The locale is the quaint town of Monticello, Illinois, a 20-minute drive from Champaign, Illinois, which is the location of Horizon Hobby’s corporate headquarters. Marking its 13th year, the 2015 Horizon Hobby AeroTow took place June 18-21. With ParkZone offering products such as the UMX Carbon Cub, ASK-21, the foam K-8 glider, and Carbon-Z Cub, all the way up to the Hangar 9 33% Pawnee and the new ASW 20 Giant Scale glider, Horizon Hobby has gliders and towplanes to fit nearly any budget or size range. Horizon Hobby, with Peter Goldsmith onboard, has really done its part to promote the aerotowing segment of our hobby. The dates were two weeks later this year so it wasn’t as close to Joe Nall Week, and Model Aviation’s Editor-in-Chief Jay Smith decided the time was ripe to feature this premier event. It has been at the top of my event bucket list for a few years and things came together this year to allow me to attend. Ask someone who owns a Scale glider though, and the answer will almost always be the Horizon Hobby AeroTow (formerly the JR AeroTow). Some combination of these would probably top most people’s lists. Illinois might be the best place to get a towĬoverage of the 2015 Horizon Hobby AeroTow eventĪs published in the February 2016 issue of Model Aviation.Īsk the average modeler, “If you could go to one of the big events that you’ve never been to but have read about in the modeling media, what event would it be?” Joe Nall Week? Top Gun? The AMA Nats? Scale Masters? Maybe the International Radio Controlled Helicopter Association (IRCHA) Jamboree?
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