I received an email from a young
modeler (age 14), Mitchell N.
Wambach, inviting me to attend
the Greater Cincinnati RC Club’s
(GCRCC) Flying Circus. Mitchell
noted that this was the club’s 52nd
annual event and that it included a
reenactment of the Doolittle Raid,
Pearl Harbor, and more.
In my younger years, I lived and
worked in the Cincinnati area and
was a member of the GCRCC club.
I decided this would be a good time
to see how this event had progressed
since I last flew in the Circus in
1975. The Circus is held at the Butler
County Airport and begins at noon
and ends at 4 p.m.
I attended the pilots’ briefing and
was amazed at the attention to detail.
Every act was organized down to the
minute. Also, every pilot flying, even
those who perform every year, had to
audition weeks ahead to show their
proficiency. Here are just a few of
the acts the club performed: Opening
Overture, Parade Fly, Spin Down,
Balloon Bust, Scale, Electrics, DC-
10s, Turbines, WW I, Helicopters,
Pearl Harbor, Doolittle Raid, Reno
Racing, and the list went on.
There was a break in the action
at one point and the club presented
a check of more than $5,000 to the
Cincinnati Spina Bifida association,
the club’s charitable cause.
The grand finale was a B-29
dropping the “atomic bomb” complete
with pyrotechnics, a veterans’ tribute,
and the launching of a huge rocketpowered
RC space shuttle.
I have attended many RC air shows
throughout the years and I must say
this was the most organized event
I have ever seen. Every minute was
filled with flying that was not only
entertaining, but educational. After
seeing this entire production I came
away amazed and excited about our
hobby.
Some say Barnum and Bailey had
the greatest show on Earth. In my
opinion, the GCRCC Flying Circus
has to be the greatest RC model show
on earth.
Congratulations to the GCRCC
for hosting this outstanding event
and thank you for promoting model
aviation in such a positive manner.
For additional information visit www.
gcrcc.net and our District III website,
www.amadistrict-iii.com. We have a
link posted with the photos I took.
Until next month, go fly and have
fun!
RC super heroes in action.
The Red Baron Stearman Team ready to take
off.
Space Shuttle launch.
C-130 paratroopers.
GCRCC presents a check to Cincinnati’s Spida
Bifida association.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2012/11
Page Numbers: 138
