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Eastern Region – Model Aircraft Building with Seniors

von Hansruedi Zeller
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Gliding and model airplane building have a long tradition at Frédéric Fischer’s home in Trogen. He has set up an extensive museum in his Appenzell-style house.


Upon retiring, Frédéric felt the desire to start a model-building group for seniors with other retirees. He found another member in Urs Hobi, a master carpenter at Pestalozzidorf. Frédéric asked me to help the senior group with building and flying their models. So, about a year ago, we set up a meeting at the carpentry shop in Pestalozzidorf. First, we built a small balsa wood glider and got familiar with the craft. What a great idea! A heartfelt thank you to Frédéric and Urs!



After the first successful flights, there was great enthusiasm—more projects are on the way...



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