I'm not sure if he was able to recover it. Unfortunately, the breeze pushed one Cox-powered free flight plane into the top of a tree. In addition to the powered models, free-flight airplanes were given a chance to float in the breeze while everyone was enjoying their hotdog lunches. The good ole' 72mHz pinbox was dusted off, and the loud buzzing of tiny Cox engines were heard whirring around the 3 control-line circles. Temps in the low 80's with a light breeze proved to make a beautiful day and kept the flight-line busy. Grand prize #3 - A nicely built control-line model.Grand prize #2 - A very nice SIG Astro Hog!.Grand prize #1 - A beautiful SIG King Kobra!. One pilot put together a whole display of antique R/C items.A great display of antique transmitters!.An impressive display of antique transmitters was also on display. Some had been converted to electric and/or 2.4gHz, but they were still relics not often seen on the flight-lines of today. No foam models or ARFs to be seen here! Everything at this event was stick-built, hand-covered and a relic of a time gone by. Everything flown at the event was built, designed or flown before 1984 a time when every plane at the field was built by hand, with not one exactly the same as another. Event CD and Vintage Radio Control Society ambassador, Herbby Alford of RDRC in Raleigh, NC, reported over 60 pilots attended from all over the Southeast. The 3rd annual Blast from the Past Vintage Fly-In put another great event in the books this past weekend. R/C nostalgia was all around in Raleigh, NC last weekend
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