PDQ Flyers Display
Flying Models Of All Sizes
Members of the Parksville District & Qualicum Flyers Association put on a display of radio controlled flying model aircraft at Nanaimo North Town Centre on Saturday.
The 65 member association get together regularly at their field in Nanoose to fly their radio controlled model aircraft which are scale models of real airplanes, past and present.
The craft are powered by either gasoline, a mixture of alcohol and oil or electric batteries and can basically do anything their full size counterparts are capable of.
The pilot of course remains on the ground as they take their plane through the actual takeoff, flight and landing just as you would a manned aircraft.
Models range in size from a small, battery powered craft you can fly indoors to much larger models with wingspans ranging up to 10 feet. The typical plane is capable of speeds ranging from 15 - 50 mph and attain altitudes of about 100 - 150 yards, which would also be the distance from the pilot they would fly their craft. It is important of course to maintain visual contact as, even though they are on the ground with a joystick, they are in fact flying the plane.
If you have an interest in this fascinating hobby you should visit the associations website by clicking HERE.
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