Model Airplanes

This event is sponsored by the Firelands Float Flyers, an area organization dedicated to the sport of model airplanes taking off and landing on water.

The motors are either electric or fueled by nitro gas (a mixture of nitromethane and methanol often used in race cars), and the difference is evident by the sound they make. The electric ones are very quiet and the nitro fueled fly with a buzzing noise, sounding somewhat like a large bumblebee.

Pilots attend each year from Michigan and Ohio to practice their sport and always give the same answers as to why they continue to return to the reservoir. They say they like the large open space with no trees or other obstacles in the area so they can fly their planes without worrying about hitting something. Also, they enjoy meeting old friends and camping in the park because everyone is so friendly.

For more information about float planes or the Firelands Float Flyers, contact Bob James at 419-929-6400.

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Fun was in the air Saturday in Union Township.

Some folks took that quite literally.

At the 10th annual Wings and Wheels Fly-in, Cruise-in and Craft Show at the New Castle Airport, sisitors had the chance to see rows of classic cars parked just off the runway, as well as modern and older aircraft on display and in the sky. In addition, food and craft vendors offered their wares under canopies set up just for the occasion.

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An object that looked like a lawnmower flew back and forth, seeming to defy the laws of physics, during a remote control model aircraft show that wowed spectators Saturday afternoon.

The spectacle continues from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday during the 39th annual Rogue Eagles RC Club’s Air Show at the Agate Skyways air field outside White City. To get there from Medford, travel north on Highway 62 and turn right on Highway 140. Drive 3½ miles to East Antelope Road, turn right and drive one mile, then turn right into Agate Skyways’ entrance. The club has put out signs on Antelope Road to mark the way.

Club members are flying everything from real drones to models of fighter jets to gliders to biplanes — not to mention oddities like the flying lawnmower replica, Snoopy on his flying doghouse, Superman, Batman and Skeletor. An Avanti electric-powered jet reaches 110 miles per hour.

Club member John Parks has been flying the lawnmower for the past five years. Members have crashed and rebuilt the aircraft many times because it’s more cumbersome than its streamlined, aerodynamic cousins that replicate real planes.

“Things happen a lot quicker. It’s less stable,” Parks said, although he noted the lawnmower is a crowd favorite, especially with kids.

Tim Agee was one of the club pilots showing off acrobatic moves as he operated a Yak 54 airplane. The plane flew high into the sky, faked a stall, plummeted toward the ground while

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(Caddo Parish) — The announcement of no air show at the Barksdale Air Force Base next year deflated the hearts of those who love the event. But a group of local fly guys can give us a scaled down version that is a ton of fun.

They gather at a scale-sized airstrip 8 miles north of Shreveport. The participants tug and tune scale model airplanes as they ready for takeoff.

“I serve as director, also club president of the SHARKS. SHARKS is the Shreveport Area Radio Kontrol Society. We have been a club for almost 60 years and we have been model enthusiasts from the get go,” said Terry Monroe.

A quick look at the models shows a military theme. That’s because the recent event sponsored by the SHARKS was to benefit Woody’s Home of Shreveport, a special place for those people who served in the armed forces.

“We are trying raise money for wounded warriors and Vietnam vets. The military supports us and what we do and this is our once a year event to try to pay back and raise money for the military,” Monroe said.

Woody’s Home for vets is located on Jordan Street in Shreveport. It opened in 2003 as a safe haven for veterans and offers much needed assistance for veterans such as help with social media, shoes and clothing, plus sitters for those who need a little extra help.

“I have a special tie in. My step-son Chad Stroup served his tour with the Marines after 9/11. So anything we

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