The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys! Yesterday, Friday, March 14, we drove west out of Tucson, away from the mountains, and out into the flat desert to a city sponsored event area. This particular event was the flying of model jet airplanes. Amazing! They had a nice runway and even the noises on take off and in the air sounded just like real jets! These models are about 2-5 feet long, built to scale, with unbelievable detail and paint. It was so much fun watching them take off and land and even do aerial loops, etc. The men flying these jets certainly have an expensive hobby! The planes can cost many thousands of dollars, then you need a utility trailer to haul the planes, tools, gas, and spare parts in. These small jets were flying so fast that it was really hard to take pictures of them, but I did manage a few. Some of the larger events for flying model jets and other airplanes draw people from all over the world and some even have a large money prizes. When in the air they look so real! It was a beautiful day for flying and we really enjoyed watching these planes.
They hold remote control airplane events not far from us here in AJ. Jim goes out there sometimes and dreams.
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