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WING

SPAN

FEBRUARY

Soaring around the

world

in free flight

Taking his aeromodelling wings around the world

has allowed Australian free flight pilot Tahn Stowe

to experience different cultures, meet diverse and

fascinating people and see incredible sights froma

bird’s-eye view.

Having spent many years flying in free flight

competitions around the globe fromArgentina, the

Ukraine, Italy and the Czech Republic, Tahn said it was

always in his blood to be involved in aeromodelling-

having been born the only son of a fanatical

areomodeller (Ivor F Stowe) who ran the Doonside Model

Aero Club froma hut in their suburban backyard.

From those humble beginnings as a seven-year-

old flyingmodel planes with his father, Tahn says

aeromodelling continues to excite him, stating that it

is one of themost engaging hobby /sports that involves

conception, planning, design, engineering, tactile skills,

practice and in the case of free flight competitions,

physical endurance.

“The sensation of setting free a heavier than air craft to

soar in an invisible thermal and to compete with similar

modellers fromaround the country or the world is both

humbling and inspiring,” said Tahn.

“Travelling around Australia or internationally to various

competitions has broadenedmy understanding of the

world and the way people live, as well as forging life-

long friendships.”

A FIRST-HAND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE OF LIVING A LIFE OF FLYING