There's an engineer who lives three houses down. One day he had his F-14 (Top Gun) taxiing around in front of his house. Had to be 8 feet long. Whatever floats your boat! There is a local RC plane club that owns a 3-acre, or so, piece of land. Well-maintained, grass cut really short for a runway, lines of picnic tables for prep/repairs. I take my son sometimes on weekends to see what's flying. They seem to enjoy the attention, too.
"Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace." - T.R.