Click to play videoMumbai: Pieces of balsa wood, a blueprint and lots of glue is all that it takes to kick off your own little aircraft factory. And that's just what 12-year-old Ameya Kamat is doing on a summer afternoon.
After assembling a remote controlled, methanol powered aircraft from a readymade kit Ameya soon has his little aircraft.
The 12-year-old is eager to get started after he meets a group of aero enthusiasts who come to test their flying machines at the Mahalakshmi Race Course.
“I have come here and I am going to fly this plane,†says Ameya.
Ameya is just one of the 50 odd flyers at the Mahalakshmi Race Course with aircrafts that range from single-engined planes to larger twin-engined airline look-alikes to the real novelties - the choppers.
And though the planes may be different in both shape and size, the one thing that's common is the remote control that’s there is every flyer's hand.
Eight-year-old Parth, who manages to get his first smooth landing is already on his way to becoming an expert.
“I have learnt how to fly. But now I am learning how to land and I should do that in a week,†says Parth.
Parth’s father, Mahindra Podar who is flyer too adds, “My son and I started flying planes together. He is a professional. I am an amateur.â€
(With inputs from Raksha Shetty in Mumbai)
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