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Model Aviation readers across the country are sharing aviation stories, innovative ideas, and fond memories. Join the conversation, read a story, and add your thoughts in the comment section below each article.

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A Lost Treasure…In My Own Basement
Rick Mitchell Baltimore MD The last time that I was active in radio control modeling was from 2005 through 2008, after having first flown R/C as far back as 1958. Most of my flying during that last
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Rescue Pup
John Yager Roscoe IL A friend of mine received a phone call last summer. A fellow flier from another town had passed away with no one to continue his hobby. Family members were going to throw it all
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Pilot Air
Jay Strickland White City, Oregon It all started when I was about 12 years old, my RC career that is. I had been building free flight and control line planes for a few years by then and was the master
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Grandson and Grandfather Flying Team
Chuck Winchester Machesney Park IL I am an AMA and IMAA member. Below is a photo of me when I was 10 years old holding my fubar 36 free flight with a spitfire .045 - really my first successful plane
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Why To Quickly Retrieve A Crashed Plane
Jeff Jones Burlington KY One should never assume a downed plane is not to be recovered quickly. I witnessed this crash and watched how there was no concern to recover the wreckage until the peanut
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Panama Flying Site Help
George Thomsen Panama Central America I am moving to the country of Panama to a town near Panama City Panama. Looking for any information on RC clubs or groups that maybe in the area. Altos del Maria
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Soloing At Age Four
Patrick Willis North Western United States These are pictures of my son, 5-year-old Oliver, who lives in the north west. Oliver was voted "King of the Huckfest" this past August. Oliver was flying his
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Pictures Tell The Story
Joseph Carlo Ocala FL Hello. I am sending my story drawn as picture book. I have had fun with planes originally starting with 10 cents and 25 cents rubber band planes. One day around age 6 or 8 my dad
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Snakes on a Model Plane
Bob Richardson Central Arkansas This happened a few years ago when I went to the Central Arkansas Model Aviators Association (CAMAA) flying field to socialize, get some flying in, and watch the other
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30 Year Old Graupner Still Flying
by Roger Mullins Keystone Heights FL Here is old Graupner kit form 30 plus years ago, given to me by the owner. The graupner is missing the tail feathers and some other minor parts. I converted the
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