Grady Howard

AS 37,000 people watched, Dave Hale fired up his Du-Bro Hughes 300 and flew it out to centerfield at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium. This was the kick-off show for the Greater Cincinnati R/C Club's Flying Circus. Through the efforts of Tom Buroin, the Circus director, and Roger Ruhl, vice president of marketing for the Cincinnati Reds ball team, this pre-game show was arranged. Control-line airplanes, along with RC helicopters, were flown for 20 minutes, before the Reds and Cardinals' game on Thursday night, August 24. Flying of RC aircraft was not attempted because of the confined space, but the spectators enjoyed the hovering maneuvers of the helicopters and the aerobatics of the control-liners. After the show, the participants were given tickets to the ball game. Many spectators were seen asking questions of the fliers as they sat in the stands. For this writer, this was one of the biggest thrills experienced since I started flying RC some 12 years ago. To be part of a show that can expose our hobby to so many people at one time is such a huge responsibility that one is very nervous when one's time comes to fly.