{"id":431,"date":"2012-08-30T13:18:25","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T13:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amaclubs\/?p=431"},"modified":"2012-08-30T13:18:25","modified_gmt":"2012-08-30T13:18:25","slug":"giant-scale-air-show-in-palos-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amaclubs\/2012\/08\/30\/giant-scale-air-show-in-palos-hills\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant Scale Air Show in Palos Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Southtownstar.com &#8211; by Jason Freeman<\/p>\n<p>If you always dreamed of piloting an airplane but can\u2019t stomach speeding miles above the earth, Joe Cherne suggests an intriguing alternative: remote-controlled model aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt gives you an understanding of the aerodynamics of an aircraft, which are the same whether it\u2019s a model or the real thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If anyone knows about real airplanes and their model counterparts, it\u2019s Cherne.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s a former U.S. Navy pilot who started building and flying RC planes several years ago as a way to bond with his 28-year-old son, Adam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only that, I was approaching retirement age, so I wanted something to do with my time that I found interesting,\u201d Cherne said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-432\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/08\/dt_common_streams_StreamServer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-432\" title=\"dt_common_streams_StreamServer\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/08\/dt_common_streams_StreamServer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This airplane was one of several RC models flown during 2011&#39;s Giant Scale Air Show. | Supplied photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re similarly interested in flying but aren\u2019t comfortable leaving terra firma, check out the Palos R\/C Flying Club\u2019s Giant Scale Air Show, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 2 at Morrill Meadow Flying Field, 107th Street and LaGrange Road, Palos Hills.<\/p>\n<p>To read more, click <a href=\"https:\/\/southtownstar.suntimes.com\/entertainment\/events\/14696367-452\/carpe-weekend-goodbye-mother-earth.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Palos R\/C Flying Club, AMA Charter #263, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palosrc.com\">www.palosrc.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southtownstar.com &#8211; 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