We are pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Vieira to the position of Editorial Director, Surface Group. In this new role, Peter is responsible for content direction and management across a number of platforms including print and digital publications, e-newsletters, websites, and ancillary Air Age Media products within the surface RC category. Peter is [...]
Thursday May 2, the Top Gun flightline is a buzz with activities and there’s airplanes and pilots everywhere getting in flights. This is no easy task during any Top Gun event with the pressure and the excitement of such an impressive event. But add the threatening weather yesterday and today and you see everyone is [...]
Silver State Nitro challenge kicked off April 19, 2013 with RC Car Action‘s Aaron Waldron and Joel Navarro reporting on site. After four grueling days of racing in the middle of the Nevada desert, a modest trophy presentation recognized the top competitors in each of the ten racing classes. At this point in the weekend, [...]
We celebrated the month of March in style thanks to HobbyKing for sponsoring our RC version of March Madness. The Radio Control Show saw increased traffic given the “Watch and Win” sweepstakes with prizes from HobbyKing, and we’ll be announcing the winners on April 5th! Creating exciting promotions and content is what we’re all about. [...]
This year marked Pro-Line’s 30th in the RC industry, a phenomenal achievement that the brand celebrated throughout the month of October by giving away official photo bodies and gift certificates (along with a special two-day sale a few weeks ago). On October 25, Pro-Line invited a small group of industry partners and friends for a [...]
Wilton, CT— Die Cast X magazine and Air Age Media are pleased to announce that Joe Kelly Jr. has been promoted to Editor-in-Chief. With more than 20 years of experience in the hobby and model car industry, his expertise and vision will allow him to guide Die Cast X into the future with a keen [...]
If you missed the premiere of the Die Cast X TV LIVE chat which aired September 18, you can still catch the excitement here! Hosted by Joe Kelly and featuring Mat Long of Acme Trading, and Sean Taylor of M2 Machines – both of these guys brought some outrageous first looks and shared some inside [...]
It’s not often that a really big, really new event springs onto the scene, but when it happens, the Model Airplane News crew takes notice. For this first time event, Horizon Hobby pulled all the stops and the US Air Meet held at the Sanford Sea Coast Airport in Sanford, ME was a huge extravaganza [...]
Wilton, CT— RC Car Action magazine and Air Age Media are pleased to announce the promotion of Stephen Bess to Executive Editor. Since he joined the company in 2010, Bess’ editorial leadership and knowledge of radio control has made him a valuable member of the RC Car Action editorial team. In his new role, Bess [...]
Wilton, CT, May 11, 2012 – RC Car Action magazine presented its prestigious Hall of Fame award to Gary Kyes at its annual Readers’ and Editors’ Choice awards banquet held in Long Beach, CA on April 28. Kyes, Senior Product Manager for Team Losi, a division of Horizon Hobby, was honored for his involvement in [...]
Intense Racing and Aerobatics Excite & Entertain Crowds Two days of nonstop action…crowds packed the sidelines of the tracks and flightlines … the sounds of motors roaring and engines gunning filled the air…this was RCX 2012! The Long Beach Convention Center was rocking this past weekend with a record-setting attendance enjoying RCX, the country’s largest [...]
Where Can You Find the Largest Radio Control Audience in 2012? Air Age Media continues to lead the way in delivering new and smarter ways to distribute our content and your brand message to a new and wider audience. Beginning in 2012, we will be the only RC publisher to now include a digital edition [...]
During the month of December, employees at Air Age Media collected toys to donate to Toys for Tots and coats to donate to Person to Person. Emil DeFrancesco of Air Age Media helped the representative of Toys for Tots with the toys that were collected.
We recently chose the winners of the first Air Age Media RC Scholarship contest! Each applicant was asked to submit an essay on how RC has had a positive impact on his or her life. Although we received entries from numerous explemplary students, two applicants truly stood out from all the rest. We’d like to congratulate Billy Janus and Gustavo Salazar as the first-ever recipients [...]
