Large-scale model aircraft will be the focus of an event coming to North Battleford this weekend.
On Sept. 5 and 6 the North Battleford Radio Control Flying Club is hosting its Turbine and large scale model airplane event.
It is sure to attract those interested in aviation and radio control flying. According to event director Harold Sattler, the event will feature “radio controlled model jet flying,” with the model airplanes propelled by turbines.
“They run actually turbines that sound like a jet,” said Sattler. He called them “pretty interesting airplanes” and “kind of the top end of the modelling business type of thing.”
He noted one participant planned to bring a model Snowbird aircraft that “looks like a real Snowbird from a distance.”
Organizers say the planes cost upwards of $10,000 or more with most weighing over 30 pounds.
The event is attracting pilots from all parts of Saskatchewan and also Alberta. It is an invitation-only event, with limited numbers on site so as not to exceed COVID-19 gathering guidelines.
The location is just east of North Battleford off of Highway 40. The hope is for the wind to calm down by the weekend so that conditions will be good for flying.
