In the Dutchess County Spotlight

Radio Controlled Antique Model Airplanes Add Excitement for Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Air Shows Sept. 8 & 9

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome and the Mid-Hudson Radio Control Society are presenting the 46th Rhinebeck Jamboree with exhibitions of pioneer, WWI and golden age scale model airplanes will be held at the aerodrome starting this Friday at 11am. On Saturday and Sunday, September 8 & 9, there will be exciting flying exhibitions of the scale models from 8am to 2pm, followed by the aerodrome's thrilling air show with full size airplanes at 2:30pm.

1917 British Sopwith Camel from the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Collection with its "little brother"
...1/8 Scale Radio-Controlled Model

"The aerodrome's late founder, Cole Palen, started to host the Mid-Hudson RC Society Radio Controlled Jamboree more than 40 years ago. Our model airplane museum is chocked full of aircraft models built by Cole, not as a boy, but in later years when he was building and restoring full size machines." said Michael DiGiacomio, President of Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum.

Airborne: Radio Controlled 1917 French Nieuport flown at the Mid-Hudson Radio Controlled Society Model Meet (AKA Jamboree). The 2012 Model Meet starts at 11 AM this Friday with radio controlled models enhancing Old Rhinebeck Aerodromes thrilling air show featuring full size antiques of the pioneer, barnstorming and WWI eras on Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 8 & 9).

"When I was 18, my 16-year old brother and I made the 150 mile pilgrimage from our Long Island home to attend the Jamboree event. We endured an unseasonably cold night sleeping in the back of an old van, but it was worth it because we were at the famous Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome and got to meet Cole Palen," said Warren Batson, President of the Mid-Hudson RC Society and new member of the Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum Board of Trustees. 

The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum and grounds open at 10am; biplane rides are available for $75 after the air shows. Visit www.oldrhinebeck.org.

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a 501 C - 3 non-profit organization.