Fun Fly

Published 7:54 pm Saturday, November 7, 2015

Enjoying the planes

Enjoying the planes

Hampton Roads Radio Control Club President Jeff Haywood, left, and member Joe Robinette, right, enjoy showing 4-year-old Drew Thompson of Suffolk one of the elaborate radio controlled airplanes flown Saturday during the club’s annual Fun Fly, an event that raises money and toys for Suffolk’s Toys for Tots.

At left, Mariusz Ostasz, Bob Howell and Dave Parker take a look at an engine similar to the ones that power the aircraft in the foreground.

At left, Mariusz Ostasz, Bob Howell and Dave Parker take a look at an engine similar to the ones that power the aircraft in the foreground.

The club collected more than five boxes full of toys, along with more than $3,000 in monetary donations from participants and sponsors, despite the threatening weather that finally cut the event short.

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