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By Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune August 27. 2015 9:00AM Rogue Eagles Radio Control Club hosts it annual air show Larry Cogdell of the Rogue Eagles RC Club, Mail Tribune / Bob Pennell Aircraft ranging from small replicas of military fighter jets to a flying dog house will take to the skies during the Rogue Eagles Radio Control Club's annual air show. "We have models that actually look like real aircraft to ones that look like they shouldn't even be able to fly," says club member Larry Cogdell. Those in the latter category include a model airplane topped with a doghouse and cut-out of Snoopy the dog, a plane that looks like a gleaming red Ferrari race car and what appears to be a lawnmower. Purists will see replicas of biplanes, World War I and II fighters and large models that are up to one-third the size of real aircraft. The air show runs from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 29-30, at Agate Skyways, off East Antelope Road in Eagle Point. Gates open at 11 a.m. Admission is $5 per person or $10 per carload, with kids allowed in free. Proceeds benefit Children's Miracle Network health care services provided to local kids through Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Cordell said there is one major reason people like to fly radio-control aircraft — fear of death. "You don't die when you crash a model airplane," he notes. Model airplane owners also enjoy the thrill and challenge of flying via radio control. One of the first maneuvers newbies must learn is how to get their airplanes to turn around and fly back — otherwise they will fly away. But when a model plane turns and flies toward its pilot, the control directions are backward. Pilots must steer right to turn left, and vice versus, Cogdell says. Flying becomes even more challenging when pilots perform aerial stunts like turning upside down. "Up is down and down is up when you are flying upside down. Everything is reversed if you are flying upside down toward you," Cogdell says. Despite the difficulties, pilots will perform plenty of acrobatic stunts during the show. Airplanes also will engage in mock combat by attempting to slice through a long streamer trailing behind a target plane. The dog house and Snoopy aircraft will fight against a Red Baron plane. At the family-friendly event, a bomber replica will end the show each day by dumping pounds of candy on the runway for eager kids to grab. People can test their skill with a flight simulator provided by the Experimental Aircraft Association. Cogdell said about one-third of radio-control aircraft pilots practice using their own flight simulators. "That way when you crash, you don't cry," he said. Model aircraft can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars. "There are two prices for a radio-control airplane. The first is the 'wife price.' That's what you say when she asks what it costs. And the second price is what you actually paid for it," Cogdell says. Radio-control aircraft can also require a serious commitment of time. While many model-aircraft owners buy kits that allow them to assemble a plane in days, others spend years meticulously creating a single model by hand, he says. After each air show, kids and adults can take a close look at the airplanes they just watched fly and ask the pilots questions. "They always ask, 'How much does that cost? How many times have you crashed?' Everyone's crashed at least a few times," Cogdell says. Other activities include face-painting for kids and drawings for prizes, including a grand prize Great Planes Revolver radio-control airplane with a Sato 80 engine. To reach the Agate Skyways model aircraft field, which features a 600-foot, paved runway, take Highway 62 north to Highway 140. Turn right on Highway 140 and drive 3.5 miles to East Antelope Road. Turn right and drive one mile — passing the Stone Ridge Golf Course. Turn right into the entrance of Agate Skyways. For more information, including photos of dozens of aircraft from past shows, see www.rogue-eagles.org . http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150827/ENTERTAINMENT/150829760 © 2015 Copyright © 1995-2011 Crain Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use Privacy Statement -->