1/3 scale Piper Super Cub
One of the the surprising finds my husband and I have had travelling the backroads along the many commercial sod fields of Beeton, Ontario has been the model airplane aficionados allowed to play there.
Climbing
And what nice guys (so far I have only met men) these model airplane enthusiasts are!
Safe and sound after landing
Chris, the owner, explained that this is a balsa model built from a kit. Powered by a gas engine, it has a 144-inch wingspan so is not a tiny toy. And the propeller is 20 inches long.
The owner is retired but still a kid at heart
Lindo modelos! bjs, chica e ótima semana!
ReplyDeleteHow cool to play a flying plane? Superb capture on the model plane both on land and sky
ReplyDeleteUm magnifico modelo.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
I've spent many a similar happy moment at RC air fields. :-)
ReplyDeleteGrowing old is mandatory...maturing is not!
ReplyDeleteThese model planes are fascinating. We used to see men flying them on the river in winter but not for many years now. My grandsons would enjoy watching them as they are crazy about planes.
ReplyDeleteThat is a pretty big "toy". Good think they have wide open spaces to fly them.
ReplyDeleteDarla
Wow, beautiful photos and really exciting!!
ReplyDeleteBob would love this. he flies every day the weather permits. the club he is a member of is 99 percent men, a couple hundred men, maybe 5 women. he has a couple of these this size, but rarely flies them now, the gas for them is 20.00 per gallon and he can't fly except at the club. his battery powered planes he can fly in the park that is 3 minutes from home.
ReplyDeleteThese are amazingly realistic looking. What a sense of satisfaction these folks must have assembling the plane and then seeing it fly. They have the best of both worlds … feet safely on the ground and heart soaring in the air!
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ReplyDeleteI didn't know the airplane fuel was THAT expensive. It must be way more expensive here in Canada. The sod fields are huge and out in the country and several clubs have permission to fly there. The owner of this plane was actually from Toronto where his club is based.
We have a neighbor who is into this as well.
ReplyDeleteEvery Saturday, back a ways, they'd fly in the athletic field near the house. You heard the 'buzz' all day.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a very neat and fun hobby! I've seen a model airplane or two out on our local grass airfield before.
ReplyDeleteoh my! looks like fun! love the white/red against the blue sky!
ReplyDeleteLovely model, I would love to fly one.
ReplyDeleteNice colors.
Those are great. I bet those guys have fun. Boys and their toys. LOL
ReplyDeletei think this is so cool, there is a big group in our area!!! i tried to talk the hubs into doing it but he had no interest. great images!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe forerunners of drones by chance?
ReplyDeleteNice shots of the plane in flight!
ReplyDeleteOh, how fun!! I would love to see them in flight, but your pics are the next best thing, as always!! And, thanks for sharing the fun!! Hope you have a great new week!! Enjoy the every moment!!
ReplyDeleteI thought that was a real plane at first! Cool shots, EG!
ReplyDeleteIf I had not seen the last photo of the series I would have "bought" these as real planes... LOL!
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ReplyDeleteOh, I would really love to see and try this!
ReplyDeleteThere is a large park west of Ft. Lauderdale that has a field used exclusively for these model planes. When we lived in that area, we would got out to watch them fly. Truly amazing machines. Not an inexpensive hobby, though!
ReplyDeleteLate husband had a huge model plane that he bought from someone, but he never flew it. We hung it from Grandson's ceiling but it fell down and was never the same again! Air crash!
ReplyDeleteCool! IN the air, they look full-size (at least in your photos!).
ReplyDeleteThose are full size boys toys. Those are super colourful photos you took.
ReplyDeleteThose are full size boys toys. Those are super colourful photos you took.
ReplyDeleteThese scale model planes are fun to watch.Jake and I even attended an airshow which consisted completely of scale model planes. It was very interesting.
ReplyDeleteBoys and their toys.
ReplyDeleteI see I'm not the only one who thought boys and their toys!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a full size plane from the first image. That is some serious toy.
ReplyDeleteWorth a Thousand Words
fantastic shots and what fun!
ReplyDeleteHappy Week to you,
artmusedog and carol
That looks like fun! Wonderful pictures.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Scot would love this... I would as well, but can you imagine what would happen on one of my shaky days? LOL!
ReplyDeletei never would have guessed it was a tiny plane ... until the last shot. so cool. we have folks around here that have a club & field to fly this little dudes. ( ;
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and bright against the blue sky.
ReplyDeleteOur son has dabbled in this hobby and has mounted a camera on his.
Wow, nice to see the actual size next to the fellow.
ReplyDeleteOur neighbor has built two of these planes but I don't think he's flown them yet. He's a former pilot.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots of the model airplane. I bet they are fun to fly.
ReplyDeleteWonderful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great hobby model airplanes.
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun, I never realised there were models this big!
ReplyDeleteThat is a fun hobby and lovely to see the planein the air.
ReplyDeleteQuite a large model plane. It is a lonbg time since I last saw model planes in action. The interest in them seems to have waned a little.
ReplyDeleteThey have a very nice hobby.
ReplyDeleteNow this is the kind of flying I enjoy EG, when I'm not actually UP there in the plane :)
ReplyDeleteI love to watch them fly. Most people I know build them themselves and it takes lots and lots of hours to complete them.
ReplyDeleteUntil the last photo it looks like the real thing. - Margy
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