Ten-year-old Nolan Kennedy was the youngest pilot at the event, and one of the better ones if his ParkZone FW 190’s performance was any indication. Mentored by his dad, John, young Nolan (above left) demonstrated excellent flying skills, well beyond his years. CD Ed Kettler (L) and event producer, Terry


Farmer (R) talk things over (above right) as the event gets underway. The North Dallas R/C Club operated like a well-oiled machine during this third edition of the event, with many members willingly contributing their time and talents to make it successful.


Lawrence Harville’s outstanding Fokker Dr.I triplane (above left) had all of the agility in flight of its full-scale counterpart. The plane demonstrated all of the standard WWI air combat flight maneuvers quite easily with its Zenoah G26 up front, and it was easy to see why the plane was one of the Allied flyers most feared opponents. Todd Jackson’s snarly Ziroli F6F Hellcat (above right) was back this year to capture the Second Place trophy among WWII combatants. The plane’s converted Husqvarna gas engine sounded as fierce as the nose art looked. Rich Richardson’s SR Batteries 100-inch Eindecker III


(below left) starts its take-off run from the grass shoulder adjacent to the paved runway. The model is a reliable campaigner with several seasons of successful flying behind it. It is covered with Solartex and has a Zenoah 26 up front. The power matches a very scale flight envelope. Kenny Howerton’s huge 151-inch Lockheed C-130 Hercules (below right) takes up a lot of sky and easily fills the camera lens in its fly-by shots. It was awarded the trophy for “Best Multi- Engine” at this year’s event, a distinction that has usually been won by WWII bomber types in the past.


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