Boaz, Ill., backyard.

At 78 and long retired from a 39-year career in education, he continues to build and fly free-flight model airplanes year-round. Stalick shared his hobby with his son, Ted, a 1982 graduate of West ...

His initial interest in flight was sparked with free-flight model airplanes where the flier has no control over the plane once he or she gets it to take off. "If it's windy, it's gone," he said.