Flying toys
When I retired the company bought me an RC Spitfire... The instructions reminded me that it is NOT guaranteed against crashing! Having done free flight stuff some 40 odd years ago, I decided to get back into models, a useful back up for when either the money runs out or I fail the medical.
I bought a powered glider first, and eventually wrote it off following a failure of the elevator linkage. I then built an SEP (well electric actually) and am busy trying to get it to do what I want it to. All good fun, but the real thing is a lot easier!!
Needless to say the Spitfire is still in it's box.
I have to say that modern RC stuff is pretty sophisticated, with 2.4Ghz radio gear and models with up to 19' wingspan. And believe it or not, the world speed record for a model glider is over 400mph. (They use a radar speed gun...)
For those who might be interested, there is a large model a/c show at Cosford over the w/e of the 17th & 18th of July. Pity they don't allow ga in at week ends.
RF