May 23, 2013

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Event helps new pilots fly RC model planes

High-flying fun

High-flying fun

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Bill Melcher, a member of the Sonoran Desert Flyers, keeps an eye on his plane as he flies it around the Naranja Town Site last week.

High-flying fun

High-flying fun

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Bob Schumann, the event coordinator for the Sonoran Desert Flyers, takes a model airplane for a spin in the air as club president Jim Corbin watches.

High-flying fun

High-flying fun

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer,What goes up must come down, and as Tony Wilson found out, sometimes harder than he would like. A component on his airplane malfunctioned while in the air, which didn’t allow him to control the plane’s altitude. “It is still cheaper than golf,” he said, citing the costs of green’s fees, golf clubs and golf balls.

High-flying fun

High-flying fun

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Bill Melcher, a member of the Sonoran Desert Flyers, keeps an eye on his plane as he flies it around the Naranja Town Site last week.

High-flying fun

High-flying fun

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer,What goes up must come down, and as Tony Wilson found out, sometimes harder than he would like. A component on his airplane malfunctioned while in the air, which didn’t allow him to control the plane’s altitude. “It is still cheaper than golf,” he said, citing the costs of green’s fees, golf clubs and golf balls.

High-flying fun

High-flying fun

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Bob Schumann, the event coordinator for the Sonoran Desert Flyers, takes a model airplane for a spin in the air as club president Jim Corbin watches.

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