By putting a camera and transmitter on the front of a RC plane, you’re able to fly First Person View (FPV). That means you’re flying by look through a small TV on the ground.
Rachel is holding a modified Bixler (a great plane for this):
I took one on our trip to Indonesia. It always attracted the local kids:
It was a bit stressful to fly from remote islands, at least it wasn’t a crowded airspace.
Some of the better video I’ve captured is from flying at a field in northern Virginia: