Those magnificent men, or women, in their flying machines. Or in this case, “attached”-by-radio-waves-to-scale-model-jets-worth-thousands-of-dollars-which flew-in-from-all-parts-of-Australia-to-amaze-locals.
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And they did. The Goondiwindi air show in Goondiwindi on Friday and Saturday is one of the biggest in Australia, attracting model-plane enthusiasts from all parts of Australia.
There are six main fly-ins a year: two at West Wylong, two at Wagga Wagga and two in Goondiwindi.“It has great facilities, great location and there’s always a warm welcome,” according to Brendan Gell, 25, from Woollongong.
Brendan is not only a pilot – He was bitten by the “flying bug” as a 12 years -old – but produces electronics to keep these mighty machine sin the air.
He said most of the aircraft at Goondiwindi were valued between $18,000 to $25,000.
Sadly they can’t be insured.
Crashing one can be heartbreaking, and more than a little costly.
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“Remember people don’t start off with these, they start off small and learn.”
Models can start from a few hundred dollars.
If you had been at the Goondiwindi aerodrome you could hav epicked up “on sale” L39 Breitling for $10,000. We’re thinking Brendan may have even haggled.
The full-scale L39 are used by the European Aerobatic team.
It’s not hard to tell these “pilots” are passionate about their hobby. “There’s nothing better, it’s a real thrill (to fly them),” Brendan said.
