In the bright sunlight in the middle of a grass field near Junction City, each control-line model plane pilot steps into the center dirt circle. Their planes already have been started, most of them ...

Which model airplane kit is best? Model airplane kits come in a vast variety of styles and detailed constructions. They aren’t just a few wooden planks that click together and barely float anymore.

Left: Kenny Stevens walked back after stretching his control lines as he prepared to fly his hand-built model airplane at the Lexington Model Airplane Club airfield. Above: It took Stevens nine months ...

In the bright sunlight in the middle of a grass field near Junction City, each control-line model plane pilot steps into the center dirt circle. Their planes already have been started, most of them ...