As the blue-and-white, half-scale J3 Cub moved to lift off the ground with Pete Rosas at the controls, his wife, Sandy, quickly folded her hands and closed her eyes. "I think it's a go," she said.

Treat your eyes to loops and dives at today’s Radio Controlled Model Airplane Show. Members of the public who visit the Magic Valley Aeromodelers’ flying field will also have a chance to try to shoot ...