Photos: Jet Rally
The 17th Annual Tucson Jet Rally at the Tucson International Modelplex Park, 3250 N. Reservation Road. The three-day rally brings together nearly 30 radio-controlled pilots from all over the country to show off their flying skills and dazzle the crowd. Some of the electric and fuel engine aircraft approach 200 mph.
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Radio-control pilot Stan Karpelowitz, right, removes one of his Canadian Snowbird's wings in between flights as Jim Heuer assists during the 17th Annual Tucson Jet Rally at the Tucson International Modelplex Park.
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Radio-control pilots Stan Karpelowitz, left, and Jim Heuer service Karpelowitz' Canadian Snowbird aircraft in between flights during the 17th Annual Tucson Jet Rally at the Tucson International Modelplex Park.
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Marvin Jones, of Prescott, resets the battery components on Chris Balling's Elan sport turbine airplane during the 17th Annual Tucson Jet Rally at the Tucson International Modelplex Park.
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Ralph Salgado wires up the electrical system of his Qantas C-17 model aircraft during the 17th Annual Tucson Jet Rally at the Tucson International Modelplex Park.
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Chris Balling's Elan sport aircraft throws out smoke as he commands it into a loop during the 17th Annual Tucson Jet Rally at the Tucson International Modelplex Park.
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Radio-control pilots Andy Andrews, left, of Little Rock, Ark., and friend Jim McEwen of Phoenix, program flap presets into a handheld transmitter during the 17th Annual Tucson Jet Rally at the Tucson International Modelplex Park.
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Radio-control pilot Chris Balling sets up his Elan sport airplane in the work area to troubleshoot a front landing gear issue during the 17th Annual Tucson Jet Rally at the Tucson International Modelplex Park.
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Radio-control pilot Chris Balling carries out his Elan sport airplane for a flight during the 17th Annual Tucson Jet Rally at the Tucson International Modelplex Park.
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Radio-control pilot Chris Balling sets up his Elan sport airplane in the work area to troubleshoot a front landing gear issue during the 17th Annual Tucson Jet Rally at the Tucson International Modelplex Park.
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A radio-control Messerschmidt ME-262 comes in for a landing during the 17th Annual Tucson Jet Rally at the Tucson International Modelplex Park.
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A radio-control aircraft approaches for a landing during the 17th Annual Tucson Jet Rally at the Tucson International Modelplex Park.
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Radio-control pilot Chris Balling command his Elan sport airplane upward with a smoke trail effect during the 17th Annual Tucson Jet Rally at the Tucson International Modelplex Park.
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