Low on the deck
The International Radio Controlled Helicopter Association (IRCHA) Jamboree is one of the highlight events each year for RC helicopter enthusiasts. Held each August at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie, Indiana, the IRCHA Jamboree is the largest RC helicopter event in the world with more than 1,100 pilots from the US and other countries attending.
Many vendors, distributors, and manufacturers also attend the five-day gathering and put on noontime or “Power Hour” demonstrations of their helicopters, electronics, batteries, and other accessories. Here, Matt Botos, owner of Synergy R/C Helicopters, “cuts the grass” during the company’s Power Hour with his Synergy N7 nitro-powered heli.
The 2015 IRCHA Jamboree will be held August 5-9 at the IAC. For more information, visit the IRCHA website at www.ircha.org, or the IRCHA pilot registration page at www.rcflightdeck.com/event_details.cfm?event_id=4530.
Model Aviation assistant editor Jenni Alderman shot the photo with a Nikon D7100 camera and 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX Nikkor lens set at 280mm. Settings in manual mode included an f-stop of f/9 and ISO of 200 at ¹⁄₃₂₀ second.
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