This RC aircraft, built and piloted by Gregory Gee, is not based on a real aircraft but rather intended to be an homage to early aviation aircraft. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)

Radio-controlled model airplanes and helicopters flew over Brooklyn, Maryland this weekend as members of the Southwest Area Park Modelers club provided aerial demonstrations, competitions, and lessons.

Models ranged from planes resembling early aviation aircraft to more modern jets.

Club members showed attendees how the planes work and even gave some the opportunity to control the aircraft themselves.

Check out scenes from the weekend event, captured by photographer Carl Schmidt of Federal Hill Photography LLC:

Rob Edmonds Jr, of Fairfax County VA, launches an RC aircraft he designed and built himself. Edmonds Jr designed his first homemade RC aircraft about 25 years ago. He says that, although he has an aeronautical engineering degree: “most of what I know about model airplanes I learned from model airplanes” and encourages anyone to design and build their own. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
Keith Wilson, of Baltimore, pilots his RC Boomerang turbine jet. RC aircraft like this can reach speeds of 150-160mph. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
David Robertson, of Washington DC, performs acrobatics with his RC aircraft. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
Art Vail, treasurer of the Southwest Area Park Modelers club, readies his 1/3rd scale RC Pitts Model 12 aircraft. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
David Connery taxis his 1/7th scale RC Republic P47 Thunderbolt. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
This RC aircraft, built and piloted by Gregory Gee, is not based on a real aircraft but rather intended to be an homage to early aviation aircraft. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
Steve McDade, of Odenton, with grandson August McGlaughlin, 3. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
David Robertson, of Washington DC, with dog Rosie, in his trailer. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
(L to R) Tucker Phillips, 8, Jaxon Phillips, 11, and Colt Patterson, 6, are blasted with air from an RC F22 Raptor, during a demonstration by Wayne Bury, of Baltimore. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
Art Vail, treasurer of the Southwest Area Park Modelers club, starts the RC aircraft used in the candy drop. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
Children run onto the field to collect candy dropped from an RC arcraft. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
Nick Coggiano, of Linthicum, holds a medallion showing fallen service member USAF A1C Nathaniel Henry McDavitt. Each year at the festival, Coggiano performs a simulated angel flight using his RC Hercules C-130, with the medallion inside, to honor McDavitt. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
David Michael, of Laurel, flies his RC aircraft based on a de Havilland Beaver.. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
During a demonstration by Wayne Bury, of Baltimore, Camden Stanson, 7, lowers the landing gear of an RC F22 Raptor while sister Kalena, 3, looks on. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
(Foreground) An RC Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV built and piloted by Darrell Abed, of Curtis Bay. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
RC aircraft on elevated work stands. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
During a flying lesson, David Connery gives pre-flight instruction to Ethan Bell, of Ellicott City. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
Ayeden Butler, 17, of Halethorpe, receives a flying lesson from Southwest Area Park Modeler club member Shane Knudsen. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
An example of a training aircraft, built by Southwest Area Park Modeler club member Shane Knudsen, consisting of foam board, rubber bands, and glue. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
RC aircraft in a trailer. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)
Tonya Goodnow, of Arbutus, receives a flying lesson from Southwest Area Park Modeler club member Art Vail. Charm City Fly-In: Remote Control Airplane Festival Sept 28 2025, Southwest Area Park Model Air Flying Field, Baltimore, MD. (credit: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography LLC)