WDRB 41 Louisville News
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky is home to the largest remote control jet show in the world.
It can make you feel like a kid again, but I found that maneuvering the planes isn't child's play.
This is not the type of remote control airplane most kids grew up with, these are top of the line, scale replica jets.
"I fly the high end jets but I also fly with my son all the basic stuff, flying's flying once you got it in your blood that you like airplanes it just sort of evolves from there," said Ali Machinchy, a participant at the Jet Show.
His hobby evolved into a lifestyle. Hundreds of people from all over the world traveled to Kentucky and landed in Lebanon for the world's largest remote control jet show.
"Kentucky, it's just a friendly state other places we go to we have fun we fly our planes but the atmospheres not the same," said Rei Gonzalez, a participant at the Jet Show.
Every nut, bolt and rivet is a replica of the real thing.
It's put to the test when the planes take off.
They reach speeds of 200 miles per hour, flying inches off the ground and looping through the air.
"They are harder and cost is part of it, it's just more or a concern of a worry, speed distance they cover they're just a little more difficult," said Machinchy.
The price for these planes run anywhere between $10,000 to $100,000. Those numbers run through your head as your plane soars through the sky.
"At first you're kind of tense and sometimes when you're considering the investment you have in these planes cause they're not cheap you're thinking twice about it. Once you settle in the groove once, you're up in the air and everything's going good it just feels awesome," said Gonzalez.
The Jets Over Kentucky spectator show is Saturday, July 13th starting at noon at the Lebanon-Springfield Airport
Story and Video: http://www.wdrb.com
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment