BY ROLAND FLEMING If you are not afraid of high costs, high stress and just being up high, then Conestoga’s aviation program might be for you. While the job of a pilot may seem glamorous, the road to get there is often not. Chris Shiels has been working toward a commercial pilot licence for around five years. In 2011 he found himself working in a restaurant washing dishes in Wiarton, … Continued
BY ROLAND FLEMING Remote-control planes; you may have had one as a kid, but some kids never grow up and as they got bigger, their toys did too. “That’s nothing, I haven’t even pulled out the big stuff,” responded Sandro Novelli when approached about a five-foot long, jet-fueled remote control plane he’d just flown. Novelli owns several model planes which he flies in shows in Canada and the United States. … Continued
BY COLE FROUDE Flite Craft Model Co., a family-owned business, started with one man’s passion for a hobby that turned into Kitchener’s No. 1 store for model airplanes and remote- control cars, boats and helicopters. Owner Steve Gray, 60, has been enjoying model making his whole life. “When I was young, it was actually in Scouts. I built a hand launch glider which was nothing more than an airplane you … Continued
