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Radio control airplanes take fun to new heights
Lima Area Radio Kontrol Society holding fly-in this weekend
First Posted: 8:15 pm - July 24th, 2015 Updated: 8:51 pm - July 24th, 2015. - 291 Views
By Craig Kelly - ckelly@civitasmedia.com
James McCormick, of Kenton, prepares his plane for the 17th annual Big Bird Fly In taking place this weekend.
Amanda Wilson | The Lima News
Eric Johnson, of Ottoville, prepares his plane for the 17th annual Big Bird Fly In taking place this weekend.
Amanda Wilson | The Lima News
UNOH student and Pennsylvania native Eric Andersen flies a radio control aircraft Friday at the Lima Area Radio Kontrol Society airfield northwest of Elida.
Craig Kelly | The Lima News
James McCormick, of Kenton, displays one of his model aircraft at the Lima Area Radio Kontrol Society airfield northwest of Elida.
Craig Kelly | The Lima News
ELIDA — Their feet may still be on the ground, but inside they’re soaring.
“I’ve just always been amazed with flight,” Allen Omlor said. “It’s kind of an addiction.”
That is the collective attitude of the pilots taking part in the 17th annual Lima Area Radio Kontrol Society Big Bird Fly-in, held just off state Route 309 northwest of Elida. Omlor, the president for LARKS, said this event brings out a variety of aircraft, with 20 to 40 pilots participating.
“There’s just about everything you can imagine, everything from a couple of pieces of foam put together with an electric engine on it all the way up to 70 and 80 percent scale airplanes,” he said. “You’re talking just about big enough to get into it yourself and go.”
Radio controlled aircraft has made great strides over the years, Omlor said.
“Back in the day, it used to be that you got a block of wood and some sticks and put it together, but now, for the most part, the fuselage, wings and everything is built, and you basically have to assemble it and put the electronics and motor in,” he said.
Along with the thrill of flying, Omlor enjoys catching up with other flying enthusiasts, some of whom come from as far away as Indianapolis or Youngstown.
One of those enthusiasts is James McCormick, of Kenton, whose fascination with aircraft runs in his blood.
“My grandpa started doing this in the 1930s when he was a little kid,” he said. “When he got back from Vietnam, he taught my dad to do it, who taught me to do it. I’ve been doing this since I was 5 years old, and I’m 28 now.”
McCormick builds many of the aircraft in his collection not from kits but from wood, a laboring task that can yield many rewards.
“It’s the feeling of completion of a creation,” he said. “When you get to see something that you created with your own hands flying through the air, it’s a feeling that can’t be beat.”
The free event, which run through Sunday, including a movie showing Saturday evening, is great for the entire family, McCormick said.
“It’s cool, especially for kids,” he said. “When they come out and see these big toy airplanes sitting there, and then all of a sudden they’re flying and doing some crazy gyrations, and they look there with their mouths hanging open, it’s great.”
Reach Craig Kelly at 567-242-0390 or on Twitter @Lima_CKelly.
Source: Lima Ohio News Artcle: See it HERE
Radio control airplanes take fun to new heights
Lima Area Radio Kontrol Society holding fly-in this weekend
First Posted: 8:15 pm - July 24th, 2015 Updated: 8:51 pm - July 24th, 2015. - 291 Views
By Craig Kelly - ckelly@civitasmedia.com
James McCormick, of Kenton, prepares his plane for the 17th annual Big Bird Fly In taking place this weekend.
Amanda Wilson | The Lima News
Eric Johnson, of Ottoville, prepares his plane for the 17th annual Big Bird Fly In taking place this weekend.
Amanda Wilson | The Lima News
UNOH student and Pennsylvania native Eric Andersen flies a radio control aircraft Friday at the Lima Area Radio Kontrol Society airfield northwest of Elida.
Craig Kelly | The Lima News
James McCormick, of Kenton, displays one of his model aircraft at the Lima Area Radio Kontrol Society airfield northwest of Elida.
Craig Kelly | The Lima News
ELIDA — Their feet may still be on the ground, but inside they’re soaring.
“I’ve just always been amazed with flight,” Allen Omlor said. “It’s kind of an addiction.”
That is the collective attitude of the pilots taking part in the 17th annual Lima Area Radio Kontrol Society Big Bird Fly-in, held just off state Route 309 northwest of Elida. Omlor, the president for LARKS, said this event brings out a variety of aircraft, with 20 to 40 pilots participating.
“There’s just about everything you can imagine, everything from a couple of pieces of foam put together with an electric engine on it all the way up to 70 and 80 percent scale airplanes,” he said. “You’re talking just about big enough to get into it yourself and go.”
Radio controlled aircraft has made great strides over the years, Omlor said.
“Back in the day, it used to be that you got a block of wood and some sticks and put it together, but now, for the most part, the fuselage, wings and everything is built, and you basically have to assemble it and put the electronics and motor in,” he said.
Along with the thrill of flying, Omlor enjoys catching up with other flying enthusiasts, some of whom come from as far away as Indianapolis or Youngstown.
One of those enthusiasts is James McCormick, of Kenton, whose fascination with aircraft runs in his blood.
“My grandpa started doing this in the 1930s when he was a little kid,” he said. “When he got back from Vietnam, he taught my dad to do it, who taught me to do it. I’ve been doing this since I was 5 years old, and I’m 28 now.”
McCormick builds many of the aircraft in his collection not from kits but from wood, a laboring task that can yield many rewards.
“It’s the feeling of completion of a creation,” he said. “When you get to see something that you created with your own hands flying through the air, it’s a feeling that can’t be beat.”
The free event, which run through Sunday, including a movie showing Saturday evening, is great for the entire family, McCormick said.
“It’s cool, especially for kids,” he said. “When they come out and see these big toy airplanes sitting there, and then all of a sudden they’re flying and doing some crazy gyrations, and they look there with their mouths hanging open, it’s great.”
Reach Craig Kelly at 567-242-0390 or on Twitter @Lima_CKelly.
Source: Lima Ohio News Artcle: See it HERE
