roversgonemad
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Today I was at a small RC flying field, hanging out and just having a good time in general. The flying field is in a small community in Southern Idaho right next to the local airport where crop dusters fly all summer. Yesterday, there was a beautiful DeHavilland Beaver at the airport. The owner was visiting some family that live in the area. One of the club members was over looking at the plane when the owner came by. He was told about the fly-in at the field today and decided he would come over when we were flying. Not only did he come by, but he LANDED on the grass strip next to the runway! For a 1952 model, the plane was in beautiful shape! It has about 6000 hours on the air frame (if I heard correctly) and was unrestored! It was clear that it had been painted, but other than that, just the normal maintenance for the plane. He did a low downwind pass and checked out the field, followed by a slow upwind pass for an even closer look and then he came around and landed right on the grass strip next to the hard runway!! It was a beautiful site to behold. The sound of the radial engine was incredible!! It's not too often a guy get's to be 50' away from a landing plane, let alone a DeHavilland!!!
Now I want the Flyzone Beaver even more!!!
Now I want the Flyzone Beaver even more!!!
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