Model Airplanes

You would think when Bob Reutlinger got to retirement age and looked for a hobby it might be building model airplanes. Nope. It turned out to be trains. And if you want to learn a bit about model railroading from a 95 year-old with the enthusiasm of a kid then come and join Bob at the Model Railroad Club exhibit in the basement of the Kohl Building in Stevensville on August 4. Michael Howell photo.

By Michael Howell

What do quilts and trains have in common? Well, they go together like Barbara and Bob Reutlinger.

The way it works for the Corvallis couple is they have a line drawn down the middle of their basement “hobby room.” Her side is festooned with ribbons and awards she has earned for her quilting over the years. His side consists of a bustling model railroad community big enough to get lost in once you start looking around.

Bob is will turn 95 years of age on August 8. It’s a little bit hard to believe, but I’ll take his word for it. After all, he was able to rattle off his life history in a half hour or so without a memory glitch. Better than a lot of us that are 30 years younger could do. Physically, I’d say he’s a little more spry than a lot of us youngsters as well. You should see him duck under the table to pop up inside the command and control center of his model railroad town.

Bob grew up

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John Smith of Irondequoit has been coming to the Geneseo Airshow for about 20 years. First, with his son, and this year they were accompanied by his grandson.

“It brings back memories, walking among these planes,” said Smith, who served with the Air Force during the Korean War. He worked on P-36 fighters and B-52 bombers.

Along the flight line of the National Warplane Museum grass airstrip Adam Bork of Fairport was watching a T-6 advanced trainer aircraft loop through the sky with his grandfather, Bill Pierson of Fairport.

The family members shared a love of aviation. Pierson built model planes as a kid and later learned to fly at age 56, and introduced his grandson to planes. Bork became hooked after a

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It was an opportunity for people from across the province to gather just outside of the Energy City, and celebrate a love for their chosen hobby.

The Sun City Remote-Controlled Club hosted the provincial fun fly on Saturday and Sunday at its site southeast of Estevan. More than 30 people from across the province flocked to the grounds to fly their model airplanes and race their remote-controlled cars, and to discuss their passion for the pursuit.

Art Dougherty, who is the president of the Sun City club, said people from Swift Current, Winnipeg, Saskatoon and other communities came to Estevan. The fun fly is held at a different community each year, and this marked the first time Estevan has hosted the gathering.

“Last year we had our grand opening (of the property), and then we decided we would host the fun fly this year,” Dougherty said while a model airplane buzzed overhead. “It was our turn.”

But it’s not just an event for flying the planes. Dougherty said there is also a strong social component.

“We just talk and fly, and the most important thing is you get to know the other people,” said Dougherty. “It’s a people sport. We see what they’re flying and what you’re flying and compare notes and have fun.”

Technology is always changing, he said. Turbine propeller jets, different airplanes and even drones were part of the show. Drones are growing in popularity, he said, and regulations allow for them to be flown at designated fields such as the Sun City’s

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