RC planes soar over Central Oregon

RC piloting in Central Oregon is reaching new heights. RC airplanes in simplest terms are model planes that a pilot controls by radio signals.

The RC stands for radio control. Alternatively, you might see the term remote control.

Technically speaking, radio control is the correct term, but remote control is widely used, and it is not incorrect.

Model planes have been around for nearly 100 years, and all forms of model planes and other aircraft fall under the hobby name of aeromodeling. The earliest recorded flight of a radio-controlled model airplane took place in the 1930s, although the techn...