Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 51 minutes ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: Rossy is a spectacular "pilot". He actually is an accomplished pilot... former Swiss Air Force, where he flew fighters, and later 747's for Swissair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Charlie Harley, #14153 said: For a few grand, an r/c modeler can build almost anything, hide airfoils and control surfaces inside the model, and make it fly. I’ve seen Snoopy on his dog house flying air to air with a Red Baron tri-wing. More than once, creative types have built Superman look-alikes. I even saw somebody fly a kitchen sink because a buddy had joked “You’ve modeled everything but...” With today’s engines and transmitters, I have no doubt this is an r/c model of some sort. Indeed! Here's a favorite of mine from a dozen years ago or so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Great; so now the pilots at LAX have to keep an eye peeled for .....lawnmowers? LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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