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Article: BIG BOYS and their TOYS; Radio-controlled model planes and boats capture the imaginations of children (and grown men who used to be).(VARIETY)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- July 20, 2005
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Byline: Tim Harlow; Staff Writer
With a burst of power, Dale Johnson's 1940s mahogany Chris-Craft runabout gains speed and kicks up spray as it slices through placid water. Across town in a forlorn field, Dave Schuck guides his German Extra 300 through a series of aerobatic maneuvers that would make aviators everywhere proud.
Never mind that neither man is at the helm; the action all happens with the flick of a joystick.
Welcome to the world of radio-controlled model airplanes and boats, a hobby once again in vogue. While most followers are men over 50, more women are joining the adventurous trip to yesteryear.
Said Paul Olsen, 67, of ...