Warbirds 'RC Forever'

- Rogerio Araujo

A few years back, Flademir Cesarin and a group of his flying buddies decided to get together in Santa Gertrudes, São Paulo, Brazil, for an RC event. What was supposed to be just a weekend fly-in became a popular and well-attended event with about 50 pilots showing up. Last year, the venue was changed to Limeira, a town west of São Paulo. In a rich community surrounded by citrus plantations, the event enjoyed some growth with more than 60 pilots attending, and it drew an unexpectedly large number of spectators as well. For this year’s Warbirds “RC Forever” event, the organizers decided to think bigger, with better planning and organization, more advertising, and increased sponsorship. The event was also supported by the Brazilian Air Modeling Confederation, with its president Manoel Maneco and the scale director Fernando Cavera in attendance. By all measures, this warbird event is set to take off and become a must-attend occasion for all serious warbird enthusiasts.

F-16 Fighting Falcon