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RC gliders take flight in Modesto, Los Banos
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Remote-controlled gliders, like this one, are the norm with the Modesto R/C Club. - photo by Photo Contributed
MODESTO – It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a radio-controlled glider?While there’s a large subset of the R/C community that focuses on airplanes – World War II replicas, stunt planes, exotic creations – the Modesto R/C club places a heavy emphasis on those planes that use the wind current to keep themselves afloat once they’re already in the air.