Archive for June, 2008

Fox Valley Aero Club

The Fox Valley Aero Club is one of many radio controlled aeroplane clubs in the United States. The club, quite incredibly, has been around for over 70 years and is made up of a wide range of aviation fans and enthusiasts from the Chicagoland area.

The club is a charter member of the AMA (Academy of […]

RC plane landing on an aircraft carrier

Flying a radio controlled plane can be very difficult and requires a considerable amount of practise to get it right so that you don’t crash the thing. This video shows someone who’s mastered the art of flying an RC plane as he banks, and lands on a makeshift aircraft carrier made from a few tables.
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The Vision Tracking System Camera Car

A while ago we wrote about the incredible radio controlled car that allows you drive it and see through the ‘eyes’ of the driver, the VTS Vision racking System camera car. We’ve found some more photos of the kit that comes with it, including the really cool video glasses (which look great by the way) […]

AMA calls for ‘Park Flyer’ sites for RC planes

Park Flyers are small radio controlled planes that weigh less than two pounds and are capable of over 60mph. They’re small, quiet and light and represent a change in the direction of radio controlled planes.
The planes are generally powered by electric or rubber, or some other silent propulsion method.

The AMA is currently looking to get […]

Teenager aims for RC Grand Prix glory

Fourteen year-old Gareth Hunt (not the guy from the coffee ads) is looking forward to winning a big radio controlled car race in a few weeks. Gareth, from The Lane, Sauchen, has been racing radio controlled cars for four years and competes in both indoor and outdoor races.
Gareth recently competed in the Much More Grand […]