On a nice day, the Fox Valley Aero Club flying strip can be a busy place. Photo by Doug Swanson
Fox Valley Aero Club president, Tom Spriet gets his Extra 260 aircraft ready for flight at the clubs airstrip last summer. Photo by Kevin Kessler
Flying model airplanes is a great father and son activity as shown here by FVAC members Brandon and Paul Makowski who are getting ready to fly their U-Can-Do-It 3D Sport Plane. Photo by Dale Gathman
FVAC member Cliff Fulhart taxies his Nieuport 17, a historic World War I plane model, down the runway. Photo by Dale Gathman
FVAC member Dave Murray gets his Scorpion Jet airborne. Photo by Dale Gathman
Anyone who has ever successfully launched a rubber-band powered balsa wood airplane knows the thrill of flight. The opportunity to make something soar like the wind attracts many to the hobby of model aeronautics. There are about 20 area Academy of Model Aeronautics Charter Clubs …
