Las Vegas aircraft enthusiasts find their soar spot — PHOTOS

Las Vegas Review-Journal

8 years ago

Jim Winn, left, works on his remote-controlled airplane while his son Brody Winn flies in the background at the Las Vegas Soaring Club field near Red Rock Canyon on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Robert Slauson carries his remote-controlled airplane at the Las Vegas Soaring Club field near Red Rock Canyon on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Scott Morgan flies his remote-controlled plane at the Las Vegas Soaring Club field near Red Rock Canyon on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Morgan has been flying on and off since 1988. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Jim Winn, right, carries his remote-controlled airplane while his son, Brody Winn, flies his airplane at the Las Vegas Soaring Club field near Red Rock Canyon on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Jim Winn, left, works on his remote-controlled airplane at the Las Vegas Soaring Club field near Red Rock Canyon on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Barry Mattison, president of the Las Vegas Soaring Club, works on his remote-controlled helicopter at the club’s field near Red Rock Canyon on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Mattison has been flying since he was six. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Barry Mattison, president of the Las Vegas Soaring Club, flies his remote-controlled helicopter at the club’s field near Red Rock Canyon on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Mattison has been flying since he was six. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Members of the Las Vegas Soaring Club fly their remote-controlled aircraft Sunday at a the club’s field located off West Charleston Boulevard, east of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

The club, which began in 1992, has become one of the oldest and largest RC soaring clubs in the Southwest, according to its website, lvsoaringclub.org.